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{{Short description|2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kuttey
| image = Kuttey film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = Aasmaan Bhardwaj
| writer = {{ubl|Aasmaan Bhardwaj|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]}}
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = {{ubl|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]|[[Luv Ranjan]]|[[Ankur Garg]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]|[[Arjun Kapoor]]|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]|[[Radhika Madan]]|[[Konkona Sen Sharma]]|[[Kumud Mishra]]|Shardul Bhardwaj}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| music = Vishal Bhardwaj
| studio = {{ubl|[[Luv Films]]|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]]|Vishal Bhardwaj Films}}
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2023|01|13|df=y}}
| runtime = 108 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuttey |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kuttey-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdewmzkw |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106061946/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kuttey-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdewmzkw |url-status=live }}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR|35 crore}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/entertainment/news-kuttey-box-office-collection-arjun-kapoor-starrer-film-kuttey-struggles-to-entice-audience-217432 | title=Kuttey box office collection: Arjun Kapoor starrer film Kuttey struggles to entice audience | date=16 January 2023 | access-date=9 May 2023 | archive-date=9 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509112040/https://www.zeebiz.com/trending/entertainment/news-kuttey-box-office-collection-arjun-kapoor-starrer-film-kuttey-struggles-to-entice-audience-217432 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|4.65 crore}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuttey Box Office|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kuttey/box-office/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=17 January 2023|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117021320/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kuttey/box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Kuttey''''' ({{Translation|Dogs}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kuttey-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdewmzkw|title=Kuttey|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|quote=KUTTEY is a Hindi language action thriller in which rival groups each plan the heist of an armoured truck carrying a large amount of money.|access-date=6 January 2023|archive-date=6 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106061943/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kuttey-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdewmzkw|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Aasmaan Bhardwaj, in his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishal Bhardwaj's thriller 'Kuttey', starring Tabu & Naseeruddin Shah, will hit the theatres in Jan |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/vishal-bhardwajs-thriller-kuttey-starring-tabu-naseeruddin-shah-will-hit-the-theatres-in-jan/articleshow/95361031.cms |work=The Economic Times |access-date=9 November 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109072255/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/vishal-bhardwajs-thriller-kuttey-starring-tabu-naseeruddin-shah-will-hit-the-theatres-in-jan/articleshow/95361031.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> It is produced by [[Vishal Bhardwaj|Vishal Bhardwaj Films]], [[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]] and [[Luv Films]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kuttey: Tabu And Arjun Kapoor's Film Gets A Release Date |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kuttey-tabu-arjun-kapoor-naseeruddin-shah-and-konkona-sen-sharma-s-film-to-release-in-cinemas-in-january-2023-3497404 |work=NDTV.com |access-date=9 November 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109071635/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kuttey-tabu-arjun-kapoor-naseeruddin-shah-and-konkona-sen-sharma-s-film-to-release-in-cinemas-in-january-2023-3497404 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Arjun Kapoor]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Radhika Madan]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Kumud Mishra]] and Shardul Bhardwaj.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjun Kapoor, Tabu starrer 'Kuttey' set for release in January 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/arjun-kapoor-tabu-starrer-kuttey-set-for-release-in-january-2023/article66106939.ece |work=The Hindu |date=7 November 2022 |language=en-IN |access-date=9 November 2022 |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121062810/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/arjun-kapoor-tabu-starrer-kuttey-set-for-release-in-january-2023/article66106939.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kuttey Release Date: सामने आई 'कुत्ते' की रिलीज डेट, अर्जुन कपूर और नसीरुद्दीन शाह लीड रोल में आएंगे नजर |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-kuttey-release-date-release-date-arjun-kapoor-and-naseeruddin-shah-starrer-kuttey-will-release-on-14-jan2023-23187522.html |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi |access-date=9 November 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109072323/https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-kuttey-release-date-release-date-arjun-kapoor-and-naseeruddin-shah-starrer-kuttey-will-release-on-14-jan2023-23187522.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

It was theatrically released on 13 January 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/arjun-kapoor-starrer-kuttey-gets-new-release-date-release-january-2023/|title=Arjun Kapoor starrer Kuttey gets a new release date; to release in January 2023|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=7 November 2022|access-date=7 November 2022|archive-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107053521/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/arjun-kapoor-starrer-kuttey-gets-new-release-date-release-january-2023/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a [[box office flop|commercial failure]] grossing {{INR}}4 crore towards a budget of {{INR}}35 crore.

