Kuttey

Kuttey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAasmaan Bhardwaj
Written byVishal Bhardwaj
Aasmaan Bhardwaj
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFarhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byVishal Bhardwaj
Production
companies
Distributed byYash Raj Studios
Release date
  • 13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest. ₹35 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹4.65 crore[3]

Kuttey (transl. Dogs) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film[4] written and directed by Aasmaan Bhardwaj in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the script with his father Vishal Bhardwaj.[5] It is produced by Vishal Bhardwaj Films, T-Series Films and Luv Films,[6] and features an ensemble cast of Tabu, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Radhika Madan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kumud Mishra.[7][8]

Principal photography commenced in September 2021 and continued till February 2022 where most of the film being shot in Mumbai. The film's cinematography was handled by Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. Bhardwaj further composed the film's soundtrack and score, with lyrics written by Gulzar and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

Kuttey was theatrically released on 13 January 2023,[9] to mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed on the performances (particularly Tabu's), cinematography, direction and music, but was critical of the screenplay. The film was a box office flop grossing ₹4.65 crore towards a budget of ₹35 crore.[10]

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  2. ^ "Kuttey box office collection: Arjun Kapoor starrer film Kuttey struggles to entice audience". 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Kuttey Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Kuttey". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023. KUTTEY is a Hindi language action thriller in which rival groups each plan the heist of an armoured truck carrying a large amount of money.
  5. ^ "Vishal Bhardwaj's thriller 'Kuttey', starring Tabu & Naseeruddin Shah, will hit the theatres in Jan". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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  7. ^ "Arjun Kapoor, Tabu starrer 'Kuttey' set for release in January 2023". The Hindu. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Kuttey Release Date: सामने आई 'कुत्ते' की रिलीज डेट, अर्जुन कपूर और नसीरुद्दीन शाह लीड रोल में आएंगे नजर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Arjun Kapoor starrer Kuttey gets a new release date; to release in January 2023". Bollywood Hungama. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Box Office: Kuttey doesn't grow over the weekend, Riteish Deshmukh's Ved to surpass his Heyy Babyy". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2024.