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Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii

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{{short description|2007 film by Karanjeet Saluja}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2007}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii
| image = Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii.JPG
| caption =
| director = Karanjeet Saluja
| producer = Sweta Agnihotri [[Ken Ghosh]] Shashikant Khamkar Namrata Rungta
| screenplay = Nupur Asthana
| story = Jay Kumar Satyam Tripathi
| based_on = [[Like Mike]] (2002 American film)
| starring = [[Rahul Bose]] Zain Khan [[Susheel Parashara]] [[Rajesh Khera]] [[Meera Vasudevan]] Nasirr Khan Raj Bhansali
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]] Sandeep Shirodhakar
| cinematography = Promod Kumar Pradhan
| editing = Shaju Chandran
| studio = [[Saregama|Saregama Film]]
| distributor = Saregama HMV
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|06|22}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert|6498000}}
}}
'''''Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii''''' is a 2007 [[Hindi]]-language Indian [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[Sports film|sports]] [[Comedy film]] directed by Karanjeet Saluja (also known as Kittu Saluja).

It stars Zain Khan and [[Rahul Bose]] as the lead protagonists. The film's title is taken from lines spoken by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s character in the 1982 film ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} The film is based on the Hollywood movie ''[[Like Mike]]''. The film features music by [[Salim–Sulaiman]] and lyrics by Irfan Siddiqui. Cricketer [[Kapil Dev]] also makes a cameo appearance in the film.

== Plot ==
Karan (Zain Khan) is a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a dilapidated orphanage owned by a stern, uncouth warden, John "Hitler" Kakkad ([[Rajesh Khera]]). Karan has two dreams: one is to have parents and the other is to be a big [[cricketer]]. His inspiration is [[Kapil Dev]], since he has been brought up on the motivating
His dreams take a turn when one day, he lays his hands on an old cricket bat which Karan is convinced is the bat that Kapil Dev used to win the 1983 World Cup; for him, the bat becomes a magic bat. One day by a stroke of luck, the coach of the [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] spots Karan playing cricket and is highly impressed by his batting skill. At that point in town, the Indian cricket team has been going through a "rough patch".

Karan and his magical bat are inducted into the Indian cricket team as the opening batsman along with the captain, Varun ([[Rahul Bose]]). When Karan marches onto the pitch and wins the match for India, he soon becomes the nation's heartthrob. Although he was formerly rejected by adopting couples, he is now the most sought after kid in the country. However, Raghav (Raj Bhansali), the orphanage bully, hates him and feels that if Karan did not have the magic bat he would have never made it to the cricket team. Raghav now wants the magic bat at any cost. Karan and Varun develop a strong emotional bond deeper than fellow cricketers. Karan has no parents and Varun has parents, but is estranged with his father and does not want to accept him. Karan strongly believes that parents are the best gift endowed by God and succeeds in uniting Varun with his father.

At the final 5th one day match between India and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], events spiral out of control and Karan's magic bat is destroyed by Raghav. Karan is a nervous wreck, but Varun makes him realise that the bat was in fact just an ordinary bat, and it was a mere coincidence that two players viz. Karan and [[Kapil Dev]] who used that bat were both incredibly talented batsmen. Karan could get the magic back forever, if he places faith in himself instead of the bat. With Karan's help, India wins the match. After the match, Karan decides to stop playing and re-join the team when he is older. Varun and his girlfriend whom he marries, Malini ([[Meera Vasudevan]]) supposedly decide to adopt Karan.

==Cast==
* Zain Khan as Karan
*[[Rahul Bose]] as Varun Roy
*[[Meera Vasudevan]] as Malini
* Nassar Abdulla as Mr. Roy, Varun's father
*[[Rajesh Khera]] as John Kakkad
* Deiptimaan Chowdhury as Dabboo
* Raj Bhansali as Raghav
*[[Sushil Parashar]] as Bholu Dada
*[[Kapil Dev]] as himself (cameo)
* Nasirr Khan as Commentator

==Music==
#"Phir Se Aa Gaya Sunday" – [[Armaan Malik]], Sharavan Iyer, Kaustav, Chorus
#"Jhatka Phatka" – [[Kailash Kher]], [[Vijay Prakash]], Hrushitesh Kamerker, Mangal Mishra, John Stewart, [[Salim-Sulaiman|Salim Merchant]]
#"Khulla Asmaan" – [[Krishna Kumar Kunnath|K K]], Salim Merchant
#"Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii" – [[Kunal Ganjawala]]

