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Release poster
Directed by Tannishtha Chatterjee
Raj & DK
Nitya Mehra
Nikkhil Advani
Avinash Arun
Written by Raj & DK
Devika Bhagat
Nitya Mehra
Reshu Nath
Vidur Nauriyal
Shubham
Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
Produced byRaj & DK
Madhu Bhojwani
Monisha Advani
Baisakhi Nair
Sanjeevkumar Nair
Starring Gulshan Devaiah
Sumeet Vyas
Saiyami Kher
Richa Chadda
Abhishek Banerjee
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ishwak Singh
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Rinku Rajguru
Lillete Dubey
Cinematography Pankaj Kumar
Jay Oza
John Jacob Payyapalli
Navagat Prakash
Kaushal Shah
Edited by Sanyukta Kaza
Sachin Kunal
Sagar Manik
Sumeet Kotian
Dharmendra Kakarala
Antara Lahiri
Manas Mittal
Music by Tanishk Bagchi
Payal Dev
Parth Parekh
Shishir A Samant
Gaurav Kadu
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Unpaused is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun. [1] With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It premiered on 18 December 2020 on Amazon Prime Video. [3]

Contents

Cast

Glitch (Raj & DK)

Apartment ( Nikkhil Advani )

Rat A Tat ( Tannishtha Chatterjee )

Vishaanu ( Avinash Arun )

Chaand Mubarak ( Nitya Mehra )

Critical reception

Debasree Purkayastha of The Hindu mentioned that the film has "a stirring ensemble of slice-of-life tales that dwell on the common themes of loneliness, love and hope." [5] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV wrote: "As a freewheeling rumination on loneliness, distress and lingering hope, the anthology, buoyed by a slew of terrific performances, is a pertinent commentary on a pandemic and its depredations." [6]

Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment. [7] Writing for The Indian Express , Shubhra Gupta noted that the film mixes different themes like loneliness and isolation "with news that has made headlines in this terrible virus-laden year, with average results." [8] Anna M. M. Vetticad wrote: "Unpaused is important because it serves to chronicle this slice of history. It helps that it is also an enjoyable, insightful affair." [9]

Soundtrack

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Soundtrack album by
Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu
Released11 December 2020 [10]
Recorded2020
Genre Amazon Original Movie Soundtrack
Length19:42
LanguageHindi
Label Amazon Music
External audio
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The music was composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu with lyrics written by Rashmi Virag, Kunaal Vermaa, Ginny Diwan, Traditional and Gaurav Kadu.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nayi Dhoop" Rashmi Virag Tanishk Bagchi Zara Khan3:21
2."Ummeed Hai" Kunaal Vermaa Payal Dev Jubin Nautiyal 2:42
3."Badarva"Ginny DiwanParth Parekh Madhubanti Bagchi 1:57
4."Chaap Tilak"Traditional (Amir Khusrau)Shishir A SamantShishir A Samant, Sunil Kamath3:10
5."Nayi Dhoop" (Reprise)Rashmi ViragTanishk BagchiZara Khan3:19
6."Mujh Mai Hai Tu"Gaurav KaduGaurav KaduFiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu3:15
7."Rastey"Gaurav KaduGaurav KaduFiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu1:58
Total length:19:42

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