Vicky Donor

Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film.

Vicky Donor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShoojit Sircar
Written byJuhi Chaturvedi
Produced byJohn Abraham
Sunil Lulla
Ronnie Lahiri
StarringAyushmann Khurrana
Yami Gautam
Annu Kapoor
Dolly Ahluwalia
CinematographyKamaljeet Negi
Edited byChandrashekhar Prajapati
Music bySongs & Score:
Abhishek-Akshay
Additional Songs:
Bann Chakraborty
Rochak Kohli
Ayushmann Khurrana
Production
companies
Distributed byEros Entertainment
Release date
  • 20 April 2012 (2012-04-20)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 crore
Box officeest. 68.32 crore

Vicky Donor was released on April 20, 2012 at around 750 screens in India. The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office. It became a commercial success grossing 66.32 crore worldwide, against a budget of 15 crore.

At the 60th National Film Awards, Vicky Donor won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, it received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), Best Supporting Actress (Ahluwalia) and Best Female Debut (Gautam), and won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Kapoor) and Best Male Debut (Khurrana).

The film was remade in Telugu as Naruda Donoruda (2016) and in Tamil as Dharala Prabhu (2020).

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