Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal
Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal (transl. Shoot if you want to live) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Manish Vatsalya, starring Ravi Kishen, Yashpal Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Manish Vatsalya and Hazel Crowney. The movie's storyline is a hard hitting gangster movie which shows horrid realities of the underworld crime as well as the changing times of Bihar state. The film was released on 14 September 2012 and was written off as a box office disaster in the very first week.[1]
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Directed by | Manish Vatsalya |
Produced by | Aparna Hoshing |
Screenplay by | Saurabh Choudhary |
Starring | Ravi Kishen Yashpal Sharma Rahul Kumar Manish Vatsalya Hazel Crowney |
Music by | Shadaab - Abhik Siddhant Madhav |
Cinematography | Neelaabh Kaul |
Edited by | Nipun Ashok Gupta |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Ravi Kishen as Chandrabhan
- Yashpal Sharma as Mahkoo
- Rahul Kumar as Bitwa.
- Manish Vatsalya as Atka
- Hazel Crowney as Shrishti
- Sharat Saxena as Rana
- Murli Sharma as Hanumant Singh
- Ashwini Kalsekar as I. G.
Controversy
The controversial subject matter of Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal, together with the song from it titled "Mooh Mein Le", provoked a reaction from Shiv Sena.[2]
Critical reception
Overall the movie received negative reviews and was a box office disaster [3] Mid Day rated it as 0.5,[3] while The Times of India and Daily Bhaskar also did the same.
References
- in.com (18 September 2012). "Box office verdict: Hits & Misses (Week 38)". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- Sangeetha, P. (13 July 2012). "'Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal' song fumes Shiv Sena". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- Shetty, Shakti (15 September 2012). "Movie Review: Jeena Hai Toh Thok Dal". Mid Day. Retrieved 7 December 2012.