==Box office==
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii failed to get a good response at the box office. The film released after schools had re-opened, which resulted in collections in single digits, earning only Rs. 890,000 in its opening week. In India it grossed 6.4 million and was failed badly at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/25box.html |title=Chain Kulii opens poorly}}</ref> It was declared a disaster at the box office.
The movie however turned into a cult hit amongst the Indian audience after its broadcasting in cartoon channels in the years following the release.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=963727 ''Times'' review]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:Films about cricket in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salim–Sulaiman]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
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Batti Gul Meter Chalu

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{{short description|2018 film directed by Shree Narayan Singh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Batti Gul Meter Chalu
| image = Batti Gul Meter Chalu Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Shree Narayan Singh]]
| producer = [[Bhushan Kumar]] Krishan Kumar Nitin Chandrachud [[Shree Narayan Singh]] Kusum Arora [[Nishant Pitti]]
| story = [[Vipul K Rawal]]
| screenplay = Siddharth-Garima
| starring = [[Shahid Kapoor]] [[Shraddha Kapoor]] [[Divyendu Sharma]] [[Yami Gautam]]
| music = '''Score:''' Vijay Verma Anamik & Lyton '''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]] [[Rochak Kohli]] [[Sachet-Parampara]]
| cinematography = Anshuman Mahaley
| editing = Shree Narayan Singh
| studio = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]] Krti Pictures LLP
| distributor = [[Anand Pandit Motion Pictures]]
 [[Zee Studios]] (International)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|09|21}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = 
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}520 million<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3880 |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu – Movie – Box Office India |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''''Batti Gul Meter Chalu''''' ({{Translation|Lights off, meter on}}; {{IPA-hi|bət̪t̪iː gʊl miːʈəɾ tʃaːluː}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[comedy drama film]]<ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/batti-gul-meter-chalu-preview-shahid-kapoors-fight-for-justice-begins-1919679 Batti Gul Meter Chalu Preview: Shahid Kapoor's Fight For Justice Begins]</ref> directed by [[Shree Narayan Singh]] and produced by [[Bhushan Kumar]], Nitin Chandrachud, [[Nishant Pitti]] and [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bhushan-takes-over-two-films/articleshow/64212604.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522045214/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bhushan-takes-over-two-films/articleshow/64212604.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2018 |title=Kumar takes over Batti Gul Meter Chalu and Fanne Khan from Prenaa Arora}}</ref> The film tells the story of inflated electricity bills in rural India and stars [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]], [[Divyendu Sharma]] and [[Yami Gautam]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/Shraddha-Kapoor-and-Yami-Gautam-on-board-for-Shahid-Kapoor-starrer-Batti-Gul-Meter-Chalu/photostory/62400560.cms] Times of India – "[[Shraddha Kapoor]] and [[Yami Gautam]] on board for [[Shahid Kapoor]] starrer Batti Gul Meter Chalu"</ref>

Principal photography commenced in February 2018 in Tehri, Uttarakhand and was completed in July 2018.<ref name="Hindustan_Times">[https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-begins-shooting-for-batti-gul-meter-chalu-in-uttarakhand-see-pics-from-sets/story-5GyhoCjLb7btuuYHeT6Y8L.html] [[Hindustan Times]] "Shahid Kapoor begins shooting for Batti Gul Meter Chalu in Uttarakhand" – 10 February 2018 – Bollywood</ref><ref name="NewsX" /> The film was released worldwide on 21 September 2018 to a mixed response.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/shahid-kapoors-next-batti-gul-meter-chalu-postponed-by-a-week-will-now-release-on-21-september-4767501.html |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu to release on 21 September}}</ref>

== Plot==
Sushil Kumar "S.K." Pant, Lalita "Nauti" Nautiyal and Sundar Mohan Tripathi are childhood friends based in [[New Tehri|Tehri, Uttarakhand]]. S.K. is an unscrupulous lawyer making money from out-of-court settlements. Nauti is an over the top fashion designer who thinks highly of herself. Wanting to get married, she decides to date both her childhood friends, each for a week. Things turn sour as S.K catches Nauti and Tripathi kissing. Heartbroken, he starts taunting and avoiding them.

