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{{Short description|2025 Indian film by Advait Chandan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Loveyapa film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Advait Chandan]]
| screenplay = Sneha Desai
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Love Today (2022 film)|Love Today]]'' (2022) by [[Pradeep Ranganathan]]}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
*Kalpathi S. Aghoram
*Kalpathi S. Ganesh
*Kalpathi S. Suresh
*Pradeep Ranganathan
*[[Madhu Mantena]]
*[[Bhavna Talwar]]
*Shristi Behl Arya
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Khushi Kapoor]]
*[[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]]
}}
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
*Rajesh Nare}}
| editing = {{plainlist|
Antara Lahiri}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*White Noise Collective<br>[[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br>[[Suyyash Rai]]<br>Siddharth Singh
}}
| studio = {{plainlist|
*[[AGS Entertainment]]
*[[Phantom Studios]]
}}
| distributor = [[Zee Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|2025|02|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 138 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loveyapa (2025)|url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTE4MDEyMDI1MDAxNDM= |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=[[Central Board of Film Certification]]}}</ref>
| budget = {{INR|60}} crore<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2025|title=Loveyapa Box Office Collection Day 1: Khushi Kapoor-Junaid Khan's Film Off To A (Very) Slow Start|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/loveyapa-box-office-collection-day-1-khushi-kapoor-junaid-khans-film-off-to-a-very-slow-start-7662425/ |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} ₹8.99 crore<ref name="bo1">{{Cite web |date=9 February 2025|title=Loveyapa Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/loveyapa/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Loveyapa''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Advait Chandan]]. A remake of the 2022 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film [[Love Today (2022 film)|''Love Today'']], it stars [[Khushi Kapoor]] and [[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]]. It tells the story of a young couple who are forced to swap their phones before getting married.

''Loveyapa'' was theatrically released on 7 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Krishma |date=2 January 2024 |title=Loveyapa EXCLUSIVE: No teaser or trailer, makers of Junaid Khan-Khushi Kapoor starrer to directly release first song on THIS date |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/loveyapa-exclusive-no-teaser-or-trailer-makers-of-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-starrer-to-directly-release-first-song-on-this-date-1365290 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=[[Pinkvilla]] |archive-date=3 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103042114/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/loveyapa-exclusive-no-teaser-or-trailer-makers-of-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-starrer-to-directly-release-first-song-on-this-date-1365290 |url-status=live }}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics and emerged as a [[box-office bomb]].

== Plot ==
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Loveyapa centers around the modern relationship of Baani and Gaurav. They are deeply in love, but like many [[Generation Z|Gen Z]] couples, their lives are heavily intertwined with their mobile phones. This becomes a point of contention when Bani's father, Atul a traditional and somewhat skeptical man, overheard their conversation and invites Gaurav to meet. After a brief conversation and few situational interactions he decides to test the strength of their bond.

Atul proposes a unique challenge: Baani and Gaurav must exchange their unlocked phones for an entire night. This means access to all their messages, photos, social media content within their devices. The idea is to expose any hidden truths or secrets that might reveal a lack of trust or compatibility.

Initially, the couple is confident. They believe they have nothing to hide. However, as their suspicion grows about each other, they delve into each other's phones, they begin to uncover aspects of each other's lives they weren't aware of. Baani discovers Gaurav's flirtatious messages with other girls, his secret erotic story group with friends while, Gaurav finds out about Baani's past relationships and some questionable online interactions including accounts continuously messaging her to be an escort.

Gaurav's sister Kiran has a relationship with dentist Anupam, a fat and not-so-good looking guy and when he questions her about the relation she explains to him that he is a trust worthy guy who respects her a lot on which they have an argument while, Anupam overhears on call their mother and her friends talking about his appearance to which he ends the call

After Anupam reveals the reason to hide the phone from Gaurav privately while he is on a call with Kiran... Anupam reveals that he is always the scapegoat of body shaming in all his friend groups which he used to hide all the time so that Kiran never change her decision due to the view of society because he always loved her. Kiran overhearing the conversation confesses her love for him.

Baani is shocked to be sent a [[deepfake]] video of her being physically intimate. The video is also shared with her dad and Gucci. Atul slaps and disowns her and the rest of the family and friends also doubt her except Gucci who then gets to know that she left the house and is nowhere to be found.

