In Paris, Befikre starts with a nasty fight between Dharam Gulati (Ranveer Singh) and Shyra Gill (Vaani Kapoor), which leads to a sudden break-up.

Dharam hails from Karol Bagh, New Delhi, and is a stand-up comedian working in his friend, Mehra's (Aru Krishansh Verma) doomed restaurant.

The film then flashes back to the time when Dharam first came to Paris in search of work and adventure.

Mehra takes him to a party where he meets and hooks up with the fun-loving Shyra, a tourist guide, whose parents are Indian, but who was born and raised in France.

Eventually, the couple decides to enter a live-in relationship and Dharam meets Shyra's parents, who are chefs in their own Indian restaurant.

During the months that follow, Dharam and Shyra keep meeting accidentally, showing that they still haven't gotten over each other and miss each other's company.

They finally decide to become friends again and celebrate their breakup anniversary on the Pont des Arts Bridge.

[9] In October 2015, it was announced that Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor would be cast in the lead roles.

[13] Singh had earlier allotted both Q2 and Q3 of Fiscal 2016 to Befikre (including its Paris and Mumbai schedules).

Akhtar's coming-of-age, travel-diary Project requires Singh to film across all the 29 states of India, in the same period.

The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Befikre has some honest, funny moments and the attempt to upgrade the genre is apparent, but you don't come away with anything new.

"[17] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and commented, "Befikre ticks practically every single box which constitutes the Yashraj canon.

Aditya Chopra may have made one of Hindi cinema's most enduring love stories, but this is a soufflé that sinks like a stone.

"[19] Raja Sen rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and opined, "At a point when our mainstream cinema is beginning to grow up, Befikre is painfully childish drivel that proves to be a maddening waste of time.

[21] The film became Ranveer Singh's fifth highest opener, following Padmaavat, Ram Leela, Gunday, and Bajirao Mastani.