Duniyadari (2017 film)

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Duniyadari
Duniyadari Gujarati Film Poster.jpg
Official Poster
Directed by Shital Shah
Written byAnkit Joshipura
Shital Shah
Screenplay by Malhar Thakar
Based onDuniyadari book by Suhas Shirvalkar
Produced byTajdar Amrohi
Riyaz Balooch
Starring Malhar Thakar
Esha Kansara
Aarjav Trivedi
Mamta Chaudhari
Tarika Tripathi
Shaunak Vyas
Parikshit Tamaliya
Rajar Thakar
Kishan Gadhvi
CinematographyLonginus Fernandes
Supriya Shah
Edited byShaina Shah
Music byMonty Sharma
Production
companies
Kamal Amrohi Pictures
Worldwide Motion Pictures
Distributed byRaksha Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
Running time
121 Minutes
Country India
Language Gujarati

Duniyadari (transl.Worldliness) is a 2017 Gujarati drama film written and directed by Shital Shah, with co-writer Ankit Joshipura. It stars Malhar Thakar and Esha Kansara in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the 2013 Marathi hit film of the same title. [1]

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Plot

Duniyadari is about a story of love, friendship, relationship and destiny during the mid-1970s. The story conveys the emotions of the youth and their romantic journeys, including what the destiny has in store for them.

Cast

Production

The film was produced under the banners of Kamal Amrohi Pictures and Worldwide Motion Pictures. In August 2016, an announcement was made that the Marathi Hit film Duniyadari will be made in Gujarati. [2]

Filming

Filming began in late September 2016 and wrapped up in January 2017. [3] The entire film was shot in Ahmedabad.[ citation needed ]

Soundtrack

Duniyadari
Soundtrack album by
Monty Sharma
Released30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length19:04
LanguageGujarati
Label Kamal Amrohi Pictures

All lyrics are written by Niren Bhatt, and Ankit Joshipura; all music is composed by Monty Sharma.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jabbar Yaari Che"Amarabha Banerjee, Aishwarya Majumdar, Amaan Noor4:53
2."Taari Maari Yaari" Shaan, Anamta kamal4:08
3."Amaas Ni Raatadi Ma"Amarabha Banerjee5:41
4."Phoolon ne Rang Malya" Parthiv Gohil, Aishwarya Majumdar 4:22
Total length:19:04

Marketing and release

The trailer of the film was released on 2 February 2017 and got 1 Million views on YouTube in 5 Days. The film was released on 17 February 2017. [4] [5]

Reception

Abhimanyu Mishra of The Times of India rated it 3.5 stars. He praised the story, performances and direction. [6]

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References

  1. "Duniyadari Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos". The Times of India . 13 December 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. "Marathi hit Duniyadari will now be made in Gujarati". The Times of India . 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. "It's a wrap for the makers of "Duniyadari"". The Times of India . 13 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. "Watch trailer: 'Dunyadari' is a fun youthful film with a retro touch". The Times of India . 3 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ 'દુનિયાદારી'એ બનાવ્યો રેકોર્ડ, 5 દિવસમાં 1 મિલિયન Views". Divya Bhaskar . 6 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. "Duniyadaari Movie Review {3.5/5}: The film will surely tell you why college days are called the best days of life". The Times of India . 17 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2023.