Mere Brother Ki Dulhan () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar in his directorial debut and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafar, and Tara D'Souza. In the film, Dimple Dixit (Kaif) and Luv Agnihotri (Zafar) are due to get married, but difficulties arise when Dimple and Kush (Khan) develop feelings for each other in the days leading up to the wedding. Mere Brother Ki Dulhan entered development in August 2010 after Zafar, then known as an assistant director, wrote three separate screenplays for Yash Raj. Khan and Kaif's involvement was announced soon thereafter, marking Khan's first film for Yash Raj and Kaif and Zafar's second, after New York (2009). Casting was rounded out with the hirings of Zafar and D'Souza in their initial Bollywood roles and principal photography began in September 2010 and lasted until that November, with filming locations including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. Upon release, the film received plagiarism allegations, drawing comparisons to Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) and Dan in Real Life (2007). Mere Brother Ki Dulhan was set for release in July 2011, but was unexpectedly postponed. It was theatrically released in India by Sony Pictures Networks on September 9 the same year. Mere Brother Ki Dulhan grossed worldwide, making it the ninth highest grossing Indian language film of 2011. It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards Kaif's performance as well as its screenplay, soundtrack and humor. At the 57th Filmfare Awards, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Kaif) and Best Music Director (Sohail Sen). Plot After breaking up with his girlfriend, Piyali Patel in London, Luv Agnihotri insists his younger brother Kush, an assistant film director and photographer in Mumbai, to find him a bride. Kush reaches home to meet his army veteran father, Col. (Retd.) Swank Agnihotri and homemaker mother Kanak and travels with them all over India to find a bride suitable for Luv but in vain. His friends come up with an idea to advertise this in a newspaper. A certain Dilip Dixit from Agra responds to the advertisement, claiming that he is looking for a suitable groom for his daughter. However, when Kush travels with his parents to Agra to meet the Dixit family, he is shocked to find