Friday Night Plan
Official release poster
Directed byVatsal Neelakantan
Written byVatsal Neelakantan
Produced byFarhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
Kasim Jagmagia
Starring
CinematographyKrish Makhija
Edited byCharu Takkar
Music bySongs:
Dhruv Vishvanath
Skrat
When Chai Met Toast
Background Score:
Rahul Pais
Nariman Khambata
(The Jamroom)
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Friday Night Plan is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Vatsal Neelakantan. It was produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, under Excel Entertainment, along with Kasim Jagmagia. It starred Juhi Chawla along with Babil Khan, Amrith Jayan, Aadhya Anand, Ninad Kamat, Ria Chaudhary, Aditya Jain, and Medha Rana. It released directly on Netflix, for streaming, on 1 September 2023 to mixed reviews.[2][3][4]

It is inspired by and pays tribute to the cult films, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Project X, and Superbad.

Synopsis

Two arguing brothers get together to attend the year's hottest party covertly before their mother returns from a business trip.

Cast

  • Juhi Chawla as Mrs. Menon, Sid and Adi's mother
  • Babil Khan as Siddharth "Sid" Menon
  • Amrith Jayan as Aditya "Adi" Menon
  • Aadhya Anand as Nitya "Nits" Sabharwal
  • Medha Rana as Natasha "Nat" Sabharwal
  • Ninad Kamat as SI Suhas Pingale
  • Ria Chaudhary
  • Aditya Jain as Kabir
  • Rishabh Joshi
  • Vyom Vyas

Soundtrack

Friday Night Plan
Soundtrack album by
Dhruv Vishvanath
Skrat
When Chai Met Toast
Released23 August 2023 (2023-08-23)
Recorded2022-2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length9:00
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
External audio
audio icon Video on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Dhruv Vishvanath, Skrat and When Chai Met Toast while sung by singers including Piyush Kapoor, When Chai Met Toast and others.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Bahaane" (Hindi)Siddhant KaushalDhruv VisvanathRahul Pais03:01
2."Pandora Ka Dabba" (Hindi)Piyush KapoorSkratPiyush Kapoor01:59
3."Mazey Mein" (Hindi)Siddhant KaushalWhen Chai Met ToastWhen Chai Met Toast02:27
Total length:9:00

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CNBC TV18[5]NA
The Free Press Journal[6]
Hindustan Times[7]NA
The Indian Express[8]
India Today[9]
Leisure Byte[10]
NDTV[11]
News18[12]
The New Indian Express[13]
OTTPlay[14]
Pinkvilla[15]
Rediff.com[16]
Scroll.in[17]NA
The Hindu[18]NA
The Quint[19]
The Times of India[20]
The Tribune (Chandigarh)[21]
Times Now[22]

References

  1. "Friday Night Plan (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Friday Night Plan trailer: Babil Khan plays a schoolboy in a heartwarming tale of two brothers". The Telegraph. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. "Babil Khan brings tale of brotherhood in 'Friday Night Plan', check out trailer". The Times of India. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. "'Friday Night Plan' Starring Irrfan Khan's Son Babil Releasing September 1 on Netflix". Gadgets 360. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. "Friday Night Plan movie review: A tender tale of two brothers". September 2023.
  6. "Friday Night Plan Web Review: Babil Khan Works His Boyish Charm in This Very Simplistic Teen Drama".
  7. "Friday Night Plan review: Brothers are fun, but their weekend plan is so bland". September 2023.
  8. "Friday Night Plan movie review: Babil Khan film is slight but sweet while it lasts". September 2023.
  9. "'Friday Night Plan' Review: Babil's story of brotherhood is a fun, one-time watch".
  10. "Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan-Amrith Jayan's Sweet Brotherhood Sheds Heartwarming Light in a Pool of Dark Netflix Content | Leisurebyte". September 2023.
  11. "Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan Puts His Best Foot Forward in Light-Hearted Entertainer".
  12. "Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan Shines in This Heartwarming Tale of Self-Discovery". September 2023.
  13. "'Friday Night Plan' movie review: Too clean for a teen film".
  14. "Friday Night Plan review: Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan bring a refreshing slice".
  15. "Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan led joyful teen flick is an ode to inclusivity and brotherhood". September 2023.
  16. "Friday Night Plan Review: Watch Out for Babil!".
  17. "'Friday Night Plan' review: The sibling bond is the life of this party". September 2023.
  18. Mitra, Shilajit (September 2023). "'Friday Night Plan' movie review: A sweet but forgettable sibling dramedy". The Hindu.
  19. "'Friday Night Plan' Review: Babil Khan, Juhi Chawla-Starrer is a Refreshing, Slice-Of-Life Sibling Tale". September 2023.
  20. "Friday Night Plan Review : Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan bring this story of brotherhood to life". The Times of India.
  21. "Breezy family drama : The Tribune India".
  22. "Friday Night Plan Review: Babil Khan, Amrith Jayan's Film is a Beautiful Tale of Brothers with Compelling Narrative".
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