Plan A Plan B

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Plan A Plan B
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Poster
Directed by Shashanka Ghosh
Written by Rajat Arora
Produced by
  • Trilok Malhotra
  • K. R. Harish
  • Rajat Arora
Starring
Cinematography Jaya Krishna Gummadi
Music by
  • Songs:
  • Bann Chakraborty
  • Yug Bhusal
  • Background Score:
  • Bann Chakraborty
Production
companies
  • India Stories Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd
  • Funk Your Blues Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plan A Plan B is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Riteish Deshmukh and Tamannaah Bhatia; directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajat Arora. It premiered on Netflix on 30 September 2022. [1]

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Plot

Nirali's mother is a matchmaker. On one of her arranged marriages, Nirali's mother announces her retirement and hands over the business to Nirali. She also tells Nirali that she has already booked a shared working space and paid for it for a year. On the day she moves in, she finds out that her office is right next to the office of Kaustubh 'Kosty' Chogule, a divorce lawyer. Now both of them have to live in shared spaced office while interacting with each other.

Cast

Release

The film released on 30 September 2022 via Netflix. [2]

Reception

Saibal Chatterji of NDTV wrote, "Plan A Plan B is a rom-com that skims the surface of matters of the heart as men and women, whether entering into matrimony or opting out of it, negotiate the sharp bends on the way. The film potters around without much of a roadmap. The result is a flimsy affair that leaves far too much to the actors to salvage". [3] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote, "I had hopes that there would be some zest to the proceedings [...] But as soon as the attraction-despite-everything arc begins, the film turns decisively tepid and flat". [4] Archika Khurana of The Times of India wrote, "For people to believe that "opposites attract," this 106-minute film is as formulaic as it is ambitious". [5]

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References

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