Roohi (2021 film)

Roohi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHardik Mehta
Written by
  • Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
  • Gautam Mehra
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAmalendu Chaudhary
Edited byHuzefa Lokhandwala
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byJio Studios
Release date
  • 11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)[1]
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹35 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹30.33 crore[3]

Roohi is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films. It tells the story of a ghost who abducts brides on their honeymoons. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma. It is the second installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe.[4]

It was announced on 29 March 2019 and filming kicked off on 14 June 2019 in Agra. The film was set to release in June 2020,[5] but the COVID-19 pandemic in India interrupted production.[6] Roohi was theatrically released in India on 11 March 2021.[1] The film received negative reviews and was affected by post-COVID business conditions, earning about ₹30 crore at the box office against a production budget of ₹35 crore.[7][8]

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  3. ^ "Roohi Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "जाह्नवी कपूर आगरा में कर रही हैं फिल्म 'रुह-अफजा' की". India TV. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor a sincere and hardworking actor: Rajkummar Rao on Rooh-Afza co-star". The New Indian Express. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ Dubey, Rachana. "Varun Sharma: It took me a while to get used to staying home, doing nothing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Roohi movie review and release LIVE UPDATES: Janhvi, Rajkummar Rao film fails to impress". The Indian Express. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Best and worst Hindi films of 2021 so far: Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Radhe on the list". The Indian Express. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2021.