Guilty is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Ruchi Narain and written by Ruchi Narain, Kanika Dhillon and Atika Chohan.[2] Starring Kiara Advani and several others, the film follows the story of a songwriter whose boyfriend is accused of rape during the era of #MeToo.[3] The film is the first production venture of Dharmatic, the digital arm of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.[4] It was released on 6 March 2020 on Netflix.[5][6]
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Directed by | Ruchi Narain |
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Cinematography | Andrew Boulter |
Edited by | Bodhaditya Banerjee |
Music by | Ankur Tewari |
Production company | Dharmatic Entertainment |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 119 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Nanki Dutta finds herself in a dilemma when Tanu Kumar, a new student in her university, joins in the #MeToo movement accusing Vijay "VJ" Pratap Singh, Nanki's boyfriend, of having raped her on the night of Valentine's 2018. Nanki attempts to help Vijay by consulting Danish Ali Baig, the lawyer investigating VJ's side of the story. Throughout the movie, we experience Nanki's frequent panic attacks and hallucinations based on the recent incident. Later on in the movie, Danish wins the case and Vijay is released much to Tanu's dismay. However, Nanki remains suspicious due to inconsistencies with the case. During a festival held at the campus, Tanu explains every detail of what happened during the fateful night while exposing her true intentions and feeling towards Vijay. Nanki deduces Tanu's #MeToo tweet and ties every loose end cited throughout the film and comes to the realization that Tanu told the truth all along. A betrayed Vijay is arrested by local authorities. Soon after, Nanki gains the courage to share her own experience with sexual abuse/ rape, encouraged by a relieved Tanu.
In June 2019, a report from Filmfare stated Kiara Advani signing a new project for Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital arm of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, titled Guilty which was helmed by Ruchi Narain. The principal photography of the film began in Delhi in June 2019 and completed within 33 days.[7]
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Soundtrack album by Ankur Tewari | |
Released | 2 March 2020 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 25:17 |
Language | Hindi |
Label | Sony Music India |
Producer | Ankur Tewari |
The film score and soundtrack is composed by Ankur Tewari with lyrics written by Kausar Munir.[8]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rehne Do Na" | Ankur Tewari | 03:11 |
2. | "Chaak Girebain" | Ankur Tewari | 03:40 |
3. | "Kahun" | Ankur Tewari | 05:07 |
4. | "Kahun (Reprise)" | Ankur Tewari, Divya L | 05:05 |
5. | "Likhi Meri" | Ankur Tewari | 04:07 |
6. | "Likhi Meri (Reprise)" | Ankur Tewari, Divya L | 04:05 |
Total length: | 25:17 |