Savi | |
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Directed by | Abhinay Deo |
Written by | Adapted Screenplay: Parveez Shaikh Aseem Arora Dialogues: Aseem Arora |
Based on | Anything for Her by Fred Cavayé |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Chinmay Salaskar |
Edited by | Shaan Mohammad |
Music by | Vishal Mishra Javed-Mohsin Piyush Shanker Arkadeep Karmakar |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes [1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | est.₹20 crore [2] |
Box office | est.₹17.81 crore [3] |
Savi is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film [1] directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of Vishesh Films and T-Series Films. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Divya Khossla, M. K. Raina, Promila Thomas, Himanshi Choudhry, Hadelin de Ponteves, Raageshwari, Ollie Booth, Mairaj Kakkar And Harshvardhan Rane. Inspired by the 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. [4] [5]
It is a remake of 2008 French film Anything for Her , [6] whose 2010 Hollywood remake The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe shares the same story. Unlike the French original and its American remake, the Bollywood film has a female protagonist. Savi was released on 31 May 2024. [7]
Nakul Sachdeva (Harshvardhan Rane) and Savitri Sachdeva (Savi, Divya Khosla Kumar) are an Indian couple living in Liverpool with their son Adi. They lead a happy and peaceful life, with Savi being a housewife, while Nakul works as a construction worker. Nakul has a bad relationship with his boss Stephanie Fowler, who is racist and often humiliates him.
One morning, police arrive, accusing Nakul of murdering his boss Stephanie. Nakul is found guilty and sentenced for life despite pleading not guilty. Savi believes he is innocent though the evidence against Nakul is strong: his fingerprint is on the murder weapon (a fire extinguisher), Stephanie's blood is on his clothes, and he has motive because Stephanie hates him. Nakul narrates a different story: he was passing by the crime scene when he bumped into an unknown man. Stephanie's blood was all over the murderer's clothes and the bump left drops on Nakul's coat. He then saw the fire extinguisher on the road so he placed it back, leaving his fingerprint on it. Nakul claims he remembers he heard a clothes button falling on the ground when the two bumped into each other, so if the button can be found, his narrative shall be proved. However, no evidence is found.
The couple's appeal is also rejected due to lack of evidence. Hope diminishes with time going by. Savi enters financial difficulty as she has no source of income and cannot find a job. She decides to break Nakul out of jail. She visits Joydeep Paul (Anil Kapoor), a notorious criminal who has successfully escaped from jail seven times, for help. Paul suggests the following: arrange fake passports, prepare money, choose a destination that has no extradition treaty with the UK, break him out and flee. Savi begins her planning.
Meanwhile in jail, Nakul is bullied by a drug smuggling ring. They assault him and are put in solitary confinement for one month. They threaten to kill him once they get out unless Nakul withdraws his complaint against them. Nakul refuses. His attackers are about to be released from solitary confinement in three days, making Savi realize she has only three days to execute her plan.
Savi has no other choice to arrange for money in such a short time, so she robs two drug dealers; the ensuing gunfight results in the death of the drug dealers. Police find Savi the suspect and begin the search for her.
A medical team visits the jail everyday to collect the blood samples of all prisoners to monitor their health. Savi sneaks into the medical team's truck and switches Nakul's report with a fake one that says he needs to be hospitalized. The jail sends him to the hospital, where Savi forcefully takes him away at gunpoint. They escape the hospital, and police begin their search.
Police find papers detailing Savi's jailbreak plan at her home. They conclude that the couple is about to fly from Manchester Airport to Marrakesh with fake passports. They rush to Manchester to stop them. However, at the airport, they find out that there is no flight to Marrakesh and the two never showed up to the airport. They realize the couple has left by ferry. Savi had intentionally misled them.
Impressed by Savi's determination and ability to carry out such a big plan, Officer Ayesha Hassan decides to revisit the crime scene of Stephanie's murder to find out why Savi is so motivated. At the scene, she finds a button in the sewer, indicating that Nakul is indeed innocent.
In Chandigarh, India, Nakul’s father receives an invitation from Savi in Bulgaria, revealing that they are now settled there.
Director Abhinay Deo cast actor Anil Kapoor in the film after working with him on the television series 24 . [8]
The trailer of the film was released on 21 May 2024, and the film was released in theatres on 31 May 2024. [10]
Savi | |
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Soundtrack album by Vishal Mishra, Piyush Shankar, Javed-Mohsin and Arkadeep Karmakar | |
Released | 28 May 2024 [12] |
Recorded | 2022–2024 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 28:25 |
Language | Hindi |
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. [12]
The song "Vada Humse Karo" is the last song sung by singer KK, who died a week after recording it. [13]
The first single from the album, "Hum Dum", was released on 10 May 2024. [14]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Humdum" | Raj Shekhar | Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra | 3:20 |
2. | "Vada Humse Karo" | Rashmi Virag | Piyush Shankar | KK | 3:30 |
3. | "Khol Pinjra" | Ritajaya Banerjee | Arkadeep Karmakar | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:08 |
4. | "Vada Humse Karo (Version 2)" | Rashmi Virag | Piyush Shankar | KK | 3:25 |
5. | "Paas Tere Main" | Rashmi Virag | Javed-Mohsin | Jubin Nautiyal, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:05 |
6. | "Vada Humse Karo (Sad Version)" | Rashmi Virag | Piyush Shankar | Piyush Shankar | 2:39 |
7. | "Vada Humse Karo (Reprise)" | Rashmi Virag | Piyush Shankar | Piyush Shankar | 3:48 |
8. | "O Yaarum" | Ritajaya Banerjee | Arkadeep Karmakar | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:30 |
Total length: | 28:25 |
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." [6]
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." [15]
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