Bhool Chuk Maaf(2025)
Ranjan, a small-town romantic boy from Banaras, lands a government job to marry Titli, but forgets to vow to Lord Shiva, causing him to be trapped in a time loop. A tale of love, fate, and redemption unfolds, as Ranjan tries to end the loop and get married.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 23 May 2025
- Director
- Karan Shrikant Sharma
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
A young man from a small town gets a government job so he can marry his sweetheart. However, he forgets to make a vow to a god, which traps him in a repeating day. He must find a way to break the time loop and finally marry the woman he loves.
“Stuck in a loop, racing to marry the girl.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Bhool Chuk Maaf
Cast reunions in this film: Sanjay Mishra & Zakir Hussain (5 films together), Rajkummar Rao & Dinesh Vijan (4 films together), Rajkummar Rao & Seema Pahwa (3 films together), Sanjay Mishra & Raghubir Yadav (3 films together), Zakir Hussain & Wamiqa Gabbi (3 films together), and Rajkummar Rao & Ketan Sodha (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Bhool Chuk Maaf' is a playful twist on a common Hindi phrase for 'forgive my mistakes', tying directly to the protagonist's error.
- Director Karan Shrikant Sharma reportedly drew inspiration from classic time-loop comedies but set it in the specific cultural milieu of Banaras.
- The production design team recreated iconic Banaras ghats and lanes on a Mumbai set to maintain shooting schedules.
- The film's science fiction element is lightly handled, focusing more on the romantic comedy and the protagonist's personal growth.
- A special 'time-loop' motif in the background score repeats with slight variations each cycle, as noted by the music director.
- This was one of the first major Hindi films in 2025 to blend a traditional wedding plot with a science fiction premise.
- The climax scene where the loop breaks required over 50 extras to perform the same actions repeatedly for multiple takes.