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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
2016
· Movie
· 158 min
D
MEANRANK
58/100
Every rating
40–74
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 40, highest is AlloCiné on 74. Critics average 40, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A aspiring singer, Ayan, falls deeply in love with Alizeh, a free-spirited woman who only wants his friendship. Despite her marrying someone else, they remain close. The film follows their complex, non-linear relationship over years, exploring the painful difference between one-sided love (ishq) and true, mutual love (mohabbat).
Details
- Director
- Karan Johar
- Writer
- Karan Johar
- Studio
- ADHM Films, Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions
- Released
- 27 October 2016
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 21 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 49 →7 major awards won · 21 wins from 49 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Sound Recording | Shadab Rayeen | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Costume Design | Manish Malhotra | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Background Score | Pritam | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Male Playback Singer | Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Music Direction | Pritam | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Film | Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar | Nominee |
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
12 nominations, 7 won
| Best Background Score | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Manish Malhotra | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" | Winner |
| Best Music Direction | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Shadab Rayeen | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Anushka Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Director | Karan Johar | Nominee |
| Best Film | Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya" | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
13 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actress | Anushka Sharma (also for Sultan ) | Winner |
| Best Director | Karan Johar | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| Best Music Album | Sony Music India | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Manish Malhotra, Anaita Shroff Adajania and Samidha Wangnoo | Nominee |
| Best Film | Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Jonita Gandhi for "The Breakup Song" | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
18 nominations, 5 won
| Album of the Year | Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya | Winner |
| Lyricist of the Year | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Winner |
| Music Composer of the Year | Pritam for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Winner |
| Song of the Year | "Channa Mereya" | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) | Shadab Rayeen, Sunny M. R. & Ashwin Kulkarni for "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Jonita Gandhi for ""The Breakup Song"" | Nominee |
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Shilpa Rao for "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Lyricist of the Year | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Nominee |
| Lyricist of the Year | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya" | Nominee |
| Music Composer of the Year | Pritam for "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Music Composer of the Year | Pritam for "Channa Mereya" | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Bulleya" | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Channa Mereya (Unplugged)" | Nominee |
Screen Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Anushka Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |