Shiddat
| Shiddat | |
|---|---|
 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Kunal Deshmukh |
| Written by | Dheeraj Rattan Pooja Ladha Surti Shridhar Raghavan |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Dinesh Vijan |
| Starring | Sunny Kaushal Radhika Madan Mohit Raina Diana Penty |
| Cinematography | Amalendu Chaudhary |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: Sachin–Jigar Manan Bhardwaj Khawaja Pervaiz Gourav Dasgupta Background Score: Sachin–Jigar |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Disney Hotstar |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love, or simply Shiddat[2] (transl. Passion), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock Films. The film stars Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty.
The film premiered on 1 October 2021 on Disney Hotstar.
Plot
[edit]The film starts with the wedding ceremony of Gautam and Ira, who were fellow mates at a French university. Jaggi, a drunk guest at the wedding, creates a scene and gets caught with his friends for gatecrashing the party.
2 years later
[edit]Jaggi crosses the border illegally, intending to reach London, but gets caught and taken back to the embassy where Gautam works. Jaggi explains that he has to reach London before Monday to prove his love, after being inspired by Gautam's speech on reception day. The film flashes back to three months ago.
Jaggi, a hockey player, meets Kartika, a swimmer, and though the two get off to a rocky start, they start spending time together and grow close. But Jaggi finds out Kartika is getting married. She asks him meet her after three months in London, to prove that his love are true, in which case she would cancel the wedding. Jaggi enters the UK illegally and faces many hurdles trying to reach Kartika before her wedding and after falling off a plane Jaggi dies leaving Kartika heartbroken. The film ends with Kartika along with Gautam, Ira and all their friends trying to celebrate Jaggi's life, remembering him.
Cast
[edit]- Sunny Kaushal as Joginder "Jaggi" Dhillon
- Radhika Madan as Kartika Singh
- Mohit Raina as Gautam Sehgal
- Diana Penty as Ira Sharma Sehgal
- Arjun Singh as Ketan
- Vidhatri Bandi as Sheena
- Gaurav Amlani as Pinkesh
- Gandharv Dewan as Rana "Rane" Chaudhry
- Chirag Malhotra as Bilal
- Hoomayun as Nazir
- Babraqk Akbari as Tarekh
- Atul Kumar as Rajesh Singh
- Nazneen Madan as Manjari Singhania
- Rajendra Shisatkat as Coach Damle
- Diljohn as Kersie Marfatia
- Floriane Andersen as Natalie
- Ijaz Ahmed
- Saheb
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The film was announced on 16 May 2019 by Dinesh Vijan.[3]
Casting
[edit]Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty were signed for the lead roles.[4][5]
Filming
[edit]Principal photography commenced in November 2019.[6][7]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Shiddat | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta | |
| Released | 22 September 2021[8] |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:38 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
| Official audio | |
| Shiddat - Full Album on YouTube | |
The film's music was composed by Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta while lyrics written by Kausar Munir, Priya Saraiya, Kunwar Juneja and Manan Bhardwaj.
The song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan is a remake of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 1993 qawwali song.[9] Kohinoor Mukherjee, mixing and mastering engineer received 'Best Mixing Mastering Award' for Hum Dum Song.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shiddat - Title Track" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Akhiyan Udeek Diyan" | Manan Bhardwaj, Khawaja Pervaiz | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Manan Bhardwaj | Master Saleem | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Barbaadiyan" | Priya Saraiya | Sachin–Jigar | Sachet Tandon, Nikhita Gandhi, Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Hum Dum" | Kunwar Juneja | Gourov Dasgupta | Ankit Tiwari | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Chitta" | Manan Bhardwaj, Traditional | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Jug Jug Jeeve" | Kausar Munir | Sachin–Jigar | Sachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon, Sachin–Jigar | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Shiddat" (Reprise) | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 26:38 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal starrer Shiddat Wala Pyaar to release on Disney Hotstar on October 1". Bollywood Hungama. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Banerjee, Arnab (1 October 2021). "'Shiddat' Movie Review: Word Out Romance Will Have Few Takers!". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal to romance in Dinesh Vijan's Shiddat". 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Shiddat – Journey Beyond Love: Dinesh Vijan ropes in Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Diana Penty, Mohit Raina for an intense love story". Bollywood Hungama. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal to romance in Dinesh Vijan's Shiddat". The Indian Express. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Radhika Madan begins shooting for Shiddat opposite Sunny Kaushal". Bollywood Hungama. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Radhika Madan kick starts the shoot of Dinesh Vijan's 'Shiddat'". The Times of India. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Shiddat – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Shiddat song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan: Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal's new track dishes out major nostalgic vibes". Pinkvilla. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "बॉलीवुड म्यूजिक मिक्सिंग की दुनिया के मास्टर-बेताज बादशाह हैं कोहिनूर मुखर्जी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Shiddat at IMDb
- Shiddat at Bollywood Hungama