Youngistaan

Youngistaan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Syed Ahmad Afzal
Written by	Maitrey Bajpai, Ramiz Ilham Khan
Starring	Jackky Bhagnani Neha Sharma Farooq Sheikh Kayoze Irani
Music by	Jeet Gannguli Sneha Khanwalkar Shiraz Uppal Shree Isshq
Release date	28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹280 million
Box office	₹94.5 million

Youngistaan is a 2014 Bollywood film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal. It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma, Farooq Sheikh, Deepankar De and Kayoze Irani. The film is a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics.

Sheikh's performance as Akbar Patel was notably praised.

Youngistaan is a love story set in the backdrop of Indian politics. It is the story of Abhimanyu Kaul and the love of his life, Anwita Chauhan.

Abhimanyu Kaul, a young man living an ordinary life in Japan, finds himself in the political spotlight due to the sudden death of his father, the prime minister of India. Abhimanyu struggles to balance his complicated personal relationships with the political resistance against him from his own party. Being a public figure, by reluctantly accepting to represent the governing party, much against his own wishes and at the cost of his private life, is a double-edged sword that Abhimanyu must walk on.

Thought of as an amateur and incapable of handling the issues at large by one and all (except the ever-faithful Akbar Patel, Secretary to the P.M.), the story closes as a victorious Abhimanyu changes the course of events and turns the tide his way, through his hard work, honesty, and above all, a political legacy – a sharp, leading mind that not everyone inherits.

While the first schedule of the film took place in Indore, Lucknow and overseas – the second schedule was held at the Taj Mahal in Agra, where a campaign titled Yo Youngistan Go Youngistan was launched.

The first trailer of Youngistaan was unveiled at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai on 1 February 2014.

Shubha Shetty-Saha of Mid-Day gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating, "While the film has a very interesting premise, it is totally diluted by lazy scriptwriting and sketchy direction." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2 out of 5 stars and stated "The film, despite its efforts, becomes muddled, and dull."

Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times rated the film 1 out of 5 stars saying "Youngistaan is brain-dead and insufferable." Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com rated the film 1 out of 5 stars saying "Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it."