{{Short description|2022 Indian film by Shashanka Ghosh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Plan A Plan B | image = Plan A Plan B.jpg | caption = Official release poster | director = Shashanka Ghosh | writer = Rajat Arora | producer = {{Plainlist| * Trilok Malhotra * K. R. Harish * Rajat Arora}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Riteish Deshmukh * Tamannaah Bhatia}} | cinematography = Jaya Krishna Gummadi | music = {{Plainlist| * '''Songs:''' * Bann Chakraborty * Yug Bhusal * '''Background Score:''' * Bann Chakraborty }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * India Stories Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd * Funk Your Blues Entertainment Pvt Ltd}} | distributor = Netflix | released = {{Film date|2022|09|30|df=y}} | runtime = 106 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi }} '''''Plan A Plan B''''' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Riteish Deshmukh and Tamannaah Bhatia; directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajat Arora. It premiered on Netflix on 30 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2021 |title=Riteish Deshmukh to make digital debut with Netflix film Plan A Plan B |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-to-make-digital-debut-with-netflix-film-plan-a-plan-b-7456328/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017110657/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-to-make-digital-debut-with-netflix-film-plan-a-plan-b-7456328/ |archive-date=17 October 2022 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=The Indian Express |agency=PTI}}</ref>
== Synopsis == Nirali's mother is a matchmaker. In one of her arranged marriages, Nirali's mother announces her retirement and hands over the business to Nirali. She also tells Nirali that she has already booked a shared working space and paid for it for a year. On the day she moves in, she finds out that her office is right next to the office of Kaustubh 'Kosty' Chogule, a divorce lawyer. Now both of them have to live in a shared spaced office while interacting with each other.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Riteish Deshmukh as Adv. "Kosty" Kaustubh Chougule * Tamannaah Bhatia as Dr. Nirali Vora * Kusha Kapila as Seema * Poonam Dhillon as Kiran Vora * Pooja Singh as Taruna * Bidita Bag as Mrs Runjhun Chougule * Heli Vyas as Serena * Neeta Mohindra as "Pussy" Pushpa aunty * Dilshad Patel as Preeti }}
== Music == {{Infobox album | name = Plan A Plan B | year = 2022 | type = Soundtrack | artist = Bann Chakraborty, Yug Bhusal | alt = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 12:01 | language = Hindi | label = Netflix Music }}
Bann Chakraborty composed the film's background score and the songs "Talli" and "Keh Do Ke", while Yug Bhusal composed "Dil Hoya Jogiya".<ref>{{cite web |title=Plan A Plan B (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) |website=JioSaavn |date=16 September 2022 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/plan-a-plan-b-soundtrack-from-the-netflix-film/y1,cuKI1mw4_ |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
=== Original soundtrack === {{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 12:01 | title1 = Talli | lyrics1 = Ginny Diwan | extra1 = Bann Chakraborty, Sunidhi Chauhan | length1 = 03:38 | title2 = Keh Do Ke | lyrics2 = Ankur Tewari | extra2 = Vivek Hariharan, Mali, Bann Chakraborty | length2 = 03:45 | title3 = Dil Hoya Jogiya | lyrics3 = Yug Bhusal | extra3 = Saurabh Das | length3 = 04:38 }}
== Release == The film released on 30 September 2022 via Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Rahul |date=17 September 2022 |title='Plan A Plan B' Trailer Shows Riteish Deshmukh & Tamannaah Bhatia in Netflix's Bollywood Rom-Com |url=https://collider.com/plan-a-plan-b-trailer-netflix-bollywood-romantic-comedy-riteish-deshmukh-tamannaah-bhatia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924065158/https://collider.com/plan-a-plan-b-trailer-netflix-bollywood-romantic-comedy-riteish-deshmukh-tamannaah-bhatia/ |archive-date=24 September 2022 |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=Collider}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|17|4.2|6|consensus=}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plan A Plan B {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/plan_a_plan_b |access-date=5 February 2025 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>
Saibal Chatterji of ''NDTV'' wrote, "''Plan A Plan B'' is a rom-com that skims the surface of matters of the heart as men and women, whether entering into matrimony or opting out of it, negotiate the sharp bends on the way. The film potters around without much of a roadmap. The result is a flimsy affair that leaves far too much to the actors to salvage".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterji |first=Saibal |date=1 October 2022 |title=Plan a Plan B Review: Far Less Intelligent Than It Thinks It is |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/plan-a-plan-b-review-far-less-intelligent-than-it-thinks-it-is-2-stars-3394334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017110652/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/plan-a-plan-b-review-far-less-intelligent-than-it-thinks-it-is-2-stars-3394334 |archive-date=17 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "I had hopes that there would be some zest to the proceedings [...] But as soon as the attraction-despite-everything arc begins, the film turns decisively tepid and flat".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=30 September 2022 |title=Plan A Plan B movie review: The Riteish Deshmukh, Tamannaah Bhatia starrer is tepid and flat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/plan-a-plan-b-movie-review-riteish-deshmukh-tamannaah-bhatia-8183106/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014144501/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/plan-a-plan-b-movie-review-riteish-deshmukh-tamannaah-bhatia-8183106/ |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Archika Khurana of ''The Times of India'' wrote, "For people to believe that "opposites attract," this 106-minute film is as formulaic as it is ambitious".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khurana |first=Archika |date=30 September 2022 |title=Plan A Plan B Review : Riteish and Tamannaah's romcom-cliched but fun weekend watch |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/plan-a-plan-b/ottmoviereview/94502007.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013033327/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/plan-a-plan-b/ottmoviereview/94502007.cms |archive-date=13 October 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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