Hisaab Barabar

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Hisaab Barabar
Hisaab Barabar film poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed by Ashwni Dhir
Written byScreenplay:
Ashwni Dhir
Purva Naresh
Ritesh Shastri
Dolphy Fernandes
Dialogues:
Ashwni Dhir
Purva Naresh
Story byRitesh Shastri
Produced bySharad Patel
Shreyanshi Patel
Jyoti Deshpande
Starring
Cinematography M. Sukumar
Edited byManan Sagar
Music byAman Pant
Production
companies
Jio Studios
SP Cinecorp
Distributed by ZEE5
Release dates
  • 26 November 2024 (2024-11-26)(Goa)
  • 24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Running time
111 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Hisaab Barabar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language satirical action comedy film written and directed by Ashwni Dhir. [2] The film stars R. Madhavan in the lead role, [3] with Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari, [4] [5] Rashami Desai, and Faisal Rashid in supporting roles. [2] [6] [7] The story follows a railway ticket checker who uncovers discrepancies in minor bank transactions, which leads him to uncover deeper systemic corruption. [8] [9] The film is produced by Jio Studios and SP Cinecorp. The film premiered at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 26 November 2024 and was released on 24 January 2025 on ZEE5. [2] [10] [11]

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Plot

The film follows Radhe Mohan Sharma, a railway ticket examiner who notices a minor discrepancy in his bank account. His attempt to resolve the issue uncovers a large financial fraud linked to an influential banker, Micky Mehta. The story depicts Radhe's efforts to navigate corruption and bureaucracy while facing personal and moral challenges.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Delhi, including at railway stations, during the post-COVID period. Filming in busy public areas presented logistical challenges. [2] Santhosh Thundiyil was the cinematographer, and the script was co-written by Ashwni Dhir and Ritesh Shastri. [12]

Reception

Hisaab Barabar had its world premiere at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 26 November 2024. [13]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film two out of five, writing, "Hisaab Barabar vacillates between the mildly droll and the stodgily solemn. Despite all its additions and subtractions, it never finds a mean number that can make all the well-meaning effort worth it. Admittedly, certain moments in the film, thanks to their intrinsic relatability, are passable but these are too few and far between." [14] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "An honest-to-a-fault, maths-whizz ticket collector gets embroiled, unwittingly, in the doings of a greedy banker: this one-line premise may have sounded exciting on paper, but the execution comes off contrived and clunky." [15]

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References

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