Tripathi's small town printing press is charged with an inflated electricity bill of {{INRConvert|150|k}}, which escalates to {{INRConvert|5.4|m}} in the following months. He along with Nauti visit S.K for a solution, but instead, he insults them. With nowhere to go, Tripathi commits suicide. S.K is taken aback by the events and has a change of heart. He decides to fight out against SPTL, the privatised electricity company responsible for the inflated bills. He has an advocate Gulnaar Rizvi representing SPTL as his opponent.

On the last sitting of case with S.K about to win, Tripathi resurfaces and reveals about his suicide attempt and his struggles regarding inflated bills. The Court clears Tripathi's bill and cancels SPTL's License. It also orders them to pay Tripathi {{INRConvert|1|m}}, and others {{INRConvert|50|k}} with similar complaints as a compensation. Tripathi is sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment for trying to dupe insurance company with his fake death. Gulnaar and S.K. are shown to be dating post the case.

==Cast==
* [[Shahid Kapoor]] as Sushil Kumar "SK" Pant
* [[Shraddha Kapoor]] as Lalita "Nauti" Nautiyal
* [[Divyendu Sharma]] as Sundar Mohan Tripathi / Ratul Gupta
* [[Yami Gautam]] as Advocate Gulnaar Rizvi
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Lalita's grandmother
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Judge
* [[Samir Soni]] as Sanjay Bhaduriya, SPTL owner
* [[Rajendra Chawla]] as Janak Khanduri, complaint officer
* Sukhvinder Chahal as Pankaj Bahuguna, SPTL official
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as D.N Pant, SK's father
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Beena Nautiyal, Lalita's mother
* Atul Srivastava as Murarilal Tripathi, Sundar's father
* [[Anushka Ranjan]] as Rita Tripathi, Sundar's sister
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Deendayal Gangotri Travels owner
* Badrul Islam as Kalyan
* [[Sharib Hashmi]] as Vikas
* Mukesh S Bhatt as Upreti
* Anna Ador as Ariana

==Production ==

===Principal photography===
The principal photography for the film began in February 2018 with [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] in [[Tehri]], [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name="Hindustan_Times" /> The first and second schedule of the film got wrapped in February 2018<ref>[https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/photos/shahid-kapoor-wraps-first-schedule-batti-gul-meter-chalu-398971] – PinkVilla "Shahid Kapoor wraps up the first schedule of Batti Gul Meter Chalu – February 22, 2018</ref> and March 2018 respectively.<ref>[http://www.india.com/showbiz/shahid-kapoor-and-shraddha-kapoor-wrap-up-the-second-schedule-of-batti-gul-meter-chalu-in-dehradun-2957114/] – India.com "Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor wrap up the second schedule of the film – 22 March 2018</ref> Since, [[KriArj Entertainment]], which was producing the film firstly got into financial troubles, the shoot of the film was kept on a halt, which finally got resumed in May 2018 and was wrapped up in June 2018.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-shahid-kapoor-s-batti-gul-meter-chalu-finally-resumes-shooting-2616378] DNA India "Shahid Kapoor's 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' finally resumes shooting" – 17 May 2018</ref> After the final schedule in July 2018, the film was finally wrapped up in the same month.<ref name="NewsX">[https://www.newsx.com/entertainment/its-a-wrap-for-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-starrer-batti-gul-meter-chalu] NewsX – It's a wrap for [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] starrer Batti Gul Meter Chalu – 12 July 2018</ref>

