Starfish (2023 film)

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Starfish
Starfish 2023 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal
Screenplay byAkhilesh Jaiswal
Aditya Bhatnagar
Based onStarfish Pickle
by Bina Nayak
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJim Edgar
Edited byManan Sagar
Music bySongs:
OAFF–Savera
Khaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh
Manan Bhardwaj
Sachet-Parampara
Score:
Amar Mohile
Production
company
Distributed by AA Films
Release date
  • 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24)
Running time
119 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹0.10 crore [2]

Starfish is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama film directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal. [3] [4] Produced by Bhushan Kumar under T-Series Productions, the film stars Khushalii Kumar, Milind Soman, Ehan Bhat, Vidya Malvade and Tusharr Khanna. [5] [6]

Contents

The film was theatrically released on 24 November 2023. [7]

Synopsis

Based on author Bina Nayak’s book, Starfish Pickle, T-Series Films and Almighty Motion Picture’s Starfish (UA) is the story of an extraordinary diver who works in a dredging company but is haunted by incidents from her past. Tara Salgaonkar (Khushali Kumar) is an expert diver who works for Martin’s (Pawan Shankar Pandey) dredging company. She is often seen getting affected by certain past events. These episodes seem to be in bits and pieces which traumatise her and Tara is on a mission to find answers of some unanswered questions. When she does meet her mother’s (Vidya Malvade) friend, Leslie Fernandes (Daksh Ajit Singh), she is shocked to learn something about her mom who had died by suicide. Is she able to confront her enigmatic past and unearth truths that she is not ready to accept?

Cast

Music

Starfish
Soundtrack album by
OAFF–Savera, Khaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh, Manan Bhardwaj and Sachet-Parampara
Released22 November 2023
Recorded2022–23
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:09
LanguageHindi
Label T-Series

The song Kudiye Ni Tere remake of the 2011 Punjabi song Brown Rang by Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Fanaa Kar Lo"Ankur TewariOAFF–Savera Arijit Singh 3:09
2."Kudiye Ni Tere"Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mellow DKhaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh Yo Yo Honey Singh, Harjot Kaur4:09
3."Madhaniyan"Manan Bhardwaj Manan Bhardwaj Manan Bhardwaj3:35
4."Kya Humne Socha Tha"Medha SahiOAFFOAFF, Nikhil D'Souza, Tulsi Kumar 3:10
5."Hold On"OAFF, SaveraOAFF–SaveraOAFF, Savera, Lothika2:59
6."Bairaage" Kumaar Sachet-Parampara Sachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon 3:32
7."Yaad Ban Gaye"Manan BhardwajManan BhradwajTulsi Kumar & Manan Bhardwaj3:35
Total length:24:09

Reception

Samarth Goyal of Hindustan Times wrote,"Akhilesh Jaiswal's Starfish, an adaptation of Bina Nayak's acclaimed novel Starfish Pickle, attempts to explore the depths of human emotions but unfortunately, the cinematic voyage encounters turbulent waters due to a choppy narrative, impulsive editing, and a screenplay that feels lethargic at best." [12] Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "Starfish is a mixed bag. The restrain in the storytelling has mostly been done to give the film a brooding mood, but it needed more moments of liveliness and spirit. It needed as much depth as the sea it shows, and as much spark as the name of the central character. But only for the beautiful and breathtaking locales and the severely underrated and underutilized Milind Soman, the film almost manages to sail through. Hallelujah it didn’t drown." [13]

Release

Theatrical

The film was theatrically released on 24 November 2023. [7]

Home media

The film was digitally released on Netflix on 19 January 2024. [14]

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