Shiddat

{{Short description|2021 film by Kunal Deshmukh}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Shiddat

| image = Shiddat poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Official release poster

| director = Kunal Deshmukh

| producer = Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Dinesh Vijan

| writer = Dheeraj Rattan
Pooja Ladha Surti
Shridhar Raghavan

| starring = Sunny Kaushal
Radhika Madan
Mohit Raina
Diana Penty

| music = Songs:
Sachin–Jigar
Manan Bhardwaj
Khawaja Pervaiz
Gourav Dasgupta
Background Score:
Sachin–Jigar

| cinematography = Amalendu Chaudhary

| editing = A. Sreekar Prasad

| studio = T-Series Films
Maddock Originals

| distributor = Disney+ Hotstar

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|10|01|ref1={{Cite news|date=8 September 2021|title=Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal starrer Shiddat Wala Pyaar to release on Disney+Hotstar on October 1|work=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/radhika-madan-and-sunny-kaushal-starrer-shiddat-to-release-on-disneyhotstar-on-october-1/|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908112237/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/radhika-madan-and-sunny-kaushal-starrer-shiddat-to-release-on-disneyhotstar-on-october-1/|url-status=live}}}}

| runtime = 146 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

| gross =

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Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love, or simply Shiddat{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-shiddat-movie-review-word-out-romance-will-have-few-takers/396351|title='Shiddat' Movie Review: Word Out Romance Will Have Few Takers!|last=Banerjee|first=Arnab|work=Outlook India|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=30 November 2021|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130164158/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-shiddat-movie-review-word-out-romance-will-have-few-takers/396351|url-status=live}} ({{translation|Passion}}), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock Films. The film stars Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty.

The film premiered on 1 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.

Plot

The film starts with the wedding ceremony of Gautam and Ira, who were fellow mates at a French university. Jaggi, a drunk guest at the wedding, creates a scene and gets caught with his friends for gatecrashing the party.

=3 months later=

Jaggi crosses the border illegally, intending to reach London, but gets caught and taken back to the embassy where Gautam works. Jaggi explains that he has to reach London before Monday to prove his love, after being inspired by Gautam's speech on reception day. The film flashes back to three months ago.

Jaggi, a hockey player, meets Kartika, a swimmer, and though the two get off to a rocky start, they start spending time together and grow close. But Jaggi finds out Kartika is getting married. She asks him meet her after three months in London, to prove that his love is true, in which case she would cancel the wedding. Jaggi enters the UK illegally and faces many hurdles trying to reach Kartika before her wedding and after falling off a plane Jaggi dies leaving Kartika heartbroken. The film ends with Kartika along with Gautam, Ira and all their friends trying to celebrate Jaggi's life, remembering him.

Cast

  • Sunny Kaushal as Joginder "Jaggi" Dhillon
  • Radhika Madan as Kartika Singh
  • Mohit Raina as Gautam Sehgal
  • Diana Penty as Ira Sharma Sehgal
  • Arjun Singh as Ketan
  • Vidhatri Bandi as Sheena
  • Gaurav Amlani as Pinkesh
  • Gandharv Dewan as Rana "Rane" Chaudhry
  • Chirag Malhotra as Bilal
  • Hoomayun as Nazir
  • Babraqk Akbari as Tarekh
  • Atul Kumar as Rajesh Singh
  • Nazneen Madan as Manjari Singhania
  • Rajendra Shisatkat as Coach Damle
  • Diljohn as Kersie Marfatia
  • Floriane Andersen as Natalie
  • Ijaz Ahmed
  • Saheb

Production

=Development=

The film was announced on 16 May 2019 by Dinesh Vijan.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-shiddat-movie-dinesh-vijan-5730383/|title=Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal to romance in Dinesh Vijan's Shiddat|date=16 May 2019|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519121859/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-shiddat-movie-dinesh-vijan-5730383/|url-status=live}}

=Casting=

Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty were signed for the lead roles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/shiddat-journey-beyond-love-dinesh-vijan-ropes-sunny-kaushal-radhika-madan-diana-penty-mohit-raina-intense-love-story/|title=Shiddat – Journey Beyond Love: Dinesh Vijan ropes in Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Diana Penty, Mohit Raina for an intense love story|date=17 May 2019|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516104220/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/shiddat-journey-beyond-love-dinesh-vijan-ropes-sunny-kaushal-radhika-madan-diana-penty-mohit-raina-intense-love-story/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=16 May 2019|title=Radhika Madan and Sunny Kaushal to romance in Dinesh Vijan's Shiddat|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-shiddat-movie-dinesh-vijan-5730383/|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519121859/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-shiddat-movie-dinesh-vijan-5730383/|url-status=live}}

