Haraamkhor
Haraamkhor | |
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Directed by | Shlok Sharma |
Produced by |
Shlok Sharma Vishakha Singh Guneet Monga AKFPL |
Starring |
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shweta Tripathi |
Music by | Jasleen Royal |
Distributed by | DAR Motion Pictures |
Release dates |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Haraamkhor (English: The Wretched) is a 2015 Indian Hindi film directed by Shlok Sharma.[1][2] The film is co-produced by Shlok Sharma, Vishakha Singh, Guneet Monga and AKFPL.[3] The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi.[4][5] The First look of Haramkhor was out on 8 March 2015.[6] Jasleen Royal is the music composer of the film. The film is a love story that revolves around a delicate relationship between a school teacher in a small Gujarati town and his teenage female student.[7] The film was shot in 16 days only.[8] In April 2015, a FIR was registered against director Shlok Sharma on a complaint by Balbharati, Maharashtra’s textbook bureau, objecting to striking similarities between its logo and promotion scenes from Haraamkhor.[9] Haraamkhor was premiered in 15th annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)[10][11] and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). Nawazuddin Siddiqui received the Best Actor award for the film at the New York Indian Film Festival.[12]
Plot
The story is based on a real life events. It is about Deepanshu (Deepanshu Tripathi), and complications around his extramarital affair with his young student, Sangeeta (Shweta Tripathi). This relationship is set against the foil of Sangeeta’s classmates- Dhar's (Mohd Samad) and Kumar’s (Irfan Khan) friendship. Kumar is in love with Sangeeta. Kumar then retaliates by having coitus with Deepanshu's wife Sweet akka whom he first met at a smoking area Cosmo-102 where he finds her smoking only menthol cigarettes and sometimes iceburst.
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shyam, Gujarati teacher
- Shweta Tripathi as Sandhya, School student
- Trimala Adhikari as Sunita
- Mohd Samad as Mintu, Sandhya’s classmate
- Irfan Khan as Kamal, Sandhya’s classmate
- Harish Khanna as Raghuvir
Critical Reception
Mayank Bharara of ShowBiz-BizAsia praised the film and gave it 7 out of 10 stars.[13]
References
- ↑ "The brave new world of Indie films".
- ↑ "Beyond Bollywood: New Indian cinema finds critical and financial success".
- ↑ "I am not your typical actress: Vishakha Singh – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Shweta Tripathi: I can't be an arm candy in films".
- ↑ "'All I Want is To Touch a Chord as an Actor'".
- ↑ "First look of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Haramkhor' is out".
- ↑ "Nawazuddin stars in a film based in Gujarat".
- ↑ "Shweta Tripathi: Living her dream".
- ↑ "FIR against director in Haramkhor promo issue".
- ↑ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shines in Shlok Sharma's 'Haraamkhor' at New York Indian Film Festival".
- ↑ "Immigrant voices".
- ↑ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Honoured to receive Best Actor Award at NYIFF".
- ↑ "LIFF 2015 Movie Review: 'Haramkhor'".