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{{short description|2020 Indian horror thriller film by G. Ashok}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Durgamati
| image = Durgamati poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official release poster
| director = [[G. Ashok]]
| producer = [[Bhushan Kumar]] [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] Vikram Malhotra
| writer = G. Ashok
| based_on = ''[[Bhaagamathie]]'' (2018)
| starring = [[Bhumi Pednekar]] [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Jisshu Sengupta]] [[Mahie Gill]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Tanishk Bagchi]] Naman Adhikari Abhinav Sharma [[Malini Awasthi]] '''Background Score:''' [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| cinematography = Kuldeep Mamania
| editing = Sanjeev Kumar
| studio = [[T-Series Films]] Abundantia Entertainment [[Cape Of Good Films]]
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|12|11|ref1=<ref name="release date" />}}
| runtime = 156 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/durgamati-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mtg2ntq |title=Durgamati (2020) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=11 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215091756/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/durgamati-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mtg2ntq |url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = India
| budget = 
| gross = 
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Durgamati''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[horror thriller]] film written and directed by [[G. Ashok]] which is a remake of his own [[Telugu language|Telugu]]–[[Tamil language|Tamil]] bilingual film ''[[Bhaagamathie]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/durgamati-the-myth-review-amazon-prime-video-stays-faithful-to-the-original-yet-does-not-hold-up-bhumi-pednekar-mahie-gill-jisshu-sengupta |title=Durgamati Stays Faithful to the Original, Yet Does Not Hold up |date=12 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212171439/https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/durgamati-the-myth-review-amazon-prime-video-stays-faithful-to-the-original-yet-does-not-hold-up-bhumi-pednekar-mahie-gill-jisshu-sengupta/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It stars [[Bhumi Pednekar]] as an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, with [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]] and [[Mahie Gill]] playing supporting roles. The film is produced by [[Bhushan Kumar]], [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] and Vikram Malhotra under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], [[Cape Of Good Films]] and Abundantia Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title=Durgamati: Mahie Gill joins Bhumi Pednekar's horror-thriller |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/durgavati-mahie-gill-joins-bhumi-pednekars-horror-thriller/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122150843/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/durgavati-mahie-gill-joins-bhumi-pednekars-horror-thriller/ |archive-date=22 January 2020 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

The official announcement for the film was made on 30 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 November 2019 |title=Photo: Akshay Kumar to present Bhumi Pednekar's next, 'Durgamati' |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/photo-akshay-kumar-to-present-bhumi-pednekars-next-durgavati/articleshow/72303790.cms |url-status=live |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201082027/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/photo-akshay-kumar-to-present-bhumi-pednekars-next-durgavati/articleshow/72303790.cms |archive-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> First shot was taken on 23 January 2020 in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and filming begun there on 30 January.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2020 |title=Bhumi Pednekar's Durgavati goes on floors, Akshay Kumar shares glimpse from sets |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-goes-on-floors-akshay-kumar-shares-glimpse-from-sets-see-pic/story-RHj4SEvpNllqbIdQsoMDmJ_amp.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123130216/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-goes-on-floors-akshay-kumar-shares-glimpse-from-sets-see-pic/story-RHj4SEvpNllqbIdQsoMDmJ_amp.html |archive-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the film has been available to stream worldwide from 11 December 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref name="release date">{{Cite news |date=9 October 2020 |title=Coolie No.1, Chhalaang, Durgavati and others to premiere on Amazon Prime Video |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/coolie-no-1-chhalaang-durgavati-and-others-to-premiere-on-amazon-prime-video-6716304 |url-status=live |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012022847/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/coolie-no-1-chhalaang-durgavati-and-others-to-premiere-on-amazon-prime-video-6716304/ |archive-date=12 October 2020}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film starts with Ishwar Prasad, a politician who vows to resign from his post if the government fails to recover idols stolen over six months ago. This troubles his political rivals, who forge a plan to destroy his credibility with CBI Joint Director Satakshi Ganguly and Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhay Singh.
The two plan to interrogate IAS Chanchal Chauhan, a close confidante of Ishwar, who is in jail for murdering her fiancé Shakti, Abhay's brother. To avoid attention, they shift her to Durgamati Bungalow, a dilapidated, supposedly haunted house in the outskirts of a city, for the interrogation. The CBI question Chanchal to get some clues against Ishwar, but she repeats that he is a good man and doubts his integrity without proof in a cryptic but leading manner.

