पिंटू की पप्पी

Pintu Ki Pappi is a 2025 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Shiv Hare, released theatrically on 21 March 2025. The title — which translates roughly as Pintu's Kiss — signals the film's light-hearted romantic-comic register. The story follows Pintu, a small-town, earthy young man, as he attempts to win the affection of a heroine who is initially unimpressed by his desi charm. The film leans on the Bollywood archetypes of the self-proclaimed 'desi banda' navigating urban or semi-urban romantic comedy, with the protagonist's unconventional courtship methods driving the narrative comedy. The soundtrack is notable for its ambition: 10 songs featuring Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali, Udit Narayan, Shaan and others — an unusually large ensemble for a modest romantic comedy.

Pintu Ki Pappi features a 10-song soundtrack — an unusually large album for a modest Bollywood romantic comedy. The music is produced under the T-Series label and features multiple composers: Dr. NITZ (lead), Shafaat Ali, Abhinav Thakur, Prasad S, and Sonal Pradhaan. The songwriter is primarily Raman Raghuvanshi, with additional lyrics by Kumar Nigranth and director Shiv Hare himself. The full tracklist: Beautiful Sajna, Taaka Taaki, Shivoham, Nafarmaniyan, Desi Banda, Bela Kali, Mehsoos, Maaf Kar, Ishq Karo, Mushy Girl.

Pintu Ki Pappi is notable primarily for the extraordinary vocal ambition of its soundtrack relative to its budget — a 10-song album released under T-Series featuring Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali, Udit Narayan, and Shaan, among others. This level of marquee vocalist representation is unusual for a small-scale romantic comedy, suggesting that the film's primary creative investment was in its musical register rather than production scale. Director Shiv Hare writing some lyrics himself further concentrates the film's artistic energy in its songs.

Pintu Ki Pappi released theatrically on 21 March 2025. Box office figures were not publicly documented at the time of cataloguing. As a small-budget romantic comedy with a large vocal roster, the film's primary lasting interest is in its soundtrack — particularly whether songs featuring Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, or Sunidhi Chauhan found streaming traction beyond the film's modest theatrical footprint.