Abhimanyu Mathur of DNA India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar is a fun watch, but only if you have the patience to sit through a first half that is hammied and walks a long and winding route, taking its own sweet time to arrive at any point.Read at source
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (transl. You're a liar, I'm a con), abbreviated as TJMM, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Luv Ranjan, and produced by Luv Films and T-Series Films. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles, alongside Dimple Kapadia, Boney Kapoor and Anubhav Singh Bassi in supporting roles. It marks the return of Shraddha Kapoor, after a three-year hiatus, and the acting debuts of Boney Kapoor and Anubhav Singh Bassi. Kartik Aaryan and Nushrratt Bharuccha appear in cameo appearances.
- Director
- Luv Ranjan
- Release
- 8 Mar 2023
- Studio
- T-Series Films, Luv Films
- Run time
- 164 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar is 56/100 from 10 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 12 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- music
- emotional impact
Positive 8
Devesh Sharma of Filmfare rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar for the fresh pairing of Ranbir and Shraddha and for its several comic moments.Read at source
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Luv Ranjan ticks all the right boxes again with Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar.Read at source
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar is your age-old love story packaged in a modern day setup.Read at source
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated that the film has "humour and heart at the right place".Read at source
Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar rejoices in this dated deceit and stays true to its director's trademark boy bias."Read at source
Titas Chowdhury of News 18 rated the film 3.5 out of 5, termed the chemistry between the leads as "pappable and sizzling" and music as the "strong point of the film".Read at source
Tushar Joshi of India Today rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film's "latter half and peppy climax redeem its lazy first half and making it a worthy entertainer".Read at source
Critical 2
Saibal Chatterjee also gave the film a 1.5 out of 5 star rating in a review for NDTV, calling the film "More farce than comedy, more chaos than caprice, more dalliance than romance".Read at source
Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar doesn’t try to be more than it is advertised to be and at first sight; it can even be considered entertaining.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Tere Pyaar Mein Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi
- Pyaar Hota Kayi Baar Hai Arijit Singh, Charan
- O Bedardeya Arijit Singh
- Show Me The Thumka Shashwat Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan
- Jaadui Jubin Nautiyal
- Maine Pi Rakhi Hai Shreya Ghoshal, Divya Kumar
Technical specs
- Release date
- 8 Mar 2023
- Run time
- 164 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Luv Ranjan
- Studio
- T-Series Films, Luv Films
- Budget
- est. ₹165–200 crore
- Distributor
- Yash Raj Films
Trivia
- The film marks the acting debut of Boney Kapoor and Anubhav Singh Bassi.
- Principal photography took 180 days, shooting in Mumbai and Spain between January 2021 and August 2022.
- The movie grossed ₹220.10 crore worldwide, making it the eleventh highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023.
- Kartik Aaryan and Nushrratt Bharuccha appear in cameo appearances in the film.
- Pritam was nominated for Best Music Director at the 69th Filmfare Awards for the film's soundtrack.