Gaurav finds Baani and says he trusts and loves her. Gucci's friends find the person responsible and it is revealed that Baani's office colleague has done this as he liked her a lot and since Baani had not paid attention to him, he did it to defame her. Atul says he did this phone swap to see how much Baani and Gaurav trust each other and now he is satisfied as Gaurav stood with Baani even in a situation like this and they finally embrace and kiss each other.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Khushi Kapoor]] as Baani Sharma
* [[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]] as Gaurav "Gucci" Sachdeva
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Atul Kumar Sharma, Baani's father
* [[Grusha Kapoor]] as Lalit Sachdeva, Gaurav's mother
* [[Kiku Sharda]] as Anupam Mehra, Gucci's brother-in-law
* Aditya "Kullu" Kulshreshth as Lamba, Gucci's friend
* Devishi Madaan as Pinti Sharma, Baani's sister
* Tanvika Parlikar as Kiran Sachdeva, Gaurav's sister
* Kunj Anand as Puneet, Baani's colleague and lover
* Arnav Roy as Cafe waiter
* [[Kavita Kaushik]] as Kavita Bhabhi
* [[Sudesh Lehri]] as Customer in Café
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
The film was announced in 2023, as a remake of the 2022 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film [[Love Today (2022 film)|''Love Today'']] by [[Pradeep Ranganathan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=6 November 2023 |title=India's Phantom Studios Lines Up Slate of Theatrical Projects, CEO Srishti Behl Reveals at Taiwan Creative Content Fest |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/phantom-studios-theatrical-slate-srishti-behl-tccf-1236202179/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=3 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103180309/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/phantom-studios-theatrical-slate-srishti-behl-tccf-1236202179/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=19 February 2023 |title=Tamil Blockbuster 'Love Today' Gets Bollywood Remake From Phantom, AGS |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/love-today-bollywood-remake-1235528678/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109234752/https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/love-today-bollywood-remake-1235528678/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Junaid Khan (Indian actor)|Junaid Khan]] and [[Khushi Kapoor]] were announced in September 2024 as the leads along with [[Advait Chandan]] as the director, with the film's title revealed as ''Loveyapa.''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-26 |title=Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor's next titled Loveyapa, to release in 2025 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-new-film-loveyapa-release-2025-2655780-2024-12-26 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=27 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227140959/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-new-film-loveyapa-release-2025-2655780-2024-12-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-26 |title=Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor's rom-com is officially titled 'Loveyapa' and our excitement is peaking |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoors-rom-com-is-officially-titled-loveyapa-and-our-excitement-is-peaking-1364431 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Khushi Kapoor and Junaid Khan's movie is titled Loveyapa {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/khushi-kapoor-and-junaid-khans-movie-is-titled-loveyapa-70502.html |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Marketing ==

The first song "Loveyappa Ho Gaya" was released on 3 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-02 |title=Loveyapa: Makers of Junaid Khan-Khushi Kapoor starrer to drop first song before teaser or trailer- Report |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loveyapa-makers-of-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-starrer-to-drop-first-song-before-teaser-or-trailer-report/articleshow/116888344.cms#goog_rewarded |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127191207/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loveyapa-makers-of-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-starrer-to-drop-first-song-before-teaser-or-trailer-report/articleshow/116888344.cms#goog_rewarded |archive-date=27 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Loveyapa title song out: Khushi Kapoor-Junaid Khan's quirky track out, Shah Rukh Khan calls it 'sweet'. Watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/loveyapa-title-song-out-internet-calls-khushi-kapoor-junaid-khans-quirky-track-first-worst-song-of-the-year-watch-9758155/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109033535/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/loveyapa-title-song-out-internet-calls-khushi-kapoor-junaid-khans-quirky-track-first-worst-song-of-the-year-watch-9758155/ |archive-date=9 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-03 |title=Loveyapa title track: Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor bring 2025's first bad song; internet cringes hard |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/loveyapa-title-track-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoor-bring-2025s-first-bad-song-internet-cringes-hard-101735891005259.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108101820/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/loveyapa-title-track-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoor-bring-2025s-first-bad-song-internet-cringes-hard-101735891005259.html |archive-date=8 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref> The trailer was released on 11 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-11 |title='Loveyapa' trailer Twitter review: Netizens praise Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor's refreshing chemistry |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loveyapa-trailer-twitter-review-netizens-praise-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoors-refreshing-chemistry/articleshow/117138763.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127191206/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loveyapa-trailer-twitter-review-netizens-praise-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoors-refreshing-chemistry/articleshow/117138763.cms |archive-date=27 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Loveyapa
| type = soundtrack
| artist = White Noise Collective, [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Suyyash Rai]], Siddharth Singh and Aman Pant
| genre = [[Bollywood]]
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| released = 26 February 2025
| recorded = 2024
| length = 11:33
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
| {{YouTube|-JSLKVG-_cU|Loveyapa Full Album}}
}}
}}

