Cocktail (2012 film)

Cocktail
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Homi Adajania
Produced by	Saif Ali Khan Dinesh Vijan
Written by	Imtiaz Ali Sajid Ali
Starring	Saif Ali Khan Deepika Padukone Diana Penty Dimple Kapadia Boman Irani Randeep Hooda
Music by	Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Edited by	Sreekar Prasad
Production company	Illuminati Films
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	13 July 2012 (2012-07-13)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹35 crore (US$5.2 million)
Box office	₹77 crore (US$11 million) (Domestic Gross)

Cocktail is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania under the banner of Illuminati Films. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty in lead roles, with Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani appearing in supporting roles.Randeep Hooda has a special appearance. Adajania has previously worked with Khan, Kapadia, and Irani in his directorial debut Being Cyrus. Cocktail released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and received a positive to mixed reception from critics, with high praise to Deepika Padukone's performance and was declared as the best performance of her career. The film also emerged as a major commercial success in both India and abroad. After its three-week run, Box Office India declared the movie a hit in India and abroad.

Meera (Diana Penty) is a shy and simple traditional girl who leaves her family in India to live in London with her husband Kunal (Randeep Hooda). While at the London airport, she meets the shameless flirt Gautam "gutlu" (Saif Ali Khan), who hits on her and asks her out. Meera politely tells him that she is married and then leaves. Meera searches for her husband and finally finds him, but he is angry to see her and explains that he only married Meera for her money, telling her to stay away from him. This leaves Meera heartbroken and stranded in London with no place to stay.

While in the bathroom at a department store, Meera meets party girl Veronica (Deepika Padukone) who sees Meera weeping and decides to help her. Veronica takes Meera to her apartment and explains that her estranged father sends her a large amount through cheque every month, which helps Veronica enjoy the life of a rich socialite. One night, Veronica takes Meera to a nightclub, where they run into Gautam. At the club, Gautam and Veronica dances intimately and make out. The next morning, after an interview, Meera comes home to find Gautam on the couch. She learns that Gautam and Veronica slept together the previous night.