Switchh

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Switchh
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Directed byMustufa Raj
Written by
    • Jaahan Kaur
    • Mustufa Raj
Produced byVinod Adnani
Starring
CinematographySunil Patel
Edited byAsif Ali Shaikh
Music by
Production
company
Nine Hope Productions
Distributed by Eros Now
Release date
  • 23 April 2021 (2021-04-23)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Switchh (stylised as SWITCHH) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mustufa Raj starring Vikrant Massey. [1] It was produced by Nine Hope Productions and released digitally on Eros Now. [2]

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Premise

Three con artists use their charm to dupe wealthy victims out of cash.

Cast

Reception

Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave it a poor review with 2 stars saying, "‘Switchh’ has been in the making for years and director Mustafa Raj makes no attempt to upgrade his product in any way". [4] Akhila Damodaran of OTT Play wrote that "The film, directed by Mustufa Raj, is poorly executed and drags for over two hours with over-the-top twists in the story". [5]

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References

  1. "Switchh trailer: Vikrant Massey stars in outdated con movie". The Indian Express. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Eros Now Announces its Biggest Content Slate, Underpinning Growth in the OTT Sector". www.businesswire.com. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha (20 April 2021). "Switchh: Naren Kumar spills the beans on his Bollywood debut". FilmFare. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Switchh Review: A snoozefest that crash-lands before take off". The Times of India .
  5. "Switchh review: This grisly and harrowing action thriller was unexpected from Vikrant Massey". OTT Play.