Ek Deewana Tha

Ek Deewana Tha is a romantic musical from director Gautham Menon, a remake of the director's own Tamil blockbuster Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. The film features Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson, in her Bollywood debut, in the lead roles.

A different love story, Ek Deewana Tha tells the story of Sachin (Prateik), who is an engineering graduate but aspires to be a film director. He falls in love with a girl who is his neighbour and from a very conservative family. Things get difficult when he finds out that not only is the girl older than him, but their religions are different and so the girl's family is not ready to accept him. To complicate matters, her parents have already found her the right suitor. The film is about the trials and tribulations they encounter in their love.

A.R.Rahman has composed the music for Ek Deewana Tha, retaining the same tunes from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which were a rage down South. Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics for the songs.

Ek Deewana Tha is produced by Gautham Menon, Reshma Ghatala and Venkat Somasundaram under the banners of Photon Kathaas and R.S. Infotainment. M.S. Prabhu has handled the camera and Anthony is the editor.

Ek Deewana Tha is expected to be released on February 17, 2012.