Khatta Meetha (2010 film)

Khatta Meetha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPriyadarshan
Written by
  • Story and Screenplay:
  • Priyadarshan
  • Dialogues:
  • Jay Master
Based on
Produced byDhilin Mehta
Twinkle Khanna
Starring
CinematographyV. Manikandan
Edited byArun Kumar
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
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 stars Akshay Kumar and Trisha (in her Bollywood debut) in lead roles, 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.

ASTPL, an Indian software developer, also released a puzzle mobile video game based on the film.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Khatta Meetha – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha". 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon". indiglamour. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Khatta Meetha". phoneky.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.