# Loveyatri (लवयात्री)
**Loveyatri** (लवयात्री; also written लव यात्री) is a 2018 Hindi-language romantic musical drama directed by Abhiraj K. Minawala, produced by Salma Khan under the Salman Khan Films banner, and distributed by [Yash Raj Films](https://www.edgepedia.org/yash-raj-films). It marked the acting debuts of Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain and is set against the Navratri festival in Gujarat.[1](https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/loveyatri) • [2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 5 October 2018, wide theatrical release in India, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/loveyatri) |
| Leads | Aayush Sharma as Sushrut ("Susu") Pandya, a Garba teacher in Vadodara; Warina Hussain as Manisha ("Michelle"), an NRI student from London[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/loveyatri) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyatri) |
| Runtime and rating | 139 minutes; certified U/A in India and classified by the BBFC with mild bad language[5](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/loveyatri-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmyotu) • [6](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/loveyatri/cast-crew.html) |
| Music | Composed by Tanishk Bagchi, with guest composers Lijo George, DJ Chetas, and Jam 8; the songs "Chogada" and "Akh Lad Jaave" became chart-toppers[1](https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/loveyatri) • [2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri) |
| Finances | Budget reported at ₹320 million (₹32 crore) with box office collections of ₹181.4 million (₹18.14 crore) by one source; another reported the budget as roughly ₹200 million (₹20 crore)[2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri) • [7](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/aayush-sharma-warina-hussain-garba-love-yatri-movie-review-tmov-567801-2018-10-05) |
| Critical reception | 18% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 11 reviews; critics called it cliché-ridden and overly long[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyatri) • [8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2018/Oct/07/loveyatri-review-unduly-long-cliche-ridden-below-par-bore-fest-8205.html) |
| Streaming | Available on Netflix with English and Hindi subtitles[9](https://www.netflix.com/in-hi/title/81994054) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Sushrut, a middle-class Garba teacher in Vadodara (Baroda), meets Michelle, a bright, career-focused Indian girl from London, during the nine days of the Navratri festival. Their romance grows over food, conversation, and dance, but a misunderstanding leads Michelle to return to the United Kingdom. Sushrut then travels to London to win her back.[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/loveyatri) The supporting cast includes [Ronit Roy](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronit-roy) as Michelle's father Sameer "Sam" Patel, who runs a laundry business named Lord of the Rinse, Ram Kapoor as Sushrut's uncle Rasik, and [Pratik Gandhi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pratik-gandhi) and Sajeel Parakh as Sushrut's friends Negative and Rocket.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyatri) • [10](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/loveratri-16425) [Salman Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/salman-khan), Arbaaz Khan, and Sohail Khan appear in cameos.[6](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/loveyatri/cast-crew.html)
## Production
**Director's path to the film.** Abhiraj Minawala had worked as chief assistant director on *Sultan* (2016), where he first met Salman Khan. After a screening before *Sultan*'s release, Khan invited him home and told him he wanted to give him a film; when Khan later offered him a script, Minawala pictured Aayush Sharma, Salman Khan's brother-in-law, for the lead, and Khan agreed.[11](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/Abhiraj-Minawala-on-LoveYatri-Was-Salman-Khans-biggest-fan-while-growing-up-19867188) The film was Minawala's directorial debut and the acting debut of both leads.[11](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/Abhiraj-Minawala-on-LoveYatri-Was-Salman-Khans-biggest-fan-while-growing-up-19867188) • [2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri)
**Title change.** The film was initially named *Loveratri*, a play on "Navratri". Following protests from several Hindu organizations, Salman Khan changed the title to *Loveyatri*.[12](https://www.bhaskar.com/news/salman-khan-nepotism-who-launch-brother-in-law-ayush-sharma-5969841.html) The British Board of Film Classification's records still show an early trailer classified in June 2018 under the title *Loveratri*.[5](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/loveyatri-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmyotu)
**Crew.** Niren Bhatt wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues; [Jishnu Bhattacharjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/jishnu-bhattacharjee) was the director of photography; [Vaibhavi Merchant](https://www.edgepedia.org/vaibhavi-merchant) directed the choreography; Ritesh Soni edited; and [Manish Malhotra](https://www.edgepedia.org/manish-malhotra), Alvira Khan Agnihotri, and Ashley Rebello designed the costumes.