Ascharya Fuck It

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Ascharya Fuck It
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Directed by Samit Kakkad
Written byAmar Tipnis
Hrishikesh Kohli
Starring Priyanka Bose
Vaibhav Raj Gupta
Ankit Raaj
Anangsha Biswas
Santosh Juvekar
CinematographyR. Dee
Release date
  • 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ascharya Fuck It (parsed as Ascharya F#*k It on the film's theatrical poster; also known as Ascharyachakit!) is an Indian Hindi language black comedy drama film, [1] directed by Samit Kakkad. [2] [3] The film stars Priyanka Bose, [4] Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Ankit Raaj, Anangsha Biswas and Santosh Juvekar [5] [6] in major roles. The story is about how desire and greed intertwine the lives of a Bollywood star, his chauffeur, a prostitute and her pimp in an unlikely love story. The film is backed by Yoodlee Films, [7] a production venture of Saregama.

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Plot

A Bollywood Superstar hires a prostitute for a night of passion. This one night changes the fate of five characters forever. The prostitute falls for the Superstar's driver while she struggles to free herself from the clutches of the sociopath pimp. Meanwhile, the actor is blackmailed for his past transgressions and he seeks to keep his reputation intact by any means necessary. These two events collide with a violent conclusion where not everyone will survive.

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