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The film released on {{date|18 July 2014}}.<ref name=reldate>{{cite web|last=Sarath|title=Pizza Trailer (Official) 3D & Release date|url=http://www.filmelon.com/posts/pizza-3d-updates-pizza-trailer-official-3d-akshay-oberoi-parvathy-omanakuttan|work=www.filmelon.com|accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Movie review of Pizza|url=http://www.patrika.com/article/movie-review-of-pizza/47817|accessdate=19 July 2014|work=Patrika Group|issue=19 July 2014s+A }}</ref>
The film released on {{date|18 July 2014}}.<ref name=reldate>{{cite web|last=Sarath|title=Pizza Trailer (Official) 3D & Release date|url=http://www.filmelon.com/posts/pizza-3d-updates-pizza-trailer-official-3d-akshay-oberoi-parvathy-omanakuttan|work=www.filmelon.com|accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Movie review of Pizza|url=http://www.patrika.com/article/movie-review-of-pizza/47817|accessdate=19 July 2014|work=Patrika Group|issue=19 July 2014s+A }}</ref>


==Reception==
The film had mixed reviews from audience and critics alike. The Bollywood review aggregator website Sahi Nahi gave it a score of 40%.<ref>{{cite web|title=An assortment of flavors, Pizza is worth a watch!|url=http://www.sahinahi.com/movies/Movie/4d598149-7532-4954-98db-f4d043d559ce|website=SahiNahi|accessdate=9 September 2014}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{portal|Film|Bollywood}}

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Pizza
Directed byAkshay Akkineni
Written byKarthik Subbaraj
Akshay Akkineni
Produced bySiddharth Roy Kapur
Bejoy Nambiar
StarringAkshay Oberoi
Parvathy Omanakuttan
Dipannita Sharma
CinematographyJaya Krishna Gummadi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byMikey McCleary
Saurabh Kalsi
Shamir Tandon
K (Background music)
Distributed byUTV Spotboy
Release date
  • July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Pizza (Hindi: पिज़्ज़ा) is an Indian Hindi supernatural thriller film written and directed by debutant, Akshay Akkineni. The film features Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Dipannita Sharma in lead roles, while Arunoday Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sonali Sachdev play supporting roles. The film is a namesake remake of 2012–Tamil hit, Pizza, directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The film released on 18th July, 2014.

Plot

Kunal, a Pizza delivery boy, was sent to make a delivery at a strange house. The story revolves around his experiences in the house.

Cast

Production

Development

The critical and commercial success of the Tamil version led to its remakes in Kannada and Bengali. The remake right for the Hindi version was bought by Bejoy Nambiar for ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000), which by itself is the actual budget of the original version.[1]

Casting

The cast include Akshay Oberoi,[2] Parvathy Omanakuttan,[3] Dipannita Sharma,[4][5] Arunoday Singh, Rajesh Sharma, D'santosh, Hussain Dalal, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sonali Sachdev.[6]

Crew

The film which is being directed by debutante, Akshay Akkineni, is the son of veteran editor and multiple National Film Award winner, A. Sreekar Prasad.[7] Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Bejoy Nambiar, the film features music by Mickey McCleary, Saurabh Kalsi, Shamir Tandon and the background score by noted Tamil composer K.[8]

Filming

The film which has been shot in 3D,[3] has been completed.[7]

Location partner

Sal's Pizza, Mumbai.

Marketing

An 88–second official teaser trailer on 2 April 2014.[9] and 2 minute 25 second official full trailer on 22 May 2014[10] of the film was released in YouTube through Official Channel of UTV Motion Pictures.

Release

The film released on 18 July 2014.[11][12]

Reception

The film had mixed reviews from audience and critics alike. The Bollywood review aggregator website Sahi Nahi gave it a score of 40%.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pizza Hindi remake rights sold for Rs 1.5 cr". The Times of India. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ Shiba, Kurian (24 December 2013). "Parvathy in Pizza remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Seema, Sinha (31 March 2014). "Parvathy balances acting, modelling and social work". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. ^ Saumya, Bhatia (29 March 2014). "'I'll always be a model first'". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Back with pizzazz". The Hindu. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Watch the trailer for UTV Spotboy's film, Pizza!". DNA India. Mumbai. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Pizza to be remade in Bollywood". The Times of India. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. ^ Rinku, Gupta (4 April 2014). "'An Actor's Life is very Demanding'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  9. ^ Pizza Official Hindi Film Teaser Trailer. YouTube. UTV Motion Pictures. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Pizza Trailer" (Official) - 3D. YouTube. UTV Motion Pictures. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  11. ^ Sarath. "Pizza Trailer (Official) 3D & Release date". www.filmelon.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Movie review of Pizza". Patrika Group. No. 19 July 2014s+A. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  13. ^ "An assortment of flavors, Pizza is worth a watch!". SahiNahi. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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