[1](https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/loveyatri) Moviebuff notes the film is inspired by the Telugu film *Devadasu* (2006).[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/loveyatri)
## Music
[Tanishk Bagchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/tanishk-bagchi) composed the music, with Lijo George, DJ Chetas, and Jam 8 as guest composers and Sanchit Balhara providing the background score. Lyrics were written by [Manoj Muntashir](https://www.edgepedia.org/manoj-muntashir), Shabbir Ahmed, Badshah, Tanishk Bagchi, Darshan Raval, and Niren Bhatt.[1](https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/loveyatri) The songs "Chogada" and "Akh Lad Jaave" became chart-toppers before release, and reviewers singled the music out as the film's strongest element.[2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri) • [7](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/aayush-sharma-warina-hussain-garba-love-yatri-movie-review-tmov-567801-2018-10-05)
## Reception
**Critical response was largely negative.** Rotten Tomatoes recorded an 18% Tomatometer score from 11 reviews.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyatri) The Cinema Express review rated it 1 out of 5, calling it "an unduly long, below-par, cliché-ridden, bore fest".[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2018/Oct/07/loveyatri-review-unduly-long-cliche-ridden-below-par-bore-fest-8205.html) India Today gave it 1.5 stars, describing the leads as struggling with the choreography and the romance as drab.[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/loveyatri-review-aayush-sharma-film-is-devoid-of-passion-and-spirit-1357136-2018-10-06) The New Indian Express rated it 2 out of 5 and found the narrative meandering.[14](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/Oct/05/love-yatri-movie-review-a-lacklustre-romance-1881514.html) A Times of India review, cited by ABP Live, was more favorable, giving three stars and calling the leads a fresh pair with a Gujarati flavor that offered something new.[15](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/critics-review-of-aayush-sharma-and-warina-hussains-loveyatri-981069)
**Commercial performance fell short of its cost.** One source lists a budget of ₹320 million (₹32 crore) against box office collections of ₹181.4 million (₹18.14 crore);[2](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri) a contemporary report put the budget at roughly ₹200 million (₹20 crore) and noted that the film earned far less than its budget in its first ten days.[7](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/aayush-sharma-warina-hussain-garba-love-yatri-movie-review-tmov-567801-2018-10-05) • [12](https://www.bhaskar.com/news/salman-khan-nepotism-who-launch-brother-in-law-ayush-sharma-5969841.html) A year after release, Aayush Sharma said the film had taught him a great deal as an actor, while the same report noted it did not succeed at the box office.[16](https://www.dainikprabhat.com/love-traveler-taught-a-lot-ayush-sharma)
## References
1. [Loveyatri, Yash Raj Films official page](https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/loveyatri)
2. [Loveyatri – 2018, Tring](https://www.tring.co.in/popular-movies/loveyatri)
3. [Loveyatri (2018), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/loveyatri)
4. [Loveyatri: The Journey of Love, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/loveyatri)
5. [Loveyatri, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/loveyatri-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmyotu)
6. [लवयात्री कास्ट एंड क्रू, Filmibeat Hindi](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/loveyatri/cast-crew.html)
7. [Review: फीका रहा आयुष का डेब्यू, लवयात्री बन सकती थी अच्छी फिल्म, Aaj Tak](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/aayush-sharma-warina-hussain-garba-love-yatri-movie-review-tmov-567801-2018-10-05)
8. [LoveYatri Review: Unduly long, cliche-ridden, below-par bore fest, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2018/Oct/07/loveyatri-review-unduly-long-cliche-ridden-below-par-bore-fest-8205.html)
9. [लवयात्री, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/in-hi/title/81994054)
10. [LoveYatri, BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/loveratri-16425)
11. [Abhiraj Minawala on LoveYatri: Was Salman Khan's biggest fan, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/Abhiraj-Minawala-on-LoveYatri-Was-Salman-Khans-biggest-fan-while-growing-up-19867188)
12. [सलमान ने बहन के प्यार में न चाहते हुए भी बना दी फिल्म, Dainik Bhaskar](https://www.bhaskar.com/news/salman-khan-nepotism-who-launch-brother-in-law-ayush-sharma-5969841.html)
13. [Loveyatri Review: Aayush Sharma film is devoid of passion and spirit, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/loveyatri-review-aayush-sharma-film-is-devoid-of-passion-and-spirit-1357136-2018-10-06)
14. ['Love Yatri' movie review: A lacklustre romance, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/Oct/05/love-yatri-movie-review-a-lacklustre-romance-1881514.html)
15. [CRITICS REVIEW: पुरानी कहानी में नए स्टार्स का तड़का है आयुष शर्मा की 'लवयात्री', ABP Live](https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/critics-review-of-aayush-sharma-and-warina-hussains-loveyatri-981069)
16. ["लवयात्री"ने खूप काही शिकविले – आयुष शर्मा, Dainik Prabhat](https://www.dainikprabhat.com/love-traveler-taught-a-lot-ayush-sharma)
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