The Power is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.[1] It stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shruti Haasan, Zakir Hussain, Prateik Babbar, Sachin Khedekar and Jisshu Sengupta.[2] The film was released on the online streaming service Zee Plex on 14 January 2021.[3][4][5][6]
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Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
Written by | Mahesh Manjrekar Siddharth Salvi |
Produced by | Vijay Galani Pratik Galani Dhaval Jayantilal Gada Aksshay Jayantilal Gada |
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Cinematography | Rakesh Rawat |
Edited by | Sarvesh Parab |
Music by | Music: Salim–Sulaiman Score: Prasad S |
Production companies | Pen India Limited Galani Entertainments |
Distributed by | Zee Plex |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast performances, action sequences and editing, but criticism for its pace, writing and direction.
An attempt is made on the life of a crime boss Kaalidas Haridas Thakur, who refuses to strike a deal. However, the assassination goes wrong, resulting in the killing of an innocent man Anwar and igniting a blood feud. Pari, Anwar's daughter swears to avenge her father's death by annihilating the Thakur clan where she sides with Thakur rival Vishambhar Rana.
Anna M. M. Vetticad said that the film is "engaging to begin with, but as it rolls along, it becomes clear that it falls in the ‘if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ’em all’ category of underworld dramas."[7] Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5 stars out if 5 stars and wrote: "With a tighter, finer screenplay and more consistent performers, ‘The Power’ could have been a befitting response of this decade to the Sarkar franchise but a lacklustre narrative, among other things, brings the power down to level zero."[8] Samrudhi Ghosh of Hindustan Times wrote: "The Power, with its creative bankruptcy, brings nothing new to already done-to-death iterations of The Godfather.[9] Joginder Tuteja of Rediff.com noted, "If the film had been crisper with solid drama in the second half too, The Power could have been more powerful."[10]
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Soundtrack album | ||||
Released | 21 January 2021 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 5:47 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | Zee Music Company | |||
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The Power - Full Album on YouTube | ||||
The music for the film was composed by Salim–Sulaiman with lyrics written by Kumaar . The single "Oh Saaiyaan" was sung by Arijit Singh and Raj Pandit while the female version was sung by Aishwarya Pandit [11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh Saaiyaan" | Kumaar | Salim-Sulaiman | Arijit Singh, Raj Pandit | 3:21 |
2. | "Oh Saaiyaan (Female Version)" | Kumaar | Salim-Sulaiman | Aishwarya Pandit | 2:26 |
Total length: | 5:47 |