While at the London airport, she meets Gautam Kapoor, ( Saif Ali Khan) a shameless flirt and playboy who hits on her and asks her out. Meera ( Diana Penty) is a shy and traditional Indian girl who leaves her family in India, to live in London with her husband Kunal ( Randeep Hooda). The film marked a significant turning point in Padukone's career, and elevated her position to the leading lady of Bollywood.Īt the 58th Filmfare Awards, Cocktail received 4 nominations, including Best Actress (Padukone) and Best Female Debut (Penty).

It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, soundtrack, humor and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Padukone and Penty's performances, proving to be a breakthrough for them. Ĭocktail was released theatrically worldwide on 13 July 2012 and became a commercial success, grossing ₹126 crore worldwide, and was one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2012. The film score and soundtrack was composed by Pritam, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Salim–Sulaiman. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani and Randeep Hooda.

It was produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan on a budget of ₹35 crore. Cocktail is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania and written by Imtiaz Ali.

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