14 Phere (transl. 14 rounds)[a] is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Devanshu Singh and produced by Zee Studios. The film stars Vikrant Massey and Kriti Kharbanda.[1][2] It premiered on 23 July 2021 on ZEE5.[3]
| 14 Phere | |
|---|---|
 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Devanshu Singh |
| Written by | Manoj Kalwani |
| Produced by | Zee Studios |
| Starring | Vikrant Massey Kriti Kharbanda |
| Cinematography | Riju Das |
| Edited by | Manan Ajay Sagar |
| Music by | Raajeev V. Bhalla JAM8 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Sanjay Lal Singh and Aditi Karwasra, two individuals belonging to different castes, fall in love and wish to get married. However, knowing their parents will disapprove, they hatch a plan to convince them.
Cast
- Vikrant Massey as Sanjay Lal Singh a.k.a. Sanju
- Kriti Kharbanda as Aditi Karwasra
- Gauahar Khan as Zubina
- Jameel Khan as Amay
- Yamini Das as Sarla Lal Singh
- Vineet Kumar as Kanhaiya Lal Singh
- Priyanshu Singh as Chhotu Singh
- Manoj Bakshi as Banwari Mama
- Govind Pandey as Dharampal Karwasra
- Sumit Suri as Vivek Karwasra
- Sonakshi Batra as Sneha Karwasra
- Bhupesh Singh as Jayant Mishra
- Kritika Pande as Rashmi
- Geet Sagar as Anuj Mathur (Aditi and Sanjay's Boss)
- Shivani Shivpuri as Mrs Gupta
Production
Principal photography commenced on 26 November 2020 in Mumbai,[4][5] and was wrapped up in January 2021.[citation needed]
Reception
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "Between the long-drawn, wholly preposterous idea of fake ‘baraatis’, and two ‘shaadis’, there's just confusion in this Vikrant Massey-Kriti Kharbanda film."[6] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "Notwithstanding the serviceable chemistry between the lead actors and a few performances from the supporting cast, the film goes around in circles."[7] Rahul Desai of Film Companion gave the film a negative review and stated that the film "loses its spirit and identity" and is "half-funny, half-serious And fully confused".[8] Stutee Ghosh of The Quint gave the film a mixed review and stated, "Given that the humour is pretty flat, the narrative would have benefited with some intense emotional moments and by showing some spine and vision. It almost feels like the message is that as long as one can show off an ostentatious display of wealth and dowry, one can hush up about caste- a rather problematic resolution!"[9] Anita Aikara of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "14 Phere delivers on the feel-good factor, but if you are looking for ground-breaking humour, it will fail to work its way into your hearts."[10] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll gave the film a negative review and criticized the screenplay, performance, the leads, but praised Jameel Khan's performance.[11]
Soundtrack
| 14 Phere | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Raajeev V. Bhalla and JAM8 | |
| Released | 20 July 2021[12] |
| Recorded | 2020 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 27:46 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| 14 Phere – Full Album on YouTube | |
The music of film was composed by Rajeev V Bhalla and JAM8 while lyrics written by Rajeev. V. Bhalla, Pallavi Mahajan, Geet Sagar and Shloke Lal.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hum Dono Yun Mile" | Raajeev V. Bhalla | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Riya Duggal, Rashi Harmalkar | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Chamak" | Raajeev V. Bhalla | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Sharvi Yadav, Pinky Maidasani | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Ghodi Chadhke" | Pallavi Mahajan | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Rekha Bhardwaj, Keka Ghoshal, Ravi Mishra | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Aag Ka Dariya" | Geet Sagar | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Romy, Rajnigandha Shekhawat | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Hai Tu" | Geet Sagar | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Himani Kapoor, Sarvpreet Singh | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Shor Sharaba" | Shloke Lal | Raajeev V. Bhalla, Brijesh Shandilya, Rajnigandha Shekhawat, Shloke Lal | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Ram Sita" (Music: Mukund Suryavanshi for JAM8) | Shloke Lal | Rekha Bhardwaj | 5:34 |
| Total length: | 27:46 | |||
See also
- Saat phere (seven rounds)
- Saptapadi (seven steps)