Sanak

Sanak (transl. Madness)[1] is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Kanishk Varma and produced by Zee Studios and Sunshine Pictures. The film features Vidyut Jammwal, Rukmini Maitra, Neha Dhupia and Chandan Roy Sanyal in the lead roles.[2][3] The film premiered on 15 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar[4] (India and other countries) and on Hulu in the United States. It received praise for the cast performances, action sequences and direction but criticism for predictability.

Sanak
Official release poster
Directed byKanishk Varma
Written byAshish Prakash Verma
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPratik Deora
Edited bySanjay Sharma
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byDisney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Vivaan Ahuja, a skilled MMA trainer, learns that his wife Anshika Maitra's heart can stop at any time and an operation is required. The operation is successful. As she recovers in the hospital, a terrorist group led by Saju Solanki attack the hospital to retrieve illegal arms dealer Ajay Pal Singh, the group's leader. Singh was actually responsible for the deaths of 18 Indian army soldiers due to his supply of faulty weapons to them, and was moved to the hospital for emergency surgery after his pacemaker was tampered with in prison. Patients of the hospital are taken hostage, including Anshika, while Singh is unconscious under anaesthesia after his surgery.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Jayati Bhargav and her team are tasked to free the hostages. Vivaan, who is just leaving after visiting Anishka, is in the hospital basement, oblivious to the invasion until he is attacked by one of the terrorists. He manages to kill the terrorist. Shocked, he takes the black pouch belonging to the terrorist, which contains a walkie talkie and a remote detonator, and sneaks back into the hospital. He meets a hospital guard named Riyaz, and a child named Zubin who had been hiding, and befriends them. Jayati meanwhile is stunned to see that her daughter Aanya is being used by the terrorists, strapped to a bomb. Saju blackmails her, saying that he will blow up the hospital unless she supplies a helicopter and a bus to them.

She agrees, but secretly plans to attack them. Vivaan learns the hospital's layout with Riyaz's help and plans to attack the hospital's control room first so that Saju can't see him coming. He is attacked again but with Zubin's help, he kills the terrorist. The bodies of both terrorists are found and Saju orders Vivaan to be killed. Vivaan manages to contact Jayati intermittently and inform her about Saju. He continues to kill and evade the terrorists stationed around each floor and is finally able to take control of the control room with Riyaz and Zubin. He then frees the patients held hostage on the ground floor. Saju, who is on the ninth floor, realizes that Vivaan is related to one of the hostages, and tries to figure out who it is.

Unable to do so, he kills a nurse to force Vivaan out of hiding. Singh wakes up and they plan to escape. Vivaan realizes during a conversation with Riyaz that Saju was lying to the police; he was never going to use the bus and helicopter he had demanded but rather escape through the sixth floor. He is actually planning to blow up the stairs and the elevator in order to erase evidence by killing the hostages. Vivaan relays this to Jayati, who decides to trust him and play by his information. She and her team enter the hospital, free Aanya, and deactivate the bomb. Vivaan kills Saju's accomplice and finally fights Saju. Saju is eventually killed after the falling elevator collapses on him, and Jayati shoots Singh to death. Jayati thanks Vivaan for his help, remarking that he should be given a medal for his work but respects his wish to keep his identity away from media.

Cast
  • Vidyut Jammwal as Vivaan Ahuja
  • Rukmini Maitra as Anshika Maitra, Vivaan's wife
  • Neha Dhupia as ACP Jayati Bhargav
  • Chandan Roy Sanyal as Captain Saju Solanki
  • Chandan Roy as Riyaz Ahmed Motlekar
  • Kiran Karmarkar as Ajay Pal Singh
  • Sunil Kumar Palwal as Raman
  • Daniele Balconi as Yuri
  • Ivy Haralson as Taira
  • Alois Knapps as Maksym
  • Du Tran Au as Chad
  • Harminder Singh Alag as Zubin
  • Adrija Sinha as Aanya Bhargav, ACP Jayanti's daughter
  • Neha Pednekar as Anuradha
  • Tanguy Guinchard as Gunnar
  • Sefa Demirbus as Jesper
  • Felix Fukoyoshi as Andy
  • Dimitri Vujicic as KP
  • Shreyal Shetty as Pasha
  • Sanjay Kulkarni as Police Officer Godbole
  • Karthikesh as Parma
  • Asif Ali Beg as Dr. Pajwani
  • Arjun Ramesh as Aditya
  • Sudhanva Deshpande as Dr. Sinha
  • Karan Verma aa Raghav Chaturvedi
  • Anand Alkunte as Inspector Rakesh Jadhav

Production

The principal photography of the film began in January 2021.[5][6]

Reception

Critical response

Sanak received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. According to the online database website IMDb, the film currently has a rating of 7.0/10, based on 8 critic reviews and 180 user reviews.

Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Vidyut Jammwal starrer Sanak rests on Vidyut Jammwal's presence and the novel and exciting action scenes." Anupama Chopra of Film Companion wrote, "I get it. The Vidyut Jammwal film is purely a vehicle for action. But can't the narrative gluing the action sequences together have a little more depth and sparkle?" [7] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave Sanak a rating of 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Sanak should have been a non-stop ride. But, it is more like a stroll in the park, devoid of any spark".[8] Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and said: "Overall, Vidyut Jammwal's slick kicks, punches and backflips raise the stakes of this action-packed drama."[9] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Firstpost gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Sanak over-emphasizes the action, leaving the story and the emotional core under-developed."[10] Shubham Kulkarni, from Koimoi gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Vidyut Jammwal is the biggest reason to watch Sanak, but cannot be the only attention-grabbing point of the feature length film.[11]

Soundtrack
Sanak
Soundtrack album by
Chirantan Bhatt and Jeet Gannguli
Released12 October 2021[12]
Recorded2021
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:08
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Sanak - Full Album on YouTube

The film's music was composed by Chirantan Bhatt and Jeet Gannguli while lyrics written by Sameer Anjaan, Manoj Yadav and Rashmi Virag.

The song "O Yaara Dil Lagana" is a remake of the song of same name from the 1996 film Agni Sakshi sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy, composed by Nadeem–Shravan and written by Sameer Anjaan.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."O Yaara Dil Lagana"Sameer Anjaan, Manoj YadavChirantan BhattStebin Ben, Deeksha Toor3:34
2."Suna Hai"Rashmi ViragJeet GannguliJubin Nautiyal3:13
3."Ankhein Mili"Manoj YadavChirantan BhattRaj Barman4:06
4."Suna Hai" (Female version)Rashmi ViragJeet GannguliShreya Ghoshal3:15
Total length:14:08

References
  1. "Sanak movie review: Vidyut Jammwal's latest is a hastily put together, Die Hard-inspired mess-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. IANS (27 January 2021). "Neha Dhupia joins Vidyut Jammwal in `Sanak`". Mid-Day. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "Sanak: Hope Under Seige [sic] unleashed the teaser poster". Asianet News. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Vidyut Jammwal starrer Sanak to release on Disney+Hotstar on 15 October 2021". Bollywood Hungama. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. PTI (28 January 2021). "'Sanak': Vidyut Jammwal to reunite with Vipul Shah for their next actioner". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. "Veteran producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah begins work on two contrasting projects – Sanak, and Human!". Zee News. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. Chopra, Anupama. companion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/sanak-movie-review-is-bollywoodised-die-hard-but-cant-match-its-dramatic-stakes-Vidyut-jammwal-Neha-Dhupia/ "Sanak, On DisneyPlus Hotstar, Is Bollywoodised Die Hard, But Can't Match Its Dramatic Stakes". Retrieved 18 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. Shubhra Gupta (16 October 2021). "Sanak movie review: The Vidyut Jammwal movie is devoid of any spark". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. Archika Khurana (15 October 2021). "Sanak Review: Story is predictable, but Vidyut packs a punch". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. Udita Jhunjhunwala (15 October 2021). "Sanak movie review: Vidyut Jammwal's latest is a hastily put together, Die Hard-inspired mess". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. Shubham Kulkarni (15 October 2021). "Sanak Movie Review: Vidyut Jammwal Retains The 'Biggest Action Star' Tag, But Loses Hold Of The Plot". Koimoi. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. "Sanak – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn.
  13. "Sanak first song 'O Yaara Dil Lagana' featuring Vidyut Jammwal & Rukmini Maitra out!". India TV News. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.