''31st October'' is an Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Shivaji Lotan Patil Shivaji Lotan Patil is an Indian film director. He received the 60th National Award for Best Director for his Marathi film Dhag. His film '' 31st October'' received positive feedback at its screening at the July 2015 London Indian Film Festiv ...

and written by Amit Tuli and

Harry Sachdeva Harry Sachdeva (born 17 November 1977) is known for his contributions to the film industry as a writer, director and film-producer, and his notable achievements in the import and distribution industry in India. Early life Sachdeva was born on 1 ...

and produced by

. The film, based on a true story, focuses on the aftermath of

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

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which occurred on 31 October 1984. Starring

Vir Das Vir Das (born 31 May 1979) is an Indian comedian, actor and musician. After beginning a career in standup comedy, Das moved to Hindi cinema starring in films like ''Badmaash Company'' (2010), '' Delhi Belly'' (2011), and ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013) ...

and

Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and th ...

, it released on 21 October 2016.

Plot

On 31 October 1984, the Prime Minister of India gets assassinated by her Sikh Security Guards. Politicians use this incident to spark public hatred towards the Sikhs, labelling them as traitors. Devender Singh and his family are stuck in their house as their city plummets. In 24 hours of uncertain oscillations, helplessness and with their relatives dying and neighbours turning hostile, Devender's family seek help from their Hindu friends who live across town. As Pal, Tilak and Yogesh travel to save Devender's family, they come face-to-face with the destruction of humanity. They witness the carnage and the moral corruption that makes men turn into savages. In their attempt in ferrying Devender's family to safety, Pal, Tilak and Yogesh must face their own demons first.

Cast

as Tajinder Kaur *

as Davinder Singh * Akshat R Saluja as Luvleen *

Lakha Lakhwinder Singh Lakhwinder Singh is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television serials. Filmography Television And Web Series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Lakha Lakhwinder Living people Male a ...

as Yogesh *

Deepraj Rana Deepraj Rana (also Deepraz Rana or Deep Raj Rana) is an Indian and Nepali film and television actor. Early life He was born and brought up in Allahabad. Now he lives in Mumbai. He is married to TV actress Natasha Rana known for the role of Chh ...

as Pal * Vineet Sharma as Tilak *

Nagesh Bhonsle Nagesh Bhosale is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He has worked on the 2018 Hollywood film ''Hotel Mumbai'', alongside Jason Isaacs, Armie Hammer and Dev Patel. Nagesh has acted in more than a hundred Indian films and thousands ...

as Inspector Dahiya *

Daya Shankar Pandey Daya Shankar Pandey (born 19 November 1965) is an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in a number of Hindi movies like ''Lagaan'' (2001), ''Gangaajal'' (2003), ''Swades'' (2004) and ''Raajneeti'' (2010). He began his career with the ...

* Pritam Kagne * Maneet Vaghadia as Gudia * Sezal Sharma

Release

''31st October'' had its official screening at the London Indian Film festival on 18 and 20 July 2015. It released in theatres on 21 October 2016.

Soundtrack

All the songs of ''31st October'' are composed by Vijay Verma, while the lyrics are penned by

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and Moazzam Azam. The album was released on 14 September 2016 under the

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music label. The soundtrack consists of 8 tracks. "Umeed" - Reprise Version - ''

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'' "Yaqeen" - ''

Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Govern ...

'' "Andhere" - ''

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'' "Rabb De Bande" - ''

Harshdeep Kaur Harshdeep Kaur (born 16 December 1986) is an Indian playback singer known for her Bollywood Hindi, Punjabi,English and Sufi songs. She is popularly known as "Sufi Ki Sultana" because of her soulful Sufi renditions. After winning titles in two ...

'' "Umeed" - ''

Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born Javed H ...

'' "Maula" - ''Vijay Verma, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan'' "Andhere" - Male Version - ''Vijay Verma'' "Yaqeen" - Reprise Version - ''Mohammad Salamat''

References

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* * {{IMDb title, 4386684, 31st October 2015 films Indian action drama films Indian historical drama films History of India on film 2010s Hindi-language films Films based on 1984 anti-Sikh riots Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi Fictional portrayals of the Delhi Police Hindi-language drama films 2015 action drama films 2010s historical drama films