==Premise==
One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai, three stray gangs unknowingly cross paths on the hunt for a van carrying crores of cash and it's every man for himself. A complex maze of subplots with greed as the Common motive leads to a tense often hilarious chain of events.

==Cast==
* [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] as Poonam Sandhu aka Pammi
* [[Arjun Kapoor]] as Gopal Tiwari
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Narayan Khobre
* [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as Lakshmi Sharma
* [[Radhika Madan]] as Lovely Khobre, Narayan's daughter
* [[Kumud Mishra]] as Viswapal Suri aka Paaji
* Shardul Bhardwaj as Danny Dandekar
* Lavishka Gupta as Gopal's Daughter
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Harry
* Vijayant Kohli as Mamu
* Jay Upadhyay as Surti
* [[Santosh Juvekar]] as Police Inspector
* [[Anurag Kashyap]] as Politician
* Vijay Kumar Singh as Shankar
* Jagbir Singh Pannu as Police Inspector
* Aasmaan Bhardwaj as IPS Officer Rajiv Mishra
* Brij Gopal as Manohar
* Ashwini Mishra as Commissioner Of Police
* Ajit Shidhaye as Jehangir

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox Album
| name = Kuttey
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| released = 10 January 2023<ref name="jiosaavn">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2023 |title=Kuttey – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuttey/C7-UzOO,gb4_ |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711151751/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuttey/C7-UzOO,gb4_ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| recorded = 2021-2022
| studio = Notting Hill Blues Studio, Kiran+Nivi Studio, Studio Satya, Capricon Studio, Abbey Road Studios, White Noise Studio
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:01
| language = Hindi
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| prev_title = [[Darlings (film)|Darlings]]
| prev_year = 2022
| year = 2023
| next_title = [[Khufiya]]
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|9oUHkKiVJrU|Kuttey - Full Album}}
}}
}}

The music of the film is composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]. The lyrics are penned by [[Gulzar]] & Faiz Ahmad Faiz.<ref name="jiosaavn"/>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 30:01
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Awaara Dogs
| extra1 = [[Vishal Dadlani]]
| length1 = 3:36
| lyrics1 = [[Gulzar]]
| title2 = Tere Saath
| extra2 = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], Kiran + Nivi
| lyrics2 = Gulzar
| length2 = 4:06
| title3 = Ek Aur Dhan Te Nan
| extra3 = [[Jyoti Nooran]], Hanumankind
| lyrics3 = Gulzar
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Azaadi
| extra4 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics4 = Gulzar
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Vaat Lagli
| extra5 = [[Avdhoot Gupte]]
| lyrics5 = Gulzar
| length5 = 2:43
| title6 = Kuttey (Title Track)
| extra6 = [[Rekha Bhardwaj]]
| lyrics6 = Faiz Ahmad Faiz
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = Khoon Ki Khushboo
| extra7 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| lyrics7 = Gulzar
| length7 = 3:06
| title8 = Phir Dhan Te Nan
| extra8 = Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani
| lyrics8 = Gulzar
| length8 = 4:20
}}

== Reception ==
''Kuttey'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics with praise for its performances (particularly Tabu's), cinematography, music and background score while criticism for its screenplay.

