London, Paris, New York also known by the abbreviated form LPNY, is an Indian romantic comedy film that marks the writing and directing debut of Anu Menon and Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari
in the lead roles. The official theatrical trailer was released on 14
January 2012 while the film was released worldwide on 2 March 2012, with
generally positive reviews.
In the cab, he remembers how he met Lalitha in London airport. She misses her connecting flight to New York and bumps into Nikhil while collecting her luggage. They instantly strike a cord and decide to explore London as both of them do not want to head away to their homes but enjoy their first day of freedom. During the day, they roam around in London, explore tourist locales, get drenched in rain and discuss personal ambitions. As the day ends, Nikhil and Lalitha become close but Lalitha declares that she cannot have a long distance relationship with him. While parting ways, Nikhil buys a ticket for himself and tells Lalitha that he will come to New York in 6 months to meet her. She says that they should not write to each other and he agrees to meet her in New York airport.
After 2 years, Nikhil rushes to Paris when he finds out that Lalitha has come there for an exchange program. It is revealed that Nikhil could never make it to New York as he had promised to Lalitha. Lalitha is at first angry with Nikhil for ditching her, however soon she makes peace with the fact and they set out roaming the streets of Paris. They still feel the same attraction for each other and end up spending the night together in Nikhil's hotel. Nikhil admits that he is in love with Lalitha. They start out to watch the film he has made for his course but Lalitha is unable to control her emotions on seeing it.
It is revealed that Lalitha had actually taken a trip to London when she also realized that she was in love with Nikhil. However, she finds him in bed with her film actress which completely breaks her heart. She resolved to get even with Nikhil if given a chance. Realizing that Nikhil is in love with her, she breaks his heart too and leaves for New York.
The film moves forward to present day when Nikhil lands outside Lalitha's house. They go together for a cab ride in New York City. Lalitha tells him that she is getting married and relocating to Mumbai. Nikhil tried his best to win Lalitha' heart. Lalitha also apologized for breaking his heart. They again spend the night together on the streets.
However, as morning dawns in, Lalitha starts rushing for her wedding which leaves Nikhil heartbroken again as he had thought he had won back Lalitha's love. He takes out his angst at her explaining to her, how she had been all wrong in this relationship. Lalitha leaves for her house. Nikhil rushes first to her church where Lalitha was getting married and then to her house only to find out that Lalitha had called off her marriage.
They again meet outside her house and decide to spend the rest of their lives together.
[2] Aditi Rao Hydari who has landed the part in Ali Zafar starrer London, Paris, New York shares how she be wanted to cast me in some film. A week later Anu's script reached his desk, he read it and said Aditi- the Airtel girl. Ali was always a part of the project, so it all fell into place magically like it was meant to be- that's why I believe in miracles!".
[3] "In our film we have a new cast of immensely talented actors – Ali Zafar (of Tere Bin Laden fame) and Aditi Rao, who we are sure will definitely appeal to the youth in this coming of age love story and thereby ably demonstrating our commitment to nurture fresh talent in the industry," added Mr. Singh.
[7] London Paris New York released on March 1, 2012 in U.A.E. The red carpet was attended by leading stars, film producers along with the debutante director and others
Ali Zafar
is the music director of the movie. The film also marks Ali’s Bollywood
debut as a composer after proving himself as a playback singer with
films like Tere Bin Laden, Luv Ka The End and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.
In fact both the stars, Ali and Aditi, sing well and have sung in the
film. Since the story unfolds in three cities— London, Paris and New
York— Ali’s songs too reflect the character of each city. “The London
song will be happier, with simpler notes, as compared to the one set in
Paris that will be edgier. The New York track will be more refined,” Ali
elucidates. The soundtrack consists of 6 different tracks.[9] Sunidhi Chauhan one of the finest Indian playback singers pair up with Ali Zafar
for the title song of LPNY. Ali Zafar also brings two versatile
Pakistani female singers on board. London, Paris, New York music
released on January 30, 2012 by Sony Music India.
Bolly Spice rated the album favourably, awarding it 3.5/5, stating "Some great music; however a major remorse I had was that most songs, despite having scope, had minimum or repetitive lyrics. Gaps were either filled in by music or added chorus and left much to be desired. What adds endearing honesty to the album is that the playback for major part of it is done by the leads Ali and Aditi themselves. This unfortunately could also prove to be a pitfull as for keen perfectionists there isn’t too much voice variations in the album. How each is finally captured on screen will add bonus points to the appeal of this album. Nonetheless, Ali has stood true to his word of compiling an album with honest renditions of multiple genres. It definitely warrants a listen or two, even maybe on loop for some of it.[12]
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| Directed by | Anu Menon | |
| Produced by | Goldie Behl Shrishti Arya |
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| Screenplay by | Anu Menon | |
| Story by | Anu Menon | |
| Starring | Ali Zafar Aditi Rao Hydari |
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| Music by | Ali Zafar | |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya | |
| Editing by | Shyam Salgaonkar | |
| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios Rose Movies |
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| Release date(s) | March 2, 2012 | |
| Running time | 100 minutes | |
| Country | India | |
| Language | Hindi | |
Plot
The movie starts with Nikhil Chopra being interviewed by a reporter in New York asking him about his newly directed movie and why he chose a serious subject and he replies saying that he was asked by someone to be true to yourself and this movie shows the biggest truth about him. He then receives a message and rushes outside to catch a cab.In the cab, he remembers how he met Lalitha in London airport. She misses her connecting flight to New York and bumps into Nikhil while collecting her luggage. They instantly strike a cord and decide to explore London as both of them do not want to head away to their homes but enjoy their first day of freedom. During the day, they roam around in London, explore tourist locales, get drenched in rain and discuss personal ambitions. As the day ends, Nikhil and Lalitha become close but Lalitha declares that she cannot have a long distance relationship with him. While parting ways, Nikhil buys a ticket for himself and tells Lalitha that he will come to New York in 6 months to meet her. She says that they should not write to each other and he agrees to meet her in New York airport.