=Filming=

Principal photography commenced in November 2019.{{Cite news|date=23 November 2019|title=Radhika Madan begins shooting for Shiddat opposite Sunny Kaushal|work=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/radhika-madan-begins-shooting-shiddat-opposite-sunny-kaushal/|access-date=23 November 2019|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127214808/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/radhika-madan-begins-shooting-shiddat-opposite-sunny-kaushal/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/radhika-madan-kick-starts-the-shoot-of-dinesh-vijans-shiddat/articleshow/72195608.cms|title=Radhika Madan kick starts the shoot of Dinesh Vijan's 'Shiddat'|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 November 2019|accessdate=23 November 2019|archive-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106162952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/radhika-madan-kick-starts-the-shoot-of-dinesh-vijans-shiddat/articleshow/72195608.cms|url-status=live}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Shiddat

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta

| alt =

| released = 22 September 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/shiddat/vq2az5MxOoY_|title=Shiddat – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=22 September 2021|publisher=Jiosaavn|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927082935/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/shiddat/vq2az5MxOoY_|url-status=live}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 26:38

| language = Hindi

| label = T-Series

| producer =

| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio

|{{YouTube|GBoBCbBXt1s|Shiddat - Full Album}}

}}

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The film's music was composed by Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta while lyrics written by Kausar Munir, Priya Saraiya, Kunwar Juneja and Manan Bhardwaj.

The song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan is a remake of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 1993 qawwali song.{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/shiddat-song-akhiyan-udeek-diyan-radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-s-new-track-dishes-out-major-nostalgic-vibes|title=Shiddat song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan: Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal's new track dishes out major nostalgic vibes|date=20 September 2021|work=Pinkvilla|access-date=20 September 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920220606/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/shiddat-song-akhiyan-udeek-diyan-radhika-madan-sunny-kaushal-s-new-track-dishes-out-major-nostalgic-vibes|url-status=live}} Kohinoor Mukherjee, mixing and mastering engineer received 'Best Mixing Mastering Award' for Hum Dum Song.{{cite web |title=बॉलीवुड म्यूजिक मिक्सिंग की दुनिया के मास्टर-बेताज बादशाह हैं कोहिनूर मुखर्जी |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/kohinoor-mukherjee-master-of-bollywood-music-mixing-has-won-the-independent-song-mixing-award-6292527.html |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi |date=19 May 2023 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714114502/https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/kohinoor-mukherjee-master-of-bollywood-music-mixing-has-won-the-independent-song-mixing-award-6292527.html |url-status=live }}

{{Tracklist

| headline = Track listing

| total_length = 26:38

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Shiddat - Title Track

| extra1 = Manan Bhardwaj

| music1 = Manan Bhardwaj

| lyrics1 = Manan Bhardwaj

| length1 = 3:50

| title2 = Akhiyan Udeek Diyan

| extra2 = Master Saleem

| music2 = Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Manan Bhardwaj

| lyrics2 = Manan Bhardwaj, Khawaja Pervaiz

| length2 = 4:33

| title3 = Barbaadiyan

| extra3 = Sachet Tandon, Nikhita Gandhi, Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar

| music3 = Sachin–Jigar

| lyrics3 = Priya Saraiya

| length3 = 3:50

| title4 = Hum Dum

| extra4 = Ankit Tiwari

| music4 = Gourov Dasgupta

| lyrics4 = Kunwar Juneja

| length4 = 5:05

| title5 = Chitta

| extra5 = Manan Bhardwaj

| music5 = Manan Bhardwaj

| lyrics5 = Manan Bhardwaj, Traditional

| length5 = 3:48

| title6 = Jug Jug Jeeve

| extra6 = Sachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon, Sachin–Jigar

| music6 = Sachin–Jigar

| lyrics6 = Kausar Munir

| length6 = 3:19

| title7 = Shiddat

| note7 = Reprise

| extra7 = Manan Bhardwaj

| music7 = Manan Bhardwaj

| lyrics7 = Manan Bhardwaj

| length7 = 2:13

}}

References

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