Akelli
| Akelli | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pranay Meshram |
| Written by |
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| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Pushkar Singh |
| Edited by | Sumeet Kotian |
| Music by | Score: Rohit Kulkarni Songs: Hitesh Sonik Gurshabad Aman Pant Mehul Vyas |
Production company | Dashami Studioz |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Akelli (lit. 'Alone') is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Pranay Meshram in his directorial debut. It stars Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role.[2][3] The film was released on 25 August 2023.[4]
Synopsis[edit]
Nushrratt Bharuccha plays a "ordinary Indian girl" trapped in a combat zone who must battle for her life.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Nushrratt Bharuccha as Jyoti
- Nishant Dahiya as Raafiq who was Jyoti's colleague at the garment factory and helped her escape
- Rajesh Jais as Ranjit Chawla
- Tsahi Halevi as Assad, ISIS commander of a higher level than Wahab
- Amir Boutrous as Wahab, ISIS commander
- Piloo Vidyarthi as Beeji
- Mannat Duggal as Jyoti’s Niece - Mahi
- Shivani Sopori as Noor Bano
- Ward Musharafieh as Mahira
- Munisa Halmanova as Afra
- Merve Ozel as Sabreena
- Nand Chopra as Devendra Suri
- Kassem Mansoor as Iraqi cop Nawab
- Jessica Haddad as Momina, Wife of Nawab
- Leyla as The girl with the bomb vest
- Imam Mazhar as Factory worker Haafiz
- Nodira Murtazoyeva as Assad’s wife, Habiba
Production[edit]
The film started in 2022 and was wrapped in April 2023.[6][7][8]
Music[edit]
| Akelli | |
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| Soundtrack album by Hitesh Sonik,
Gurshabad, Aman Pant and Mehul Vyas | |
| Released | 24 August 2023 |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 13:40 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| Akelli - Full Album on YouTube | |
The music of the film is composed by Hitesh Sonik, Gurshabad, Aman Pant and Mehul Vyas while lyrics written by Manoj Tapadia, Gurshabad Raj Shekhar and Mukund Bhalerao.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tu Akelli Hi Kafi Hai" | Manoj Tapadia | Aman Pant | Daler Mehndi, Piyush Kapoor, Himanshu Choudhary, Kinjal Chaterjee, Devashri Manohar | 3:35 |
| 2. | "O Mahey" | Gurshabad | Gurshabad | Gurshabad, Chayanika Gargg | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Umeedon Ki Titliyan" | Raj Shekhar | Hitesh Sonik | Sunidhi Chauhan | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Mera Apana Aasma" | Mukund Bhalerao | Mehul Vyas | Romy | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 13:40 | ||||
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.7/10.[9]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 1/5 and wrote "This Nushrratt Bharuccha-starrer makes for a tiring watch, where all you do is wonder how we are meant to swallow the going-ons on screen."[10]
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 1.5/5 and wrote "This tale of a woman cornered and fighting for dear life had the potential to be a thrilling, edge-of-the-seat ripsnorter. It falls way, way short. The lacklustre Akelli is a film best left alone."[11]
Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost gave it a rating of 2.5 out of 5, and wrote "Akelli could have been a good story on human resilience, but what I felt was the film failed because of the inconsistent script and because of the under-experience of debutant filmmaker Pranay Meshram. The intention of the film was good where the director has made an attempt to highlight the dangers of traveling to dangerous zones like Iran in search of better jobs and plump salaries."[12]
Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com rated 1.5/5 stars and observed "What could have been an immensely compelling survival drama is reduced to the pretty-girl-in-peril thriller."[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Akelli (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Akelli teaser: Nushrratt Bharuccha battles to survive in war zone, film to release on this date". DNA. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Akelli Teaser: Nushrratt Bharuccha is trapped in war-torn land in gripping first glimpse, watch". Bollywood Hungama. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Nushrratt Bharuccha's 'Akelli' gets new release date, to clash with Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Dream Girl 2'". Bollywood Hungama. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Nushrratt Bharuccha's gripping teaser of Akelli out now!". WION. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Nushrratt Bharuccha's next drama-thriller Akelli". The Indian Express. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Nushrratt Bharuccha shares 'wounded' picture from 'Akelli' set". The Times of India. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Nushrratt Bharuccha's next is a drama-thriller titled Akelli; Details inside". The Financial Express. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Akelli". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (23 August 2023). "Akelli movie review: Nushrratt Bharuccha film is a giant improbable bubble". The Indian Express.
- ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (25 August 2023). "Akelli Review: Nushrratt Bharuccha Is A Damsel Pursued By Terrorists In Lacklustre Film". NDTV.
- ^ Deb Roy, Lachmi (23 August 2023). "Akelli Movie Review: Gripping story lost in the maze of illogicality". Firstpost.
- ^ Sanap, Mayur (24 August 2024). "Akelli Review: Nushrratt Can't Save This Mess". Rediff.
External links[edit]
- Akelli at IMDb
- Akelli at Bollywood Hungama
