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| Directed by | Nicholas Kharkongor
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| Produced by | Nikhil Chaudhary |
| Starring | Rajat Kapoor Lushin Dubey Kalki Koechlin Shiv Panditt Adil Hussain |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Basur |
| Edited by | Bhupesh 'Micky' Sharma |
| Music by | Sagar Desai
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi English
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Mantra is a 2016 Indian drama film directed Nicholas Kharkongor. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, and Lushin Dubey in pivotal roles. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Filmsn Shri Production, Zenyth Media House.
Plot
Mantra tells the story of a businessman Kapil Kapoor and his family in the backdrop of changing India in the first decade of the new millennium.
Cast
The cast of the film is as follows:[1]
- Rajat Kapoor as Kapil Kapoor
- Lushin Dubey as Meenakshi Kapoor
- Kalki Koechlin as Piya Kapoor
- Shiv Panditt as Viraj Kapoor
- Adil Hussain Man from Jharkhand
- Rohan Joshi as Vir Kapoor
- Yuri Suri as Mohan Kaul
- Maya Krishna Rao as Shazia Siddiqui
Production
Mantra was written and directed by Nicholas Kharkongor. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Films, Shri Production, Zenyth Media House and Bhavana Goparaju as an Associate Producer.
Release
Mantra had its world premiere at the 2016 South Asian International Film Festival.[2]
Critical reception
Upon release in India, the film received mixed response.[3][4][5][6][7] Ranjibdar in his review of the film wrote, "Rajat Kapoor shows he has the able shoulders to carry us through the autumn of the patriarch, but Kharkongor’s script fails him, refusing to go into the labyrinth of inner turmoil, and trying awakening." He also wrote that the film resembles Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do. [8]
References
- ↑ Mantra Cast & Crew. Bollywood Hungama.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSAIFF - ↑ Mantra movie review: Adil Hussain and encounters with strangers stand out in an uneven film. Firstpost(17 March 2017).
- ↑ ‘Mantra’ film review: The chips are down. So is everything else. Scroll.in(17 March 2017).
- ↑ Mantra movie review: Rajat Kapoor struggles to keep it together, so does the film. The Indian Express(17 March 2017).
- ↑ A flawed nostalgia: Mantra review by Sarit Ray. Hindustan Times(6 April 2017).
- ↑ Mantra Movie Review. The Times of India(17 March 2017).
- ↑ ‘Mantra’ Review: Except Rajat Kapoor, Everything Feels Counterfeit. The Quint.