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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 by | Raj & 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 Pinak 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 |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
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]
Glitch (Raj & DK)
Apartment ( Nikkhil Advani )
Rat A Tat ( Tannishtha Chatterjee )
Vishaanu ( Avinash Arun )
Chaand Mubarak ( Nitya Mehra )
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]
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Soundtrack album by Tanishk Bagchi, Payal Dev, Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu | |||||
Released | 11 December 2020 [10] | ||||
Recorded | 2020 | ||||
Genre | Amazon Original Movie Soundtrack | ||||
Length | 19:42 | ||||
Language | Hindi | ||||
Label | Amazon Music | ||||
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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.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nayi Dhoop" | Rashmi Virag | Tanishk Bagchi | Zara Khan | 3:21 |
2. | "Ummeed Hai" | Kunaal Vermaa | Payal Dev | Jubin Nautiyal | 2:42 |
3. | "Badarva" | Ginny Diwan | Parth Parekh | Madhubanti Bagchi | 1:57 |
4. | "Chaap Tilak" | Traditional (Amir Khusrau) | Shishir A Samant | Shishir A Samant, Sunil Kamath | 3:10 |
5. | "Nayi Dhoop" (Reprise) | Rashmi Virag | Tanishk Bagchi | Zara Khan | 3:19 |
6. | "Mujh Mai Hai Tu" | Gaurav Kadu | Gaurav Kadu | Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu | 3:15 |
7. | "Rastey" | Gaurav Kadu | Gaurav Kadu | Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu | 1:58 |
Total length: | 19:42 |