Pataakha

Pataakha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVishal Bhardwaj
Written byVishal Bhardwaj
Story byCharan Singh Pathik
Produced byVishal Bhardwaj
Rekha Bhardwaj
Dheeraj Wadhavan
Ajay Kapoor
Ishan Saksena
Abhinav Jain
StarringSanya Malhotra
Radhika Madan
CinematographyRanjan Palit
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byVishal Bhardwaj
Production
companies
KYTA Productions
Vishal Bhardwaj Films
Distributed byB4U Motion Pictures
Eros International
Release date
  • 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Pataakha[2] (pronounced [pəʈaːkʰaː]; transl. Firecracker) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced, written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It stars Sanya Malhotra and debutante Radhika Madan.[3][4] The plot is based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behnein.[5] It was theatrically released worldwide on 28 September 2018.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Pataakha | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Pataakha | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ Jain, Arushi (15 August 2018). "Pataakha trailer: The Vishal Bhardwaj film is a whole new ball game". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ Nigam, Aarushi. "In Pataakha's warring sisters, Vishal Bhardwaj sees Indo-Pak rishta". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Dangal girl Sanya Malhotra returns to kick start a new fight with Pataakha first poster". Hindustan Times. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Pataakha: 'Dangal' girl Sanya Malhotra and Radhika Madan wrap up the Vishal Bhardwaj film". dna. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Pataakha announcement! Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Madan, Sunil Grover's film trailer will be out on 15th August!". Box Office India. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.