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'''''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Maneesh Sharma]]. Produced by [[Aditya Chopra]] under the banner of [[Yash Raj Films]], it stars [[Ranveer Singh]], [[Anushka Sharma]], [[Parineeti Chopra]] (in her debut), [[Dipannita Sharma]] and [[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983)|Aditi Sharma]] in lead roles. Loosely inspired from [[Jeffrey Archer]]'s 1976 novel ''[[Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less]],'' the adapted screenplay was written by [[Devika Bhagat]] and [[Habib Faisal]]. The
''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' was released on 9 December 2011. It grossed {{INR}} 49.4 crore worldwide and received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised the chemistry between Singh and Sharma. Chopra's performance was acclaimed; at the [[57th Filmfare Awards]], she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] and was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]].
== Plot ==
Ricky Bahl is a [[con artist]], who attracts women and dupes them off their money. The first of his many cons is Dimple, the daughter of a successful businessman. Posing as a fitness instructor, Ricky befriends Dimple at the gym. Dimple is convinced by him to lend him money, so that he may buy out his inheritance, which has been encroached upon by tenants. Dimple's father gives Ricky [[Indian rupee|INR]] 20 lakhs, which he takes and disappears.
Sometime later, a businesswoman in Mumbai, called Raina, is sold a fake painting by a man called Deven Shah, who presumably owns an art gallery. Deven takes off with INR 60 lakhs, and Raina makes the story public. She is contacted by Dimple, as well as a widow named Saira, who was conned of INR 10 lakhs.
The three women gather in Mumbai, where they plan to 'con' Ricky for the money they lost. Not knowing his real name, they call him "bloody ''kameena''" (which means rascal, in [[Hindi]]). They hire a mall worker named Ishika, who is an expert salesperson, to aid their con. Raina sponsors their arrangements, and the four women leave for [[Goa]], having traced Ricky to living at a beach there.
Ishika appears as the [[Non-resident Indian|NRI]] daughter of a motel-chain owner from the US, on a business trip to Goa to set up a restaurant. Ricky, now Vikram Thapar, pretends to own a beachside watersports facility. He befriends Ishika and decides to target her next. To win her over, he agrees to invest in her restaurant and its launch party. Unknown to him, he is being sold fake products and arrangements, planted by Raina's contacts. Soon, the women are close to recouping the amount he stole from them.
After the launch party, Ishika and Ricky spontaneously go clubbing, where they kiss. Ricky shows up at Ishika's hotel the next morning, only to find her plotting with Dimple, Raina and Saira. Realising he has been conned, he decides to get back his money, by selling Ishika a worthless property for her restaurant. The women accuse Ishika of colluding with Ricky, but he shows up at their hotel to return them their money. Claiming he has realised what it feels like to be cheated, he says he will stop being a con artist.
Raina, Dimple and Saira notice Ishika is in love with Ricky, and reunite the two. Ricky proposes to Ishika, but confesses he will have to learn from her how to live an honest life.
== Cast ==
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=== Box office ===
''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' had a biggest first day with many places recording high first day collections, but some multiplexes recording 90–100% for the first day. The collection improved well in [[Delhi]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] area throughout the day. The multiplex-dominated areas saw good to decent occupancy while single-screened areas remain on lower side. The film had a decent first day collections of {{INR}} 198.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3791&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=16 December 2011 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107205743/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3791&nCat= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3790&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |date=10 December 2011 |access-date=16 December 2011 |archive-date=3 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603201231/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews |url-status=live }}</ref> During the second day of release, it showed good improvement and collected {{INR}} 445 million. Collections rose once again on Sunday and it collected {{INR}} 767.5 million to bring the 3-day total to {{INR}} 805 million approx.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3795&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231809/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3795&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film remained steady on Monday, with collections around {{INR}} 815 million nett, taking the four-day total to million nett approx.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3800&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421043845/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3800&nCat= |archive-date=21 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film also put up a decent first week collection, grossing {{INR}} 730 million nett.<ref>[http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224164918/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings|date=24 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3811&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=17 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231815/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3811&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref> Overall, it did decent business at the box office and earned {{INR}} 840 million in full theatrical run and declared hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3834&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201636/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3834&nCat= |url-status=live
== Awards and nominations ==
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