Kakuda (film)

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Kakuda
Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar
Written byAvinash Dwivedi
Chirag Garg
Starring Riteish Deshmukh
Sonakshi Sinha
Saqib Saleem
CinematographyLawrence D'Cunha
Edited byFaisal Mahadik
Production
company
Distributed by Zee Studios
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kakuda is an upcoming Hindi-language horror comedy directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, under RSVP Movies. [1] It stars Sonakshi Sinha, Riteish Deshmukh, and Saqib Saleem in the lead roles. [2] [3] [4] It is written by Chirag Garg and Avinash Dwivedi.

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Cast

Production

The film was announced by the producer Ronnie Screwvala on 20 July 2021. [5]

Filming

Principal photography of the movie started on July 20, 2021. [6] [7] [8] The film was shot in places across Gujarat. [9] The unit wrapped up on 17 September 2021. [10] [11]

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