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Chup: Revenge of the Artist is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller film written and directed by R. Balki.[7][8] The film is produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Jayantilal Gada, Gauri Shinde, and Anil Naidu, under Hope Production. The film stars Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan and Shreya Dhanwanthary, while Pooja Bhatt and Saranya Ponvannan essay supporting roles.[9]

Chup: Revenge of The Artist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Balki
Screenplay by	R. Balki Raja Sen Rishi Virmani
Story by	R. Balki
Produced by	Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Jayantilal Gada Anil Naidu Gauri Shinde
Starring	Sunny Deol Dulquer Salmaan Shreya Dhanwanthary Pooja Bhatt
Cinematography	Vishal Sinha
Edited by	Nayan H. K. Bhadra
Music by	Aman Pant
Production company	Hope Production
Distributed by	Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment[1]
Release date	23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Running time	135 minutes[2]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹10 crore[3][4][5]
Box office	est. ₹20.02 crore[6]

In Mumbai, a serial killer targets film critics who give dishonest reviews for films, and IG Arvind Mathur is assigned to catch the killer. Chup: Revenge of the Artist was released on 23 September 2022.

Plot

A mysterious serial killer is on the loose in Mumbai, committing gruesome murders of film critics who give dishonest or biased reviews for films. Inspector General of Mumbai, Arvind Mathur investigates the case. Danny, a florist, Nila Menon, an entertainment reporter and Dr. Zenobia Shroff, a criminal psychologist are also involved in the case.

Cast

• Sunny Deol as Inspector General (IG) Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch, Mumbai
• Dulquer Salmaan as Danny/Sebastian Gomes, a florist
• Shreya Dhanwanthary as Nila Menon, an entertainment reporter
• Saranya Ponvannan as Nila's mother
• Pooja Bhatt as Dr. Zenobia Shroff, a criminal psychologist
• Amitabh Bachchan as Amit, Third Umpire movie's actor
• Rajeev Ravindranathan as DSP Srinivas Shetty
• Adhyayan Suman as Purab Kapoor
• Raja Sen as Senior Critic
• Dhruv Hiena Lohumi as Kartik
• Bipin Nadakarni as Commissioner, DGP of Crime Branch, Mumbai
• Zahir Mirza as Nikhil
• Rea Malhotra Mukhtyar as Richa
• Pravishi Das as Reshma
• Priyanka Karekar as Danny's mother
• Pyarali Nayani as Nitin Srivastav, a Critic, reveals the Comedy films
• Veenu Khatri as Mrs. Srivastav, Nitin Srivastav's wife
• Dhanesh Dogra as Parikshit Prabhu
• Amit Chakravarthy as Irshaad Ali
• Nilesh Ranade as Govind Pandey
• Chandrakant Parulekar as Kaleem Bhai
• Arman Nagpal as Reporter On TV
• Abeer Jain as Kinu Malhotra
• Sameer Trimbakkar as Politician
• Prajakta Parab as Chup short film Mom

Narendra Sachar as film producer

Production

In July 2021, R. Balki were confirmed to be directing a film based on Guru Dutt, to be produced again by Hope Production.The project is produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Jayantilal Gada and Gauri Shinde. Filmmaker R. Balki says cinema legend Guru Dutt was the perfect reference point for "Chup: Revenge of the Artist", his thriller which depicts the pain of an artist who suffers from "wrong criticism". A teaser of "Chup", unveiled over the weekend to mark Dutt's 97th birth anniversary, pays homage to the late director's film Kaagaz Ke Phool.[10]

Soundtrack

Chup: Revenge of the Artist
Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi, Sneha Khanwalkar and S. D. Burman
Released	15 September 2022[11]
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	13:45
Language	Hindi
Label	Saregama Music

The music of the film is composed by Amit Trivedi, Sneha Khanwalkar and S. D. Burman with lyrics written by Swanand Kirkire and Sahir Ludhianvi.[11][12]

Release

Chup: Revenge of the Artist was released on 23 September 2022.[1][13] The satellite and streaming rights of the film have been bagged by Zee TV and ZEE5.[14] The movie is slated for its digital release on November 25, 2022.[15]

Reception

Critical response

India

Roktim Rajpal of India Today rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chup is a highly watchable and layered thriller that may 'silence' its critics, courtesy of its refreshing concept".[16] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Even though the story maintains the suspense behind the invisible entity until the end, it neither surprises nor shocks when it unfolds. The songs are easily forgettable, though the background music is still okay".[17] Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "R Balki's Chup: Revenge of the Artist is a unique film, but is not critic proof".[18] Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chup's bias is reserved for disgruntled creators at the receiving end of nasty appraisals of their efforts".[19] Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "CHUP is a unique tale of a serial killer that boasts of some fine performances".[20] Stutee Ghosh of The Quint rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chup remains an interesting, intriguing idea that couldn't quite execute what it ambitiously set out to achieve".[21]

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chup's story of a serial killer who targets critics is spun into a tribute to Guru Dutt. The idea is interesting but the film fails to grasp the essence of the late legend's magic".[22] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "This Dulquer Salmaan film, about dream-makers and those who destroy those dreams, is less satisfactory than it should have been".[23] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote that Chup was "a muddle but certainly not of monumental proportions. That it ventures into uncharted territory is undeniably commendable. But it needed something more to be elevate itself above a mere idiosyncratic concept".[24] Bohni Bandyopadhyay of News 18 rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chup works in parts thanks to the premise and some taut moments of suspense. The rich texture, wonderful use of real locations, and flavourful camerawork help the plot appear more mythic than it actually is".[25]'Chup' is a one-time watchable film that has an intriguing yet crisp storyline, except for a few predictable sequences says Onmanorama.[26]

International

Phil Houd of The Guardian rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Chup successfully skewers not just the tense film-maker/critic relationship, but knows perfectly where to put its finger to best needle Film Twitter: it calls out hot-take merchants, overly positive and corrupt reviewers, and this exalted calling's self-importance...it's a caustic and tasty film for the most part."[27] Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "R Balki shines the spotlight on a dark and twisted mind in his sobering thriller Chup.[28]

Box office

Chup: Revenge of the Artist earned ₹3.06 crores at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected ₹2.07 crore. On the third day, the film collected ₹2.25 crore. The film collected ₹ 13.24 crore at worldwide.[29]

References

External links

• Chup: Revenge of the Artist at IMDb
• Chup: Revenge of the Artist on ZEE5
• Chup at Bollywood Hungama

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