===Casting===
Director [[Shree Narayan Singh]] had already signed Shahid Kapoor to play a lawyer fighting against Faulty Electricity Meters and Inflated Bills in a local town of Uttarakhand.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-to-star-in-toilet-director-shree-narayan-singh-s-next/story-Ig8DlnyMV44BDAtX5jq9HJ.html] – [[Hindustan Times]] – "Shahid Kapoor to star in Toilet director Shree Narayan's film" – 27 September 2017</ref> Later, [[Yami Gautam]] was signed as an opposition lawyer against Shahid Kapoor in the film.<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070118/confirmed-its-yami-gautam-opposite-shahid-kapoor-in-batti-gul-meter-chalu.html] – [[Deccan Chronicle]] – Confirmed! It's [[Yami Gautam]] opposite [[Shahid Kapoor]] in Batti Gul Meter Chalu – 7 January 2018</ref> For the role of Lalita Nautiyal a.k.a. Nauti, actresses like [[Katrina Kaif]],<ref>[http://www.india.com/showbiz/katrina-kaif-out-shraddha-kapoor-in-for-shahid-kapoors-batti-gul-meter-chalu-2632090/] India.com – [[Katrina Kaif]] out [[Shraddha Kapoor]] in for [[Shahid Kapoor]]'s Batti Gul Meter Chalu</ref> [[Ileana D'Cruz]]<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/not-ileana-dcruz-actress-star-opposite-shahid-kapoor-batti-gul-meter-chalu/] KoiMoi – Bollywood – Not [[Ileana D'Cruz]] But this actress to star opposite [[Shahid Kapoor]] in Batti Gul Meter Chalu – 2 January 2018</ref> and [[Sonakshi Sinha]]<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/sonakshi-shraddha-strong-contenders-opposite-shahid-kapoor.html] [[Deccan Chronicle]] – Entertainment – Bollywood – Batti Gul Meter Chalu – [[Sonakshi Sinha]] or [[Shraddha Kapoor]]? Who will be [[Shahid Kapoor]]'s heroine? – 16 November 2017</ref> were approached but later, it was confirmed that Shraddha Kapoor would be playing this role in the film.<ref>[https://pandolin.com/shraddha-kapoor-signs-batti-gul-meter-chalu-directed-by-shree-narayan-singh/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420091113/https://pandolin.com/shraddha-kapoor-signs-batti-gul-meter-chalu-directed-by-shree-narayan-singh/ |date=20 April 2019 }} Pandolin – [[Shraddha Kapoor]] signs Batti Gul Meter Chalu</ref>

==Marketing and release==
The film was originally slated to release on 31 August 2018<ref>[https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shahid-kapoors-batti-gul-meter-chalu-gets-a-release-date-details-here-1774167] NDTV – "Shahid Kapoor's Batti Gul Meter Chalu Gets A Release Date" – 11 November 2017</ref> but was pushed to 14 September 2018 to avoid the clash with Shraddha Kapoor's other film, ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]'' starring [[Rajkummar Rao]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-clash-averted-shraddha-kapoor-batti-gul-meter-chalu-will-not-lock-horns-with-stree-2625800] DNA India – "Clash averted! Shraddha Kapoor Batti Gul Meter Chalu will not lock horns with Stree" – 16 June 2018</ref> The financial troubles faced by [[KriArj Entertainment]]<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/director-shree-narayan-and-producer-prernaa-aroras-batti-gul-meter-chalu-runs-into-trouble-over-payment-issues/articleshow/63687851.cms] Mumbai Mirror – "Director Shree Narayan and producer Prernaa Arora's Batti Gul Meter Chalu runs into trouble over the payment issues" – 10 April 2018</ref> lead to delays in the shooting of the film.

Later, it was announced that the film would have a worldwide release on 21 September 2018.<ref>[https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoors-batti-gul-meter-chalu-gets-a-new-release-date-details-inside/256304] Times Now News – Entertainment – Bollywood News – Article – [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]]'s Batti Gul Meter Chalu gets a new release date – details inside – 18 July 2018</ref> The teaser of the film was released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 18 October 2017.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/title-announcement-batti-gul-meter-chalu/videoshow/61934599.cms] [[Times of India]] – "Title Announcement – Batti Gul Meter Chalu" – 5 December 2017</ref> The trailer of the movie was released on 10 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title="Batti Gul Meter Chalu" Trailer Released |url=https://headlinestoday.org/entertainment/1434/batti-gul-meter-chalu-trailer-released/ |website=Headlines Today |access-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811164118/https://headlinestoday.org/entertainment/1434/batti-gul-meter-chalu-trailer-released/ |archive-date=11 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following a special screening on 20 September attended by the cast<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/videos/entertainment/batti-gulvideo/video-UmfcRKIo6hQNbEGzqTfC6K.html |title=Shahid and Mira Kapoor attend special screening of Batti Gul Meter Chalu |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> the film finally was released on 20 September 2018 in UAE and 21 September worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=BATTI GUL METER CHALU – SHOWTIMES |url=https://uae.voxcinemas.com/movies/batti-gul-meter-chalu-hindi |website=VOX Cinemas |access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref> The film had its TV world premiere on [[Zee Cinema]] on 16 February 2019.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

