''Mantra'' is a 2016 Indian

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-language drama film directed Nicholas Kharkongor. The film stars

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, and

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in pivotal roles. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Filmsn Shri Production, Zenyth Media House.

Plot

Mantra tells the story of a businessman Kapil Kapoor and his family in the backdrop of changing India in the first decade of the new millennium.

Cast

The cast of the film is as follows: *

as Kapil Kapoor *

as Meenakshi Kapoor *

as Piya Kapoor *

as Viraj Kapoor *

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Man from Jharkhand * Rohan Joshi as Vir Kapoor * Yuri Suri as Mohan Kaul *

Maya Krishna Rao Maya Krishna Rao (born 1953) is an Indian theatre artist, stand-up comedian and social activist. Her well-known plays include ''Om Swaha'', ''Dafa No. 180'', ''Ravanama'' and ''Heads Are Meant for Walking Into''. She is a recipient of the Sangee ...

as Shazia Siddiqui

Production

''Mantra'' was written and directed by Nicholas Kharkongor. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Films, Shri Production, Zenyth Media House and Bhavana Goparaju as an Associate Producer.

Release

''Mantra'' had its world premiere at the 2016 South Asian International Film Festival.

Critical reception

Upon release in India, the film received mixed response. Ranjibdar in his review of the film wrote, "Rajat Kapoor shows he has the able shoulders to carry us through the autumn of the patriarch, but Kharkongor’s script fails him, refusing to go into the labyrinth of inner turmoil, and trying awakening." He also wrote that the film resembles

Zoya Akhtar Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before becom ...

’s ''

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''.

References

External links

* 2016 films 2010s Hindi-language films {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub