Yaariyan (2014 film)

Yaariyan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Divya Khosla Kumar
Produced by	Indian Pigeon Bhushan Kumar
Written by	Sanjeev Dutta
Starring	Bhaumik Gondaliya Himansh Kohli Rakul Preet Singh Nicole Faria Shreyas Porus Pardiwalla Ankit Sharma
Music by	Pritam Hiren Lakhani Honey Singh Mithoon Anupam Amod Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Cinematography	Sameer Arya
Edited by	Aarif Sheikh
Production company	T-Series
Release date	10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹210 million
Box office	₹524 million

Yaariyan (English: friendships) is a 2014 Bollywood coming-of-age romance adventure film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar, starring Himansh Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh and Nicole Faria in the lead roles. It marks the debut of the director as well as the lead star cast. The film was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of T-Series Super Cassettes Industries.

Yaariyan tells the story of 5 close friends who are in college, experiencing different relationships and learning new values. The response to the promotional material on YouTube led the distributor to release the film two weeks earlier than initially planned. The film released on 10 January 2014 with 1200 screens release in India.

Living in a university campus set in Sikkim, Lakshya (Himansh Kohli) is the son of a martyred army officer but does not appreciate his father's sacrifice for the nation. Lakshya, Jiya (Nicole Faria) - a college bombshell, Saloni (Rakul Preet Singh) - a geek, Pardy - a drummer, and Neil - a biker, are five close friends who are exploring the best moments of their lives in college, experiencing different relationships yet living an aimless life. They come across a challenge when their college land has been bought by an Australian businessman who plans to build a casino instead but is ready to lease out the land to the college for 100 years only if they're able to defeat a team of Australian students in a five-round competition.

For the first three rounds they are sent to Australia where Lakshya meets his best friend and cousin Debu. During the first round of rock concert, the Australian band steals Lakshya and his band's song, and on protest they brutally beat Debu. While Debu is rushed to hospital, Lakshya and the band perform a Hindi song, eventually losing the first round. Saloni then wins the second round which is a chess competition. Unable to recover from his injuries, Debu succumbs to death in the hospital. Disturbed by his death, Saloni and Neil lose the third round of bike race, giving Australia a 2-1 lead.