Kutch Express (film)

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Kutch Express
Kutch Express Movie Poster.jpg
Official Poster
Directed by Viral Shah
Written by
  • Rahul Mallick
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDhawalika Singh
Music by Sachin-Jigar
Production
company
  • Soul Sutra
Distributed by Coconut Movies Release
Release date
  • 6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Kutch Express is a 2023 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Viral Shah. It stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Manasi Parekh, Dharmendra Gohil, Darsheel Safary and Viraf Patel in lead roles. It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh, and distributed by Coconut Movies Release. The music is composed by Sachin-Jigar. The story of the film developed by Rahul Malick, Screenplay has been written by Rahul Malick, Karan Bhanushali, and Viraf Patel, Dialogues have been written by Raam Mori. At the 70th National Film Awards, the film won three awards, including Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values.

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Cast

Production

It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh under banner of Soul Sutra. It is shot in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Darsheel Safary, Ratna Pathak Shah and Viraf Patel debuted in Gujarati cinema with the film. [6] [7] [8]

Soundtrack

Kutch Express
Studio album by
Released14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Gujarati Jalso

All lyrics are written by Sneha Desai; all music is composed by Sachin-Jigar

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Mangamta Divso"Sneha Desai Sachin-Jigar Parthiv Gohil & Manasi Parekh 3:42
2."Ude Re Gulaal"Sneha Desai Sachin-Jigar Bhoomi Trivedi & Keerthi Sagathia 5:02
3."Udvu Chhe Aakash Ma"Sneha Desai Sachin-Jigar Divya Kumar, Jahnvi Shrimankar4:21

Marketing and release

The poster was revealed on 9 November 2022. [9] The film was theatrically released on 6 January 2023. [9] [10] [11]

Reception and accolades

Harsh Desai of Mid-Day Gujarati praised the chemistry of Mansi Gohil and Ratna Pathak Shah as well as dialogues by Ram Mori and rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. [12]

At the 70th National Film Awards, the film won three awards, Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Parekh), and Best Costume Design (Niki Joshi). [13]

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