Peddlers (film)
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| Directed by | Vasan Bala |
| Screenplay by | Vasan Bala |
| Produced by | Anurag Kashyap Guneet Monga |
| Starring | Gulshan Devaiah Nishikant Kamat Kriti Malhotra Siddharth Menon Nimrat Kaur |
| Cinematography | Siddharth Diwan |
| Edited by | Prerna Saigal |
| Music by | Karan Kulkarni |
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| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 116 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Peddlers is a 2012 Indian Hindi crime thriller film written and directed by Vasan Bala. The film features Gulshan Devaiah, Nishikant Kamat, Kriti Malhotra (of Dhobi Ghat fame), Nimrat Kaur and Siddharth Menon in the lead roles. The film was screened as part of 2012 International Critics' Week, an independent film event which runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival in southern France.[1]
Film's producer, Guneet Monga raised nearly ₹1 crore (US$120,000), half of film's budget of ₹2 crore (US$240,000) by posting the film's script on Facebook.[2]
Plot
The film is set in Mumbai, and revolves around 20-year-old destitute boys who get trapped in the drug trade and a young cop, who tracks them.[3]
Cast
- Gulshan Devaiah as Ranjit D'souza
- Nishikant Kamat
- Nimrat Kaur as Kuljeet
- Kriti Malhotra as Bilkis
- Siddharth Mennon as Mandar
- Mukesh Chhabra
- Zachary Coffin
- Murari Kumar as JJ
- Vijesh Rajan as Meth Cook
Reception
Critical response to Peddlers at Cannes was generally muted, though director Vasan Bala was deemed by several critics to have shown promise in his debut effort.[3][4]
References
- ^ "51e selection de la Semaine de la Critique - 2012". semainedelacritique.com. International Critics’ Week. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Prachi Rege (14 December 2012). "Parallel Queen: Guneet Monga, has managed to bridge the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors". India Today. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Peddlers: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Peddlers". Variety. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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