Khajoor Pe Atke

Khajoor Pe Atke
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Directed byHarsh Chhaya
Written byHarsh Chhaya
Produced byAmrit Sethia
StarringManoj Pahwa
Vinay Pathak
Seema Pahwa
Dolly Ahluwalia
Sanah Kapur
Vandita Shrivastava
Prathamesh Parab
Suneeta Sengupta
Alka amin
Vicky Arora
CinematographySidhant Chowdhry
Edited bySattyajit Gazmer
Music byBickram Ghosh
Production
company
Welcome Friends Productions
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Khajoor Pe Atke(transl. Into the fire) is a comedy film written and directed by Harsh Chhaya, who makes his directorial debut. Starring Manoj Pahwa, Vinay Pathak, Dolly Ahluwalia, Seema Pahwa, Sanah Kapoor, Suneeta Sengupta, produced by Welcome Friends Productions, and presented by S.O.I.E., the film hits cinemas nationwide on 18 May and is distributed by PVR Pictures with music on Zee Music.[1][2]

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs of the film and the background music for the same has been composed by Bickram Ghosh from Kolkata and lyrics are penned by Kumaar and the director Harsh Chhaya himself (who has also sung the song "Dhokha" in the film). The complete soundtrack is available on Zee Music.

Track listing

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Aao Na Dekha"Harsh ChhayaBickram GhoshUjjaini Mukherjee, Timir Biswas3:04
2."Duniya"KumaarBickram GhoshUjjaini Mukherjee, Divya Kumar2:45
3."Sumdi Mein Jhol"Harsh ChhayaBickram GhoshKalpana Patowary3:47
4."Dhokha"Harsh ChhayaBickram GhoshHarsh Chhaya2:16
Total length:11:53

Reception

Kennith Rosario of The Hindu wrote, "The film is self-aware of being an unrestrained comedy and maintains a light tone for grim subjects like death, coma and euthanasia but it also has its mawkish moments that could have been done without. Underneath the amateurish execution, sentimentality and clichés, lies an enjoyable fare best relished for the comic timing of its actors."[3] Prasanna D Zore of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "Khajoor Pe Atke is a half baked satire on the selfish us that only partly exposes the darkness that lurks within every family."[4] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote, "There isn’t enough of a plot to extend over 119 minutes. With a tighter script and trimmer running time, Chhaya might have actually been on to something special."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Khajoor Pe Atke special screening". The Indian Express. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Khajoor Pe Atke movie review". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Rosario, Kennith (18 May 2018). "'Khajoor pe Atke' review: Just short of a laugh riot". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ Zore, Prasanna D. "Review: Khajoor Pe Atke, half-baked satire". Rediff. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (18 May 2018). "'Khajoor Pe Atke' film review: This family comedy needed more bite". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 October 2024.