''Setters'' is a 2019 Indian

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film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary and produced by Vikash Mani. Based on the examination of cheating rackets present in India, the film stars

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and Pankaj Jha. The film is about an eponymous racket which arranges brilliant student in place of weak student to appear in examination for money. Principal photography began on 10 October 2018 and was held at various locations in

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. Set in Banaras,

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, the film was released on 3 May 2019.

Plot

Apurva Chaudhary is the head of an examination cheating racket "Setters", which specializes in conning the examination, which includes banking, medical and engineering entrance exams. They leak the papers using their extensive network, also providing proxy candidates and latest technology based cheating. The team makes profit worth crores from students who have paid money. Apurva is controlled by Bhaiyyaji, who manages the trade from

. To find a solution, a special police taskforce headed by Inspector Aditya Singh is set up. Aditya is one of Apurva's former best friends, and they are now on opposite sides of the law. The team tries everything but Apurva and gang come up with new ideas everytime. After he successfully cons the banking examination for one in Mumbai, Bhaiyyaji gives him the next task of engineering examination. But the cops are close and they arrest three members of Apurva's gang. They do not reveal anything under torture. Apurva asks Bhaiyyaji for help, but he now wants to join a party and, in line with his political aspirations, he doesn't help them. Apurva and Bhaiyyaji hence clash and they set up individual operations now. Aditya is almost on the verge of catching Apurva red-handed, but his plan is again foiled as Apurva and gang, along with Bhaiyyaji's daughter Prerana, who loves Apurva, are shown going to the other end of the Indo-Nepal border masquerading as police officers.

Cast

as Inspector Aditya Singh *

as Apurva Chaudhary *

as Isha *

as Nizam *

as Bhaiyyaji * Zeishan Quadri as Nihal *

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as Salim Bhai *

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as Choudhry Ji *

as Prerana, Bhaiya Ji's daughter *

as Ansari * Neeraj Sood as Bhanu * Pankaj Jha as Kesariya *Venus Singh as Aarushi *

Manu Rishi Manu Rishi Chadha (born 3 January 1971) is an Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films. Rishi is trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur for six years. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award, 2009 for '' O ...

as Balam *

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as Dibakar *Diksha Singh as Divya Singh, Aditya's wife *Umesh Bhatia as Bank Manager

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by

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and Enbee while the lyrics are written by Dr. Sagar,

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and Enbee.

Release

The film was released on 3 May 2019.

Reception

Box office

''Setters'' has earned 58 lakh in India.

References

External links

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