The music of the film is composed by White Noise Collective, [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Suyyash-Sidharth and Aman Pant while lyrics are penned by SOM, Gurpreet Saini, MellowD, Dhruv Yogi, Akshay The One and Barbie Rajput.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=27 February 2025 |title=Loveyapa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=26 February 2025 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/loveyapa/IKmUGALZbpE_|publisher=Jio Saavn}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 11:33
| title1 = Loveyapa Ho Gaya
| extra1 = [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Madhubanti Bagchi]]
| lyrics1 = SOM
| music1 = White Noise Collective
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = Rehna Kol
| extra2 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]], [[Zahrah S. Khan]], MellowD
| lyrics2 = Gurpreet Saini, MellowD (rap)
| music2 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = Kaun Kinna Zaroori Si
| extra3 = [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]
| lyrics3 = Dhruv Yogi
| music3 = [[Suyyash Rai]], Siddharth Singh
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Dil Da Batwara
| extra4 = Aman Pant, Barbie Rajput, Akshay The One
| lyrics4 = Aman Pant
| music4 = Akshay The One, Barbie Rajput
| length4 = 2:12
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
''Loveyappa'' was theatrically released on 7 February 2025.<ref name=":1" />

=== Home media ===
The film's digital streaming rights were acquired by [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loveyapa To Stream On This OTT Platform After Theatrical Run On Valentine's Week |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/loveyapa-to-stream-on-this-ott-platform-after-theatrical-run-on-valentines-week-aa-9206300.html |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> The film began streaming on the platform from 4 April 2025.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=4 April 2025 |title='Loveyapa' OTT release: Here's when and where you can watch the Junaid Khan, Khushi Kapoor movie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/loveyapa-ott-release-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-the-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-movie/articleshow/119981571.cms |work=Times of India |date=4 April 2025 }}</ref>

== Reception ==
===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|60|5.8|10|consensus=|ref=|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loveyapa {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyapa |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Rediff.com]]'s [[Sukanya Verma]] wrote that "''Loveyapa''{{'}}s lacklustre leads leave much to be desired" in an inferior remake of ''Love Today''.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sukanya|last=Verma|title=Loveyapa Review: Love Yeah, Leads Pah!|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/loveyapa-review/20250207.htm|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of [[Scroll.in]] considered it a "faithful, mechanical remake", adding that "the leads fit their roles in terms of age, they are sometimes hard-pressed to enact the ensuing mayhem".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Nandini|last=Ramnath|title='Loveyapa' review: A faithful, mechanical remake of 'Love Today'|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1078815/loveyapa-review-a-faithful-mechanical-remake-of-love-today|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> Rishabh Suri of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' found the film "funny only in parts", and was critical of the film's "pacing issues".<ref>{{Cite news |first=Rishabh|last=Suri|title=Loveyapa review: Not much love for this love story featuring Junaid Khan, Khushi Kapoor, which is funny only in parts|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/loveyapa-review-not-much-love-for-this-love-story-featuring-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-which-is-funny-only-in-parts-101738907417841.html|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' thought that the film "lacks sizzle" and wraps important stuff in oodles of banality". While expressing disappointment over the lead performances, she considered Kapoor to have more potential than Khan.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Shubhra|last=Gupta|title=Loveyapa movie review: Junaid Khan-Khushi Kapoor film lacks sizzle, wraps important stuff in oodles of banality|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/loveyapa-movie-review-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoor-film-lacks-sizzle-wraps-important-stuff-in-oodles-of-banality-9822346/|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Titas Chowdhury of [[News18 India|''News18'']] was more appreciative of the film's humour as well as the performances of Khan and Kapoor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Titas |date=7 February 2024 |title=Loveyapa Review: Junaid, Khushi's film Is A Frothy Take On Modern Love But Lacks Love Today's Rawness |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/loveyapa-review-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoors-film-is-a-frothy-take-on-modern-love-but-lacks-raw-spark-9217478.html |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=News18 }}</ref> Vineeta Kumar of ''[[India Today]]'' was also appreciative of Khan's performance, but dismissed Kapoor's work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Vineeta |date=2025-02-06 |title=Loveyapa review: Junaid Khan wonderfully elevates a well-intentioned rom-com |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/loveyapa-movie-review-junaid-khan-wonderfully-elevates-a-well-intentioned-romantic-comedy-2675936-2025-02-06 |access-date=2025-02-06}}</ref> Justin Rao of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]'' had mixed opinions on the remake and Khan's performance, but appreciated Desai's dialogues as well as Kapoor's potential as a "rom com actor in the making".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Justin|last=Rao|title='Loveyapa' Movie Review: Junaid Khan, Khushi Kapoor's Rom-Com is More Flat Than Fun|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/loveyapa-movie-review-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoors-rom-com-is-more-flat-than-fun|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]}}</ref>

===Box-office===
''Loveyapa'' had a poor opening weekend, earning just {{INRConvert|4.25|c}} domestically.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mohit|last=Dixit|title=Box Office Sunday: Badass Ravi Kumar and Loveyapa find an unexpected rival in the re-released Sanam Teri Kasam|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/box-office-sunday-badass-ravi-kumar-and-loveyapa-find-an-unexpected-rival-in-the-re-released-sanam-teri-kasam-1371647|date=9 February 2025|access-date=9 February 2025 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref> It concluded its theatrical run with worldwide gross estimated to be ₹8.99 crore.<ref name="bo1"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|25504468}}
{{Advait Chandan filmography}}
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