Virgin Bhanupriya
{{short description|2020 film by Ajay Lohan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Virgin Bhanupriya
| image = VirginBhanupriya.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Ajay Lohan
| producer = Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal
| writer =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Urvashi Rautela
| music = Sanjoy Chowdhury
| cinematography = Johny Lal
| editing = Akshay Mohan
| studio = Dhariwal Films
| distributor = ZEE5
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|07|16|ref1=}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
| language = Hindi
}}
Virgin Bhanupriya is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Ajay Lohan and produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal. The film stars Urvashi Rautela in the lead role, with Gautam Gulati, Archana Puran Singh, Chaitanya Kanhai and Rumana Molla playing supporting roles. The film is a family comedy that explores relationship between youngsters and their families. The film was scheduled for theatrical release in India and received negative reviews,{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/urvashi-rautela-starrer-virgin-bhanupriya-release-june-12-2020/ |title=Urvashi Rautela starrer Virgin Bhanupriya to release on June 12, 2020 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=14 March 2020 |archive-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314150330/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/urvashi-rautela-starrer-virgin-bhanupriya-release-june-12-2020/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/virgin-bhanupriya/movieshow/74613793.cms |title=Virgin Bhanupriya |newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=14 March 2020 |archive-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403025032/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/virgin-bhanupriya/movieshow/74613793.cms |url-status=live}} but has moved to release on 16 July 2020 through ZEE5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/virgin-bhanupriya/ |title=Virgin Bhanupriya |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=4 December 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204162159/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/virgin-bhanupriya/ |url-status=live}}
Cast
- Urvashi Rautela as Bhanupriya Awasthi (Bhanu)
- Gautam Gulati as Shartiya / Abhimanyu
- Archana Puran Singh as Madhu Awasthi, Bhanupriya's mother
- Rumana Molla as Rukul Singh
- Rajiv Gupta as Vijay Awasthi, Bhanupriya's father
- Brijendra Kala as Police Inspector
- Niki Aneja Walia as Moon
- Natasha Suri as Sonali
- Sumit Gulati as Rajiv
- Chaitanya Kanhai as Alex
- Pranav Verma as Jhanda
- Ashutosh Senwal as Chukiya
- Amrit Arora as Pungi
- Ayush Gupta as Computer Geek
- Delnaaz Irani as Tarot Card Reader
- Shiv Kumar as Shartiya's Father
- Dimple Chauhan as Shartiya's Mother
- Kamlesh Kumar Mishra as Pandit
- Vikas Verma as Irfan
Release
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Virgin Bhanupriya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Chirrantan Bhatt, Ramji Gulati, Amjad Nadeem Aamir and Saurabh-Vaibhav
| cover =
| alt =
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 19:10
| language = Hindi
| label = Zee Music Company
| producer =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|ExCQrLW5nlc|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}
The film's music was composed by Chirrantan Bhatt, Ramji Gulati, Amjad Nadeem Aamir and Saurabh-Vaibhav while lyrics written by Manoj Yadav, Kumaar, Alokik Rahi, Amjad Nadeem, Ajay Lohan and Sumit Sharma.
{{Track listing
| headline=Track listing
| total_length= 19:10
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| title1 = Dil Apni Haddon Se
| extra1 = Jyotica Tangri
| music1 = Chirrantan Bhatt
| lyrics1 = Manoj Yadav
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Kangna Vilayati
| extra2 = Jyotica Tangri
| music2 = Ramji Gulati
| lyrics2 = Kumaar
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Beat Pe Thumka
| extra3 = Jyotica Tangri
| music3 = Amjad Nadeem Aamir
| lyrics3 = Alokik Rahi, Amjad Nadeem
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = Virgin Bhanupriya - Title Track
| extra4 = Dev Negi
| music4 = Saurabh-Vaibhav
| lyrics4 = Ajay Lohan
| length4 = 2:42
| title5 = Dil Apni Haddon Se
| note5 = Yasser Version
| extra5 = Yasser Desai
| music5 = Chirrantan Bhatt
| lyrics5 = Manoj Yadav
| length5 = 3:30
| title6 = Kadi Hoon Karke
| extra6 = Sheetal Gupta
| music6 = Saurabh-Vaibhav
| lyrics6 = Ajay Lohan, Sumit Sharma
| length6 = 2:28
}}
Critical reception
Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India rated the film 2/5, calling it "another run-of-the-mill tale on sexual liberation".{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/virgin-bhanupriya/movieshow/76987071.cms |title=Virgin Bhanupriya |work=The Times of India |first=Pallabi Dey |last=Purkayastha |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=20 July 2020 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807192431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/virgin-bhanupriya/movieshow/76987071.cms |url-status=live}} Devasheesh Pandey of News18 gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, writing ″Urvashi Rautela's 'Virgin Bhanupriya' is not a disguised sex comedy and functions more as a family drama. It brings forth how the society sees sexual curiosity as something scandalous.″{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/virgin-bhanupriya-movie-review-urvashi-rautelas-no-brainer-has-its-moments-2718455.html |title=Virgin Bhanupriya Movie Review: Urvashi Rautela's Film Is Not A Disguised Sex Comedy |date=16 July 2020 |website=News18 |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221034219/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/virgin-bhanupriya-movie-review-urvashi-rautelas-no-brainer-has-its-moments-2718455.html |url-status=live}} Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″VIRGIN BHANUPRIYA is 1 hour 50 minutes long and starts off with the central plot without wasting any time. Some of the situations in the film are funny, on paper, but doesn't translate the same way on screen. The track of Rajiv is mediocre. Shartiya's entry is heroic and one expects the film to get better. Sadly, that doesn't really happen. The film should have been high on humour and also emotional moments and barring a joke or two, nothing really works. The climax is haphazard and even though the twist is kind of unexpected, the impact is not made.″{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/virgin-bhanupriya/critic-review/virgin-bhanupriya-movie-review/ |title=Virgin Bhanupriya Movie Review: Bhanupriya played by Rautela, an Indian college going conservative girl decides to lose her virginity. she thinks it should be the easiest thing in today's world however, all her attempts go in vain and as a soothsayer predicts, it is an impossible task that won't happen ever in her life. What happens after that andRead More |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221035725/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/virgin-bhanupriya/critic-review/virgin-bhanupriya-movie-review/ |url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|11964084}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama movie|virgin-bhanupriya}}
- [https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/virgin-bhanupriya/0-0-179395 Virgin Bhanupriya] on ZEE5
Category:2020s Hindi-language films
Category:Indian comedy-drama films
Category:Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:Films about virginity
Category:Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:2020 direct-to-video films
Category:2020 comedy-drama films
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