== Soundtrack ==
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| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Paltan (film)|Paltan]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Batti Gul Meter Chalu
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Sui Dhaaga]]
| next_year = 2018
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| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Satyameva Jayate (2018 film)|Satyameva Jayate]]
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| title = Batti Gul Meter Chalu
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Badhaai Ho]]
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| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Batti Gul Meter Chalu
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Kabir Singh]]
| next_year = 2019
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| type = soundtrack
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| single1date = 18 August 2018
| single2 = Dekhte Dekhte
| single2date = 25 August 2018
| single3 = Hard Hard
| single3date = 28 August 2018
| single4 = Har Har Gange
| single4date = 2 September 2018
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}}

The music of the film is composed by [[Anu Malik]], [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Sachet-Parampara]] while the lyrics are penned by Siddharth-Garima and [[Manoj Muntashir]]. Music was produced by Dj Phukan, Bharat Goel, Chandan Saxena, O2srk, Abhijit Vaghani. The songs featured in the film are sung [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Arijit Singh]], [[Atif Aslam]], [[Mika Singh]], [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Prakriti Kakar]] and Sachet Tandon.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-wrap-batti-gul-meter-chalu-with-mika-singh-song-see-pic/story-GXwWibl4TDO4hr3cwZAnpN.html] [[Hindustan Times]] – [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]] wrap Batti Gul Meter Chalu with [[Mika Singh]] song – 12 June 2018</ref> The album of the film was by released [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 5 September 2018. The music supervision was assisted by Vatsal Chevli.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/batti-gul-meter-chalu |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Gaana]]}}</ref>

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== Critical reception ==

''Batti Gul Meter Chalu'' generally received mixed reviews from critics. The film was lauded for its message, humor, performances and cinematography. The movie's running time and story execution faced criticism.

[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] in its 3.5 stars review criticized the storyline but praised the performance of Shahid Kapoor. " Shahid is top-notch. The actor, who is in his prime, has matured into a fine talent and shows that he can shoulder a film on his own. Half a star in the film's rating is reserved only for Shahid."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/movie-reviews/report-batti-gul-meter-chalu-review-shahid-kapoor-and-shraddha-kapoor-s-social-drama-educates-but-fails-to-entertain-2665689 |title='Batti Gul Meter Chalu' Review: Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's social drama educates but fails to entertain |date=20 September 2018 |work=dna|access-date=11 October 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta from [[The Times of India|TOI]] in his 3 stars review questioned the screenplay saying, "BGMC loses power under the load of its heavy-duty screenplay." He, however praised Shahid & Shraddha's performance adding, "Shahid is able to blend a fine balance between the over-confident young man and the guy with a heart of gold. His monologue during the climax is superb. Shraddha Kapoor plays the peppy small town girl with panache."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/batti-gul-meter-chalu/movie-review/65894641.cms |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu Movie Review |date=24 September 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>

[[Rajeev Masand]] gave positive response praising the performances of the cast, message and humor of the film. He awarded it 3 stars noting "This is one of those mainstreammovies that delivers its message coated with a thick layer of melodrama. And it works." Shubhra Gupta from [[The Indian Express]] rated it 2.5 stars out of 5 praising the cinematography, message and humor of the film. She noted saying "Batti Gul Meter Chalu is careless not to get too much in lecture-mode. The rest of it made me smile, and made me pause: how do you expect people to live without ‘bijli’ in today's world? It is, as SK says thunderously, a fundamental right."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/batti-gul-meter-chalu-movie-review-shahid-kapoor-5368350/ |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu movie review: The Shahid Kapoor starrer is a film with good intentions |date=21 September 2018 |work=The Indian Express|access-date=6 November 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Another critic Shrishti Negi of [[News 18]] praised performances of the cast, writing and the heart of the film. While criticized the sexist 'jibles', massage and the film's overstretched second half. Devesh Sharma of [[Filmfare]] quoted "All-in-all, Batti Gul Meter Chalu is a film which has its heart in the right place. Better editing and a shortening of length by twenty minutes would have made the film more impactful."<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/batti_gul_meter_chalu/ |title=CRITIC REVIEWS FOR BATTI GUL METER CHALU |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>

