Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

Humpty Sharma's bride) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer Shashank Khaitan and produced by Dharma Productions.

Kavya confides in Humpty, that her friend in Delhi, Gurpreet Sodhi, was blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend, who had secretly filmed a sex sequence between the two.

Kamaljeet, wrongly assuming the pair was eloping, is enraged and hits Humpty, who gives a powerful and touching explanation saying that he may not be as rich, successful, or good-looking as Angad, but loves Kavya from the core of his heart.

In August 2013, Dharma Productions confirmed that Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, and Sidharth Shukla would be portraying the main leads.

[8] Johar in a press conference said that the film is a tribute to the cult romantic classic Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.

The film's soundtrack is composed by Sachin–Jigar and Shaarib-Toshi with lyrics penned by Kumaar, Irshad Kamil and Shashank Khaitan.

The song "Samjhawan" was originally taken from 2010 Punjabi film Virsa and recreated by Sharib-Toshi, with vocals by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal.

The second single track "Mein Tenu Samjhawan Ki" is sung by actress Alia Bhatt while lyrics have been given by lyricist Kumaar.

In May 2016, it was announced that Khaitan would write and direct another romantic comedy under the Dharma Productions banner with Dhawan and Bhatt playing the lead roles.

[15] There will also be a third installment of the Dulhania franchise called "Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari" releasing in late 2025, which is currently in production which will once again star Dhawan, but Bhatt will be replaced by Jhanvi Kapoor.