Ek Din (transl. One Day) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Sunil Pandey and produced by Mansoor Khan, Aamir Khan, and Aparna Purohit under Aamir Khan Productions. The film stars Sai Pallavi (in her Hindi film debut) and Junaid Khan in lead roles. It is a remake of the 2016 Thai film One Day.
Ek Din was released on 1 May 2026. It received largely negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb.
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Cast
Sai Pallavi as Meera Ranganathan
Junaid Khan as Dinesh "Dino" Shrivastava
Kunal Kapoor as Nakul Bhasin
Kavin Dave as Samarjit "Sam" Hathiramani
Reshma Shetty as Ketki Patel
Jenifer Emmanuel as Ritu
Astha Gulati as Priya
Neha Vyaso as Monu
Chakori Dwivedi as Meenu
Raju Patel as Yadav Ji
Samta Sagar as Dino's mother
Pragati Mishra as Shruti
Rajendra Jadhav as Janitor
Production
The film was shot in Sapporo, Japan, utilizing the snowy landscape to enhance the visual appeal. The Japan schedule of the film was wrapped in March 2024. The Mumbai schedule began in the same month, with filming taking place in Film City.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was composed by Ram Sampath, with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil. Though Arijit Singh had formally announced his departure from playback singing, he provided vocals to five tracks in the film honoring the earlier commitment.
Release
Ek Din was scheduled to release on 7 November 2025, however it was postponed to 1 May 2026. It was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu under the titles Oru Naal and Okka Roju respectively.
The digital rights of the film were bagged by Amazon Prime Video.
Reception
Rajiv Vijaykar of Koimoi gave the film 4 and half stars. He praised Ek Din as a beautifully written, emotionally engaging romance that turns a one-day love story into a memorable, heartfelt experience. The review strongly appreciates Sunil Pandey’s direction, Sai Pallavi and Junaid Khan’s performances, the Japan visuals, music, and the film’s strong emotional finish. Subhash K Jha gave film 3 and 1/2 stars and wrote "‘Ek Din’ is like an elegantly arranged symphony whose notes are not particularly profound. But they suggest an enduring harmony between the location and the heart. And if all fails — and that’s not the case here — there is always Sai Pallavi, an actress so far ahead of the competition she makes the rest look like cheerleaders”. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote "At a time when the box office menu is brimming with masala entertainers, Ek Din tastes like a palate cleanser, blending mood and memory with a touch of magic". Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter India "In other words, the shield of fiction collapses to reveal a film that fumbles the basics. By now, it’s obvious that Ek Din is more bust than boom. The notes outweigh the feelings. There’s a lack of interiority — a cultural emptiness in the storytelling (the rest of the album fails to register) — that stops the love from transcending the story". Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2 out of 5 stars, writing "The Junaid Khan–Sai Pallavi starrer isn’t outright bad. It attempts to revive clean, old-school romance in Bollywood, standing apart from the industry’s current wave of hyper-violent and misogynistic themes". Vineeta Kumar of India Today gave 2 out of 5 stars, and wrote "Sai Pallavi and Junaid Khan's romantic film follows Dinesh and Meera through a one-day love story shaped by memory loss. The film's striking Japan backdrop cannot compensate for thin writing and a romance that never convinces". Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing "While the first half is engaging, the second falters with a confusing climax. Sai Pallavi shines, but the film lacks lasting emotional impact". Sahir Advik D'Souza of The Quint gave 1 out of 5 stars, writing "It is impossible to take this premise seriously—or the film at large, despite its blue-chip backing by Aamir Khan".