{{Short description|2019 Hindi-language film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Kadakh | image = Kadakh.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Rajat Kapoor | producer = Nikhil Chaudhary, Dinesh Kasana | writer = | starring = {{unbulleted list|Ranvir Shorey | Kalki Koechlin | Cyrus Sahukar | Tara Sharma }} | music = Sagar Desai | cinematography = Rafey Mehmood | editing = Suresh Pai | studio = Mithya Talkies | distributor = Sony Liv | released = {{Film date|2019|11|23|SAIFF|2020|06|18|India|df=y}} | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Kadakh''''' ({{translation}}: Tough)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kadakh-movie-review-rajat-kapoors-dark-comedy-is-an-amoral-tale-about-a-motley-group-of-flawed-characters-8496681.html|title = Kadakh movie review: Rajat Kapoor's dark comedy is an 'amoral tale' about a motley group of flawed characters|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref> is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-30|title=Kadakh Movie: A dark comedy comes with a rushed narrative|url=https://nagpuroranges.com/kadakh-movie-a-dark-comedy-comes-with-a-rushed-narrative/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Nagpur Oranges|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=India-West|first=R. M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to|title='Kadakh Review' - Enjoyable, Edgy Black Comedy With Added Dimensions|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/kadakh-review---enjoyable-edgy-black-comedy-with-added-dimensions/article_6385afce-b4a2-11ea-ae1f-df15fefef07a.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=India West|language=en}}</ref> featuring Ranvir Shorey, Kalki Koechlin, Rajat Kapoor<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kadakh and the art of copying|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2020/07/04/kadakh-and-the-art-of-copying|access-date=2020-09-10|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}</ref> and Cyrus in the prominent roles. The film, directed by Kapoor, is set on a night of Diwali celebration when a Mumbai based couple organise a party at their home only to face bizarre circumstances during the whole night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kadakh-movie-review-ranvir-shorey-rajat-kapoor-6464891/|title = Kadakh movie review: Ranvir Shorey-starrer is engaging enough to be watched in one go|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref>
==Plot== Sunil is preparing for a Diwali party at his house. Some hours before the party he is visited by a stranger named Raghav, who introduces himself as husband of Sunil's colleague Chaya. Sunil is having an extramarital affair with Chaya and Raghav knows about that. Sunil and Raghav have an argument, during which Raghav accidentally shoots and kills himself with a gun. Before Sunil could do much to hide the body, his wife Malti returns from the office. Sunil tells her about the incident and while they're discussing what they should do, guests of the party start arriving. Having no way out, they hide the body and welcome the friends. Among the set of friends, there is Francoise Marie, who is a thought reader, a single mom named Paro and Joshi who is cooking for everyone in the party. There are unannounced guests as well, who are Malti's uncle and her aunt, Sunil's friend Rahul, Rahul's wife Sheetal, Yogesh and his wife Alka and Sunil's office colleagues and Chaya too; very soon the whole house is filled with people. What unfolds next is the hidden rivalry between friends, drunken brawls, game of cards and several twists and turns finally resulting in soiled friendships and ruined relationships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kadakh-movie-review-an-edgy-and-fun-romp-through-darkness/article31872471.ece|title='Kadakh' movie review: An edgy and fun romp through darkness|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 June 2020|last1=Joshi|first1=Namrata}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kadakh-movie-review-ranvir-shorey-rajat-kapoor-6464891/|title = Kadakh movie review: Ranvir Shorey-starrer is engaging enough to be watched in one go|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://webseries.sonyliv.com/kadakh/ |title=Kadakh - Know More About the Popular Hindi SonyLIV Originals Here |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021130231/https://webseries.sonyliv.com/kadakh/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Cast ==
* Ranvir Shorey as Sunil<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kadakh-movie-review-ranvir-shorey-rajat-kapoor-6464891/|title = Kadakh movie review: Ranvir Shorey-starrer is engaging enough to be watched in one go|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref> * Mansi Multani as Maalti * Palomi Ghosh as Chhaya * Chandrchoor Rai as Raaghav * Rajat Kapoor as Rahul * Kalki Koechlin as Francoise Marie * Shruti Seth as Alka * Nupur Asthana as Paaro * Sagar Deshmukh as Sagar Joshi * Tara Sharma as Sheetal (credited as Tara Sharma Saluja) * Cyrus Sahukar<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-07|title=Cyrus Sahukar on Kadakh: Amazing to work with people you look up to|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/cyrus-sahukar-kadakh-sony-liv-6475255/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyrus Sahukar talks about his latest film Kadakh and why acting is his focus right now|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2020/jul/02/cyrus-sahukar-talks-about-his-latest-film-kadakh-and-why-acting-is-his-focus-right-now-26204.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.indulgexpress.com}}</ref> as Yogesh * Sheena Khalid as Sheena * Kaizaad Kotwal as Kaizaad * Krishna Raaz as Radha * Minty Tejpal as Minty * Manoj Pahwa as Maalti's Chacha * Yamini Das as Maalti's chachi * Brijesh Karanwal as Watchman
==Production== The film was shot on a single location. Since the film is mostly set on the events of a single night, the shooting was done for 30 continuous nights in a studio of Andheri East, Mumbai. All the unit members actually slept in the day and worked at nights to complete the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/14892/exclusive-ranvir-shorey-on-kadakh-comedy-films-and-shooting-for-30-days-straight|title = Exclusive: Ranvir Shorey on 'Kadakh', Comedy Films and Shooting for 30 Days Straight|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref>
The film has been compared to Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948 film) which was an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's play ''Rope'' (1929), itself based on the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb.<ref name=":0" />
== Release== ''Kadakh'' premiered at the 2019 South Asian International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saiff.org/2019/movies/kadakh/|title=Kadakh (Centerpiece)|work=SAIFF|access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref> It released on 18 June 2020 in India distributed by SonyLiv.<ref>{{Cite web|last=India-West|first=R. M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to|title=SonyLiv to Air Direct-to-Digital Release 'Kadakh' - Watch Trailer|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/sonyliv-to-air-direct-to-digital-release-kadakh---watch-trailer/article_8fc4ee56-b263-11ea-9d0f-7f5f83eeef92.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=India West|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=Sony LIV's Kadakh, ZEE5's Lalbazaar, Netflix, Eurovision Song Contest, Amazon's Hanna 2: Trailers This Week |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/netflixs-eurovision-song-contest-wasp-network-sony-livs-kadakh-zee5s-lalbazaar-trailers-this-week-8496241.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
==See also== *Remakes of films by Alfred Hitchcock
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=tt12505468}} * [https://www.sonyliv.com/movies/kadakh-1000045429 Kadakh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104111019/https://www.sonyliv.com/movies/kadakh-1000045429 |date=4 January 2024 }} on Sony Liv
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