Halahal (film)

Halahal is an Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film which premiered on Eros Now on 21 September 2020. Based on M.P Vyapam scam. The film was written and produced by Zeishan Quadri and directed by Randeep Jha. Starring Sachin Khedekar and Barun Sobti. This film is loosely based on Vyapam Scam.

Plot
This film revolves with the journey of Doctor Shiv Shankar to find out the truth of his daughter's murder. Yusuf, a corrupt police inspector helps him to search the man behind the incident. It reveals that Shiv's daughter was killed but the case was fabricated as suicide. Big Medical education mafias are involved with the issue and unfortunately Shiv's daughter Archana was also a part of the racket.

Cast

 * Sachin Khedekar as Dr. Shiv Shankar Sharma
 * Barun Sobti as Inspector Yusuf Qureshi
 * Manu Rishi Chadha as Bhaisahab
 * Purnendu Bhattacharya as Acharya
 * Archit Sharma as Sanaya
 * Sanaya Bansal as Pooja
 * Anuradha Mukherjee as Nandini
 * Vijay Kumar Dogra as Manoj
 * Chetan Sharma as Ashish
 * Tilak Raj Joshi as Subhash
 * Hurmat Ali Khan as Prakash Rao
 * Dimple Kaur as Sunita
 * Jitender Gaur as Hooda

Reception
Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave the film two and a half out of five stars stating "The story is griping in the beginning but tends to get a bit draggy towards the end. However, the final nail in the coffin is its unrealistic climax."

Writing in News18 Rohit Vats states "Minor flaws overlooked, Halahal is engaging for sure, and its lead talents are quite impressive. With careful project selection, the director can offer much more."

The Free Press Journal gave the movie three stars out of five and Heer Kothari states "Impressive performances make this film watchable."