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{{Short description|2025 Indian film by Milap Zaveri}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Milap Zaveri]]
| writer = Milap Zaveri [[Mushtaq Shiekh]]
| producer = [[Anshul Rajendra Garg]] Dinesh Jain
| starring = [[Harshvardhan Rane]] [[Sonam Bajwa]]
| music = '''Score:''' 
John Stewart Eduri Ariyan Mehedi '''Songs:''' [[JAM8|Kaushik–Guddu]] [[Kunaal Vermaa]] Rajat Nagpal Annkur R Pathakk [[Rahul Mishra]] Lijo George – [[DJ Chetas]]
| cinematography = Nigam Bomzan
| editing = Maahir Zaveri
| studio = Desi Movies Factory
| distributor = Avanika Films
| released = {{Film date|2025|10|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 141 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2025 |title=''Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat'' (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/A17493A500514667 |access-date=17 October 2025 |website=[[Irish Film Classification Office]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = ₹25 crore<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Box Office: Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat takes a good start on 40% screens; Harshvardhan & Sonam film opens at Rs. 8.50 crores |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=2025-10-23 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-takes-good-start-40-screens-harshvardhan-sonam-film-opens-rs-8-50-crores/ |access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} ₹112.03 crore<ref>{{cite web |title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Box Office Collection |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=21 October 2025 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat/box-office/ |access-date=28 November 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''''Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat''''' ({{Translation|The obsession of a crazy lover}}) is a 2025 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic drama film]] directed by [[Milap Zaveri]] and written by Zaveri and [[Mushtaq Sheikh|Mushtaq Shiekh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=22 August 2025 |title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaaniyat Teaser Out: Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa's Intense 'Pyaar' To Set Screens On Fire |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/ek-deewane-ki-deewaaniyat-teaser-out-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwas-intense-pyaar-to-set-screens-on-fire-article-152505895 |access-date=22 August 2025 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> Produced under the banner Desi Movies Factory, the film stars [[Harshvardhan Rane]] and [[Sonam Bajwa]] in the lead roles.

