Uvaa
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| Directed by | Jasbir Bhaati |
| Written by | Jasbir Bhaati |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Digvvijay Singh |
| Edited by | Prashant Singh Rathore |
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Production company | Dhanraj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Uvaa is a 2015 Indian comedy and social drama film, written and directed by Jasbir Bhaati[1] and produced by Dhanraj Films[2] about five friends in a boarding school and their daily life suddenly turning into a rebellious fight for justice and making an example for the outside world. The film stars Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra, Jimmy Shergill, Sangram Singh, Rohan Mehra, and Archana Puran Singh, and includes several new faces as the lead actors of the film.
Synopsis
Ram (Vikrant Rai), Anil (Rohan Mehra), Vikram (Lavin Gothi), Salmaan (Mohit Baghel) and Deenbandhu (Bhupendra "Megh" Singh) are rebellious brats of suburban Delhi NCR]. With the world at their feet and nothing to worry about, they stomp everything in their path without caring about consequences. When the five are placed in the totally new world of convent school, they face new challenge. There goal is to survive and thrive only to find romance, but one night they encounter a horrifying event which puts them in the hands of law. Their lives change forever as they have to fight for justice and moral integrity to make an example for the world.
Cast
- Vikrant Rai as Ram Pratap
- Om Puri as Hukum Pratap Chaudhary
- Jimmy Shergill as S.P Tejaveer Singh
- Manish Chaudhary as Lawyer Pramod Mittal
- Archana Puran Singh as Lawyer Jayshri Bhatiya
- Sangram Singh as Coach Sangram Singh
- Rohan Mehra as Anil Sharma
- Mohit Baghel as Salman Khan
- Poonam Pandey as Pooja
- Sheena Bajaj as Rashmi
- Neha Khan as Mala
- Rajit Kapoor as Principal
- Elena Kazan as English Teacher Kanaklata
- Sanjay Mishra as Hindi Teacher Vyakulji
- Jyoti Kalash as Jailor
- Vinti Idnani as Nisha
- Yukti Kapoor as Roshni
- Jeetu Shivhare as Drama Teacher Sala Sir
- Shefali Singh as Yoga Teacher
- Gautam Gilhotra as Music Teacher
- Parikshit Sahani as Judge
- Vraddhi Sharma as Jyoti
- Vicky Aahuja as Shrikant TyagiShrikant Tyagi
- Padam Singh as Girish Sharma
- Lavin Gothi as Vikram Tyagi
- Vikrant Rai as Ram Pratap
- Bhupendra "Megh" Singh as Deenbandhu
Music
The music for Uvaa has been composed by Rashid Khan, Palash Muchal, Haneef Shaikh & Praveen-Manoj. The sound design and Background score has been made by Haneef Shaikh. The lyrics have been given by Bhupendra Singh Megh, Haneef Shaikh and Shiv Singh. Anup Dev has done the re recording for the film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jiyo Lalla" | Bhupendra Singh | Praveen Bhardwaj & Manoj | Jasraj Joshi | 05:31 |
| 2. | "Ishq Fobiya" | Bhupendra Singh | Rashid Khan | Mohammed Irfan, Bhanu Pratap Singh | 05:55 |
| 3. | "Vande Mataram" | Bhupendra Singh | Palash Muchhal | Siddharth Mahadevan, Sujata Mazumdar, Hanif Shaikh | 04:33 |
| 4. | "Natani" | Bhupendra Singh | Rupesh Verma | Sujata Mazumdar, Amit Mishra & Shiv Singh | 03:40 |
| 5. | "Ishq Fobiya Kyun" | Bhupendra Singh | Rashid Khan | Mohammed Irfan & Bhanu Pratap Singh | 05:55 |
| Total length: | 46:29 | ||||
Production team
The film was produced by Anil D. Jethani and Chandresh D. Jethani. Creative producers of the film were Sagar Shukla and Ravina Thakur, and the associate director is Shailendra Tiwari. Screenplay and dialogues were by Dharmendra V. Singh, Shailendra Tiwari, and Bhupendra Singh. Art Direction was by Prabhat Kiran Jha. Cinematography was by Digvvijay Singh and editing by Prashant Singh Rathore.[3] Action Sequences have been choreographed by Anand Shetty. Executive Producer is Shantanu Chaturvedi. Publicity design by Studio Link. Media Consultant is Vijay Grover[3] and Media Marketing by Revolution Media.
Critical response
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Expand per Mid Day,[4] Sify,[5] Mumbai Mirror,[6] Bollywood Hungama,[7] Indian Express,[8] International Business Times,[9] and Free Press Journal.[10]
References
- ^ "Jasbir B. Bhati | Videos, Wallpapers, Movies, Photos, Biography". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Dhanraj Films Pvt Ltd | Movie Companies | Bollywood Movies". Bollywoodhungama.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Uvaa 2015 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Parkar, Shaheen (27 June 2015). "'Uvaa' - Movie review". Mid Day. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ staff (25 June 2015). "'Uvaa' - good intention, bad execution". Sify. IANS. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Guha, Kunal (27 June 2015). "FILM REVIEW: UVAA". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (8 June 2015). "Critic review: Uvaa". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ staff (7 June 2015). "Sangram Singh plays aggressive sports coach in 'Uvaa'". Indian Express. IANS. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H (26 June 2015). "'Uvaa' Movie Review Roundup: Good Social Drama Marred by Shoddy Execution". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Thomas, Johnson (26 June 2015). "Movie Review: Uvaa – Krack-tivism gone haywire". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
