Chowky (film)

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Chowky
चौकी
Directed byShekhar (Kitu) Ghosh [1]
Produced by Bunty Walia
Juspreet Singh Walia [2] [3]
Starring Sandhya Mridul [4]
Raja Chaudhary
Yudhishtir Urs
Music by Sonu Nigam
Bickram Ghosh
Arjit Dutta
Bapi Tutul
Release date
  • October 2016 (2016-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Chowky is a 2016 Hindi-language thriller film directed by Shekhar (Kitu) Ghosh. The film is produced by Bunty Walia and Jaspreet Singh Walia under the banner G S Entertainment Pvt Ltd. [5] The film stars Sandhya Mridul, Raja Chaudhary and Yudhishtir Urs. [6]

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Plot

Chowky, a suspense thriller, is a story of one night between two strangers with a lot of twists and turns. The film revolves around a criminal (Yudhistir Urs) and a sub-inspector (played by ex - NSG officer Dipanjan Chakraborty), over an eventful night, in a Chowky (police station) where fate has got the two together. [7]

Cast

Music

Composer duo Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh have composed a promotional song for Chowky. [6] They have previously composed music for Jal and Sooper Se Ooper .

Music composer duo Bapi Tutul have composed 2 songs in the film and composer Arjit Dutta has composed 1 song in the film. [6] [9]

Singer Sunidhi Chauhan has sung a song in the film titled Khanjar Ki Dhar. [2]

Soundtrack

Track #SongSinger(s)LyricsComposer(s)
1Chowky (Title Song)?????????? Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh
2Zindagi AdhjaliShashanka Ghosh Sanjeev Tiwari Bapi Tutul
3Chhoo Le????? Sanjeev Tiwari Bapi Tutul
4Khanjar Ki Dhar Sunidhi Chauhan ?????Arjit Dutta

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