Dil Dhadakne Do starts off with Anil Kapoor, the patriarch of the Mehra clan, going on a cruise with his reel life wife, Shifaali Shah, to bring in their 30th wedding anniversary. Accompanying them are their children, Ranveer Singh who's being persuaded to tie the knot with the 'right' girl, and Priyanka Chopra who is already married to Rahul Bose. And there begins a journey about family bonding, estrangement and self discovery.

“It was a happy coincidence that Mr Kapoor and Sunita were also raising a toast to three decades of marriage while we were shooting. We learnt this within days of setting sail and though Sunita couldn't be with us on May 19, their anniversary, we had a bash for the Kapoors later. In fact, there was a party every night with the 2000-plus cast, crew, their friends and family, on board. We even brought in Ranveer's 29th birthday on the ship,“ reminisces producer Ritesh Sidhwani.

Ritesh admits that since they wrapped up the family drama, he's been flooded with requests from his filmy family for a peek. And that is how they hit on the idea of hosting three parties on the same night for a preview of the trailer for the team and their families, before unveiling it to the world a couple of days later.

“Anil Kapoor will be hosting a party jointly with Ranveer. The two are actually related as Ranveer's father is a cousin of Sunita Kapoor. This bash for their relatives and common friends will be at the Kapoors' Juhu bungalow, while siblings, Farhan and Zoya, the film's actor and director, will be throwing one more, jointly, for their families,“ informs Ritesh who will be organising a third gala at his place which will be the grand finale for the entire DDD family.

He admits that after making films about friends, bromance and rock music, Farhan and he, after a decade, have finally come up with a film that celebrates the family, with all its dislikes and differences, its moments and memories. “And what better way than this to ensure that we gets a family audience for it from the word go,“ Ritesh smiles.