Summary
In a dusty Rajasthan village, two sisters, Badki and Chhutki, are constantly at each other's throats over trivial matters. Their father, a widower, struggles to keep them from tearing each other apart. Their meddling neighbour, Dipper, enjoys stirring up trouble between them. But when marriage takes them to different worlds, they discover how much they need each other.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 77Audiences 70GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer77%
IMDb7.2
Audience score67%
Running time
2 h 14 min
Longer than most action movies, +26 min on the typical 108
typical 108134Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
2018
September 28, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyDramaLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
and 5 more37 people
- Sanya MalhotraGenda 'Chhutki' Kumari
- Radhikka MadanChampa 'Badki' Kumari
- Sunil GroverDipper Naradmuni
- Vijay RaazBechara Bapu
- Namit DasJagan
- ADAbhishek DuhanVishnu
- Saanand VermaTharki Patel
- UNUsha NagarDaadi
- DRDev RajoraDairy Manager
- Malaika AroraDancer in "Hello Hello" Song
- DBDipansha BansalRoopanti
- CBChomina BeyongPatel's wife
- LBLankesh BhardwajGovt. Official
- JCJP ChopraBank Manager
- PDPriyanshi Damani3-year Old Chhutki
- DDDesh DeepakTV interviewer
- KDKumud DwivediBadki's friend at mela
- KGKusum GuptaMela woman 1
- VHVilayet HusseinPatel's father
- SJSamridhi Jain10-year old Chutki
- Sameer KakkarSarpanch
- AKAltaf KhanShaman
- AKAjay KumarDr. Major Shastri
- SLSantosh LokhandeHawker on train
Directing · 1
- Vishal Bhardwaj Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
Writing · 1
- Charan Singh Pathik Story
Production · 2
- Rekha Bhardwaj Producer
- Sunil Shah Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Ranjan Palit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sreekar Prasad Editor
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