Kadak Singh
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Directed by	Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Written by	Ritesh Shah
Story by	Viraf Sarkari Ritesh Shah Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Produced by	Mahesh Ramanathan Viraf Sarkari Andre Timmins Sabbas Joseph
Starring	Pankaj Tripathi Parvathy Thiruvothu Sanjana Sanghi Jaya Ahsan Dilip Shankar Jogi Mallang
Cinematography	Avik Mukhopadhyay
Edited by	Arghyakamal Mitra
Music by	Shantanu Moitra
Production companies	WIZ Films KVN Productions HT Content Studio First Step Films Opus Communications
Distributed by	ZEE5[1]
Release date	8 December 2023 (2023-12-8)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Kadak Singh is a 2023 IndianHindi-languagepsychological thriller film directed byAniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by WIZ Films along with KVN Productions. It has been produced by Viraf Sarkari and Mahesh Ramanathan.^[2] The film stars an ensemble cast includingPankaj Tripathi,Jaya Ahsan,Parvathy Thiruvothu andSanjana Sanghi in prominent roles.^{[citation needed]} This is the first Hindi film of Bangladeshi actressJaya Ahsan.^[3][4] The film was released on 8 December 2023 onZEE5.^[5][6] The film had its world premiere at the54th International Film Festival of India on 22 November 2023.^[7]

An officer of the Department of Financial Crimes is trying to solve a chit-fund scam case after being diagnosed with retrograde amnesia. He relies on listening to different perspectives on who he actually is and how he landed up in the hospital where he is being treated.^[8]

• Pankaj Tripathi as Arun Kumar 'AK' Shrivastav alias "Kadak Singh"
• Sanjana Sanghi as Sakshi Shrivastav, AK's daughter
• Khushboo Kamal as Mimi Shrivastav, AK's deceased wife^[9]
• Parvathy Thiruvothu as Miss Mimi Kannan (Mimi Nurse)^[10]
• Jaya Ahsan as Noyona aka Naina, AK's "girlfriend"^[11]
• Paresh Pahuja as Arjun Shrivastav, AK's Colleague
• Varun Buddhadev as Aditya "Adi" Shrivastav, AK's "son"
• Dilip Shankar as Tyagi, AK's "boss"
• Jogi Mallang
• Sanjeev Sharma as Ashok Agarwal
• Rajan Modi as Subhash; AK's colleague

The shoot of the film started soon in December 2022 inKolkata.and finish in February 2023.^{[12][13][14][15]}

The film's trailer was launched on 21 November 2023, at the 54th International Film Festival of India premiere.^[16][17] Talking about the reason behind choosingInternational Film Festival of India for the trailer launch, director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury called the festival one of the most important global platform for movies.^[18]

The music of the film was released on November 30, 2023.^[19]

The rights of the film were sold to ZEE5.^[20] The director, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, revealed intentions of releasing theatrically after its streaming release.^[21]

On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 40% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.^[22]

Reviews of the film noted Tripathi's performance. Sreeparna Sengupta ofThe Times of India rated it 3 out of 5 and commented, "the film has to its advantage seasoned actors like Pankaj Tripathi and Parvathy doing what they do best."^[23] Monika Rawal Kukreja ofHindustan Times wrote, "At 127 minutes, the film is crisp and doesn’t seem dragged."^[24] Bhavana Sharma fromDeccan Chronicle wrote, "The screenplay stands out as the film's strongest suit, with its non-linear storytelling that seamlessly shifts between past and present."^[25] Rishil Jogani ofPinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 while concluding, "its novel concept is a reason enough to watch it."^[26] A critic fromBollywood Hungama rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "Kadak Singh has a complicated and disappointing second half. The performances are the saving grace of this film."^[27]

The music for the film composed byShantanu Moitra. Lyrics are written byTanveer Ghazi.^[28]

• Kadak Singh atIMDb

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