While critic Jyoti Sharma Bawa from [[Hindustan Times]] criticized the execution of the film quoting "The film takes almost 1.5 hours to establish what the trailer explained in three minutes" giving it two and half from five stars.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/batti-gul-meter-chalu-review-shahid-kapoor-fluctuates-shree-narayan-singh-shocks/story-7Flg8kdotrwarEf7W9OrIP.html |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu review: Shahid Kapoor film is low on voltage |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
The shooting of the film got stalled in April 2018 due to the non-payment of dues by [[KriArj Entertainment]]. Later, in June 2018, producer [[Vashu Bhagnani]] claimed his rights over the film as the deal with KriArj Entertainment, which was denied by [[Bhushan Kumar]], the current producer of the film.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/jun/26/t-series-vashu-bhagnani-at-loggerheads-over-rights-of-batti-gul-meter-chalu%E2%80%8B-fanney-khan-1833968.html] Indian Express – "T-Series, Vashu Bhagnani at loggerheads over rights of 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu', 'Fanney Khan'" – 26 June 2018</ref>

The film's original and first writer [[Vipul K Rawal]] had filed a case against the Director and other writers for trying to deny him his rightful credit for the story, screenplay and dialogues of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-case-filed-against-writers-director-of-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-s-batti-gul-meter-chalu-2616847 |title=Case filed against writers, director of Shahid Kapoor-Shraddha Kapoor's Batti Gul Meter Chalu |date=20 May 2018 }}</ref> Later, the matter was settled and it was decided that the credit for story, screenplay and dialogues will now be equally shared between Rawal along with Sidhartha Singh and Garima Wahal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/batti-gul-meter-chalu-makers-reach-agreement-writing-credit |title=Batti Gul Meter Chalu makers reach an agreement over writing credit – Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |date=2 June 2018 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7720922}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|batti-gul-meter-chalu}}

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Amavas

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{{short description|2019 Bollywood horror film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Amavas 2
| image = Amavas official poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bhushan Patel]]
| producer = [[Urvashi Sharma|Raina Joshi]] Dipen Amin
| story = Jody Medland
| writer = Aparna Nadig (Dialogue)
| screenplay = Tanya Pathak
| starring = [[Sachiin Joshi]] [[Nargis Fakhri]] [[Mona Singh]] [[Vivan Bhatena]]
| music = [[Sanjeev-Darshan]] [[Ankit Tiwari]] [[Abhijit Vaghani]] [[Asad Khan (sitarist)|Asad Khan]]
| cinematography = Amarjeet Singh
| editing = Deven Murdeshwar
| studio = Viking Media and Entertainment
| distributor = Blue Sapphire Films UK Weeping Grave Productions [[AA Films]] [[Panorama Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|2019|02|08|df=y|ref1=<ref name=nft>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/its-a-new-release-date-for-horror-film-amavas/articleshow/67726641.cms |title=It's a new release date for horror film ‘Amavas’ |first= |last= |date=28 January 2019 |website=Filmibeat.com |accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 132 mins<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/amavas-2019 |title=AMAVAS (2019){{!}} British Board of Film Classification|date=29 January 2019|website=bbfc}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}36 million<ref name="Bollywood Hungama">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/amavas-2/box-office/ |title=Amavas Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''''Amavas''''' ({{Translation|Moonless Night}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[horror film|horror]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Bhushan Patel]]. Presented by Viiking Media Entertainment, the film stars [[Sachiin Joshi]], [[Nargis Fakhri]] and [[Mona Singh]]. The movie was released on 8 February 2019.

==Plot==
The story is about Karan who is possessed by the spirit of his friend Sameer, who gets murdered. After that, Maya also gets murdered by Sameer`s spirit in the body of Karan. So Sameer`s spirit killed Gotti, Shibani, Ruhi (Maya`s sister), and also tries to kill Ahana. But Karan saves her by killing himself in the burning grave of Sameer. Karan has an injury mark on his chest given by Sameer during his death, his (spirit) only source to survive in the body of Karan. But in the end scene, it seems that there was also same kind of injury mark in the hand of Ahana. So the spirit then also exists in Ahana with the mark of the ghost Movie ends promising a sequel.

