Yash Raj Films could be hailed as the pioneer of grandeur and gorgeousness in Hindi Cinema in the post-liberalisation India, and even in the films, they made for the audiences in the '80s. But this is also a production house that was aware of the changing landscape and language of movies and their audiences, which is why they had the audacity to bankroll a film like Rocket Singh: Salesman of The Year, arguably Ranbir Kapoor's greatest film and most unfairly overlooked performance.

And exactly a year later, they made a film called Band Baaja Baaraat, with the then debutant Ranveer Singh, and the then rising star of Bollywood, Anushka Sharma. And just like Rocket Singh, the world of the protagonists and the world they occupied came closest to being real and rousing. It wasn't only the debut vehicle of Singh, but also the launchpad of Maneesh Sharma, a budding filmmaker with a distinctive and dazzling voice. The moniker may have led to the belief that this would be a yet another take on love, marital bliss and balderdash, but the big surprise awaited all of us.