''Chidiakhana'' () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language

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film written and directed by

Manish Tiwary Manish Tiwary is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has directed and written films like ''Issaq'' and ''Dil Dosti Etc''. Early life and career Manish completed his school education from Sainik School, Tilaiya, Sainik School Tilaiya, ...

. about a Bihari

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who is accepted in a

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thanks to his wit, determination and

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skills.

Synopsis

Sooraj

Ritvik Sahore Ritvik Sahore is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and web shows. He made his acting debut with ''Ferrari Ki Sawaari'' (2012), for which he received Screen Award for Best Child Artist nomination. Sahore is best known for his po ...

and his mother Rajeshwari Sachdev arrive in a Mumbai chawl. Sooraj struggles to play his

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and find tranquilly due to

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. Sooraj fights for his place in this Chidiakhana. When a local chawl strongman

Prashant Narayanan Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', '' Bombil and Beatrice'', ''Via Darjeeling'' and '' Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His br ...

rescues him, his modest expectations soar. Our underdog's luck changes. Chidiakhana,

's third

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after

Dil Dosti Etc ''Dil Dosti Etc.'' () is a 2007 Indian coming-of-age film starring Shreyas Talpade, Imaad Shah, Nikita Anand, Smriti Mishra, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Prakash Jha. The movie g ...

and

Issaq ''Issaq'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi romantic film directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Dhaval Gada and Shailesh R. Singh. The film, written by Padmaja Thakore-Tiwary, Manish Tiwary and Pawan Sony, was released on 26 July 2013. The film fe ...

, is about an

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overcoming obstacles with passion, resilience and persistence.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Viveick Rajagopalan & Hruday Satam,with lyrics by Anil Pandey & Hruday Satam. the music label is on

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Reception

Shubhra Gupta of

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rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "There’s a pleasing sincerity about Ritvik Sahore, and Rajeshwari Sachdev and Mahesh Narayanan are both capable of breathing life into a scene. But with so little lift from the writing, they all come off cliched." Archika Khurana of

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rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and concluded, "The tone of this 114-minute film is lighthearted, and the dialogues are pedestrian but funny in parts."

References

External links

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