After 2 years, Nikhil rushes to Paris when he finds out that Lalitha has come there for an exchange program. It is revealed that Nikhil could never make it to New York as he had promised to Lalitha. Lalitha is at first angry with Nikhil for ditching her, however soon she makes peace with the fact and they set out roaming the streets of Paris. They still feel the same attraction for each other and end up spending the night together in Nikhil's hotel. Nikhil admits that he is in love with Lalitha. They start out to watch the film he has made for his course but Lalitha is unable to control her emotions on seeing it.
It is revealed that Lalitha had actually taken a trip to London when she also realized that she was in love with Nikhil. However, she finds him in bed with her film actress which completely breaks her heart. She resolved to get even with Nikhil if given a chance. Realizing that Nikhil is in love with her, she breaks his heart too and leaves for New York.
The film moves forward to present day when Nikhil lands outside Lalitha's house. They go together for a cab ride in New York City. Lalitha tells him that she is getting married and relocating to Mumbai. Nikhil tried his best to win Lalitha' heart. Lalitha also apologized for breaking his heart. They again spend the night together on the streets.
However, as morning dawns in, Lalitha starts rushing for her wedding which leaves Nikhil heartbroken again as he had thought he had won back Lalitha's love. He takes out his angst at her explaining to her, how she had been all wrong in this relationship. Lalitha leaves for her house. Nikhil rushes first to her church where Lalitha was getting married and then to her house only to find out that Lalitha had called off her marriage.
They again meet outside her house and decide to spend the rest of their lives together.
Cast
- Ali Zafar as Nikhil Chopra
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Lalitha Krishnan
- Dalip Tahil as Lalitha's Father
- Mantra Mugdh as Monty (Cameo)
Casting
Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari play the romantic leads in the film, and their involvement was announced in the same press release as the initial production company announcement. This is the first time they've been paired together.[2] Aditi Rao Hydari who has landed the part in Ali Zafar starrer London, Paris, New York shares how she be wanted to cast me in some film. A week later Anu's script reached his desk, he read it and said Aditi- the Airtel girl. Ali was always a part of the project, so it all fell into place magically like it was meant to be- that's why I believe in miracles!".
[3] "In our film we have a new cast of immensely talented actors – Ali Zafar (of Tere Bin Laden fame) and Aditi Rao, who we are sure will definitely appeal to the youth in this coming of age love story and thereby ably demonstrating our commitment to nurture fresh talent in the industry," added Mr. Singh.
Filming
Shot in the three most popular and beautiful cities of the world, London, Paris and New York. The filming started in early August 2011. While shooting at Heathrow airport in London, actors Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao found themselves in a peculiar situation. Both were shooting at the busy airport and as the crew members were setting up the shot, they decided to go for a quick rehearsal of their dialogues. That’s when a couple of real-life fliers pitched in and tried to help them out. As film London, Paris, New York was caught in the crossfire for affecting locals, the filmmaker had to change the shooting location to a place outside London.[5] The cast and crew got done with the London chapter and moved to Paris, the city of love, for its second schedule. After finishing the Paris schedule the team moved on to New York for their final last schedule.Release
The film released worldwide on March 2, 2012 following the premiere in U.A.E, U.S.A and India. Ali has been promoting the film extensively on Pakistan's Geo TV, which will be releasing the film there. Film producers planned a big, red carpet premiere in Karachi on March 8 and red carpet premiere at Vox Cinemas in Deira City Center, Dubai on February 29.[7] London Paris New York released on March 1, 2012 in U.A.E. The red carpet was attended by leading stars, film producers along with the debutante director and others
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Ali Zafar | |
| Released | 30 January 2012 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:57 |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. |
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Reception
Music of the film got positive reviews from the critics. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama rated the album 3/5 and stated "One thing which is quite apparent after listening through the score of London Paris New York is that Ali Zafar hasn't taken a (presumably) safe route of putting together an album that covers a wider market segment. Instead he has stuck to the theme of the film and barring an odd 'bhangra' number or so, he has attempted to come up with something that goes with the mood and theme of the album. Thankfully he hasn't changes his route drastically but still for a movie which doesn't pitch itself as a regular romcom, he manages to come up with a soundtrack that goes well with the narrative." [11]Bolly Spice rated the album favourably, awarding it 3.5/5, stating "Some great music; however a major remorse I had was that most songs, despite having scope, had minimum or repetitive lyrics. Gaps were either filled in by music or added chorus and left much to be desired. What adds endearing honesty to the album is that the playback for major part of it is done by the leads Ali and Aditi themselves. This unfortunately could also prove to be a pitfull as for keen perfectionists there isn’t too much voice variations in the album. How each is finally captured on screen will add bonus points to the appeal of this album. Nonetheless, Ali has stood true to his word of compiling an album with honest renditions of multiple genres. It definitely warrants a listen or two, even maybe on loop for some of it.[12]
