India Synopsis
ऐ दिल है मुश्किल
Ayan falls in love with his soulmate, Alizeh, but she doesn’t reciprocate the feeling. Later, a relationship with Saba helps him realize Alizeh’s value in his life, irrespective of their relationship status.
Audience Engagement
178 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among India films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Romance + Drama in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ae Dil Hai Mushkil itself).
The 2015–2017 India Window
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil holds position #162 of 314 India films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ae Dil Hai Mushkil premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1315th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- heartbreak · 5
- rebound · 1
- relationship · 23
- break-up · 8
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,012 of 1,983 India films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Romance productions specifically: #257 of 573 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | ADHM Films, Star Studios, Dharma Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 38m |
| Release Date | October 27, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4559006 |