Directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Dharma Productions, the film stars Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in their second collaboration.
With a worldwide gross of ₹119 crore, it successfully launched a "Dulhania" franchise, followed by Badrinath Ki Dulhania in 2017. Digital Footprint: Internet Archive and Google humpty sharma ki dulhania internet archive google
Producer Karan Johar explicitly described the film as a tribute to DDLJ, reimagining the "stern father" trope through Ashutosh Rana’s character and featuring a rivalry with a "perfect" suitor, Angad Bedi (played by Sidharth Shukla in his film debut). Directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Dharma