Andhadhun

Andhadhun
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sriram Raghavan
Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Matchbox Pictures
Written by Sriram Raghavan
Arijit Biswas
Pooja Ladha Surti
Yogesh Chandekar
Hemanth Rao
Starring
Music by Amit Trivedi
Raftaar
Girish Nakod[1][2]
Cinematography K. U. Mohanan
Edited by Pooja Ladha Surti
Distributed by Panorama Studios
Zee Studios (International)
Release date
  • 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)[3]
Running time
 138 minutes[4]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹25 crore[5]
Box office ₹48.39 crore[6]

Andhadhun (transl. Blind melody) is a 2018 Indian mystery crime thriller film directed by Sriram Raghavan. It stars Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Radhika Apte and tells the story of a piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a former film actor.[7][8] It is inspired by the 2010 French short film L'Accordeur (The Piano Tuner).[9] The film was released theatrically on 5 October 2018, and received critical acclaim.

Plot

Akash (Ayushmann Khurrana) is a blind and talented pianist in search of inspiration. He spends his time fervently attempting to complete a musical piece which is an example of his finest art. The only people seemingly aware of his innocuous presence initially are a neighbouring kid and a pet cat named Rani.

Akash is knocked over while crossing the road one day by Sophie (Radhika Apte) whose father owns a diner. Sophie is awed by Akash's talent and gets him a gig at the diner where he is noticed by yesteryear actor Pramod Sinha (Anil Dhawan). Pramod is seemingly married blissfully to Simi (Tabu) and to commemorate their wedding anniversary, invites Akash over for a private concert to his apartment.

Cast

Production

The principal photography of the film began on 18 June 2017 in Pune.[1][10][11] Ayushmann Khurana who plays the role of a piano player in the film trained for two months under Akshay Verma, a pianist based in Los Angeles.[12][13][14]

Soundtrack

Andhadhun
Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi, Raftaar and Girish Nakod
Released 21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)[15]
Recorded 2018
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 34:29
Language Hindi
Label Zee Music Company
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Amit Trivedi chronology
Manmarziyaan
(2018)		 Andhadhun
(2018)		 Helicopter Eela
(2018)
Raftaar chronology
Manto
(2018)		 Andhadhun
(2018)

The songs are composed by Amit Trivedi, Raftaar and Girish Nakod. The lyrics are written by Jaideep Sahni, Raftaar and Girish Nakod.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Naina Da Kya Kasoor"Amit Trivedi3:30
2."Aap Se Milkar"Abhijeet Shrivastava, Aakanksha Sharma3:56
3."Wo Ladki"Arijit Singh4:12
4."Laila Laila"Amit Trivedi3:23
5."Oh Bhai Re"Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi3:25
6."Andhadhun Title Track" (Music & Lyrics by Raftar and Girish Nakod)Raftaar2:54
7."Andhadun" (Theme 01)Amit Trivedi4:15
8."Andhadun" (Theme 02)Amit Trivedi2:40
9."Naina Da Kya Kasoor" (Electronic)Amit Trivedi3:48
10."Aap Se Milkar" (Reprise)Ayushmann Khurrana2:26
Total length:34:29

Reception

Critical response

Andhadhun received universal critical acclaim.[16] Praise was directed to the intriguing screenplay, well-developed characters and performances, particularly those of Tabu, Khurrana and Apte. On review agreggator Rotten Tomatoes, Andhadhun has a 100% rating based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[17] Writing for Hindustan Times, Raja Sen gave the film five stars out of five, calling it a "terrific game of blind man's bluff".[18] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it four stars out of five, saying, "Watch Andhadhun with your ears, eyes and minds open. You will come away with your senses heightened." [19]

Rajeev Masand, of CNN-News18 gave it four stars out of five; he noted the well-crafted script, which keeps one guessing and utilized plot twists to good effect, and to the well-fleshed-out characters. He gave particular praise to Khurrana and Tabu, stating: "Ayushmann is in solid form, better than he’s ever been... But, not surprisingly, the film’s towering performance comes from Tabu. Her Simi is a woman of many faces, and the actress makes a meal of the part... the result is a deliciously twisted film that delivers more fun than any other Hindi movie this year." [20]

Box office

Andhadhun clashed with Loveyatri, and had a great business in India on day one.[21] It collected ₹ 2.70 Crores on day 1,leading to collect ₹ 5.10 Crores on saturday and ₹ 7.20 Crores on sunday.Overall weekend collection is ₹ 15 crores,thus leading with excellent trend. Film's overall collection in domestic box office till Thursday stood at 21 crores

References

  1. 1 2 Avinash Lohana (19 June 2017). "Radhika Apte reunites with Sriram Raghavan for musical thriller Shoot The Piano Player". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "NOT Shoot The Piano Player, the Ayushmann Khurrana – Sriram Raghavan film is titled Andhadhun". Bollywood Hungama. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Andhadhun to release on 5th October".
  4. ↑ "Andhadhun | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Andhadhun and Loveyatri Box office collection day 7 total business". Aaj Tak. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Box Office: Worldwide collection and days wise break up of Andhadhun". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ayushmann Khurrana says his character in Sriram Raghavan's film will shock people". Filmfare. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Shoot The Piano Player first look: Ayushmann Khurrana is almost unrecognisable". Hindustan Times. Asian News International. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Film Review
  10. ↑ "Ayushmann Khurrana begins filming for Sriram Raghavan's next. Is it called Shoot The Piano Player? See photo". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Radhika Apte, Ayushmann Khuranna announce their new film, Andhadhun". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Avinash Lohana (29 August 2017). "Ayushmann Khurrana learns piano for Sriram Raghavan's thriller, Shoot the Piano Player". Mumbai Mirror. The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Why is Ayushmann taking piano lessons?". Rediff.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Andhadhun Total Box Office".
  15. ↑ "Andhadhun - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn.
  16. ↑ "Andhadhun box office collection Day 1: Ayushmann Khurrana film riding on positive reviews". The Indian Express. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  17. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/andhadhun
  18. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andhadhun-movie-review-a-terrific-game-of-blind-man-s-bluff-5-stars/story-S7HfPWavwU2IWvv18GOt7I.html
  19. ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/andhadhun-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-has-never-been-better-tabu-is-astounding-radhika-apte-pitc-1926582
  20. ↑ https://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/aao-twist-karein/
  21. ↑ https://www.ibtimes.co.in/love-yatri-andhadhun-box-office-collection-day-1-both-films-made-average-business-782367
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