Ek Thi Daayan movie is a 2013 Bollywood supernatural thriller film directer is Kannan Iyer, adapted from the short story Mobius Trips by Mukul Sharma while Producer are Ekta Kapoor,Shobha Kapoor,Vishal Bhardwaj,Rekha Bhardwaj Under banner of ALT Entertainment,VB Pictures.
This film leading stars cast are Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin.
Ek Thi Daayan movie is releasing on 19th April, 2013 with Mix to positive critics reviews and also Box office wise Successful film.
- Directer : Kannan Iyer
- Producer : Ekta Kapoor,Shobha Kapoor,Vishal Bhardwaj,Rekha Bhardwaj
- Writer : Mukul Sharma,Vishal Bhardwaj
- Starring : Emraan Hashmi,Huma Qureshi,Konkona Sen Sharma,Kalki Koechlin
- Music : Vishal Bhardwaj
- Cinematography : Saurabh Goswami
- Editor : Sreekar Prasad
- Production company : ALT Entertainment,VB Pictures
- Distributor : Balaji Motion Pictures
- Genres : Romance, Thriller, Horror
- Release date : 19 April 2013
- Running time : 135 Minute (2Hrs, 15 Min.)
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Ek Thi Daayan movie trailer :
Star cast of the film :
- Emraan Hashmi as a Bobo
- Konkona Sen Sharma as a Diana
- Kalki Koechlin as a Lisa Dutt
- Huma Qureshi as a Tamara
- Pavan Malhotra as a Prof Mathur
- Rajatabha Dutta as a Dr. Ranjan Palit
- Visshesh Tiwari as a Young Bobo
- Sara Arjun as a Misha
- Bhavesh Balchandani as a Zubin
- Pallavi Batra as a Sangeeta
- Shirina Sambyal as a Anna
- Deepak Dhadwal as a Principal
- Habib as a Old Watchman
- Kanupriya Gupta as a Girl on Beach
- Prem Parmar as a Young Watchman
- Vidyadhar Karmakar as a Old Man
- Deepali Pansare as a Old Man’s Nurse
- Punam Sawhney as a School Counselor
- Sanobar as a Waitress
- Pooja Jhaveri as a Magic Assistant 1
- Tammana Singh as a Magic Assistant 2
- Nitin Singh as a Magic Assistant 3
- Ragini Dixit as a Magic Assistant 4
- Subash Singh as a Magic Assistant 5
- Sakshi as a Magic Assistant 6
- Jatin Sial as a Lawyer
- Ravi Kachhawa as a Hospital Doctor
- Rupali Pagare as a Hospital Nurse
- Tripathi Ankur as a Ward Boy
- Kannan Iyer as a Scientist
- Vikas Shrivastav as a Police Inspector
- Parlav Chaudhary as a Lisa’s Friend
- Diksha Lalwani as a Lisa’s Friend
- Sanya Monga as a Lisa’s Friend
- Sakshi Monga as a Lisa’s Friend
- Shikha Rahi as a Lisa’s Friend
- Rahil Patel as a Lisa’s Friend
- Aditya Nimbalkar as a Lisa’s Friend
- Aalaap Majgavkar as a Lisa’s Friend
- Ankita Jha as a Lisa’s Friend
- Faraaz Salim as a Lisa’s Friend
- Taha Anwer as a Lisa’s Friend
- Ishaan Pohoomul as a Lisa’s Friend
- Adhiraj Bose as a Lisa’s Friend
- Roald Smeets as a Cyril
Pre-Post Production :
Earlier Rani Mukerji was offered the role but she reject.
The film was shot at Filmcity. According to director Kannan Iyer, leopards entered the sets during shooting. The uninvited guest was later apparently shooed away.
CGI VFX for the film has been done by Prana Studios Mumbai.
Marketing and Release :
The Different marketing strategy was carried out by the producer Ekta Kapoor for the promotion of this film. She produced a mini-series showed on the channel Life OK named Ek Thhi Naayka presenting the top actress of Indian Television from her path-breaking shows, including Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Shweta Tiwari, Aamna Shariff, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gaur.
Ek Thi Daayan movie Songs / Music :
This film music composer is Vishal Bhardwaj,The background score composer is Clinton Cerejo, while lyricist is Gulzar.
Online site Musicperk.com gave the music album 7 star from 10 star by stating that “This film Music album does impress in parts but fails to make a long lasting impression.”
Music album have 5 songs listed as per below with name of Playback singers.
- “Yaaram”…………………Sunidhi Chauhan, Clinton Cerejo
- “Totey Ud Gaye”………Suresh Wadkar, Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj
- “Kaali Kaali”……………..Clinton Cerejo
- “Lautungi Main”…………Rekha Bhardwaj
- “Sapna Re Sapna”……..Padmanabh Gaikwad
“Yaaram” full video song :
- Singer : Sunidhi Chauhan & Clinton Cerejo
- Composer : Vishal Bhardwaj
- Lyricist : Gulzar
- Music Banner : Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.
“Totey Ud Gaye” full video song :
- Singer : Suresh Wadkar, Sukhwinder Singh & Rekha Bhardwaj
- Composer : Vishal Bhardwaj
- Lyricist : Gulzar
- Music Banner : Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.
“Kaali Kaali” full video song :
- Singer : Clinton Cerejo
- Composer : Vishal Bhardwaj
- Lyricist : Gulzar
- Music Banner : Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.
Review of the film :
This film reviews are mostly positive from critics, with Moderate success at the Box office.
Critics Review :
- Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave film 3.5 stars from 5 star by saying that “An imaginative and appealing supernatural thriller”.
- Meena Iyer of The Times of India rated film 3.5 out of 5 while remarking “Woven beautifully between the world of magic, occult and suspense, Ek Thi Daayan, makes for compulsive viewing, providing some spine-chilling thrills at short gaps”.
- Raja Sen from Rediff rate it 3 out of 5 star, by writing “Ek Thi Daayan isn’t the scariest of horror films. It is, though, smartly crafted, highly original in its approach and a strikingly ambitious effort for the genre”.
- Mansha Rastogi of Nowrunning gave it 2.5 out of 5,feels,”Film deserves full marks for its unblemished and watertight first half. The second however is a total waste”.
Online Review :
Public Review :
Box office collection :
- Screens : 1550
- Day 1 – Friday……5.10 Cr
- Day 2 – Saturday…5.60 Cr
- Day 3 – Sunday…….6.43 Cr
- Day 4 – Monday…….2.54 Cr
- Day 5 – Tuesday…….2.30 Cr
- Day 6 – Wednesday…1.46 Cr
- Day 7 – Thursday…….1.08 Cr
- Week 1 Collection……24.51 Cr
- Week 2 Collection…..0.85 Cr
- Week 3 Collection……0.10 Cr
- Week 4 Collection……0.02 Cr
- Total Net Collection…….25.48 Cr
- India Gross Collection….34.40 Cr
- Overseas Collection……5.70 Cr
- Worldwide Collection Gross….40.10 Cr INR
- Ek Thi Dayan movie Budget : 24.00 Cr INR
- Ek Thi Dayan movie Verdict : AVERAGE
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