<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ₹ 22 Crore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ₹ 1.8 billion </Td> </Tr> <P> Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (English: A Match Made By God) is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra under the banner Yash Raj Films . The film is inspired by The World of Apu of legendary Bengali film maker Satyajit Ray . The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles . Khan plays a mild - mannered office worker named Surinder Sahni, whose love for the beautiful and vivacious Taani (Anushka Sharma) causes him to transform himself into the loud and fun - loving "Raj" to win her love . It was released worldwide on 12 December 2008 and marked Aditya Chopra's return to directing after an eight - year break, following his previous film, Mohabbatein . </P> <P> The film was not heavily promoted pre-release, contrary to previous Khan or Yash Raj films, mainly because of the filmmakers' decision to keep it low - profile because of the terror attacks in Mumbai . Upon release, the film received positive reviews and broke many box office records . It was declared a blockbuster despite the fact that it was released only two weeks after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, amidst uncertainty and apprehensions from the trade regarding market conditions at the time . At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed over ₹ 1.58 billion (US $25 million) worldwide and was also the highest - grossing film of the year in the overseas market, thus becoming Yash Raj Films and Shahrukh Khan's highest - grossing film at the time of its release . The film's soundtrack was composed by Salim - Sulaiman, and it became the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top ten albums sales for the iTunes Store . </P>

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