Footfairy

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Footfairy
Footairy poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byKanishk Varma
Written byKanishk Varma
Screenplay by Prawaal Raman
Produced byAnurag Bedi
Ruchir Tiwari
Nitin Upadhyaya
Starring
CinematographyPratik Deora
Edited bySumit Purohit
Music by Jeet Gannguli
Distributed by &pictures
Release date
  • 24 October 2020 (2020-10-24)(India)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Footfairy is a Hindi-language crime-thriller film, directed by Kanishk Varma and produced by Anurag Bedi, Ruchir Tiwari and Nithin Upadhyaya. It starrs Gulshan Devaiah, Sagarika Ghatge, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Muskan Bamne, Karan Arvind Bendre, Ashish Pathode, Shamal Rokade and Yogesh Soman. [1] [2]

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Plot

A psychopath killer takes away feet of girls with himself after brutally killing the victim by asphyxiation. CBI Inspector Vivaan Deshmukh is assigned to knock down the killer. Vivaan nabs Joshua Matthews as the prime suspect but lacks any evidence to arrest. At the end, Vivaan gets help from a kid to reach the killer on a railway track. [3]

Cast

Soundtrack

The movie has three songs recorded at Zee Music Company by music director Jeet Gannguli. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Andhera" Rashmi Virag Jeet Gannguli Shivi 04:16
2."Andhera Unplugged"Rashmi ViragJeet Gannguli Pawni Pandey 03:50
3."Andhera"Rashmi ViragJeet Gannguli Jyotica Tangri 04:12
Total length:11.78

Release

The film was released on &pictures on 24 October 2020. [5] A week later it is released on Netflix. [6] [7]

Reception

Rishita Roy Chowdhury for India Today rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Footfairy is paced impressively. As soon as one attempts to crack the identity of the serial killer, the story turns. One is kept guessing throughout the run of the film, until the very closing scene." [8] Moumita Bhattacharjee of Rediff.com found Footfairy an "intriguing and shocking". She further wrote, "The performances are nuanced and not a single character is without a purpose. Gulshan Devaiah takes time to grow on you because he isn't the usual brooding police officer with a dark past. There's no back story here, just the investigation." [9]

Conversely, Ruchi Kaushal of Hindustan Times felt upset about the disappointing ending and writes "Even if the maker wants to not just highlight the obsession of the footfairy but also of a CBI officer obsessed with finding the culprit, the film feels pointless". [10]

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  2. ↑ "Footfairy: Gulshan Devaiah chases after a serial killer with a fetish in gritty thriller that keeps you hooked". Pinkvilla . 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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  6. ↑ Juneja, Tanishk (28 July 2022). "From Unfavourable Reviews In 2020 To Trending At 2nd Spot On OTT, 'Footfairy' Is A Hidden Gem!". IndiaTimes. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gulshan Devaiah and Sagarika Ghatge's Footfairy to release on &Pictures" . The Indian Express . 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Roy Chowdhury, Rishita (4 November 2020). "Footfairy Movie Review: Gulshan Devaiah, Sagarika Ghatge film is a serial thriller". India Today . Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
  9. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Moumita (23 October 2020). "Footfairy review". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg
  10. ↑ Kaushal, Ruchi (24 October 2020). "Footfairy movie review: Gulshan Devaiah-starrer murder mystery aims big, achieves little". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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