# Aap Jaisa Koi (आप जैसा कोई) (film)
**Aap Jaisa Koi** (आप जैसा कोई; loosely translated as "Someone Like You") is a 2025 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Vivek Soni and released on Netflix on July 11, 2025. It stars [R. Madhavan](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-madhavan) as Shrirenu Tripathi, a 42-year-old Sanskrit professor in [Jamshedpur](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamshedpur), and [Fatima Sana Shaikh](https://www.edgepedia.org/fatima-sana-shaikh) as Madhu Bose, a French professor from Kolkata, whose courtship becomes a study in patriarchy, emotional repression, and what the film calls "barabari wala pyaar" (equal love).[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-jaisa-koi/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | July 11, 2025, streaming on Netflix[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) |
| Director / writers | Vivek Soni; screenplay by Radhika Anand and Jehan Handa[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-131325) |
| Production | Dharmatic Entertainment; producers Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra, and Adar Poonawalla[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-131325) |
| Lead cast | R. Madhavan (Shrirenu Tripathi), Fatima Sana Shaikh (Madhu Bose), with Manish Chaudhari, Ayesha Raza Mishra, and Namit Das[4](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81660570?fromWatch=true) |
| Setting | Jamshedpur and Kolkata[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) |
| Runtime / certificate | 1h 54m; U/A 13+[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/) |
| Reception | IMDb 5.8/10 (about 6,100 users); Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 40% from 15 reviews[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap_jaisa_koi) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
Shrirenu Tripathi is a reserved, middle-aged Sanskrit professor whose life is defined by routine, tradition, and years of emotional repression; he lives with his brother Bhanu (Manish Chaudhari), sister-in-law Kusum (Ayesha Raza Mishra), and other family members, and is struggling to find a match for marriage.[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-jaisa-koi/) • [7](https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/aap-jaisa-koi-review-film-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-vivek-soni-11752389483606.html) Madhu Bose is a free-spirited, 32-year-old French teacher from Kolkata whose independence challenges his views on gender roles and love.[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-jaisa-koi/) • [8](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/aap-jaisa-koi-886932.html)
Shrirenu and Madhu are introduced through a marriage proposal, after having connected anonymously on an intimate-chat app called "Aap Jaisa Koi", and bond over a shared passion for language and music.[7](https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/aap-jaisa-koi-review-film-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-vivek-soni-11752389483606.html) • [8](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/aap-jaisa-koi-886932.html) • [14](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/hindi/review/2025/Jul/11/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-review-r-madhavan-and-fatima-sana-shaikhs-may-december-romance-doesnt-go-beyond-its-springtime-aesthetics) Netflix's synopsis frames the romance as "awkward, sweet but shadowed by patriarchy," and the studio describes the film as a story about a man re-examining long-held beliefs about masculinity and emotional expression while navigating family expectations and societal conditioning.[4](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81660570?fromWatch=true) • [1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a)
## Production
The film was directed by Vivek Soni, whose previous film was *Meenakshi Sundareshwar*, and produced by [Karan Johar](https://www.edgepedia.org/karan-johar)'s Dharmatic Entertainment.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) • [3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-131325) According to an interview Soni gave *The Indian Express*, Netflix approached Dharma with the story written by Radhika Anand and Jehan Handa.[9](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/vivek-soni-on-aap-jaisa-koi-any-story-told-through-the-personal-lens-will-touch-peoples-heart-10078685/lite/) Music is by Rochak Kohli and [Justin Prabhakaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-prabhakaran), with cinematography by Debojeet Ray.[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-131325) The soundtrack includes "Jab Tu Sajan," written by Gurpreet Saini, composed by Rochak Kohli, and performed by [Mohit Chauhan](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohit-chauhan).[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/)
