Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Ek Main Au Theatrical rele Directed by Produced by H R Written by Starring K Ra Music by Cinematography Editing by Studio Dh Distributed by UT Release date(s) 1 Running time Country Language Budget 36 cr Box office 53 cr Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Translation: One me, and one you) is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Shakun Batra.[4] The film was produced by Karan Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, alongside Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures. The film features Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles, with Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani and Ram Kapoor in supporting roles.[5] The plot centers around an uptight architect named Rahul Kapoor, living in Las Vegas, Nevada, who loses his job and following a night of debauchery, accidentally marries a free-spirited hairstylist named Riana Braganza. After mutually deciding to annul the marriage, Rahul begins a one- sided attraction for Riana, which threatens to ruin their newly found friendship. Development of the film began in 2010, when Johar signed Batra and Khan for a film to be made under his banner. Inspired by the Woody Allen style of film- making, Ayesha Devitre and Batra worked on the script, with principal photography taking place in Vegas, Los Angeles, Pataudi and Mumbai. The music of the film was composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Originally slated to release during the fall of 2011, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu eventually released on February 10, 2012, to positive critical notice, with major praise directed to Khan and Kapoor's performance, and proved a commercial sucess.[3][6] Plot Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan) has always been on the road to perfection, as per the wishes of his domineering father ( Boman Irani) and socialite mother (Ratna Pathak Shah). After suddenly losing his job as an architect in Vegas, he decides to hide the truth from his parents and find another job. Unable to cope with unemployment, he decides to go to a psychologist and runs into another patient, Riana Braganza ( Kareena Kapoor). A series of events lead Riana to believe that he is sent by her ex- boyfriend to stalk her, and she ends up taking his file by mistake. Riana, who later realizes her mistake, calls him and apologizes for her behavior. They meet up during Christmas Eve and Riana invites Rahul to have a few drinks with her. A few drinks turn into a night of intoxicated debauchery as they end up marrying each other accidentally. Horrified, they both decide to get it annulled as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Riana, who is also unemployed and has not paid her rent, loses her house and an initially hesitant Rahul finally lets her stay with him till her problem gets resolved. During these few days, they get to know each other better. Rahul is revealed to be interested in photography while Riana recounts her ambition to be a ballet dancer, which was destroyed after she experienced an incident in her childhood that broke her ankle. Their friendship develops as Riana gives Rahul a long time break he always wanted. As they grow closer, Rahul develops feelings for Riana, who fails to reciprocate them. As New Year's Eve approaches, Riana plans to visit her family in India, and asks Rahul to accompany her. He disagrees initially, as his parents also live in Mumbai, but later succumbs to her argument. Upon arrival, she introduces him to her family, making his feelings towards her grow. The next day, Riana takes him to visit her school, and amidst reflecting over her past relationships, he unsuccessfully tries to kiss her. Realizing that she does not feel the way he does, he angrily leaves the school, only to almost run into a car revealed to be his mother's. He lies and tells his mother that he is in India for a research trip, and that Riana is a colleague. They proceed to have lunch with Rahul's parents, where he webs a tale of intricate lies to avoid telling his father the truth. He leaves Riana's house and moves in with his parents, trying to tell them the truth, but once again is overpowered by his father. Two days later, during a family dinner, Rahul angrily divulges the complete truth to his in- denial parents and their business partners (including Mr. Bulani), after realizing the meaninglessness of his pretence he indulged in showing all these years. As he rushes back to Riana to apologize for his behavior, Riana explains that she is sorry too as she never intended to lead him on. After a night of reflection and deep conversation, both decide to maintain their friendship. The film ends with both returning back to Las Vegas and finalizing their annulment with Rahul getting a new job, while keeping time out for photography. He remains hopeful that one day he will convince Riana to go back to that chapel with him. Both remain good friends, with an ending note from Rahul claiming that he is finally happy with his life, as the credits roll. ↑Jump back a section Cast Imran Khan as Rahul Kapoor, an uptight architect living in Las Vegas. Following the loss of his job, he ends up marrying Riana Braganza due to alcohol-resulting drunkenness. Khan describes his role by saying, "Rahul has had a very restricted life. His parents have always told him what to do, how to behave, what to study, what career to pursue and so on and so forth. Even his hobbies have been decided by his parents. He has never had a spontaneous moment in his life where he has done something for himself. He is actually a very sad, lonely and tragic guy but he doesn't realize it."[7] Kareena Kapoor as Riana Braganza, a hairstylist who tries to add zing to Rahul Kapoor's monotonous life following their marriage. In an interview with The Times of India, Kapoor describes her character and explains, "Riana knows what she is doing. Even though she does not have a house or a job, she is a positive person... very similar to the way I am."[8] Ratna Pathak Shah as Rahul's mother, a fiercely dominating woman. Boman Irani as Rahul's father, a strict disciplinarian. Ram Kapoor as Mr. Bulani, a friend of Rahul's father, who tries to help Rahul overcome his low self- esteem. Dana Lewis as Mrs. Bulani, who makes sexual advances at Rahul. Soniya Mehra as Anusha, Rahul's ex- girlfriend. Rajesh Khattar as Mr. Shah. Nikhil Kapoor as Phil Braganza, Riana's father. Zenobia Shroff as Nicole Braganza, Riana's mother. Manasi Scott as Riana's sister. Mukul Chaddha as Riana's brother-in-law. Avantika Malik in a special appearance during the song Auntyji.