India Synopsis
A deliciously romantic coming together of Gulrez “Gullu” Qadir a Hyderabadi shoe-sales girl disillusioned with love because of her encounters with dowry-seeking men; and Tariq “Taru” Haidar a Lucknawi cook who can charm anybody with the aroma and flavours of his biryani and kebabs.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Daawat-e-Ishq. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Yash Raj Films
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Daawat-e-Ishq itself).
The 2013–2015 India Window
Daawat-e-Ishq holds position #78 of 288 India films in the 2013–2015 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 Daawat-e-Ishq premiered alongside 91 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 91 other India films in 2014.
The 1107th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 79% of India films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (58th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Daawat-e-Ishq, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- father daughter relationship · 29
- arranged marriage · 27
- restaurant · 17
- chef · 14
- cooking · 13
- romantic comedy · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #619 of 1,983 India films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #434 of 1,132 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, English |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | September 5, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3398052 |