Netflix India released a first-look video on February 3, 2025, and the trailer on June 25, 2025.[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5TvCLajhRA) • [1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) The title borrows from the [Nazia Hassan](https://www.edgepedia.org/nazia-hassan) song of the 1980 film *Qurbani*, an homage noted in reviews of the film's music.[11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiqVs8oaeE)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed to negative. The Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer stood at 40 percent from 15 reviews.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap_jaisa_koi) Shubhra Gupta of *The Indian Express* gave it 2 out of 5, writing that the film keeps "retreating into bland 'safe family space'" while burrowing into tropes.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap_jaisa_koi) India Today rated it 2.5 out of 5 and called it a faded version of *Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani*, though it praised the supporting cast, particularly Manish Chaudhari as the patriarch and Namit Das.[12](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-review-r-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-love-story-dull-rocky-aur-rani-aur-rani-ki-prem-kahani-2754226-2025-07-11) NDTV, also at 2.5 stars, found the film's messaging on female desire and agency apt but heavy-handed.[13](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-review-r-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikhs-film-on-female-sexual-desire-drowns-in-too-much-talk-2-5-stars-8858979?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories) [Anupama Chopra](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupama-chopra) of *The Hollywood Reporter India* called it "sweet but familiar" while praising the moving final act and Ayesha Raza Mishra's supporting performance.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap_jaisa_koi) • [11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiqVs8oaeE)
Audience measures were middling: IMDb users gave the film 5.8 out of 10 from about 6,100 ratings.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/)
## Context
The film marked Madhavan's return to the romance genre, and he described Shrirenu as one of the most complex characters he had played, a man who longs for companionship but does not know how to ask for it.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a) Reviewers placed it within a recent strand of [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) about gender equality and midlife romance, comparing it to *Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani* (2023) from the same production banner.[12](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-review-r-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-love-story-dull-rocky-aur-rani-aur-rani-ki-prem-kahani-2754226-2025-07-11) A different, unrelated Hindi film with a similar title, *Aap Jaisa Koi Nahin* (1999), was shelved and is distinct from this 2025 release.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/)
## References
1. [Love, Conflict and Family Drama: Netflix Drops The Trailer For 'Aap Jaisa Koi', About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/love-conflict-and-family-drama-netflix-drops-the-trailer-for-aap-jaisa-koi-a)
2. [Aap Jaisa Koi Movie: Release Date, Synopsis, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-jaisa-koi/)
3. [Aap Jaisa Koi Movie (2025), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-131325)
4. [Aap Jaisa Koi, Netflix Official Site](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81660570?fromWatch=true)
5. [Aap Jaisa Koi (2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33888131/)
6. [Aap Jaisa Koi, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap_jaisa_koi)
7. ['Aap Jaisa Koi' review: Polished but superficial romance, Mint](https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/aap-jaisa-koi-review-film-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-vivek-soni-11752389483606.html)
8. [Aap Jaisa Koi Movie (2025), Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/aap-jaisa-koi-886932.html)
9. [Vivek Soni on Aap Jaisa Koi, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/vivek-soni-on-aap-jaisa-koi-any-story-told-through-the-personal-lens-will-touch-peoples-heart-10078685/lite/)
10. [Aap Jaisa Koi | First Look, Netflix India on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5TvCLajhRA)
11. [Aap Jaisa Koi Movie Review | Anupama Chopra | THR India, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiqVs8oaeE)
12. [Aap Jaisa Koi review, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-review-r-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikh-love-story-dull-rocky-aur-rani-aur-rani-ki-prem-kahani-2754226-2025-07-11)
13. [Aap Jaisa Koi Review, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aap-jaisa-koi-review-r-madhavan-fatima-sana-shaikhs-film-on-female-sexual-desire-drowns-in-too-much-talk-2-5-stars-8858979?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories)
14. [Aap Jaisa Koi Movie Review: R Madhavan and Fatima Sana Shaikh’s May-December romance doesn’t go beyond its springtime aesthetics](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/hindi/review/2025/Jul/11/aap-jaisa-koi-movie-review-r-madhavan-and-fatima-sana-shaikhs-may-december-romance-doesnt-go-beyond-its-springtime-aesthetics)
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