Halahal (film)

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Halahal
Halahal film poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byRandeep Jha
Written by Zeishan Quadri
Screenplay byGibran Noorani
Produced byEros Motion Pictures
Zeishan Quadri
Priyankka Bassi
Shalini Chaudhary
Starring
CinematographyPiyush Puty
Edited byNitesh Bhatia
Music bySageesh Bhandari
Naman Adhikari
Abhinav Sharma
Arjun Bhaybhang
Production
company
Distributed by Eros Now
Release date
  • 21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Halahal is an Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film which premiered on Eros Now on 21 September 2020. [1] The film was written and produced by Zeishan Quadri and directed by Randeep Jha. Starring Sachin Khedekar and Barun Sobti. [2] This film is loosely based on Vyapam Scam. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

This film revolves with the journey of Doctor Shiv Shankar to find out the truth of his daughter's murder. Yusuf, a corrupt police inspector helps him to search the man behind the incident. It reveals that Shiv's daughter was killed but the case was fabricated as suicide. Big Medical education mafias are involved with the issue and unfortunately Shiv's daughter Archana was also a part of the racket. [5]

Cast

Reception

Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave the film two and a half out of five stars stating "The story is griping in the beginning but tends to get a bit draggy towards the end. However, the final nail in the coffin is its unrealistic climax." [6]

Writing in News18 Rohit Vats states "Minor flaws overlooked, Halahal is engaging for sure, and its lead talents are quite impressive. With careful project selection, the director can offer much more." [7]

The Free Press Journal gave the movie three stars out of five and Heer Kothari states "Impressive performances make this film watchable." [8]

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References

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