==Cast==
*[[Sachiin Joshi]] as Karan Ajmera
*[[Nargis Fakhri]] as Ahana
*[[Vivan Bhatena]] as Sameer, the ghost
*[[Mona Singh]] as Dr. Shibani Roy, psychiatrist
*[[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Gotti, servant and butler
*[[Navneet Kaur Dhillon]] as Maya
*[[Sabina Chema]] as Ruhi (Maya's Sister)
*Monisha Haseen
*Tara Devani
*David Broughton as Doctor

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Amavas
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sanjeev-Darshan]], [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Abhijit Vaghani]] and [[Asad Khan (sitarist)|Asad Khan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released =1 February 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/amavas/uCOTVObfFJY_ |title=Amavas – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Saavn]]}}</ref>
| recorded = 2018
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature Film Soundtrack]]
| length =17:44
| language= [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| misc = {{YouTube|Alnh8rsmv0w|Audio Jukebox}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Sanjeev-Darshan]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Bhaiaji Superhit]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Amavas
| year = 2019}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Ankit Tiwari]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Kaashi in Search of Ganga]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Amavas
| year = 2019
| next_title = [[Romeo Akbar Walter]]
| next_year = 2019}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Abhijit Vaghani]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Wajah Tum Ho]]
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Amavas
| year = 2019
| next_title = [[Luka Chuppi]]
| next_year = 2019}}
}}

The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Sanjeev-Darshan]], [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Abhijit Vaghani]] and [[Asad Khan (sitarist)|Asad Khan]], with lyrics written by [[Sandeep Nath]], [[Junaid Wasi]], Anurag Bhomia, [[Kunaal Verma]] and Ikka. The first song was titled "Jab Se Mera Dil" and released on 11 December 2018. The album is presented by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 17:44
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Jab Se Mera Dil
| extra1 = [[Armaan Malik]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
| music1 = [[Sanjeev-Darshan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Sandeep Nath]]
| length1 = 3:24
| title2 = Finito
| extra2 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]], Sukriti Kakar, Ikka
| music2 = [[Abhijit Vaghani]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kunaal Verma]], [[Ikka Singh|Ikka]]
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Dhadkan
| extra3 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
| music3 = [[Sanjeev-Darshan]]
| lyrics3 = [[Sandeep Nath]]
| length3 = 3:37
| title4 = Bheege Bheege
| extra4 = [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| music4 = [[Ankit Tiwari]]
| lyrics4 = Anurag Bhomia
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Zikr
| extra5 = [[Armaan Malik]]
| music5 = [[Asad Khan (sitarist)|Asad Khan]]
| lyrics5 = [[Junaid Wasi]]
| length5 = 3:46
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== Release ==
On 5 January 2019, a new poster was unveiled, which revealed that the release date was postponed to 8 February that year.<ref name=nft /><ref>https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/nargis-fakhri-amavas-new-release-date/amp/</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical response===
''Amavas'' received mixed reviews from critics. Reza Noorani of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rates the film one and half stars out of five and writes, "As far as the horror is concerned, there is nothing to worry about because the ghost is extremely predictable even when it tries to surprise you. While the effects are slick and the ghosts match up to international standards, they cannot save this film from turning into a painful two-hour-long watch".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/amavas/movie-review/67898817.cms |title=AMAVAS MOVIE REVIEW TIMES OF INDIA |date=8 February 2019|access-date=9 February 2019 |website=Times of India}}</ref> In contrast, [[Subhash K. Jha]] of [[CNN-News18]] gave it three stars out of five and opined: "Death is indeed a "grave" matter in Hindi horror, what with the graveyard being a favourite haunt of horror. ''Amavas'' doesn't visit any graveyard but a grave plays an important part in the rites of exorcism. The film presses all the right buttons, ticks all the boxes".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amavas-movie-review-never-judge-a-bhoot-by-its-kabr-2029355.html |title=Amavas Movie Review: Never Judge A 'Bhoot' By Its 'Kabr' |date=8 February 2019|access-date=9 February 2019 |website=News18}}</ref> Kunal Guha of ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'', however, rated the film one star out of five, and felt it "reduces horror to hilarity".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/amavas-movie-review-sachin-joshi-nargis-fakhri-starrer-reduces-horror-to-hilarity/articleshow/67901927.cms |title=Amavas Movie Review: Sachin Joshi Nargis Fakhri starrer reduces horror to hilarity |date=8 February 2019|access-date=9 February 2019 |website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film earned {{INR}}0.75 crore nett in India on its opening day. ''Amavas'' has collected {{INR}}30 million nett pan India in its opening week.<ref name="Bollywood Hungama">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/amavas-2/box-office/ |title=Amavas Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |accessdate=16 February 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8396186}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|amavas-2}}

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