''Monika Rawal Kukreja of [[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote, "It's a one-time watch and if nothing else, enjoy the music."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kuttey-movie-review-an-entertaining-raw-and-wild-tale-of-bloodthirsty-people-101673584922967-amp.html|title=Kuttey movie review: An entertaining, raw and wild tale of bloodthirsty people|website=Hindustantimes|date=13 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=14 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114002808/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kuttey-movie-review-an-entertaining-raw-and-wild-tale-of-bloodthirsty-people-101673584922967-amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ronak Kotecha of ''[[Times Of India]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' starts off with a bang and keeps powering its screenplay with interestingly dark, sharp and self-centred characters". He added "it's easy to pick your favourite. Tabu tops the list her pitch is perfect and appears effortless, Kapoor has more to do, and the actor delivers an honest performance while Naseeruddin Shah, Konkana, Radhika, Shardul and Kumud make their limited time on screen count".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/kuttey/movie-review/96904175.cms|title=Kuttey Movie Review: Tabu doggedly leads this wild and entertaining pack of hounds|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=12 January 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711151805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/kuttey/movie-review/96904175.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

Zinia Bandyopadhyay of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' is best enjoyed if you have a knack for dark and wry humour. However, if gore is not your cup of tea, it is best to steer clear from this one. The performances are indeed the strong suit in the film Mishra and Kapoor both will leave you impressed, Tabu, steals the show, Madan is delight to watch, Naseerudin and Konkona’s extended cameo, sets the mood wish they had more screen time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/reviews/story/kuttey-movie-review-arjun-kapoor-delivers-a-strong-performance-in-aasmaan-bhardwajs-dark-and-raw-film-2321005-2023-01-13|title=Kuttey Movie Review: Arjun Kapoor delivers a strong performance in Aasmaan Bhardwaj's dark and raw film|website=Indiatoday|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=13 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113054732/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/reviews/story/kuttey-movie-review-arjun-kapoor-delivers-a-strong-performance-in-aasmaan-bhardwajs-dark-and-raw-film-2321005-2023-01-13|url-status=live}}</ref> Avinash Lohana of ''[[Pinkvilla]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' does entertain and enthral, but in parts. The film was capable of a lot more and doesn’t optimise its potential. Kapoor gives a sincere performance, Tabu, Konkona, Kumud delivered controlled performance which leaves an impact, Radhika and Shardul shine in their respective roles".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/kuttey-review-an-enthralling-arjun-kapoor-tabu-kumud-mishra-film-that-doesnt-optimise-its-potential-1206192?amp|title=Kuttey Review: An enthralling Arjun Kapoor, Tabu, Kumud Mishra film that doesn't optimise its potential|website=Pinkvilla|date=13 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=15 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115135243/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/kuttey-review-an-enthralling-arjun-kapoor-tabu-kumud-mishra-film-that-doesnt-optimise-its-potential-1206192?amp|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' rests on an interesting concept and strong performances but suffers from excessive violence and usage of cuss words".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/movie/kuttey/critic-review/kuttey-movie-review/kuttey-rests-on-an-interesting-concept-and-strong-performances/|title=Kuttey Movie Review|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=13 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=13 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113122358/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/movie/kuttey/critic-review/kuttey-movie-review/kuttey-rests-on-an-interesting-concept-and-strong-performances/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' is a film that certainly does not bark up the wrong tree. On performances she highlighted Tabu's work, who delivers unblemished performance, and admirably supported well by Mishra, Kapoor, Madan and Bharadwaj go along with the flow of the wild tale without missing a beat, while Naseeruddin Shah and Konkona Sen do full justice to their limited roles".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kuttey-review-tabu-delivers-another-unblemished-performance-in-twisted-thriller-3-stars-3689575/amp/1|title=Kuttey Review: Tabu Delivers Another Unblemished Performance In Twisted Thriller|website=NDTV|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711151814/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kuttey-review-tabu-delivers-another-unblemished-performance-in-twisted-thriller-3-stars-3689575|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Kuttey'' needed some meat to bark. The film doesn’t have a very convincing storyline the unnecessary violence, use of cuss words and a huge waste of some good craftsmen".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kuttey-review-unnecessary-violence-use-of-cuss-words-and-a-huge-waste-of-some-good-craftsmen-11978302.html/amp|title=Kuttey movie review: Unnecessary violence, use of cuss words and a huge waste of some good craftsmen|website=Firstpost|date=13 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=13 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113062153/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kuttey-review-unnecessary-violence-use-of-cuss-words-and-a-huge-waste-of-some-good-craftsmen-11978302.html/amp|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt15281704}}

{{Luv Ranjan}}

[[Category:2023 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]

Kuttey - Revision history

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