Later that night, the spirit of Durgamati, the Queen of the house before independence, takes control of Chanchal. The CBI team calls upon a psychiatrist to investigate the matter, who concludes that Chanchal must be schizophrenic as she seems to take on a different persona and narrate some story from a book as if it were her own. He suggests that the CBI commit her to an asylum. However, Abhay suspects that this might be a ploy by her to escape and arranges for a spiritual guru to find out if there is paranormal activity. The guru suggests a few indicators. Later, Abhay discovers that those indicators indicate the presence of ghosts in the bungalow. He also finds Chanchal hurting herself under the influence of the spirit. This leads to Abhay taking Chanchal to a mental hospital.

Ishwar visits her at the mental asylum, and it is revealed that Chanchal had planned the entire thing to escape the CBI in return for a 300 Crore kickback from Ishwar. It is also shown that Ishwar had forced Chanchal to kill Shakti (her fiancé) to hide his scam regarding a welfare project.

Meanwhile, Satakshi realizes that Chanchal was trying to convey the truth of Ishwar's crimes using the story of Queen Durgamati, which she came across from the various writings and artifacts she had discovered in the bungalow. She also finds evidence of Ishwar's misdeeds and the site where he hid the villagers after killing Shakti with a gun.

Thus vindicated, Chanchal is seen running a charity organization in memory of Shakti. Satakshi then tells her that they thought they knew everything about her but never knew that she was a great magician in her childhood and learned Arabic. Chanchal replies by saying that she does not know Arabic, which shocks them, hinting that there was actual paranormal activity in the house.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Bhumi Pednekar]] as Chanchal Chauhan IAS / Durgamati
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Central Minister Ishwar Prasad<ref name="BH cast">{{Cite news |date=6 February 2020 |title=Arshad Warsi to play the bad guy in Bhumi Pednekar's Durgavati; Karan Kapadia too joins the cast |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-arshad-warsi-play-bad-guy-bhumi-pednekars-durgavati-karan-kapadia-joins-cast/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207183653/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/exclusive-arshad-warsi-play-bad-guy-bhumi-pednekars-durgavati-karan-kapadia-joins-cast/ |archive-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Jisshu Sengupta]] as ACP Abhay Singh (Shakti's Elder Brother)<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 February 2020 |title='Durgavati' night shoot keeps Jisshu hooked |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/durgavati-night-shoot-keeps-jisshu-hooked/articleshow/74001173.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028022628/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/durgavati-night-shoot-keeps-jisshu-hooked/articleshow/74001173.cms |archive-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
*
* [[Mahie Gill]] as CBI Chief Satakshi Ganguly<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2020 |title=Mahie Gill joins Bhumi Pednekar in horror-thriller Durgavati |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mahie-joins-bhumi-in-horror-story/articleshow/73448794.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417023810/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mahie-joins-bhumi-in-horror-story/amp_articleshow/73448794.cms |archive-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
* Karan Kapadia as Shakti Singh<ref name="BH cast" />
* Prabhat Raghunandan as Ajay Yadav
* [[Ashok Sharma (actor)|Ashok Sharma]] as Ajay's father
*[[Dhanraj (actor)|Dhanraj]] as Nand Singh
*Brij Bhushan Shukla as Gopi
* Ada Singh as Satakshi's daughter
* Shoeb Ali as Sodhi
* Shubhendra Gupta as Analyser
* Chandan Vicky Roy as Darruk
* [[Amit Behl]] as Jose
* K. Durga Prasad as Selvam
* Muskan Lalwani as Malti Sharma
* [[Anant Mahadevan]] as Psychiatrist
* Tanya Abrol as PSI Peetal Devi (Constable)
}}

