Akelli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPranay Meshram
Written by
  • Pranay Meshram
  • Gunjan Saxena
  • Ayush Tiwari
Produced by
  • Aparna Padgaonkar
  • Shashant Shah
  • Vicky Sidana
  • Ninad Vaidya
  • Nitin Vaidya
Starring
CinematographyPushkar Singh
Edited bySumeet Kotian
Music byScore:
Rohit Kulkarni
Songs:
Hitesh Sonik
Gurshabad
Aman Pant
Mehul Vyas
Production
company
Dashami Studioz
Distributed byPVR Inox Pictures
Release date
  • 25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Akelli (lit.'Alone') is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Pranay Meshram in his directorial debut. It stars Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role.[2][3] The film was released on 25 August 2023.[4]

Synopsis

Nushrratt Bharuccha plays a "ordinary Indian girl" trapped in a combat zone who must battle for her life.[5]

Cast

  • Nushrratt Bharuccha as Jyoti
  • Nishant Dahiya as Raafiq who was Jyoti's colleague at the garment factory and helped her escape
  • Rajesh Jais as Ranjit Chawla
  • Tsahi Halevi as Assad, ISIS commander of a higher level than Wahab
  • Amir Boutrous as Wahab, ISIS commander
  • Piloo Vidyarthi as Beeji
  • Mannat Duggal as Jyoti’s Niece - Mahi
  • Shivani Sopori as Noor Bano
  • Ward Musharafieh as Mahira
  • Munisa Halmanova as Afra
  • Merve Ozel as Sabreena
  • Nand Chopra as Devendra Suri
  • Kassem Mansoor as Iraqi cop Nawab
  • Jessica Haddad as Momina, Wife of Nawab
  • Leyla as The girl with the bomb vest
  • Imam Mazhar as Factory worker Haafiz
  • Nodira Murtazoyeva as Assad’s wife, Habiba

Production

The film started in 2022 and was wrapped in April 2023.[6][7][8]

Music

Akelli
Soundtrack album by
Hitesh Sonik, Gurshabad, Aman Pant and Mehul Vyas
Released24 August 2023
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length13:40
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Akelli - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Hitesh Sonik, Gurshabad, Aman Pant and Mehul Vyas while lyrics written by Manoj Tapadia, Gurshabad Raj Shekhar and Mukund Bhalerao.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Tu Akelli Hi Kafi Hai"Manoj TapadiaAman PantDaler Mehndi, Piyush Kapoor, Himanshu Choudhary, Kinjal Chaterjee, Devashri Manohar3:35
2."O Mahey"GurshabadGurshabadGurshabad, Chayanika Gargg2:41
3."Umeedon Ki Titliyan"Raj ShekharHitesh SonikSunidhi Chauhan2:11
4."Mera Apana Aasma"Mukund BhaleraoMehul VyasRomy4:13
Total length:13:40

References

  1. "Akelli (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. "Akelli teaser: Nushrratt Bharuccha battles to survive in war zone, film to release on this date". DNA. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. "Akelli Teaser: Nushrratt Bharuccha is trapped in war-torn land in gripping first glimpse, watch". Bollywood Hungama. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. "Nushrratt Bharuccha's 'Akelli' gets new release date, to clash with Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Dream Girl 2'". Bollywood Hungama. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Nushrratt Bharuccha's gripping teaser of Akelli out now!". WION. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. "It's a wrap for Nushrratt Bharuccha's next drama-thriller Akelli". The Indian Express. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  7. "Nushrratt Bharuccha shares 'wounded' picture from 'Akelli' set". The Times of India. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  8. "Nushrratt Bharuccha's next is a drama-thriller titled Akelli; Details inside". The Financial Express. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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