7 Hours to Go

{{short description|2016 film by Saurabh Verma}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox film | name = 7 Hours to Go | image = 7 Hours To Go - Movie Poster.jpg | caption = | alt = | director = Saurabh Varma | producer = Nitika Thakur | writer = Saurabh Varma | starring = Shiv Panditt Sandeepa Dhar Varun Badola Nataša Stanković | music = Hanif Shaikh Sugat{{endash}}Shubham Mannan Munjal | cinematography = Milind Jog | editing = Nitin Pathak | studio = Krian Pictures | released = {{Film date|2016|6|24|df=y}} | runtime = 120 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi }} '''''7 Hours to Go''''' is a 2016 Indian thriller film written and directed by Saurabh Varma.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkoRZNlzQo |title=7 Hours To Go – Official Trailer |publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Veteran actor Manoj Kumar unveils the trailer of Shiv Panditt's 7 Hours to Go |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/veteran-actor-manoj-kumar-unveils-the-trailer-of-shiv-pandits-7-hours-to-go/ |publisher=Bollywood Life}}</ref> Produced by Krian Pictures, the film stars Shiv Panditt, Sandeepa Dhar, Nataša Stanković and Varun Badola<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/7-hours-to-go-cast-seeks-blessings-from-veteran-actor-manoj-kumar/17277195 |title='7 Hours To Go' cast seeks blessings from veteran actor Manoj Kumar |work=Mid-Day |access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> Inspired by true events, the film revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within 7 hours after that incident.

==Plot== Arjun comes to Mumbai to visit his fiancé Maya at the city court and is taken aback when he is not able to find her anywhere. He begins to search for Maya and, in an unexpected turn, witnesses an unlikely murder. Frantic and exasperated, he is left with no choice but to take passersby as hostages before he is framed as the killer. The cops try to tackle the situation and within no time realise that Arjun is no ordinary hostage-taker, and it seems next to impossible to apprehend him. With nothing to lose, Arjun lays down his terms. He gives 7 hours for the police to find out the killer.

==Cast== * Shiv Panditt as Arjun Ranawat * Sandeepa Dhar as ACP Nandini Shukla * Nataša Stanković as Maya * Varun Badola as Ramesh Dhadke * Rohit Vir as Kabir Khemka * Himanshu Malik as Tamim Chakri * Aakash Dabhade as Inspector Ghorpale * Vipin Sharma as Inder Kumar Gujral (IK)

==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = 7 Hours To Go | type = soundtrack | artist = Sugat – Shubham, Hanif Shaikh | cover =blank | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|03|14}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/7-hours-to-go-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1122948237 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507154930/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/7-hours-to-go-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1122948237 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2018 |title=7 Hours to Go (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=iTunes}}</ref> | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 21:17 | language = Hindi | label = Zee Music Company | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|1T6XEGtjuBI|Audio Jukebox}}}} }}

The soundtrack of ''7 hours to Go'' consists of 5 songs composed by Sugat–Shubham and Hanif Shaikh.

{{Track listing | headline = Tracklist | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length =21:17 | title1 = Tere Naina | extra1 = Mohammad Irfan & Sarodee Borah | lyrics1 = Shraddha Bhilave & Sugat Dhanvijay | music1 = Sugat – Shubham | length1 = 3:53

| title5 = Dalinder Dance | note5 = Remix Version | extra5 = Hanif Shaikh | lyrics5 = Hanif Shaikh & Manoj Yadav | music5 = Hanif Shaikh | length5 = 3:54 }}

==Reception==

Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit and Natasa Stankovic Media at meet of '7 Hours To Go'|thumb|left

Mohar Basu of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "7 Hours To Go is gimmicky, lacking both the smarts and the menace of a thriller. The screenplay moves at snail's pace and is completely devoid of tension."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/7-hours-to-go/movie-review/52887939.cms |title=7 Hours To Go Movie Review |work=The Times of India}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''Scroll'' said that the film is "An incompetent thriller with tacky effects."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/article/810524/film-review-7-hours-to-go-isnt-worth-the-wait |title=Film review: '7 Hours To Go' isn't worth the wait |publisher=Scroll}}</ref> Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "‘7 Hours To Go’ will leave you tangled in a poorly woven web of multiple mysteries. The first half raises your expectations from the film, but all falls flat in the second half."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/230616/7-hours-to-go-movie-review-so-much-to-do-so-little-time.html |title=7 Hours To Go movie review: So much to do, so little time |publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Sankhayan Ghosh of The Hindu said that ''7 Hours To Go'' is "A Mumbai-based hostage movie that has zero tension and an empty emotional core. The film's biggest failure is to not make us care for any of the characters: all victims of terrible crimes."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/7-hours-to-go-review-City-of-clich%C3%A9s/article14399350.ece |title=7 hours to go review: City of clichés |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Sarita Tanwar of DNA India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and criticized the director Saurabh Varma saying that, "In a thriller like this, the progression in the script needs to be very effective to keep the viewer engaged. Varma loses control of that in the film's second half. It's almost like he didn't know how to fill the gaps."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-7-hours-to-go-review-style-overpowers-substance-in-this-thriller-2227432 |title='7 Hours To Go' review: Style overpowers substance in this thriller |publisher=DNA India}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|4365060}}

Category:2016 films Category:2016 Hindi-language films Category:2016 Indian films Category:Hindi-language thriller films