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| Directed by | Subhash Kapoor |
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| Written by | Subhash Kapoor |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Naren Kumar Dimple Kharbanda |
| Starring | Richa Chadda Manav Kaul |
| Cinematography | Jayesh Nair |
| Edited by | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
| Music by | Mangesh Dhakde
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/english
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Madam Chief Minister is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Subhash Kapoor. The film stars Richa Chadda in the lead role. The film's official announcement was made by Chadda on 12 February 2020. The film was shot in Lucknow all through November and December 2019 in a straight start to finish 40-day schedule.[1][2] The film was theatrically released in India on 22 January 2021.[3]
Cast
- Richa Chadda as CM Tara Roopram: Danish's wife and Indramani's former girlfriend
- Manav Kaul as Danish Rehman Khan: Tara's husband and Shashi's fiancé
- Akshay Oberoi as Indramani "Indu" Tripathi: Tara's former boyfriend and enemy who left her and used her when she was twice been pregnant by his child.
- Saurabh Shukla as Master Surajbhan
- Subhrajyoti Barat as Arvind Singh
- Nikhil Vijay as Bablu
- Boloram Das as Sundar
- Sangam Bahuguna as Khushwaha
- Shreya Awasthi as Dr. Laxmi
- Raviza Chauhan as Shashi Rai, Danish's fiance
- Sushil Shukla as Ansari
- Vivek Yadav as Student 1
- Raj Vardhan Pandey as Killer
Music
The film's music was composed by Mangesh Dhakde while lyrics written by Dushyant.
Reception
The film received three stars out of five from Ronak Kotecha and he described the film as "Madam Chief Minister gets our vote for being an entertaining political drama, set in the crime-infested corridors of power."[4]
Controversy
The movie’s portrayal of the lead was criticized for not choosing a Dalit woman. The actor responded “regrettable and a completely unintentional oversight”.[5] [6]
See also
References
- ↑ Richa Chadha plays politician in Subhash Kapoor's next Madam Chief Minister(12 February 2020).
- ↑ Richa Chadha announces her next 'Madam Chief Minister', calls it her 'toughest' part. The Times of India(12 February 2019).
- ↑ Richa Chadha wields a broom as she turns Madam Chief Minister, see new poster(4 January 2021).
- ↑ Madam Chief Minister Movie Review: Richa Chadha powers this unpredictable political drama. The Times of India.
- ↑ 'Regrettable, unintentional oversight: Richa Chadha on 'Madam Chief Minister' poster row. The Week. The Week. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Richa Chadha apologises for controversial Madam Chief Minister poster: 'A completely unintentional oversight'. Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times(15 January 2021). Retrieved 1 June 2021.