''Anuradha'' is a 2014
Bollywood
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film directed by Raju Mavani starring Disha Chaudhary,
Sachin Khedekar
Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Neta ...
,
Manoj Joshi,
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 May 1981), also spelled as Hrishita Bhat, is an Indian actress and model. She debuted in the film ''Asoka'' (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but it was '' Haasil'' (2003) that brought her fame. Bhatt received critical acc ...
,
Smita Jaykar
Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known for playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows. She is currently working on a theatrical adaptation of Devdas with Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP World).
A native of the Thakurdwar nei ...
, and
Kishori Shahane
Kishori Shahane is an Indian classical and folk dancer and actress who works in the Hindi and Marathi movies and television. - She is married to Hindi filmmaker Deepak Balraj Vij. She is a producer who helped to make a film about the life of Sa ...
in lead roles. The film was released in
India
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on 28 February 2014.
Plot
The Difficulties Faced by Anuradha (Disha) on marrying Avinash the son of her fathers friend, Personal tragedy In the form of her Mother's Death and being Labelled as a loose woman By the society force anuradha to fight face the society, how she overcomes her trouble and proves her mettle forms the story.
Cast
* Disha Choudhary as Anuradha
* Rahul Jain as Avinash
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Manoj Joshi as Rudra
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Sachin Khedekar
Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Neta ...
as Masterjee
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Kishori Shahane
Kishori Shahane is an Indian classical and folk dancer and actress who works in the Hindi and Marathi movies and television. - She is married to Hindi filmmaker Deepak Balraj Vij. She is a producer who helped to make a film about the life of Sa ...
as Masterjee's Second wife
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Raju Mavani
Raju Mavani (1957 – 31 October 2019) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and screenplay writer. He had worked on many films and was known for his acting skills while playing a negative character.
Biography
Mavani was born in 1957. H ...
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Hrishitaa Bhatt
Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 May 1981), also spelled as Hrishita Bhat, is an Indian actress and model. She debuted in the film ''Asoka'' (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but it was '' Haasil'' (2003) that brought her fame. Bhatt received critical acc ...
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Smita Jaykar
Smita Jaykar is an Indian actress known for playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows. She is currently working on a theatrical adaptation of Devdas with Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP World).
A native of the Thakurdwar nei ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Farzan Faaiz and released by Shiv Shakti Entertainment Production. All lyrics were penned by
Faaiz Anwar
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Career
Anwar entered the Hindi music industry by chance. In 1989, ...
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Critical reception
''Anuradha'' received poor reviews from Indian film critics. Writing for the
Times of India
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, Renuka Vyavahare gave the film 1.5 stars out of a possible 5. Vyavahare wrote, "You don’t identify or sympathise with the lead character or her dilemmas and there lies the film’s failure."
Box office
The film opened to 5% response in theatres and collected 1 lakh (100,000) rupees on its first day.
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declared the film as Disaster.
See also
* Bollywood films of 2014
References
References
Anuradha Movie: Review - Bollywood Hungama*
2014 films
2010s Hindi-language films
Indian drama films
2014 drama films
Hindi-language drama films
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