Cocktail

Awards

Album Awards:
• 2012 - Zee Cine Awards - Best Music - Pritam
Song Awards:
• 2012 - Stardust Awards - New Musical Sensation (Female) - Daaru Desi - Shalmali Kholgade

Trivia

Album

• Saif Ali Khan, who co-produced the film, decided to play the lead role when Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor declined it.[1]
• This was actress Diana Penty's debut Hindi film.
• Deepika Padukone was given the choice of playing one of the two female leads in the film, named Veronica and Meera. She picked the role of Veronica since she had already played a character named Meera opposite Saif Ali Khan in "Love Aaj Kal" (2009).[2][3]
• Imtiaz Ali co-wrote the film with his brother Sajid, who went on to make his directorial debut with "Laila Majnu" (2018).[4]

Song

• Yaariyaan - Saif Ali Khan had registered the title of this song as a film title for future use. However, when Bhushan Kumar asked him to release the title to him for a film being directed by his wife Divya Khosla Kumar, Saif agreed to do so without charging a fee.[5][6]
• Main Sharabi - The hook line of this song was based on a famous qawwali by the Pakistani artist Abdul Aziz, also known as Aziz Mian. Aziz Mian's son, Imran Aziz Mian, sang the hook line in this version. The song was not part of the original release of the film's CD but was included in subsequent releases.[7]
• Angreji Beat - Yo Yo Honey Singh had recorded this song in 2011. The song was part of the film but not included in its audio release.

1. ^ Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan turned down Cocktail. Then Saif Ali Khan stepped in
2. ^ Love Aaj Kal (2009)
3. ^ We had to make Diana less perfect: Cocktail producer
4. ^ Laila Majnu (2018)
5. ^ Nawab Saif Ali Khan gives away title
6. ^ Yaariyan (2013)
7. ^ Main Sharabi - Aziz Mian