Satyaprem Ki Katha
Satyaprem Ki Katha (lit. transl. Tale of True Love)  is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film about a troubled marriage, starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani as the titular protagonists. The supporting cast include Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Siddharth Randeria, Anuradha Patel and Rajpal Yadav. It is directed by Sameer Vidwans and jointly produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Namah Pictures.The film was announced in June 2021. Principal photography commenced in September 2022 and wrapped up in April 2023. The film was theatrically released on 29 June 2023 to positive reviews from critics. It has grossed ₹117.77 crore (US$15 million) worldwide to rank as the eighth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year and emerged as a commercial success.

Plot
Present: The film starts with Satyaprem (Kartik Aaryan) alias Sattu doing all the household works at his home. He lives with his mother, sister and father whom he is really close to. Being an LLB failure, he desires to shed of his bachelorhood but always gets rejected for being jobless. His aim is to win Katha's (Kiara Advani) heart.
One year ago: Sattu goes for a Jalsa function and get mesmerized seeing Katha's dance and falls for her at once, but is heartbroken as she is already in a relationship with Tapan.
Present: Sattu visits Jalsa function this year to see the dance of Katha again with his father. There they meet Katha's father Harikishen (A wealthy snacks shop owner and businessman), her mother and her sister. On learning from them that Katha is not well, he goes to see her at her home, but is shocked as she tries to commit suicide by cutting her wrist. Feeling concerned, he rushes  her to the hospital immediately. Katha gets out of danger but gets angry on Sattu for saving her, although her father thanks him. Harikishen comes to see her, behaves rudely with her and scolds her for not being able to die properly. Unable to digest it, Katha thanks Sattu through chat. 
After a few days, Katha recovers and Sattu lives happily in her dreams but things change when Katha's parents bring her marriage proposal to Sattu's house. Sattu becomes happy and says yes to marriage. Katha is unhappy, but still reluctantly agrees as Harikishen threatens to kill himself if she does not get married. 
After marriage, Sattu tries to get close to Katha. But she is not interested in the marriage or getting intimate at all and is scared of sharing the same bed with Sattu. Situations worsen when Sattu's snoring becomes an issue for Katha due to which his family gets suspicious of her. Katha behaves rudely with Sattu at first, but his love and calmness towards her changes her attitude and they become friends. She encourages him to complete his LLB degree.
One night while they try to get intimate, Katha emotionally breaks down and gets traumatised at once, while Sattu becomes concerned for her. She then reveals that she has a horrific past due to which she is not interested in a sexual relationship. Sattu decides to investigate and meets Harikishen for that. There it gets revealed that Katha was actually raped by her boyfriend Tapan after her Jalsa dance performance last year. She became pregnant and had secretly carried out an abortion but somehow her father got to know and he started to disown her. After hearing all this, Sattu becomes angry on Harikishen for not being able to understand his daughter's trauma and also beats Tapan black and blue. At the same time, Sattu's family confronts Katha about her adamance to not consumate her marriage with Sattu and she reveals the truth to them angering Sattu's father, although Sattu's mother and sister take stand for Katha. 
Sattu returns after meeting Tapan and Katha understands Sattu's love for her. They both leave for honeymoon where Katha reciprocates Sattu's feelings but is still scared to get intimate. Sattu understands her and gives her space to cope up with the situation. On the day of Satyanarayan Pooja, Sattu registers an FIR against Tapan and encourages Katha to fight whereas she thanks him for coming into her life and proposes her love to him. They embrace each other while he makes his father understand his mistake and takes a stand for Katha before everyone. 
The film ends with Sattu and Katha performing the Pooja and fighting together against Tapan in court while Sattu passes his LLB degree and Katha getting healed slowly with Sattu's support.

Cast
Kartik Aaryan as Satyaprem "Sattu"
Kiara Advani as Katha Kapadia
Gajraj Rao as Narayan, Sattu's father
Supriya Pathak as Diwali, Sattu's mother
Siddharth Randeria as Harikishen, Katha's father
Anuradha Patel as Rasna, Katha's mother
Rajpal Yadav as Doodhiya
Shikha Talsania as Sejal, Sattu’s sister
Arjun Aneja as Tapan Manek
Maira Doshi as Kinjal, Katha's sister
Nirmiti Sawant as Christmas Masi
Bhaumik Ahir as Chandresh
Palash Tiwari as Dheeraj, Kinjal's husband

Production
Development
The film was officially announced with a motion poster on 23 June 2021 by Sajid Nadiadwala, to be directed by Sameer Vidwans and starring Kartik Aaryan. The title was originally slated to be Satyanarayan Ki Katha. It was later renamed Satyaprem Ki Katha due to controversy.

Casting
Kartik Aaryan was chosen to play the lead, in his first collaboration with Sajid Nadiadwala. It was later reported that Sharvari Wagh and Ananya Panday was approached but both of them rejected. Later Kiara Advani is cast opposite Aaryan, in their second film after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022). Her inclusion in the film was confirmed in July 2022.

