| Sukhee | |
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| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sonal Joshi |
| Written by |
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| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | R. Dee |
| Edited by | Vini N Raj |
| Music by | Score: Karan Kulkarni Song: Badshah - Hiten Arko |
Production companies | Abundantia Entertainment T-Series Films |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹1.65 crore [2] |
Sukhee is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Sonal Joshi in her directorial debut. It stars Shilpa Shetty in the lead role with Amit Sadh, Dilnaz Irani, Kusha Kapila and Pavleen Gujral. [3] [4] The film was released on 22 September 2023 to mixed reviews from critics. [5]
A humorous slice-of-life tale about 38-year-old Punjabi housewife Sukhpreet "Sukhee" Kalra, who, sick of her routine existence, travels to Delhi to attend her high school reunion. Sukhee relives her teenage years while experiencing a variety of things over the course of just seven days, emerging reignited, reborn, and making the hardest shift of her life—from being a wife and mother to being a woman once more. [6]
Principal photography commenced in March 2022. [8] Production wrapped in June 2022. [9]
| Sukhee | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 21 September 2023 [10] |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 11:06 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
| Official audio | |
| Sukhee - Full Album on YouTube | |
The music of the film is composed by Badshah - Hiten, Arko while lyrics written by Raja Dilwala and Rashmi Virag. [10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nasha" | Raja Dilwala | Badshah - Hiten | Badshah, Chakshu Kotwal, Afsana Khan | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Meethi Boliyan" | Rashmi Virag | Arko | Sachet Tandon | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Nasha" (Badshah Version) | Raja Dilwala | Badshah - Hiten | Badshah, Chakshu Kotwal, Afsana Khan | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 11:06 | ||||
The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. [11]
In The Times of India , Renuka Vyavahare gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Sukhee has a heartfelt premise but it lacks pace, struggles to be engaging and gets too preachy to be perfect towards the end." [12] On the website OTTPlay , Ishita Sengupta was negative, writing that, "Sukhee joins an increasing list of outings that intends uncovering the feminist undertones of being a homemaker, something that traditionally has been looked down upon. But in doing so, it also sees it as a problem that needs solving." [13]