Inkaar movie is a 2013 Bollywood Romantic-drama film directer is Sudhir Mishra and producer are Viacom18 Motion Pictures, starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh in the Main roles while Deepti Naval, Vipin Sharma, Gaurav Dwivedi are starring in supporting roles.
The film story set-up with sexual harassment in a corporate set-up following the story of Rahul Verma, the CEO of an advertising agency, who has to follow the lawsuit of sexual harassment filed by Maya Luthra, his protégé. The two are battling for the top job of the company. A committee is set up by the agency to hear both sides of the story and work through lies and accusations to find out the truth.
Inkaar movie is releasing on 18th January, 2013 with mix to positive critics reviews, The performances of the lead pair and the direction of Sudhir Mishra also gained positive reviews from critics. However Box office India declared flop status.
This film is unofficial Remake of Mithun film Sheesha. The film was initially titled “Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam”.
- Directer : Sudhir Mishra
- Producer : Viacom18 Motion Pictures
- Writer : Sudhir Mishra,Manoj Tyagi
- Starring : Arjun Rampal,Chitrangada Singh, Deepti Naval, Vipin Sharma, Gaurav Dwivedi
- Music : Shantanu Moitra
- Cinematography : Sachin Krishn
- Distributor : Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Genres : Romantic-Drama, Thriller
- Release date : 18 January 2013
- Running time : 133 mins
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Inkaar movie Star cast :
- Arjun Rampal as a Rahul Verma
- Chitrangda Singh as a Maya Luthra
- Vipin Sharma as a Gupta
- Mithun Rodwittiya as a Jamshed
- Jan Bostock as a John Doyel
- Gobind Singh Dhanoa as a Agency Guys
- Gaurav Dwivedi as a Atul
- Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish as a Mango Guy
- Rohan Thomas Joseph as a Guitarist in the Ad Agency
- Asheesh Kapur as a Praful
- Amaan f Khan
- Kaizaad Kotwal as a K K
- Deepti Naval as a Social worker
- Akanksha Nehra as a Payal
- Udai Singh Pawar as a Pool Ad Guy
- Sandeep Sanchdev
- Varun Sharma as a Agency guys
- Rehana Sultan
- Danny Sura as a French Businessman
- Shivani Tanksale as a Kavita
Pre-Post Production :
Pre Production / Casting :
In February 2011, Sudhir Mishra announced that he was creating a new movie based on the topic of sexual harassment. Arjun Rampal was cast in to play the male protagonist and Chitrangada Singh, who had previously worked with Mishra in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005) and Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011) was cast to portray the female protagonist. This film marked her third collaboration with Mishra.
Mishra is known for directing niche movies. However, in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the lead actress Singh said that it was a commercial film. The film was created on a budget of ₹50 million (US$700,000).
Film Shooting :
Film shooting took place between late 2011 to early 2012. The film was extensively shot in actual advertising agencies including Leo Burnett Worldwide and Grey Worldwide.
Inkaar movie Songs / Music :
The music composer are Shantanu Moitra and Shamir Tandon while The lyricist is Swanand Kirkire.
- “Darmiyan”………………….Aditya Kumar, Swanand Kirkire
- “Maula Tu Malik Hai”……Shantanu Moitra & Swanand Kirkire
- “Zindagi Ka Karobar”……K. Mohan (Agnee)
- “Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai”…….Suraj Jagan
- “Inkaar” (Aloop)…………………..Monali Thakur
- “Inkaar” – Theme (Hindi Version)…….Papon, Shahid Mallya
- “Inkaar” – Theme (English Version)….Monica Dogra, Shahid Mallya
“Darmiyan” full video song :
- Singer : Aditya Kumar
- Lyrics : Swanand Kirkire
- Music Director: Shantanu Moitra
- Music Label : T-Series
“Inkaar” – Theme (Hindi Version) full video song :
- Singer: Papon, Shahid Mallya
- Lyrics : Shamir Tandon
- Music Director : Shamir Tandon
- Music Label : T-Series
Review of the film :
This film have mostly Positive reviews from critics, However Box office wise Unsuccessful film.
Critics review :
- Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 star from 5 star and STated that “INKAAR succeeds in bringing out the right emotions from its actors. Arjun Rampal displays remarkable understanding of the character.Chitrangda immerses herself into the role brilliantly. She uses her lustiness in a wicked, dominating way and that’s what catches your eye. It’s great to see Deepti Naval after a hiatus. The film has a collage of talented actors, which includes Vipin Sharma, Mohan Kapur, Asheesh Kapur, Shivani Tanksale, Gaurav Dwivedi and Rehana Sultan and each of them stands out in his/her respective part. On the whole, INKAAR is for spectators of serious cinema. Caters to a niche audience!”
- Karan Anshuman of Mumbai Mirror gave 4 out of 5 stars, quoting “Inkaar is not about office politics as you might imagine, even though many moments shape an accurate portrayal. It is not about sexual harassment in the workplace as it is being marketed though that is the searing crucible in which complex, often unnatural dollops of human emotion are left to sputter and interact, never coalescing. Everything else is an elaborate backdrop. And finally when the truth unravels – when motives come to light – I had a great urge to watch the film again. And with movies, this urge supersedes all flaws.”Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com has given 2 star from 5 stars, stated that “Inkaar trivialises something serious like sexual harassment into a terrible joke.”
- Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com has given 2 star from 5 stars, stated that “Inkaar trivialises something serious like sexual harassment into a terrible joke.”
Box office collection :
- Screens : 800
- First Day Friday………..1.68 crores
- 2nd Day Saturday…….1.95 crores
- 3rd Day Sunday……….2.38 crores
- First Weekend………..6.02 crores
- Monday…………………..0.90 crores
- Tuesday………………….0.80 crores
- First Week………………9.23 crores
- Second Week…………0.93 crores
- Third Week……………..0.04 crores
- Lifetime India (net)….11 crores
- Worldwide Gross…….15 crores
- Inkaar movie Budget..14 crores
- Inkaar movie Verdict :. FLOP