into politics. Cast Abhishek Bachchan as Lallan Singh, a goon working as muscle for politician Prosenjit Bhattacharya Ajay Devgn as Michael "Mike" Mukherjee, an activist who wants to encourage students to enter politics Vivek Oberoi as Arjun Balachandran, a wealthy young man who dreams of going to America Rani Mukerji as Shashi Biswas Singh, Lallan's wife who gets abused every day by him Kareena Kapoor as Meera, a girl who is going to Kanpur and Arjun's love interest Esha Deol as Professor Radhika, Michael's neighbor and also his love interest Om Puri as Prosenjit Bhattacharya, a ruthless politician and Lallan's boss who wants to get the college students out of politics Anant Nag as IAS Avinash Balachandran, Arjun's father Vijay Raaz as Dablu, Lallan's friend who helps Arjun, Vishnu, and Trilok escape Sonu Sood as Gopal Singh, Lallan's brother, a goon who had left his brother alone and later gets killed by him Saurabh Shukla as Dr. Gopal, Radhika's uncle Karthik Kumar as Vishnu, Michael's close associate who acts as a right-hand man to him Abhinav Kashyap as Trilok, Michael's close associate who once gets beaten up by Lallan Singh Paras Arora as Arvind Balachandran, Arjun's younger brother Tanusree Chakraborty as Arjun's classmate Kharaj Mukherjee as Advocate Vishal Ghoshal Brijendra Kala as Sheshadri, a newspaper editor Sujata Sehgal as Joe Mukherjee, Michael's sister Lekha Washington as the girl at the embassy Simran (uncredited) Production Hrithik Roshan was initially supposed to play the role of Lallan Singh, but was replaced by Abhishek Bachchan. The film was shot at different locations including Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal, Theni, Pollachi and other areas of West Bengal. Soundtrack The soundtrack features six songs by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Mehboob. The rap and lyrics for the song "Dol Dol" were by Blaaze. Reception Critical reception The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with Bachchan and Mukerji's performances receiving particular praise. It was reported that the movie had the narrative style of the 2000 Mexican film Amores Perros. Box office Yuva grossed at Indian box office. Yuva did well in multiplexes. But it did not do well in single-screen theatres. Compared to other parts of the country, it fared better in Mumbai. The Mumbai distributors recovered the cost of the film, but the sub-territory distributors in places like Surat and Baroda lost money. In places like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and even South India, distributors lost