''Sukhee'' is a 2023 Indian

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film directed by Sonal Joshi in her directorial debut. It stars

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in the lead role with Amit Sadh,

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and

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. The film was released on 22 September 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis

A humorous slice-of-life tale about 38-year-old Punjabi housewife Sukhpreet "Sukhee" Kalra, who, sick of her routine existence, travels to Delhi to attend her high school reunion. Sukhee relives her teenage years while experiencing a variety of things over the course of just seven days, emerging reignited, reborn, and making the hardest shift of her life—from being a wife and mother to being a woman once more.

Cast

Production

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commenced in March 2022. Production wrapped in June 2022.

Music

The music of the film is composed by

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- Hiten, Arko while lyrics written by Raja Dilwala and

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Reception

The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On the

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, 17% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. In ''

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'', Renuka Vyavahare gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "''Sukhee'' has a heartfelt premise but it lacks pace, struggles to be engaging and gets too preachy to be perfect towards the end." On the website ''

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'', Ishita Sengupta was negative, writing that, "''Sukhee'' joins an increasing list of outings that intends uncovering the feminist undertones of being a homemaker, something that traditionally has been looked down upon. But in doing so, it also sees it as a problem that needs solving."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt18266472
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