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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Cobalt Blue<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Sachin Kundalkar]]<br />
| producer = Priya Sreedharan<br>Wasim Khan<br>Zulfaquar Torabi<br />
| writer = Sachin Kundalkar<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Prateik Babbar]]<br />
* Neelay Mehendale<br />
* [[Anjali Sivaraman]]<br />
* [[Neil Bhoopalam]] <br />
* [[Anant V Joshi]]<br />
* [[Poornima Indrajith]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = Vincenzo Condorelli<br />
| editing = [[Mohit Takalkar]]<br />
| studio = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Netflix Studios<br />
* Open Air Film<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = [[Netflix]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|04|02}}<br />
| runtime = 113 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/cobalt-blue-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdaxmtk4|title=Cobalt Blue|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Cobalt Blue''''' is an Indian [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Sachin Kundalkar]] starring [[Prateik Babbar]], Dr. Neelay Mehendale, and [[Anjali Sivaraman]]. It is adapted from the ''[[Cobalt Blue (novel)|novel of the same name]]'' which follows a story of a brother and sister who fall in love with the same man; ensuing events shatter a traditional Marathi family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-13 |title=Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar |url=https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2017/january/cobalt-blue-sachin-kundalkar |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=World Literature Today |language=en}}</ref> The film was slated to release on Netflix on 3 December 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-12 |title=Cobalt Blue trailer: Prateik Babbar is at the centre of a love triangle with a brother and sister at opposite ends |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/cobalt-blue-trailer-prateik-babbar-is-at-the-centre-of-a-love-triangle-with-a-brother-and-sister-at-opposite-ends-7619893/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> but was postponed and released on 2 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cobalt Blue: Netflix film starring Prateik Babbar gets a new release date |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/cobalt-blue-netflix-film-starring-prateik-babbar-gets-a-new-release-date/acb84d7ba7520 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
When an aspiring author and his free-spirited sister both fall for the enigmatic paying guest at their home, ensuing events rock their traditional Indian family, forcing them to examine loneliness and fears around same-sex love.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Prateik Babbar]] as Paying Guest<br />
* Dr. Neelay Mehendale as Tanay Vidhyadhar Dixit<br />
* [[Anant V Joshi]] as Aseem Dixit<br />
* [[Anjali Sivaraman]] as Anuja Dixit<br />
* [[Poornima Indrajith]] as Sister Mary<br />
* [[Neil Bhoopalam]] as Professor (literature)<br />
* [[Geetanjali Kulkarni]] as Sharda Dixit<br />
* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Mr. Dixit<br />
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==Release==<br />
In November 2018, it was announced that the novel ''[[Cobalt Blue (novel)|Cobalt Blue]]'' would be adapted into a feature film for Netflix. It has been written and directed by Kundalkar<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/netflix-india-slate-movies-tv-priyanka-chopra-baahubali-1202498767/|title=Netflix Unveils More Originals For India Market; Sets 'Hotel Mumbai' Regional Release, Priyanka Chopra-Produced Pic|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=8 November 2018|accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> and was scheduled for streaming on the platform starting 3 December 2021 but it was then postponed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/cobalt-blue-movie-104511|title=Cobalt Blue|last=|first=|publisher=[[ndtv]]|date=20 November 2021|accessdate=20 November 2021}}</ref> It was eventually released on 2 April 2022.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Critic Response===<br />
Nandini Ramnath from ''[[Scroll.in]]'' gave a positive review of the film's writing, "Neelay Mehendale's delicate characterisation of Tanay and Prateik Babbar's overt hunkiness create the film's most memorable moments, which have the vividness of primary colours and the erotic flush of first love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Cobalt Blue' review: A sexual awakening in primary colours |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1020958/cobalt-blue-review-a-sexual-awakening-in-primary-colours |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Scroll.in |date=2 April 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote,"The movie has heartwarming Hindi poetry catering to various shades of emotions. The entire movie is a slow, lyrical and heartbreaking journey blended with literature, poetry, music and art. Primary hues have been effectively used to bring out emotions."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title='Cobalt Blue' review: Terrific relationship drama |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/cobalt-blue-review-terrific-relationship-drama-1098464.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{imdb title|15314640}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindi-language Netflix original films]]<br />
[[Category:2022 films]]<br />
[[Category:2022 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin Kundalkar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]</div>Ajay Kumar