''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian

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directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media.

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and

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star in the lead roles. Set in

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, the film depicts the theft of blood from

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and how the lives of two friends involved in the trade get affected. The film released on 22 April 2016. It received mixed reviews, with praise for the story, performances and production values but criticism towards the slow screenplay.

Plot

Rajesh is a youngster who is in love with a fellow student Poonam. Rajesh meets Shankar, the owner of an illegal blood bank. Shankar also has had a heartbreak through a Punjabi girl Rashi whom he still misses. Though initially, Rajesh is not aware of Shankar's illegal trades, he likes it the instant he learns about it and becomes involved in earning quick money to impress Poonam. Slowly as the business kicks off, Rajesh starts showing off his money to Poonam. The cops who have got the hint of this business are also closing in on the illegal activity led by the Superintendent of police. Shankar confesses his crime and is arrested, saving Rajesh and Poonam's relationship. Five years later, Shankar is released from the prison and he reunites with Rajesh and Poonam. The couple have a son named Shankar.

Cast

as Shankar Singh Malik *

as Rajesh Dhiman *

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as SP Gajraj Singh *

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as Poonam Sharma *

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as Raashi *

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as Neelam *Rajendra Sethi as Pushpendra *

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as Vishnu *Priya Gupta as Sunita *Jaihind Kumar as Harnaam *Abhimanue Arun as Suraj aka Draculla *Kumar Saurabh as Shani Baba *Rehan Kidwai as Dr. Sabharwal *Sanjay Dumroo as Mithuniya *Kulvinder Baksshish as Naresh *Pall Singh as Prakash *Atul Chouthmal as Sub Inspector Swaraj *Pushkar Anand as Prahlad

Release

Critical reception

Mohar Basu of ''

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'' gave it 2 stars out of 5, wrote that film is half-baked and unconvincing. Despite the grit, it never becomes a riveting film. Rohit Vats of ''

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'' gave it 3 stars out of 5, wrote that movie has a shade grey and is much more high voltage than an ordinary thriller. Shubhra Gupta of ''

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'' gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, quoted that film is meant to be based on two `real life’ incidents, but it doesn't tell us which. Anna MM Vetticad of ''

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'' criticized that title is hot but film is not. Namrata Thakker of ''

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'' praised actor and criticized film by giving it 2.5 stars out of 5.

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said that the characters aren't insignificant.

Music

The music for ''Laal Rang'' was composed by

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. The music rights of the film were acquired by T-Series.

Box office

According to ''

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'', movie collected 2.68

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in its lifetime on a budget of 10 crores.

References

External links

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