Bad Newz is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Anand Tiwari.[2] Produced by Amazon Prime, Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective, the film, inspired by true events, features Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk.[3] The film is a spiritual sequel to Good Newwz (2019),[4] and revolves around heteropaternal superfecundation, a reproductive process in which twin children are born to the same mother, but from different biological fathers.[5]
| Bad Newz | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anand Tiwari |
| Written by | Ishita Moitra Tarun Dudeja |
| Produced by | Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar Apoorva Mehta Amritpal Singh Bindra Anand Tiwari |
| Starring | Vicky Kaushal Triptii Dimri Ammy Virk |
| Cinematography | Debojeet Ray |
| Edited by | Shan Mohammed |
| Music by | Songs: Rochak Kohli Vishal Mishra DJ Chetas-Lijo George Prem-Hardeep Karan Aujla Abhijeet Srivastava Score: Amar Mohile |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Premise
editA love-struck Saloni Bagga gets pregnant after having one-night stands with two different men, Akhil Chadha and Gurbir Pannu. All hell breaks loose when Saloni is informed by her doctor that she is pregnant with twins and that hers' is a rare case of heteropaternal superfecundation, in which two different eggs are fertilized in the ovary of a woman with sperm from two different men. This leads to comic one-upmanship between Akhil and Gurbir as the two men try to woo her.[6]
Cast
edit- Vicky Kaushal as Akhil Chadha
- Triptii Dimri as Saloni Bagga
- Ammy Virk as Gurbir Pannu
- Neha Dhupia as Ma Corona
- Sheeba Chadha as Vishni Chadha, Akhil's mother
- Khayali Ram as Sukhi Mama
- Guneet Singh Sodhi as Harman Sathija
- Kamlesh Kumari as Teji
- Navin Kaushik as Panama Cafe Manager
- Harnek Aulak as Amardeep
- Vijaylaxmi Singh as Sunita
- Mahabir Singh Bhuller as Darzi
- Shayank Shukla as Golu
- Deepak Anand as Rifleman
- Santosh Kumar as Piano Player
- Ananya Panday as herself (special appearance)[7]
- Neha Sharma as Sejal (cameo appearance)[8]
- Gajraj Rao
Production
editDevelopment
editThe films' arrival post production was announced on March 2024 by Karan Johar which was initially titled Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam, and was later changed to Bad Newz.[9][10] [11]
Filming
editPrincipal photography commenced in March 2022.[12] Production was wrapped in July 2023.[13]
Music
edit| Bad Newz | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Prem-Hardeep, Karan Aujla and Abhijeet Srivastava | |
| Released | 17 July 2024[14] |
| Recorded | 2023–24 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:34 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Saregama |
| Official audio | |
| Bad Newz (Audio Jukebox) on YouTube | |
The music of the film is composed by Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Prem-Hardeep, Karan Aujla and Abhijeet Srivastava while the background score is composed by Amar Mohile. The first single titled "Tauba Tauba" was released on 2 July 2024.[15] The second single titled "Jaanam" was released on 9 July 2024.[16] The third single titled "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" was a remix of the original song from the 1998 film, Duplicate (orginally composed by Anu Malik) and was released on 14 July 2024.[17]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tauba Tauba" | Karan Aujla | Karan Aujla | Karan Aujla | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Jaanam" | Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Rabb Warga" | Shayra Apoorva | Abhijeet Srivastava | Jubin Nautiyal | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Haule Haule" | Gurpreet Saini, Gautam G. Sharma | Rochak Kohli | Jubin Nautiyal | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" | Javed Akhtar | Lijo-DJ Chetas | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Raula Raula" | Davvy Singh | Prem-Hardeep | Prem-Hardeep, Romy | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Haule Sajna" (Ammy Virk Version) | Gurpreet Saini, Gautam G. Sharma | Rochak Kohli | Ammy Virk | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Rabb Warga" (Neeti Mohan Version) | Shayra Apoorva | Abhijeet Srivastava | Neeti Mohan | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 24:34 | ||||
Release
editAfter multiple date changes and other delays, Bad Newz was theatrically released on 19 July 2024.[18]
Reception
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References
edit- ^ "Bad News (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk share 'Bad Newz' with fans, reveal title and release date of their new Dharma film". The Indian Express. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (18 March 2024). "'Bad Newz': Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, Ammy Virk board 'Good Newwz' follow-up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz: Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk-starrer to release on this date. See new posters". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz trailer: Vicky Kaushal and Ammy Virk have comedic 'kalesh' over Triptii Dimri, trailer reveals film's big twist". India Today. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz' trailer out: Triptii Dimri, Vicky Kaushal and Ammy Virk go on a mad ride in this comedy inspired by true events!".
- ^ "Ananya Panday joins Vicky Kaushal-Triptii Dimri starrer Bad Newz for cameo; will be seen playing role of a popular movie star". Bollywood Hungama. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING: Ananya Panday, Neha Sharma have crucial cameos in Bad Newz". Bollywood Hungama. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, Ammy Virk to star in Bad Newz; see announcement video". Bollywood Hungama. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "'Bad Newz': Triptii Dimri flaunts baby bump in new poster with Vicky Kaushal". India Today. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz: Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk-starrer to release on this date. See new posters".
- ^ "Ammy Virk Starts Shooting For Karan Johar's Untitled Project Co-Starring Vicky Kaushal, Tripti Dimri". The Times of India. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri wrap up 'Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam' shoot". India Today. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz (Audio Jukebox)". YouTube Music. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz: Vicky Kaushal is all about swag in Karan Aujla's new song 'Tauba Tauba'. Watch". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal and Triptii Dimri get intimate in steamy 'Bad News' track 'Jaanam'; fans say 'Isski jagah Katrina Kaif honi chahiye thi' - WATCH". The Times of India. 8 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Bad Newz song Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam OUT: Vicky Kaushal and Ammy Virk vie for Triptii Dimri's affection in this peppy recreation". PINKVILLA. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "'Bad Newz': Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, Ammy Virk's 'special delivery' on July 19". India Today. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.