# Heyy Babyy
**Heyy Babyy** (हे बेबी) is a 2007 Hindi-language comedy directed by [Sajid Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-khan) in his directorial debut, in which three womanizing bachelors in Sydney find a baby girl left at their doorstep and cannot agree which of them is her father.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/heyy-babyy) It was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala for Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, with [Eros International](https://www.edgepedia.org/eros-international) as a production banner, and released on 24 August 2007.[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 24 August 2007, Hindi-language comedy, 144 min[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246) |
| Director / producer | Sajid Khan (directorial debut); Sajid Nadiadwala, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246) • [4](https://ir.mica.ac.in/bitstreams/97f16217-f249-49d7-b901-89424a086ae0/download) |
| Lead cast | Akshay Kumar (Arush Mehra), Fardeen Khan (Ali Haider), Riteish Deshmukh (Tanmay Joglekar), Vidya Balan (Isha Sahni), Boman Irani (Bharat Sahni)[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246) |
| Music | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy; lyrics by Anvita Dutt, Sameer, and Shankar Mahadevan[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246) |
| Filming | Sydney, Australia, including Bondi Beach[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) |
| Box office | $13,921,302 gross worldwide against a $9.4M budget[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) • [5](https://cinegraph.org/movies/heyy-babyy-2007) |
| Audience rating | 6.1/10 on IMDb from about 18,000 votes[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Arush Mehra ([Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar)) lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in Sydney, Australia with two roommates, Tanmay Joglekar ([Riteish Deshmukh](https://www.edgepedia.org/riteish-deshmukh)) and Ali Hyder ([Fardeen Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/fardeen-khan)); all three are womanizers.[6](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-movie-110363) Their lives are disrupted when a baby girl arrives at their doorstep with a note indicating she is the result of one of the men's affairs.[7](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/1288/review.htm) Unaware of who the father is, they begin a frantic search among their former girlfriends for the possible mother.[6](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-movie-110363)
The foundling, whom they call Angel, transforms the three bachelors into caring fathers. When the mother, Esha ([Vidya Balan](https://www.edgepedia.org/vidya-balan)), turns up and takes the child away from the man who broke her heart, the trio pursues a campaign to bring Angel back.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Heyy-Babyy/movie-review/2309133.cms) [Shah Rukh Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shah-rukh-khan) appears in a special role as Raj Malhotra, including a cameo in the song "Mast Kalandar".[9](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/heyy-babyy/ET00000085) • [10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/heyy-babyy/user-reviews/)
## Origins and remake lineage
The story descends from the 1987 American comedy *[Three Men and a Baby](https://www.edgepedia.org/three-men-and-a-baby)*, which was itself based on the 1985 French comedy *Trois hommes et un couffin* ("Three Men and a Cradle").[11](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57863-3-MEN-AND-A-BABY) Academic work on cross-cultural remakes lists *Heyy Babyy* as an Indianized version of *Three Men and a Baby*, adjusting the story from an American to an Indian cultural context.[12](https://ijip.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18.01.020.20160304.pdf) A trade synopsis likewise describes the film as inspired by the Hollywood film.[13](https://www.tributemovies.com/movie/Heyy-Babyy/15098/)
Sajid Khan, previously known as a television and comedy personality, made his directorial debut with the film, which was heavily promoted before release.[4](https://ir.mica.ac.in/bitstreams/97f16217-f249-49d7-b901-89424a086ae0/download)
## Reception
**Commercial performance.** The film opened strongly at the box office, and a contemporary review predicted business on par with the hit *Partner*.[7](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/1288/review.htm) IMDb records a gross of $1,443,521 in the United States and Canada, an opening weekend there of $612,486, and $13,921,302 gross worldwide.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) A study of star power in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) notes that the film got a very good opening and became a success through good word of mouth.[4](https://ir.mica.ac.in/bitstreams/97f16217-f249-49d7-b901-89424a086ae0/download)
**Critical response.** Reviews were divided. The Times of India gave it 3.0/5, writing that the performances save the film from being another run-of-the-mill comedy, and singled out Vidya Balan as the scene-stealer playing a broken-hearted woman "with fire and brimstone".[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Heyy-Babyy/movie-review/2309133.cms) Nowrunning's aggregate put critics at 2.8 and users at 3.0.[14](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/reviews/) Subhash K. Jha called it "heart-warmingly funny", while another Nowrunning reviewer found the film disappointingly mediocre apart from the baby's performance.[14](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/reviews/) Outlook's Namrata Joshi, rating it 2/4, wrote that despite gross-out toilet humor and silly slapstick it packs in enough melodrama and polite humor to be a one-size-fits-all film.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008653-hey_baby) On Rotten Tomatoes the film shows a Tomatometer of 67% from three reviews and more than 5,000 audience ratings.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008653-hey_baby)
## Music
The soundtrack was composed by the trio [Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy](https://www.edgepedia.org/shankar-ehsaan-loy), with lyrics by Anvita Dutt, Sameer, and [Shankar Mahadevan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shankar-mahadevan).[3](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246) Songs include the title track "Heyy Babyy" sung by Neeraj Shridhar and others, "Dholna" performed by [Sonu Nigam](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonu-nigam) and Shreya Ghoshal, "Mast Kalandar", "Jaane Bhi De", and "Meri Duniya Tu Hi Re", along with several remix versions.[6](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-movie-110363) A reviewer described the music as easy on the ear.[7](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/1288/review.htm)
## Legacy and sequel
IMDb trivia credits the film as the first Bollywood film released on a Blu-ray disc in HD quality, and it is referenced in Sajid Khan's later film *Housefull* (2010).[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088) In September 2026, producer [Sajid Nadiadwala](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-nadiadwala) announced *Heyy Babyy 2* as part of a three-film production deal to shoot in Australia, made when he hosted New South Wales Premier Chris Minns in Mumbai; the sequel returns to Australia, where the original was filmed.[16](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-2-officially-announced-details-inside-11997872?pfrom=home-ndtv_entertaiment_entertaimentImg)
## References
1. [Heyy Babyy (2007), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806088)
2. [Heyy Babyy streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/heyy-babyy)
3. [Heyy Babyy, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=246)
4. [Analysing the impact of star power on film, MICA](https://ir.mica.ac.in/bitstreams/97f16217-f249-49d7-b901-89424a086ae0/download)
5. [Heyy Babyy, Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/movies/heyy-babyy-2007)
6. [Heyy Babyy Movie (2007), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-movie-110363)
7. [Heyy Babyy Movie Review by Ashok Nayak, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/1288/review.htm)
8. [Heyy Babyy Movie Review {3/5}, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Heyy-Babyy/movie-review/2309133.cms)
9. [Heyy Babyy (2007), BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/heyy-babyy/ET00000085)
10. [Heyy Babyy 2007 Movie User Reviews, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/heyy-babyy/user-reviews/)
11. [3 Men and a Baby, AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57863-3-MEN-AND-A-BABY)
12. [Culture and Media, IJIP](https://ijip.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18.01.020.20160304.pdf)
13. [Heyy Babyy (2007) Movie Plot and Synopsis, Tribute Movies](https://www.tributemovies.com/movie/Heyy-Babyy/15098/)
14. [Heyy Babyy Movie Reviews, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4100/bollywood.hindi/heyy-babyy/reviews/)
15. [Hey Baby, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008653-hey_baby)
16. [Heyy Babyy 2 Officially Announced, Details Inside, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/heyy-babyy-2-officially-announced-details-inside-11997872?pfrom=home-ndtv_entertaiment_entertaimentImg)
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