Gumraah (2023 film)

Gumraah (transl. Astray) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Vardhan Ketkar and produced by T-Series Films and Murad Khetani's Cine1 Studios. The film stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a dual role along with Mrunal Thakur and Ronit Roy. It is a remake of the 2019 Tamil film Thadam.[4] It revolves around a murder investigation which becomes complicated after the police discover two lookalike suspects.

Gumraah
Threatical release poster
Directed byVardhan Ketkar
Written byAseem Arora
Magizh Thirumeni
Story byMagizh Thirumeni
Based onThadam (2019)
by Magizh Thirumeni
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Murad Khetani
Krishan Kumar
Anjum Ketani
StarringAditya Roy Kapur
Mrunal Thakur
Ronit Roy
CinematographyVineet Malhotra
Edited bySahil Nayar
Music byScore:
Ketan Sodha
Songs:
Mithoon
Vishal Mishra
Tanishk Bagchi
Abhijit Vaghani
Production
companies
T-Series Films
Cine1 Studio
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest. ₹25 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹10.68 crores[3]

Principal photography began in October 2021 on the occasion of Dussehra.[5] The filming was wrapped up on 16 July 2022.[6] The film was released in theaters on 7 April 2023.[7] The film underperformed commercially, becoming a box-office bomb.[8][9]

Plot

Sub Inspector Shivani Mathur is assigned to investigate a man's murder, and she finds two look-alike suspects, who don't know the existence of each other. Things become more complicated for Shivani when she uncovers new facts about the case.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

In 2019 following the release of Thadam there were rumors that a Hindi remake was in the works. On 4 March 2020 the film was officially announced as an untitled crime-thriller by Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani through social media, confirming that T-Series and Cine1 Studios are co-producing the film with debutant Vardhan Ketkar announced as director. Sidharth Malhotra was first announced as the lead alongside Mrunal Thakur.[10][11] The filming was supposed to begin in mid-2020 with a release date of 20 November 2020, but it was postponed following the coronavirus outbreak in late March 2020. Later in January 2021, there were reports of Sidharth Malhotra walking out of the project due to unknown reasons and the project was put on a hold.[12]

In July 2021 the makers announced the revival of the project with Aditya Roy Kapur as the new lead.[13] Later in September 2021 Mrunal Thakur was also confirmed to be a part of the project.[14] Vedika Pinto was selected to appear as the love interest opposite Aditya.[15] Ronit Roy and Navneet Kaur Thind was also cast to play important roles in the film.[16]

Filming

Filming began in October 2021 on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra.[5] The second schedule began in May 2022 in Mumbai with Thakur joining the shoot alongside Ronit Roy.[4] The team wrapped up the filming in July 2022.[6]

Soundtrack
Gumraah
Soundtrack album by
Mithoon, Vishal Mishra, Tanishk Bagchi and Abhijit Vaghani
Released8 April 2023[17]
Recorded2022-2023
StudioVM Studio, New Edge Studio, Future Sound of Bombay & Headroom Studio Mumbai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length13:48
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Official audio
Gumraah - Full Album on YouTube

Mithoon, Vishal Mishra, Tanishk Bagchi and Abhijit Vaghani have composed songs for the film.[17] First single titled "Soniye Ji" sung, composed, and written by Vishal Mishra was released on 14 March 2023.[18] On 18 March 2023 another song titled "Ghar Nahi Jana" composed by Tanishk Bagchi and sung by Armaan Malik, Zahrah S Khan and Salma Agha was released.[19] The third single title "Allah De Bande" was released on 31 March 2023 and the title track was released on 5 April 2023.

Track Listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Soniye Je"Vishal MishraVishal MishraVishal Mishra2:40
2."Ghar Nahi Jana"Rashmi ViragTanishk BagchiArmaan Malik, Zahrah S Khan, Salma Agha3:41
3."Allah De Bande"MithoonMithoonJubin Nautiyal, Aaman Trikha4:48
4."Gumraah (Title Track)"Bhrigu ParasharAbhijit VaghaniSachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon2:39
Total length:13:48

Release

The film was released on 7 April 2023.[7]

Reception

Critical reception

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "An engaging plot, twists and turns and good storytelling make Gumraah worth a visit to the theatre".[20] Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film "very enjoyable" with elements of a commercial thriller.[21] Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote: "While the story with solid twists and turns looks exciting, the film lacked the gripping and pacey screenplay, which would have taken Gumraah to another level".[22]

Box office

It flopped at the box office, opening worldwide at ₹1.22 crore.Opening weekend was ₹5.93 crore.[3]

As of 27 April 2023, the film has grossed ₹9.86 crore (US$1.2 million) in India and ₹0.82 crore (US$100,000) overseas for a worldwide gross collection of ₹10.68 crore (US$1.3 million).[3][2]

The film underperformed commercially, becoming a box-office bomb.[3][23]

References
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  2. "Gumraah Box Office Collection: Aditya Roy Kapur-Starrer Fails To Impress Audience, Collects This Much In 1 Week". English Jagran. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "Gumraah Box Office Collection - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood hungama. Retrieved 9 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. "Aditya Roy Kapur's Gumraah Flops Miserably at Box Office; Ajay Devgn-starrer Bholaa Has Decent Run". CNN-News18. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. "'Thadam Hindi remake: Sidharth Malhotra to play a double role in his next film". India Today. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. "Sidharth Malhotra to star in Hindi remake of Tamil action thriller Thadam; film to release on 20 November". Firstpost. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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  13. "Aditya Roy Kapur to replace Sidharth Malhotra in Thadam remake". Bollywood Hungama. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  14. "Mrunal Thakur joins Aditya Roy Kapur in Bhushan Kumar & Murad Khetani's Thadam remake". Bollywood Hungama. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  15. "After an impressive debut, Vedika Pinto takes the leap with Aditya Roy Kapur's Thadam remake". The Statesman. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  16. "'Ronit Roy is very intimidating to work around', says Gumrah actor Navneet Kaur Thind". Free Press Journal. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  17. "Gumraah – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 8 April 2023.
  18. "Aditya Roy Kapur exudes swagger and style in the first song from Gumraah, Soniye Je". Firstpost. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  19. "Gumraah song Ghar Nahi Jaana: Aditya Roy Kapur and Vedika Pinto's track is romantic and groovy at the same time". OTT Play. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  20. "Gumraah Movie Review: The intriguing whodunnit will keep you engrossed". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  21. "Gumraah Movie Review: Aditya Roy Kapur & Mrunal Thakur's film is an ode to the Bollywood we've grown up loving". Pinkvilla.
  22. "Gumraah movie review: Aditya Roy Kapur shines in a flawed but decent thriller". Firstpost. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  23. "Gumraah box office collection, Budget and Verdict (Hit Ya Flop)". Indian Paper Ink. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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