“She lives in Bareilly, she breakdances, and she watches English films – she is Bitti”: a novel’s character reminds the real-life Bitti of herself. Bitti (Kriti Sanon) sets out to meet the author of the novel along with her prospective groom Chirag Dubey (Ayushmann Khurrana). Chirag props up a mild-mannered sari salesman (Rajkummar Rao) to become the man of Bitti’s dreams.
A riff on Cyrano de Bergerac that has been adapted from the French novel The Ingredients of Love, Bareilly Ki Barfi has been directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari of Nil Battey Sannata fame. The romantic comedy has been written by Nitesh Tiwari and Shreyas Jain (Dangal), and will be released on August 18.
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Why India needs to rethink its love for pigeons
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Why Nawab Wajid Ali Shah appointed his lovers to important positions in his court
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How restricting meals to a window can help manage blood sugar levels
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Living with cats can be great for physical and mental health – but is not without some risks
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A Sikh worker died in a farm accident but Indians are risking it all for life of abuse in Italy
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Donald Trump elected next US president, says Americans ‘regained control of their country’
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BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty booked for alleged anti-Muslim hate speech in West Bengal
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Facebook, Instagram failed to curb shadow ads in Jharkhand targeting CM Soren and others: new report
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A restaurant menu from 1935 is a reminder of how much Bombay has changed
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Booker Prize review: The wretched of the earth in Charlotte Wood’s novel ‘Stone Yard Devotional’