Superstar (2017 film)

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Superstar
Superstar poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byBhavin Wadia
Screenplay byMrugank Shah & Deep Lalani
Produced bySnehan Dave
StarringDhruvin Shah
Rashami Desai
[1]
CinematographyGirish kant [2] [3]
Music byParth Bharat Thakkar
Distributed byRR Films
Release date
  • 3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Country India
Language Gujarati

Superstar (2017) is a Gujarati romantic thriller film directed by Bhavin Wadia. [4] It is presented by Navkar Events Private Limited and produced by Snehan Dave. The film marks the debut of Dhruvin Shah and is the first Gujarati film of TV actor Rashami Desai. The film was slated to release on 3 February 2017. [5] The film was released on Netflix in the US on 10 August 2017. [6]

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Plot

Rishi Kapadia aka RK is a reigning Bollywood superstar. Married to Anjali (Rashami Desai), he has a son and a happy family. Their smooth life is shaken up and thrown out of gear when a series of incidents put RK and Anjali's life in a fix. The film tells the story of their race to find out who is trying to destroy their lives before the antagonist succeeds.

Cast

Soundtrack

Superstar features songs sung by Armaan Malik, Shekhar Ravjiani, Arvind Vegda and Aishwarya Majumdar. [7]

Music and background score for the film is composed by Parth Bharat Thakkar.[ citation needed ]

Superstar
Soundtrack album by
Parth Bharat Thakkar
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Zee Music Gujarati
Tracklist
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Aayo Maro Superstar"Arvind Vegda & Meet Jain (Rap)03:04
2."Jaadugari" Armaan Malik 03:35
3."Ibaadat" Shekhar Ravjiani and Aishwarya Majumdar 04:27

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA 2017)Best Actress Rashami Desai Nominated
Best Male DebutDhruvin ShahWon
Gujarati Transmedia Awards (2018) [8] Best Debut Actress Rashami Desai Won
Best Debut ActorDhruvin ShahWon

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