1. Plot

2. Cast

3. Production

4. Box office

5. Soundtrack

6. Awards and nominations

7. References

8. External links

• Balaji Motion Pictures
• NH Studioz

Half Girlfriend is an Indian romantic drama Hindi film based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat.^[4] The film is directed by Mohit Suri and features Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles.

Plot

Madhav Jha (Arjun Kapoor) arrives at the former apartment of Riya Somani (Shraddha Kapoor), to collect her belongings, since she has moved out and left no forwarding address. Whilst on the train to Riyas's home in New Delhi, Madhav finds Riya's cell phone amongst her belongings, which contains a video recording. The video shows Riya helping Madhav prepare for an English language speech. As Riya asks Madhav to speak in English, the story is retold in flashback when Madhav was asked by professors at St. Steven's College to speak English during interview.

Madhav is a rustic, rural young boy and good basketball player who cannot speak English well. He gets acceptance into University based on a sports quota. At campus, he meets Riya Somani, an upper class young girl who is allowed temporary admission also based on a sports quota. Madhav helps Riya to train and win her trial, securing her place at the University. They become good friends and play basketball every evening in the college court. When Madhav tells his roommate Shailesh (Vikrant Massey) and friends about Riya, they push him to ask Riya out for a date. Next day, Madhav asks Riya out and they both go for a movie. In the theater, Madhav tries to get close to Riya but she stops him and asks him to just be a friend. Later that day, Madhav discusses the incident with his friends, who still encourage him to pursue Riya in the hopes that she will eventually date him.

Madhav attends Riya's birthday and questions her about the nature of their relationship. Uncomfortable, Riya says that she is not his girlfriend, but they can maybe reach a compromise, and she offers to be his "Half Girlfriend". Excited, Madhav, tells his friends about this latest development. However, they mock him and insist that she is just using him. They tell Madhav that he should ask Riya to sleep with him.

Confused, Madhav decides to follow his friends advice, and asks Riya to visit him in his room. He tries to get intimate with her and they end up having a heated argument in which Madhav accidentally pushes Riya. Uncomfortable, Riya runs away, however she is confronted by many of Madhav's friends who jeer and laugh at her. Riya keeps her distance and the pair do not meet for a long time.

One day, Madhav receives an invitation to the wedding of Riya from her childhood friend, Rohan Chandak. Broken hearted, Madhav graduates and returns to his hometown without sitting in for placements.

Some years later, while helping his mother in the school she runs, Madhav realizes that the school does not admit girls due to the lack of toilet facilities. The local government is unable to help financially, so they decide to approach Bill Gates, who is visiting India.

While visiting the Chanakya Hotel, to meet with the UN delegation, Madhav meets Riya who is there for a job interview.

The story returns to the present, when Madhav reaches New Delhi to give Riya's belongings to her mother. Riya's mother is shocked and says that she has not been in contact with Riya for some time now, since her divorce from Rohan. Madhav recalls that she wanted to become a local singer in New York.

Unprepared, Madhav goes to New York to visit his friend Shailesh. There, he begins his search for Riya, to no avail. Shailesh asks Madhav about Riya, and he recalls the incident when he met her at Chanakya Hotel.

Through a flashback, Madhav and Riya's meeting at the hotel is shown. Madhav tells Riya that he has to prepare a speech to present before Bill Gates, and Riya agrees to help him. Madhav is successful and Bill Gates awards a large cash donation to the school. After the celebrations end, Riya leaves suddenly and leaves a letter behind. In the letter, she confesses that she loves him, but is unable to tell him because she is afraid of love due to her brutal past.She believes that every relationship ultimately leads to pain and unhappiness. She writes that when they first met, the time was not enough for them, and now Riya creating a false excuse that she has a terminal illness and will die within three months.

In the present, Madhav tries to find Riya for three months continuously, and his time runs out. Shailesh tries to distract Madhav by introducing him to Anshika (Rhea Chakraborty), however he is not interested in her. Madhav's internship with United Nations finishes and his friends throw a farewell party for him. While sitting at the bar, he overhears a song which sounds familiar to one which Riya used to sing. He then finds out the singer is indeed Riya. The pair meet and it is implied that Riya faked her illness in order to escape from her past and as she didn't want to be a burden for Madhav and his mother.

A flash forward to the future shows Madhav has decided to build another school in a neighbouring village and decided to build of schools at nearby areas. The couple are now married with a daughter.

Cast

• Arjun Kapoor as Madhav Jha, a poor boy from Bihar who hardly knows to speak English and ends up attracted towards Riya Somani.
• Shraddha Kapoor as Riya Somani, a rich girl from Delhi who comes from an entrepreneur background. A singer, she loves to enjoy her own company and sings at a bar in New York.
• Vikrant Massey as Shailesh, Madhav's college mate who is protective of him.
• Rhea Chakraborty as Anshika, who loves Madhav but lets him go for Riya.
• Seema Biswas as Madhav's Mother, who runs a school in Bihar.
• Shree Dhar Dubey as Hemant the estate agent.
• Anisa Butt as Rutvi, Sailesh's Wife
• Jiten Lalwani as Basketball Coach
• Adam Davenport as Bar Owner in New York City, USA
• Dalip Sondhi as Mr. Somani/ Riya's Father
• Sujata Sehgal as Mrs. Somani/ Riya's Mother
• Tvisha Shah as Tvisha Jha/ Daughter of Riya and Madhav
• Kashvi Kothari as Shabnam/ a village girl
• Vikas B Mandaliya as Rohan Chandak/ Riya’s Husband

Additionally,a digitally superimposed likeness of Bill Gates appears in the movie in scenes where he comes to visit Madhav's village in Bihar.

Production

The film went into production in March 2016. Prominent shooting locations included St. Stephen's College in New Delhi and Times Square and the UN Headquarters in New York City. The basketball action in the film is by Rob Miller, NBA and the ReelSports team.^[7] Around 200 students from different colleges were roped in to play extras as some of the scenes demand Delhi University students in the film.^[8] The trailer was released on 10 April.

Box office

The film was released on 19 May 2017 worldwide. The film collected 12 crore on its opening day and 10.4 crore on second day. On its first weekend, the total collection was noted as 32 crore. On its second weekend, the total collection of the film stood at 54 crores. Its lifetime worldwide gross is estimated to be {{INR}}86–90 crore, with {{INR}}72–77 crore earned domestically and {{INR}}13–14 crores outside India.^[2][3]

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• {{imdb title|5474042}}
• Half Girlfriend at Bollywood Hungama

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