Beautiful (2020 film)

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Beautiful: An Ode to Rangeela
Directed byAgastya Manju
Written byK. K. Binojee
Screenplay byAgastya Manju
Story byAgastya Manju
Produced byNaresh Kumar T
Sridhar T.
Ram Gopal Varma (presenter)
Starring Naina Ganguly
K. K. Binojee
Parth Suri
CinematographyAgastya Manju
Edited byAbhishek Ojha
Music byRavi Shankar
Production
company
A Tiger / Company Production
Release date
  • 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Beautiful: An Ode to Rangeela is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Agastya Manju, and produced by Naresh Kumar T. [1] [2] The film stars Naina Ganguly, K. K. Binojee, and Parth Suri in pivotal roles. It was released on 1 January 2020, and simultaneously dubbed into Telugu language. [3] [4]

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Premise

The film is an ode to Ram Gopal Varma's classic Rangeela. The story revolves around a poor mechanic who falls in love with an aspiring actress who becomes popular. [5]

Cast

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