Congratulations (2023 film)

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Congratulations
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byRehan Chaudhary
Written by
  • Rehan Chaudhary
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBhavik Hiralal Charania
Music byKedar - Bhargav
Production
companies
  • Sharman Joshi Productions
  • Rehan Chaudhary Films
Distributed byRupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Congratulations is a 2023 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Rehan Chaudhary. [1] It stars Sharman Joshi and Manasi Parekh in lead roles. [2] It is produced by Sharman Joshi, Jeegar Chauhan, Vedant Maheshwari and Rehan Chaudhary, and distributed by Rupam Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Contents

Plot

Aditya marries his college girlfriend Ragini who wants to have a kid but Aditya is not mentally ready to be a parent. After a miscarriage and delivering a stillborn, Ragini cannot conceive a baby. How far will Aditya go to revive his love life with Ragini? Will he become the first pregnant man alive?

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Sharman Joshi, Jeegar Chauhan, Vendant Maheshwari and Rehan Chaudhry. Sharman Joshi, Jayesh Barbhaya and Ami Bhayani are debuting in Gujarati cinema with the film. [6]

Soundtrack

Congratulations
Soundtrack album by
Kedar - Bhargav
Released14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageGujarati
Label Jeegar Chauhan Productions

The soundtrack was composed by Kedar - Bhargav. [7]

All lyrics are written by Bhargav Purohit

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bekhabar" Shaan, Manasi Parekh 3:53
2."Saari Saari"Vrattini Ghadge2:13
3."Jaage Jaage" Jigardan Gadhavi 3:45
Total length:9:51

Marketing and release

The first poster was released on 3 January 2023. [8] The trailer was released on 13 January 2023. [9] The film released on 3 February 2023.

Accolades

The film received 2 nominations at the 21st Transmedia Gujarati Awards. [10]

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