Filming
The film went on floors on 3 September 2022 in Mumbai and the first schedule ended on 6 October. In November 2022, the production moved to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The final schedule began on 31 March 2023 in Kashmir. In April 2023, Advani wrapped up shoot.The film was shot in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Mumbai, Srinagar, and Gulmarg.

Soundtrack
The film's music is composed by Meet Bros, Anjjan,  Tanishk Bagchi, Manan Bhardwaj, Payal Dev and Rochak Kohli. Lyrics are written by Kumaar, A. M. Turaz, Tanishk Bagchi, Vayu, Manan Bhardwaj and Gurpreet Saini. 
The first single titled "Naseeb Se" was released on 27 May 2023. The second single titled "Aaj Ke Baad" was released on 10 June 2023. The third single titled "Gujju Pataka" was released on 16 June 2023. The fourth single, titled "Sun Sajni," was released on June 21, 2023.
The song "Pasoori Nu" is a remake of the 2022 Pakistani song Pasoori sung by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill, composed by Ali Sethi, Fazal Abbas and written by Ali Sethi and Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan.The sixth single titled "Le Aaunga" was released on 1 July 2023.The seventh single titled "Raat Baaki" and the eighth single titled "Aaj Ke Baad-Reprise" were released on 1 July 2023.

Release
The film's teaser was released on 18 May 2023. The film's official trailer was released on 5 June 2023. Satyaprem Ki Katha was theatrically released on 29 June 2023.

Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56%, with an average score of 7.1/10, based on reviews from 9 critics.
Taran Adarsh for Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Satyaprem Ki Katha is a progressive film that rests on the towering performances, strong second half and the message it conveys." Ritika Handoo of Zee News rated the film with 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kartik Aaryan does a good job in this family entertainer along with solid performance by Kiara Advani." Abhimanyu Mathur of DNA India rated the film with 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Both Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani deliver commendable performances in this imperfect-yet-enjoyable film." Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Satyprem Ki Katha is driven by its need to preach and give a message. The subject does move you and leaves you with much to think about, however, it tends to take the more emotional route than an entertaining one." Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Sameer Vidwans has successfully managed to weave the complexities of society, which affect the mindset of an individual in a beautiful way. He handled the subject with utmost maturity". Sonil Dedhia of News18 rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kudos to Kiara Advani for taking up a role which is so unconventional. Kartik Aaryan too handles a complex part with remarkable ease." Reya Mehrotra of The Week rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "From rom-com to serious drama, Satyaprem Ki Katha oscillates between multiple themes".Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and in all praise for Advani's wrote, "One of the great criers of her generation, Kiara's pain pierces through the screen and makes a heartfelt picture of how she feels even when the script cannot see her, beyond the man who broke her trust or the man who'll mend it. She's the real katha in search of a worthy kahani." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, Somewhere under the overwrought and overcooked plot of Kartik Aaryan-Kiara Advani-starrer is a real film about two people dealing with troubled pasts, but it gets buried under everything else that the movie throws at us." Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today rated the film with 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kartik Aaryan-Kiara Advani film suffers from curse of inconsistency". Anuj Kumar of The Hindu commented "Director Sameer Vidwans addresses date rape and the idea of consent but uses a bleeding pen to make his point in this uneven tale". Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani deliver stellar performance in his romantic comedy with a beating heart." Shomini Sen of WION wrote "There are very few films that have a lousy first half and a good second half and Satyaprem Ki Katha falls in this rare category."Hiren Kotwani from Mid-Day opined that, "SatyaPrem Ki Katha makes an interesting watch for its wonderful performances and its central message. It will tug at your heartstrings more than it will bring a smile to your face". Uday Bhatia of Live Mint stated "Satyaprem Ki Katha changes its approach halfway through, but fares no better as a message film than as a lazy comedy". Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "Marathi director Sameer Vidwans’s Hindi-language Satyaprem Ki Katha is billed as a true love story, a romance for the ages in which a man loves unconditionally and accepts his partner despite her dilemmas." Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph stated, "Aaryan easily pulls off the textbook good boy who never dithers from standing like a rock beside the woman he loves. Compared to Aaryan, it's Kiara who shows greater command over her craft, handling some challenging scenes with a lot of nuance".Leaf Arbuthnot of The Guardian rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tolerably corny taboo-busting tale of a lovable loser who courts a beautiful woman features epic dance scenes and catchy, involving music".

Box office
Satyaprem Ki Katha has earned ₹9.25 crore (US$1.2 million) in India and ₹2.87 crore (US$360,000) overseas taking collection to ₹11.6 crore (US$1.5 million), on its opening day coinciding with Bakra Eid.As of 10 August 2023, the film has earned ₹117.77 crore gross collection at the worldwide box office.

Notes
References
External links
Satyaprem Ki Katha at IMDb
Satyaprem Ki Katha at Bollywood Hungama