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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
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| Produced by | Dhilin Mehta Twinkle Khanna |
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| Cinematography | V. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
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| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹35 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹62.79 crore[1] |
Khatta Meetha (transl. Sour and Sweet, हिन्दी: खट्टा मीठा) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political satire comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Dhilin Mehta and Twinkle Khanna under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited and Hari Om Entertainment.[2][3]
A remake of Priyadarshan's 1988 film Vellanakalude Nadu, originally scripted by Sreenivasan, the film starred Akshay Kumar in his sixth collaboration with Priyadarshan after Hera Pheri (2000), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and De Dana Dan (2009). Trisha (in her debut in Hindi cinema and the only Hindi film she has ever acted in), co-starred with Kumar, while Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Johnny Lever, Aruna Irani, Urvashi Sharma, Makarand Deshpande, Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Joshi, Milind Gunaji, and Neeraj Vora feature in supporting roles.
The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relations with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.
Released on 23 July 2010, Khatta Meetha opened to mixed reviews and was a dud at the box office. However, over the years, it has become a cult classic.
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- ^ "Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha". 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon". indiglamour. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.