== Release ==
On 23 November 2020, the title of the film was changed to ''Durgavati'' from ''Durgamati''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhumi Pednekar's Durgavati is now Durgamati, Akshay Kumar announces with new poster |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-is-now-durgamati-akshay-kumar-announces-with-new-poster-1743211-2020-11-23 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128151206/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-is-now-durgamati-akshay-kumar-announces-with-new-poster-1743211-2020-11-23 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Akshay Kumar And Bhumi Pednekar's Durgavati Is Now Titled Durgamati |publisher=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-and-bhumi-pednekars-durgavati-is-now-titled-durgamati-the-myth-2328893 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123054620/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-and-bhumi-pednekars-durgavati-is-now-titled-durgamati-the-myth-2328893 |archive-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2020 |title=Bhumi Pednekar's 'Durgavati' is now 'Durgamati', Akshay Kumar unveils poster, announces streaming date |work=Daily News & Analysis |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/news-bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-is-now-durgamati-akshay-kumar-unveils-poster-announces-streaming-date-2857974 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123055600/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/news-bhumi-pednekar-s-durgavati-is-now-durgamati-akshay-kumar-unveils-poster-announces-streaming-date-2857974 |archive-date=23 November 2020}}</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the film was available to stream worldwide from 11 December 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref name="release date" /> The film's satellite rights were sold to [[Sony Max]].

==Reception==
Joginder Tuteja of Planet Bollywood gave the film 2.5/5 stars writing 'Durgamati-An Entertaining Horror Drama with Abbas Mustan Style twist pe twist'. He Concluded that 'All in all<s>,</s> Durgamati turns out to be one of those rare films (especially in the current times) that you can watch comfortably with your family. Play it on and you won't be disappointed. Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of ''Times of India'' gave the film 2.5/5 stars by saying that 'Durgamati is relevant but the storytelling lacks the spirit it needed'. She praised Sengupta's performance by saying that he charms us the way he always does, effortlessly. She concluded that Durgamati could be delivered better.<ref>{{Cite news |last=durgamati review |first=pallabi dey purkayastha |title=durgamati review |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/durgamati/movie-review/79659046.cms |access-date=15 January 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224120242/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/durgamati/movie-review/79659046.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Durgamati
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Naman Adhikari, Abhinav Sharma and [[Malini Awasthi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2020|12|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Durgamati – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |date=11 December 2020 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/durgamati-myth-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1544387285 |publisher=iTunes Store}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 8:09
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|juJNtjpdQJM|Durgamati - Full Album}}
}}}}

The [[film score]] was composed by [[Jakes Bejoy]] and the songs were composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Naman Adhikari, Abhinav Sharma and [[Malini Awasthi]] while lyrics written by Tanishk Bagchi and Dipti Misra.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 8:09
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Baras Baras
| extra1 = [[B Praak]], Altamash Faridi
| music1 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = Heer
| extra2 = [[Malini Awasthi]]
| music2 = Naman Adhikari, Abhinav Sharma, Malini Awasthi
| lyrics2 = Dipti Misra
| length2 = 4:49
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/durgamati-review-bhumi-pednekars-ghost-story-puts-dread-of-bad-cinema-in-us-1-star-out-of-5-2337152 |title=Durgamati Review: Bhumi Pednekar's Ghost Story Puts Dread Of Bad Cinema In Us |website=ndtv.com |access-date=18 December 2020}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|11363180}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/durgamati-the-myth/ Durgamati] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* {{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/durgamati-review-bhumi-pednekars-ghost-story-puts-dread-of-bad-cinema-in-us-1-star-out-of-5-2337152 |title=Durgamati Review: Bhumi Pednekar's Ghost Story Puts Dread Of Bad Cinema In Us |website=ndtv.com |access-date=18 December 2020}}

[[Category:2020 horror thriller films]]
[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:2020 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2020 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Amazon Prime Video original films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Tanishk Bagchi]]
[[Category:Films scored by Malini Awasthi]]
[[Category:T-Series (company) films]]
[[Category:Cape of Good Films films]]

Durgamati - Revision history

Freeman14H at 05:00, 2 March 2026