''7 Hours to Go'' is a 2016 Indian thriller film released on 24 June 2016 written & directed by Saurabh Varma. Produced by Krian Pictures, the film stars

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, Nataša Stanković and

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Inspired by true event, the film revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within 7 hours after that incident. Actress

got hard training of MMA (Mixed Martial Art) for playing a brave cop role in the film. She said "I am inspired by Tiger Shroff to get training in martial arts."

Plot

Arjun comes to Mumbai to visit his fiancé Maya. He reaches the City court to meet her and is taken aback when he is not able to find her anywhere. He begins to search for Maya and in an unexpected turn, witnesses an unlikely murder. Frantic and exasperated, he is left with no choice but take passersby as hostages before he is framed as the killer. The cops try to tackle the situation and within no time realize that Arjun is no ordinary hostage-taker and it seems next to impossible to apprehend him. With nothing to lose, Arjun lays down his terms. He gives 7 hours to police to find out the killer. .

Cast

as Arjun Ranawat *

as ACP Nandini Shukla * Nataša Stanković as Maya *

as Ramesh Dhadke * Rohit Vir as Kabir Khemka *

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as Tamim Chakri * Aakash Dabhade as Inspector Ghorpale *

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as Inder Kumar Gujral (IK)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of 7 hours to go consists of 5 songs composed by Sugat – Shubham and Hanif Shaikh.

Critical reception

Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit and Natasa Stankovic Media meet of '7 Hours To Go'

Mohar Basu of

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "7 Hours To Go is gimmicky, lacking both the smarts and the menace of a thriller. The screenplay moves at snail's pace and is completely devoid of tension." Nandini Ramnath of ''Scroll'' said that the film is "An incompetent thriller with tacky effects." Rohit Bhatnagar of

Deccan Chronicle ''Deccan Chronicle'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded by Rajagopal Mudaliar in the 1930s & currently owned by Samagrah Commercial Pvt Limited. It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana, by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited ...

gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "‘7 Hours To Go’ will leave you tangled in a poorly woven web of multiple mysteries. The first half raises your expectations from the film, but all falls flat in the second half." Sankhayan Ghosh of

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

said that ''7 Hours To Go'' is "A Mumbai-based hostage movie that has zero tension and an empty emotional core. The film's biggest failure is to not make us care for any of the characters: all victims of terrible crimes." Sarita Tanwar of DNA India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and criticized the director Saurabh Varma saying that, "In a thriller like this, the progression in the script needs to be very effective to keep the viewer engaged. Varma loses control of that in the film's second half. It's almost like he didn't know how to fill the gaps."

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 4365060 2016 films 2010s Hindi-language films Hindi-language thriller films