The film was theatrically released on 21 October 2025, coinciding with [[Diwali]]. It received generally negative reviews from critics<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ek_deewane_ki_deewaniyat|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en}}</ref> but was a major commercial success, grossing ₹112 crore worldwide and emerged as the [[List of Hindi films of 2025|12th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: After super-success of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, all eyes now on Harshvardhan Rane's next, Silaa: "50% of shoot is complete; its visuals are unlike Deewaniyat, Sanam Teri Kasam…we shot in world's BIGGEST cave…" : Bollywood News|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-super-success-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-eyes-now-harshvardhan-ranes-next-silaa-50-shoot-complete-visuals-unlike-deewaniyat-sanam-teri-kas/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=2025-11-13|access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Vikramaditya Bhonsle is a young, powerful politician being groomed by his ambitious father, Ganpatrao Bhonsle, to become the next Chief Minister. His mother died during his childbirth, and his father has spent a lifetime blaming him for her death, instilling in him a warped sense of entitlement and a belief that he must take whatever he wants by force. Vikramaditya lives a life of luxury and political influence, but beneath his polished exterior lies deep emotional instability rooted in this childhood trauma. His world changes when he sees Bollywood superstar Adaa Randhawa and falls in love at first sight. He becomes immediately obsessed with the idea of marrying her, envisioning an entire future together despite having no real connection with her. Adaa, however, is a strong, independent woman with a modern mindset who feels no romantic interest in him and makes her lack of feelings clear from the start.
Vikramaditya cannot accept her rejection. Unable to handle the word "no," he begins using his political power to manipulate and pressure her. He threatens her career, sabotages her film projects, and sends goons to create disturbances in her life. In one instance, he orchestrates a controversy around one of her films, halting its screening by claiming it hurts religious sentiments. Despite his increasingly threatening behavior, the film occasionally tries to show him in a sympathetic light—he financially helps a young street vendor so the boy can attend school, and he comes to the aid of Adaa's father when his name is dragged into an examination paper leak scam. These moments of charity are meant to complicate his character, presenting him as a political Robin Hood who is simultaneously a dangerous obsessive, but they do little to mask the toxicity of his pursuit.
Adaa repeatedly sets boundaries and pushes back against his advances, but Vikramaditya only grows more relentless. The tension escalates when he begins threatening her family and livelihood, making her life a living nightmare. At an armed forces event, his delusional nature becomes fully apparent as he openly discusses wedding plans with her despite her clear disgust. The breaking point arrives when Adaa, driven to desperation by his unrelenting harassment and finding no help from a police force that works for Vikramaditya, gatecrashes one of his political rallies dressed in red and makes a shocking public announcement on live television: she will spend a night with any man who kills Vikramaditya before Dussehra. This act of defiance, which she frames as aurat ki sanak—a woman's madness—is her attempt to weaponize the very masculinity he has been subjecting her to, turning his obsessive pursuit back on him by putting a bounty on his head.
Vikramaditya is devastated by her announcement. His heartbreak manifests not in retreat but in further self-destructive behavior. In a twisted attempt to prove his love and send a message to the world, he orchestrates an attempt on his own life, hiring someone to shoot him so he can demonstrate that anyone who tries to kill him will face imprisonment. He survives the shooting, and during his recovery, Adaa confronts him with cold fury, lecturing him about his impending death and flinging photographs of him around an empty funeral pyre to show how much she welcomes the prospect of his demise. Meanwhile, Vikramaditya's right-hand man, Sawant, reveals a crucial truth: Ganpatrao had brainwashed Vikramaditya into believing he was responsible for his mother's death, when in fact this was a lie designed to control him. Learning this, Vikramaditya experiences a brief moment of clarity. He apologizes to Adaa, telling her that her choice is what matters most, and expresses his wish to marry her—not as a demand, but as a request.
However, this transformation is short-lived and lacks genuine substance. Ganpatrao, seeing his son's weakness, orders Sawant to kill Adaa. In the climactic confrontation, Sawant aims his gun at Adaa, but Vikramaditya throws himself in front of her, taking the bullet to his heart. As he lies dying, he begs for Adaa's forgiveness. In that final moment, she forgives him and seems to finally feel the weight of his love, but it is too late. He dies in her arms, and she places the engagement ring he had been holding onto her finger—a gesture that suggests a belated acceptance of his devotion, even as it negates her earlier defiance and independence. The film ends on this tragic note, with Vikramaditya's obsession consuming him completely and Adaa left to process the complicated aftermath of a man who loved her to the point of self-destruction.

== Cast ==

* [[Harshvardhan Rane]] as Vikramaditya Bhonsle
** Abeer Jain as young Vikram
* [[Sonam Bajwa]] as Adaa Randhawa
* [[Shaad Randhawa]] as Sawant
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Ganpatrao Bhonsle, Vikram's father
* [[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]] as Adaa's father
* [[Rajesh Khera]] as Raheja
* Shailesh Korde as Gokhale
* Sakshi Sharma as Adaa's mother
* Sarah Killedar as Adaa's sister

== Production ==

The film was officially announced on 14 February 2025 under the working title ''Deewaniyat''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=14 February 2025 |title=Harshvardhan Rane announces new romantic drama Deewaniyat; teases epic love story : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/harshvardhan-rane-announces-new-romantic-drama-deewaniyat-teases-epic-love-story/ |access-date=22 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref> In May 2025, the title was renamed to ''Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Harshvardhan Rane's Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat To Release On THIS Date {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-harshvardhan-ranes-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-to-release-on-this-date-74163.html |access-date=22 August 2025 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Marketing ==
The film's first look was unveiled on 27 May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=27 May 2025 |title=Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa's Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2025/May/27/harshvardhan-rane-and-sonam-bajwas-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-gets-release-date |access-date=22 August 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The film's official teaser was released on 22 August 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-22 |title='Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' teaser: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa's film is a tale of love, pain, and passion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-teaser-harshvardhan-rane-and-sonam-bajwas-film-is-a-tale-of-love-pain-and-passion/articleshow/123450989.cms |access-date=2025-08-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat'' was initially scheduled for release on 2 October 2025. However, the film was later postponed and was released theatrically on 21 October 2025, coinciding with Diwali.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Teaser: Harshvardhan Rane Promises Yet Another Emotional Roller Coaster |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bollywood/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-teaser-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-promise-yet-another-emotional-roller-coaster-ws-l-9521214.html |access-date=22 August 2025 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[JAM8|Kaushik–Guddu]], [[Kunaal Vermaa]], Annkur R Pathakk, Rajat Nagpal, [[Rahul Mishra]] and Lijo George – [[DJ Chetas]]
| released = 21 October 2025
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=07}}
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Play DMF]]
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[JAM8|Kaushik–Guddu]], [[Kunaal Vermaa]], Annkur R Pathakk, Rajat Nagpal, [[Rahul Mishra]] and Lijo George – [[DJ Chetas]] with lyrics written by Kunaal Vermaa, [[Sameer Anjaan]], Siddhant Kaushal, Sachin Urmtosh and Prince Dubey.

