Ganesh Aalgave of Firstpost stated "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat is a cinematic treat if you love unconventional takes on romantic dramas".Read at source
Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat 2023 
Synopsis
Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat
Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat (transl. Almost in love with DJ Mohabbat) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. The film stars debutant Karan Mehta and Alaya F in the lead roles. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival and Asian premiere at the Hainan Island International Film Festival. Post release, the film was praised by the audiences. Despite these reviews, the film was a huge commercial failure, grossing only ₹25 lakh.
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Release
- 3 Feb 2023
- Studio
- Zee Studios
- Run time
- 121 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Wikipedia-cited reviews for Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat are generally positive overall across 10 collected excerpts. The cited excerpts do not provide enough numeric scores for an aggregate. Positive excerpts point to emotional impact.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-keyless-enricher) from 10 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- emotional impact
Positive 10
Grace Cyril of India Today wrote that "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat might not be Anurag Kashyap's greatest work yet, but it is certainly worth giving a watch.Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "Like its title, the ambitious twinned narrative is almost there.Read at source
Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint stated "Anurag Kashyap’s Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat might not be his best work but the film’s subliminal and astute messaging is enough to keep the story running, flaws kept aside."Read at source
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India wrote "It’s a love story fraught with regular societal challenges and clichés, told in a unique way.Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV reviewed, "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat is a musical love story with a spin on it that liberates it from the constraints of the genre."Read at source
Shilajit Mitra of The New Indian Express wrote "A lot is conveyed by how Anurag Kashyap directs the two chase sequences in Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "Despite a few fumbles, both the leads are impressive.Read at source
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote "Truth is the film works best when it stays close to his bleak worldview and indie film-making aesthetics While the idea behind evolved, liberal minds not always linked to education or economic stature is certainly myth-busting, Kashyap struggles to bridge the gap between his social commentary on love jihad.Read at source
Titas Chowdhury of News18 wrote, "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat isn’t one of Anurag’s better works, but it surely has a heart.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Duniya Abhay Jodhpurkar
- Banjaare Nikhita Gandhi
- Woman Desi Arjun Kanungo, Bhoomi Trivedi, Aasa Singh
- Ghanghor Connection Abijeet Shrivastva
- Netflix & Chill Arjun Kanungo, Sharvi Yadav
- Mohabbat Se Kranti Raghav Chaitanya, Neha Tawde
- Maintenance Richa Sharma, Manish J Tipu
- Tabah Tabah Shehnaz Akhter, Altamash Faridi, Anand Bhaskar
Technical specs
- Release date
- 3 Feb 2023
- Run time
- 121 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Studio
- Zee Studios
Trivia
- The film was written by Anurag Kashyap in the early 2010s based on his own teenage experiences before being rewritten for the current generation.
- Karan Mehta was cast as the male lead after Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah spotted him in a 2016 short film.
- Alaya F was selected for her role after Kashyap reviewed an eight-minute showreel of her acting talent prior to her debut.
- Vicky Kaushal appeared in the film as DJ Mohabbat without charging any remuneration.
- The production was halted for four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.
- The film grossed only ₹25 lakh, resulting in a huge commercial failure despite positive audience praise.
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