The Purvanchal Files

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The Purvanchal Files
Directed bySwarup Ghosh
Produced byRaj Vasoya
Starring
CinematographyJatan Prajapati
Edited byTapos Ghosh
Music bySomen Kutty Sarkar
Production
company
Rudraksh Telefilms
Distributed by Reliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
[1]
CountryIndia
Language Hindi

The Purvanchal Files is an 2023 Hindi language action-drama film featuring Sidharth Gupta, Zarina Wahab. [2] The film was directed by Swarup Ghosh, [3] in what is his Hindi film debut. [4]

Contents

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Mumbai, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), and Nainital. [5]

Reception

A review at TalkiesCorner described the film as "a gripping crime drama that takes viewers on a roller-coaster ride through the underbelly of Uttar Pradesh’s crime-infested Purvanchal region." [6] FilmInformation found that it was "a decently made film but it will not be able to do much at the turnstiles because of lack of face value and poor marketing." [7] Another review insisted that "Although it’s a Hindi movie, there is a touch of the local regional language of the Purvanchal region.” [3]

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References

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