The song "Dil Dil Dil" is a remake of the song of "Koi Jaye To Le Aaye" from the 1996 film ''[[Ghatak: Lethal]]'' sung by [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] composed by [[Anu Malik]] and written by [[Rahat Indori]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sonam-bajwa-mesmerizes-dil-dil-dil-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-watch/|title=Sonam Bajwa mesmerizes in 'Dil Dil Dil' from Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=14 October 2025|access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 41:07
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Deewaniyat
| extra1 = [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kunaal Vermaa]]
| music1 = [[JAM8|Kaushik–Guddu]]
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Mera Hua
| extra2 = Annkur R Pathakk
| lyrics2 = Sachin Urmtosh
| music2 = Annkur R Pathakk
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Bol Kaffara Kya Hoga
| extra3 = [[Neha Kakkar]], Farhan Sabri
| lyrics3 = [[Sameer Anjaan]]
| music3 = Lijo George – [[DJ Chetas]]
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Mera Hua
| note4 = Arijit Singh
| extra4 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| lyrics4 = Sachin Urmtosh
| music4 = Annkur R Pathakk
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Dil Dil Dil
| extra5 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| lyrics5 = Siddhant Kaushal
| music5 = Rajat Nagpal
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Hum Bas Tere Hain
| length6 = 4:28
| lyrics6 = Prince Dubey
| music6 = [[Rahul Mishra]]
| extra6 = [[B Praak]]
| title7 = Khoobsurat
| length7 = 4:17
| lyrics7 = Kunaal Vermaa
| music7 = Kunaal Vermaa
| extra7 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
| title8 = Dil Mere Naam
| extra8 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length8 = 3:29
| lyrics8 = Prince Dubey
| music8 = Rahul Mishra
| title9 = Mera Hua
| note9 = Female
| extra9 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| lyrics9 = Sachin Urmtosh
| music9 = Annkur R Pathakk
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = Deewaniyat
| note10 = Unplugged
| extra10 = Vishal Mishra
| lyrics10 = Kunaal Vermaa
| music10 = Kaushik–Guddu
| length10 = 1:55
| title11 = Hum Bas Tere Hain
| note11 = Reprise
| extra11 = Rahul Mishra
| music11 = Rahul Mishra
| lyrics11 = Prince Dubey
| length11 = 4:29
}}

==Reception==

''Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat'' received generally negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Audiences didn't agree with you': Milap Zaveri slams review calling Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat 'regressive cringe-fest'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/milap-zaveri-slams-review-calling-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-regressive-cringe-fest-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-101762320392510.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=5 November 2025 |access-date=2025-11-30|language=en}}</ref>

