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| Motichoor Chaknachoor | |
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| Directed by | Debamitra Biswal |
| Written by | Screenplay: Sohaib Hasan Dialogues: Bhupendra Singh |
| Story by | Debamitra Biswal |
| Produced by | Rajesh Bhatia Kiran Bhatia Viacom18 Studios |
| Starring | Nawazuddin Siddiqui Athiya Shetty |
| Cinematography | Suhas Gujarathi |
| Edited by | Praveen Kathikuloth |
| Music by | Songs: Bharat-Hitarth Ramji Gulati Arjuna Harjai Amjad Nadeem Aamir Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Score: Abhijit Vaghani |
Production companies | Viacom18 Studios Woodpecker Movies Private Limited |
| Distributed by | Viacom18 Studios |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Motichoor Chaknachoor is a 2019 Indian comedy drama film directed by debutante Debamitra Biswal and produced by Rajesh Bhatia and Kiran Bhatia under Woodpecker Movies Private Limited in association with Viacom 18 Studios.[1][2] Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty in the lead roles. The film also stars Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar, Vivek Mishra, Karuna Pandey, Sanjeev Vats, Abhishek Rawat, Sapna Sand and Usha Nagar in supporting roles.[3]
It follows the story of a 36-year-old man, Pushpinder Tyagi, working abroad in Dubai, trying to find a wife back home in Bhopal,[4] meets his much younger neighbor, Anita "Ani" Awasthi, who wants to marry someone settled abroad.
The film was theatrically released in India on 19 November 2019.[5] Although the subject got mixed reviews, it earned praise for Nawazuddin Siddiqui's performance.[6] On 24 January 2020, the film was released on Netflix and it was instant hit with the audience and trended for six weeks amongst Top 10 viewed movies.[7]
- ^ Singh, Nandan (11 October 2019). "Motichoor Chaknachoor Trailer: नवाजुद्दीन सिद्दीकी की फिल्म 'मोतीचूर चकनाचूर' का ट्रेलर रिलीज, आथिया शेट्टी संग नए अंदाज में आए नजर". NDTV.
- ^ "'Motichoor Chaknachoor' trailer: The Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty starrer rom-com makes for a sweet watch". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Motichoor Chaknachoor trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty are desperate to get married, watch video". Hindustan Times. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Motichoor Chaknachoor trailer out: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty film is a laugh riot". India Today. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Magan, Srishti (11 October 2019). "'Motichoor Chaknachoor' Trailer Brings An Unusual Couple, Nawaz & Athiya, In An Unexpected Marriage". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "'Motichoor Chaknachoor' review: Fails to capitalise on the odd couple's chemistry". The Economic Times.
- ^ "'Motichoor Chaknachoor' premieres on Netflix". 24 January 2020.