Band Baaja Baaraat (English:
Bands Horns and Revelry; released internationally as
Wedding Planners) is a 2010
Bollywood romance comedy directed by debutant
Maneesh Sharma and stars
Anushka Sharma with newcomer
Ranveer Singh in the lead roles. Produced and distributed by
Yash Raj Films, the film is a
romantic comedy set in the world of
wedding planning. It was released worldwide on 10 December 2010.The film was a critical and commercial success despite initial competition from
No Problem and
Tees Maar Khan. The film became popular for its fresh subject and screenplay and turned out to be one of the most awarded movies that year. A Tamil/Telugu remake of the film titled,
Aaha Kalyanam also produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, starring
Nani and
Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles was released on 21 February 2014. It was unofficially remade in Telugu in 2013 titled as
Jabardasth, directed by
Nandini Reddy.