''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' rated it 3.5/5 stars and said that "On the whole, EK DEEWANE KI DEEWANIYAT is unapologetically massy and fiercely passionate, backed by solid performances and thumping music."''<ref>{{cite web|first=Bollywood |last=Hungama|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Movie Review: EK DEEWANE KI DEEWANIYAT is unapologetically massy.|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat/critic-review/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-movie-review/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-is-unapologetically-massy/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=21 October 2025}}</ref>''
Archika Khurana of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "A visually pleasing but formulaic romantic drama lifted by Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s performances and a soulful soundtrack. Watch it for the emotions, not for novelty."<ref>{{cite web|first=Archika|last=Khurana|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Movie Review: A familiar tale of passion elevated by Harshvardhan & Sonam's performances and music|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat/movie-review/124719998.cms|website=The Times of India|date=21 October 2025}}</ref>
Rishabh Suri of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote "The whole point of the film is to end up as an Instagram reel for jilted lovers to clip and plaster across their feeds."<ref>{{cite web|first=Rishabh|last=Suri|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat review: This boring Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa film is tailor-made only for Instagram reels|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-review-this-boring-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-film-is-tailor-made-only-for-instagram-reels-101761049909000.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=21 October 2025}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[Filmfare]]'' rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that "Harshvardhan Rane leads from the front in Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, which starts off interestingly, but eventually fizzles out in massy masala movie territory."<ref>{{cite web|first=Rachit|last=Gupta|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Review- Promising Concept Killed By Potboiler Writing|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-review-promising-concept-killed-by-potboiler-writing-78585.html|website=Filmfare|date=21 October 2025}}</ref> Vinamra Mathur of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "The most lenient thing that can be said about this romantic saga is that it gives Rane a platform he always yearned for. But the film that he has chosen or that chose him feels 30 years too late despite the success of obsessive (read obnoxious) lovers like [[Kabir Singh]] and [[Raanjhanaa|Kundan]]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milap Zaveri's 'Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' Movie Review: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa's love story is outdated and obnoxious |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/milap-zaveris-ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-movie-review-harshvardhan-rane-and-sonam-bajwas-love-story-is-outdated-and-obnoxious-13943821.html |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

Nishad Thaivalappil of ''[[News 18]]'' gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Through the whole film, you only feel bad for three people — Anant Mahadevan, Sachin Khedekar and YOURSELF! Why have they done the film and why are you doing this to yourself! To sum it up, the film is the only thing you need to burst out of the big screen this Diwali".<ref>{{cite web|first=Nishad|last=Thaivalappil|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Review: Harshvardhan Rane And Sonam Bajwa Present Cringe Fest 2025|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bollywood/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-review-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-fail-to-save-this-romantic-drama-ws-l-9650099.html|website=News 18|date=21 October 2025}}</ref> Sana Farzeen of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "The only reason the film is bearable is because of how sincere both actors are in their performances. Harshvardhan Rane seems to have read the memo well; he has found his niche with these brooding lover characters. Sonam Bajwa, on the other hand, looks stunning and pulls off the part strong-part vulnerable woman quite well."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farzeen |first=Sana |title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat review: Another obsessive lover in another problematic film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-review-toxic-love-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-2806202-2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=India Today |date=21 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave 1 stars out of 5 and said that "Bollywood refuses to deep-six the deeply regressive misogynistic toxicity, cementing the dangerous idea that one-sided obsession is a perfectly legitimate emotion. Whatever happened to No means No?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat movie review: Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa film revives misogynistic toxicity of Darrs, Anjaams, Tere Naams|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-movie-review-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwa-film-revives-misogynistic-toxicity-of-darrs-anjaams-tere-naams-10318933/|access-date=2025-10-22 |website=The Indian Express |date=22 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
Rahul Desai of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]'' observed that "Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa star in the most casually offensive Hindi film of the year."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desai|first=Rahul|title='Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' Movie Review: The Love-Gods Must Be Crazy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-movie-review-harshvardhan-rane-sonam-bajwas-romance-is-anti-woke-and-anti-art|access-date=2025-10-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India|language=en}}</ref>

Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' writes in his review that "The 140-minute film, written by Zaveri and Mushtaq Shiekh, has scenes in excruciating slow motion and songs with the usual doom-and-gloom lyrics. The general feeling is of being trapped in a small elevator during a lengthy power cut."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|title='Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' review: One-sided love saga champions stalkers|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1087871/ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat-review-one-sided-love-saga-champions-stalkers|access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Scroll.in|date=21 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt35727678}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|ek-deewane-ki-deewaniyat/}}

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