''Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love'', or simply ''Shiddat'' (), is a 2021

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directed by

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and produced by

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, Krishan Kumar and

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under their banners T-Series and

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. The film stars

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and

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. The film premiered on 1 October 2021 on

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Plot

The film starts with the marriage of Gautam, an Indian Foreign Services officer, and Ira, a spirited social worker. Jaggi, a rank guest at the wedding, creates a scene and gets caught with his friends for gatecrashing the party. 3 years later, Jaggi crosses the border illegally, intending to reach

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, but gets caught and taken back to the embassy where Gautam works. Jaggi explains to him that he has to reach London before Monday to his love, being inspired by Gautam's speech. The film flashes back to three months ago. Jaggi, a hockey player, meets Kartika, a swimmer, and though the two get off to a rocky start, they start spending time together and grow close. Jaggi finds out she is getting married she tells him that if his feelings are true, he should come to London after three months, in which case she will cancel the wedding. Jaggi enters the UK illegally and faces many hurdles trying to reach Kartika before her wedding and finally jaggi dies.

Cast

as Joginder "Jaggi" Dhillon alias Jaggi Dil *

as Kartika Bhosle *

as Gautam Sehgal *

as Ira Sharma Sehgal * Arjun Singh as Ketan * Vidhatri Bandi as Sheena *

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as Pinkesh * Gandharv Dewan as Rana "Rane" Chaudhry * Chirag Malhotra as Bilal * Hoomayun as Nazir * Babraqk Akbari as Tarekh * Atul Kumar as Rajesh Bhosle * Nazneen Madan as Manjari Singhania * Rajendra Shisatkat as Coach Damle * Diljohn as Kersie Marfatia * Floriane Andersen as Natalie

Production

Development

The film was announced on 16 May 2019 by

Casting

and

were signed for the lead roles.

Filming

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commenced in November 2019.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

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, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta while lyrics written by

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, Kunwar Juneja and Manan Bhardwaj. The song ''Akhiyan Udeek Diyan'' is a remake of

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's 1993 qawwali song.

References

External links

* * {{Bollywood Hungama movie, shiddat Disney+ Hotstar original films 2021 films Indian romantic drama films Films set in Mumbai