Eros International Rising Sun Films J.A. Entertainment
Distributed by
Eros Entertainment
Release date
20 April 2012 (2012-04-20)
Running time
125 minutes[8]
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
₹15 crore[9]
Box office
est. ₹68.32 crore[10]
Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films.[11] The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film.
Vicky Donor was released on 20 April 2012 at around 750 screens in India.[12] The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office.[13][14][15] It became a commercial success grossing ₹66.32 crore worldwide,[16] against a budget of ₹15 crore.[17]
At the 60th National Film Awards, Vicky Donor won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, it received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), Best Supporting Actress (Ahluwalia) and Best Female Debut (Gautam), and won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Kapoor) and Best Male Debut (Khurrana).
The film was remade in Telugu as Naruda Donoruda (2016) and in Tamil as Dharala Prabhu (2020).[18][19]
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^"Vicky Yadav's music scores a hit". The Times of India. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
^"VICKY DONOR (12A) – British Board of Film Classification". 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^Khuranaa, Amann (12 October 2015). "Talvar to Vicky Donor: Low Budget Films that Won Our Hearts". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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^Box Office: 'Vicky Donor' earns Rs 22 crore, becomes a hit "Donor's Circle". The Indian Express. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^"Vicky Donor walks away with cake". Daily.bhaskar.com.
^"Vicky Donor – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^Khuranaa, Amann (12 October 2015). "Talvar to Vicky Donor: Low Budget Films that Won Our Hearts". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^Ramachandran, Mythily (11 March 2020). "'Dharala Prabhu', a Tamil remake of Bollywood film 'Vicky Donor'". Gulf News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^"It's a wrap on Sumanth's Vicky Donor remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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