Savi (film)

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Savi
Savi Poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Abhinay Deo
Written byAdapted Screenplay:
Parveez Shaikh
Aseem Arora
Dialogues:
Aseem Arora
Based on The Next Three Days
by Paul Haggis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChinmay Salaskar
Edited by Shaan Mohammad
Music by Vishal Mishra
Javed-Mohsin
Piyush Shanker
Arkadeep Karmakar
Production
companies
Distributed by AA Films
Release date
  • 31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
Running time
122 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.₹20 crore [2]
Box officeest.₹17.81 crore [3]

Savi is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film [1] directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under Vishesh Films and T-Series Films. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Divya Khossla and Harshvardhan Rane, and is a modern-day retelling of the tale of Savitri and Satyavan. The film released on 31 May 2024.

Contents

Premise

Savi is a remake of 2008 French film Pour Elle. [4] Inspired by the mythological tale of Savitri and Satyavan, Savi tells the story of a simple housewife who attempts to jailbreak her husband from a high-security prison in England. [5] [6]

Cast

Production

Director Abhinay Deo cast actor Anil Kapoor in the film after working with him on the television series 24 . [7]

The film was filmed in secrecy in London. [8]

Release

The trailer of the film was released on 21 May 2024, and the film was released in theatres on 31 May 2024. [9]

Soundtrack

Savi
Soundtrack album by
Vishal Mishra, Piyush Shankar, Javed-Mohsin and Arkadeep Karmakar
Released28 May 2024 [10]
Recorded2022–2024
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length28:25
LanguageHindi
Label T Series
Official audio
Savi - Full Album on YouTube

The music for the film is composed by Vishal Mishra, Piyush Shankar, Javed-Mohsin and Arkadeep Karmakar lyrics are written by Raj Shekhar, Rashmi Virag and Ritajaya Banerjee. [10]

The film's soundtrack features the last song sung by singer KK, who died a week after recording it. [11]

The first song from the album, "Hum Dum", was released on 10 May 2024. [12]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Humdum"Raj Shekhar Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra3:20
2."Vada Humse Karo" Rashmi Virag Piyush Shankar KK 3:30
3."Khol Pinjra"Ritajaya BanerjeeArkadeep Karmakar Sunidhi Chauhan 3:08
4."Vada Humse Karo (Version 2)"Rashmi ViragPiyush ShankarKK3:25
5."Paas Tere Main"Rashmi Virag Javed-Mohsin Jubin Nautiyal, Shreya Ghoshal 5:05
6."Vada Humse Karo (Sad Version)"Rashmi ViragPiyush ShankarPiyush Shankar2:39
7."Vada Humse Karo (Reprise)"Rashmi ViragPiyush ShankarPiyush Shankar3:48
8."O Yaarum"Ritajaya BanerjeeArkadeep KarmakarShreya Ghoshal3:30
Total length:28:25

Reception

A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Savi works due to the plot, performances and an engaging second half." [4]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated 2 stars and wrote "Anil Kapoor manages to be one of the bright spots of Harshvardhan Rane, Divya Khossla's Film." [13]

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