Fakt Purusho Maate

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Fakt Purusho Maate
Fakt Purusho Maate Official Poster.jpg
Official Theatrical Poster
Directed by
  • Jay Bodas
  • Parth Trivedi
Written by
  • Jay Bodas and Yajuvendra Kotila
  • Parth Trivedi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySuman Kumar Sahu
Music byKedar- Bhargav
Production
company
  • Jannock Films
Distributed byRupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)
Running time
135.20 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Fakt Purusho Mate is a 2024 Gujarati comedy drama film, [1] directed and written by Jay Bodas & Parth Trivedi. [2] It stars Amitabh Bachchan, [3] [4] [5] Yash Soni, [6] [7] Darshan Jariwala, Mitra Gadhavi, Esha Kansara and others. The film is produced by Anand Pandit [ citation needed ] and Vaishal Shah. [8] The film will be distributed by Rupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Contents

Plot

The story is set during the sacred 16 days of Shraadh (Kaagvas), Purshottam descends to earth from the afterlife to break his grandson Brijesh's marriage with his childhood love with all sorts of magic powers up his sleeve. All hells are going to break loose in this absurd comedy of errors, where a spirit pits itself against his grandchild—old, outdated principles vs. the current. The heart of this magical story aims to break the notions of generational patriarchy, and support gender equality.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at various locations in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The production design has been carried out by Chirayu Bodas. Costume has been taken care by Ameel Macwan. The song of the film and music has been given by Kedar and Bhargav.

The film was announced in May 2024. According to producer Anand Pandit, the film questions generational patriarchy and supports gender equality. [9] [10] It is a sequel to the 2022 film Fakt Mahilao Maate. [9]

Soundtrack

Fakt Purusho Maate
Soundtrack album by
Kedar and Bhargav
Released2024 (2024)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length6:00
LanguageGujarati

All lyrics are written by Bhargav Purohit; all music is composed by Kedar and Bhargav

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jadu Jadu" Shaan (singer) 3:15
2."Fakt Purusho Maate - Title Track" Vishal Dadlani 2:45
Total length:3:15

Releases

The film release date announced with the video on April 29, 2024. [11] The official poster released on July 7, 2024. [12] The teaser of the film released on July 16, 2024. [13] The film is set to hit the cinemas on 23 August 2024.

Reception

Kanksha Vasavada of The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of 5. She praised the performances, story and climax but criticised lengthy second half with predictable moments. [14] Shilpa Bhanushali of Mid-Day Gujarati rated it 4 out of 5. She praised acting, music, dialogues, cinematography but criticised length and predictability of story. [15]

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