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{{Infobox film
| name = Haraamkhor
| image = Haraamkhor.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shlok Sharma
| producer = Guneet Amarpreet Kaur [[Anurag Kashyap]] Feroze Alameer Achin Jain
| writer = Shlok Sharma
| starring =[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] [[Shweta Tripathi]]
| music = '''Songs''' [[Jasleen Royal]] '''Background Music''' Vishal Khurana Karan Gour
| cinematography = Siddharth Diwan
| editing = Kratika Adhikari Charu Shree Roy
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Sikhya Entertainment
* Khusro Films
}}
| distributor = Indian Film Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|05||NYIFF|2017|01|13}}
| runtime = 92 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80095530 |title=Haraamkhor |publisher=[[Netflix]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}22.50 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3449|title=Haraamkhor - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}22.70 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>
}}

'''''Haraamkhor''''' ({{translation|Scoundrel}}) is a 2015 Indian [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[Shlok Sharma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-brave-new-world-of-indie-films/article1-1159729.aspx|title=The brave new world of Indie films}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://qz.com/470183/beyond-bollywood-new-indian-cinema-finds-critical-and-financial-success/|title=Beyond Bollywood: New Indian cinema finds critical and financial success}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes3">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-12/news-interviews/42967495_1_anurag-kashyap-tamil-film-nawazuddin-siddiqui |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013205043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-12/news-interviews/42967495_1_anurag-kashyap-tamil-film-nawazuddin-siddiqui |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=I am not your typical actress: Vishakha Singh |access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> It stars [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and [[Shweta Tripathi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shweta-tripathi-i-cant-be-an-arm-candy-in-films/|title=Shweta Tripathi: I can't be an arm candy in films}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/All-I-Want-is-To-Touch-a-Chord-as-an-Actor/2015/08/03/article2954008.ece|title='All I Want is To Touch a Chord as an Actor'}}</ref> [[Jasleen Royal]] is the music composer. The film was shot in just 16 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shweta-tripathi-lives-her-dream-in-masaan/article7503346.ece|title=Shweta Tripathi: Living her dream}}</ref>

In April 2017, an 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/fir-against-bollywood-director-inharamkhorpromo-controversy/article7092861.ece|title=FIR against director in Haramkhor promo issue}}</ref>

''Haraamkhor'' was premiered at the 15th annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/arts-and-culture/nawazuddin-siddiqui-shines-in-shlok-sharmas-haraamkhor-at-new-york-indian-film-festival-380878/|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shines in Shlok Sharma's 'Haraamkhor' at New York Indian Film Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/new-york-indian-film-festival-immigrant-voices/article7264482.ece|title=Immigrant voices}}</ref> and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] received the Best Actor award at the NYIFF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-haramkhor-new-york-film-festival-shlok-sharma-best-actor-award/1/437638.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Honoured to receive Best Actor Award at NYIFF}}</ref>

==Plot==
Shyam is a school teacher in a village. Sandhya, and her best friends Mintu and Kamal are some of his students. Kamal has a crush on Sandhya, but she is not interested. After school, Shyam visits Sandhya's home to have some documents notarized by her father, who is a local police inspector. Sandhya and Shyam become closer. Sandhya takes care of her father when he arrives home drunk. She follows him to a party when he lies to her about going on a work trip. On her way home, Sandhya falls and injures her knee and goes to Shyam's house, where his wife, Sunita cares for her and lets her stay with them for the night. Sandhya spies on Shyam and Sunita having sex. While she is asleep, Shyam tries to talk to Sandhya and teases her, but she is angry with him.

The next day, Sandhya rebukes Shyam for lying to her about how he and his wife did not have sexual relations. It is revealed that Sandhya's mom abandoned her as a child and her father has started dating someone new, but was waiting for the right time to tell her. Shyam fixes an old moped (Luna) at Sandhya's home. They meet in secret and start having an affair. Kamal is jealous and Mintu wants to help him.

Sandhya and Shyam have sex. One month later, she reveals that she hasn't gotten her period, so they make a secret trip to the city. At the woman's clinic, Sandhya is recognized by her father's girlfriend, who keeps her secret. Sandhya is not pregnant and she and Shyam share a laugh about it. When they return to the village, Shyam tells Sandhya that they should stop seeing each other and keep their relationship strictly a student-teacher one.

Rumors reveal their secret anyway and Sunita threatens to leave Shyam. Shyam scolds and hits Sandhya for being obvious. Meanwhile, Mintu and Kamal wreak havoc in Shyam's empty home. Sunita comes back home. Shyam becomes suspicious of the kids breaking and entering his home when he sees them with some of his stuff. Shyam catches hold of Mintu and kills him by asphyxiation. Kamal manages to escape. But as he sees Shyam trying to suffocate Mintu to death, he returns with a rock and hits it hard on Shyam, killing him in the process.

==Cast==
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Shyam Tekchand, School Master
* [[Shweta Tripathi]] as Sandhya, student
* [[Trimala Adhikari]] as Sunita, Shyam's wife
* [[Mohammad Samad]] as Mintu, Sandhya’s classmate
* Irfan Khan as Kamal, Sandhya’s classmate
* [[Harish Khanna (actor)|Harish Khanna]] as Raghuvir Singh, police inspector, Sandhya's father
* [[Shreya Shah]] as Neelu, Sandhya's father's girlfriend
* Hanif as Shaktimaan
* [[Jhanvi Trivedi]] as Archana
* [[Nandini Khatri]] as Bindiya
* [[Puja Banerjee]] as Gynaecologist

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack of ''Haraamkhor'' consists of just one song, "Kidre Jaawan", which was composed by Jasleen Royal and the lyrics of which were written by Aditya Sharma.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA4MKFslNNQ |title=Kidre Jaawan - Haraamkhor - Jasleen Royal |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2020}}

==Critical reception==
[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] praised the performances of the actors saying that, "the film benefits enormously from the convincing performances at its heart. Shweta Tripathi is in good form as the confused, ignored young teenager who can’t help making all the wrong choices. But it’s Nawazuddin Siddiqui whose brilliant, mostly understated portrayal of a violent predator is the film’s biggest strength." and gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/haraamkhor-review-a-compelling-story-strengthened-by-performances-1335531.html |title=Haraamkhor Review: Compelling Story Strengthened By Performances |publisher=[[News18]]}}</ref> Rohit Vats of [[Hindustan Times]] praised the film saying that, "Brave and original, Haraamkhor walks the razor’s edge. One tiny mistake, and it could have been pronounced morally twisted. However, Haraamkhor is one film you just shouldn’t miss, even if it’s just to see how Hindi cinema is exploring new themes with finesse." and gave the film a rating of 4.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/haraamkhor-movie-review-nawazuddin-siddiqui-shweta-tripathi-take-us-to-the-land-of-shocking-truths/story-vUhXt249CNIGmkt1TJS1SO.html |title=Haraamkhor movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi take us to the land of shocking truths |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Mayank Bharara of ShowBiz-BizAsia rated the film 7 out of 10 stars. Bharara praised the actors' performances as engaging but noted that the plot "has a tendency to get monotonous."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/liff-2015-movie-review-haramkhor-2015|title=LIFF 2015 Movie Review: 'Haramkhor'|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909215841/http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/liff-2015-movie-review-haramkhor-2015|archive-date=9 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2017/01/13/haraamkhor-movie-review-stutee-ghosh-nawazuddin-siddiqui-a-dark-relevant-tale-told-with-innocence|title='Haraamkhor' Review: A Dark & Relevant Tale Told with Innocence}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{BH movie|haraamkhor}}

[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:2015 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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