Laal Rang () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film
Plot
Rajesh, a youngster, is in love with fellow student Poonam. Rajesh meets Shankar, the owner of an illegal blood bank. Shankar has recently had his heart broken by a Punjabi girl called Rashi, whom he still misses. Though initially, Rajesh is not aware of Shankar's illegal trades, he likes it the instant he learns about it and becomes involved in earning quick money to impress Poonam. Slowly, as the business kicks off, Rajesh starts showing off his money to Poonam. The cops, who have a hint of this business, are also closing in on the illegal activity. Shankar confesses his crime and is arrested, saving Rajesh and Poonam's relationship. Five years later, Shankar is released from prison, and he reunites with Rajesh and Poonam. The couple has a son that they have named after Shankar.
Cast
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Randeep Hooda as Shankar Singh Malik
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Akshay Oberoi as Rajesh Dhiman
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Rajniesh Duggall as SP Gajraj Singh
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Pia Bajpai as Poonam Sharma
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Meenakshi Dixit as Raashi
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Shreya Narayan as Neelam
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Rajendra Sethi as Pushpendra
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Ashutosh Kaushik as Vishnu
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Priya Gupta as Sunita
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Jaihind Kumar as Harnaam
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Abhimanue Arun as Suraj aka Draculla
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Kumar Saurabh as Shani Baba
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Rehan Kidwai as Dr. Sabharwal
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Sanjay Dumroo as Mithuniya
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Kulvinder Baksshish as Naresh
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Pall Singh as Prakash
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Atul Chouthmal as Sub Inspector Swaraj
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Pushkar Anand as Prahlad
Production
The film was largely filmed in and around
Karnal,
Haryana.
Release
Critical reception
Mohar Basu of
The Times of India gave it 2 stars out of 5, wrote that film is half-baked and unconvincing. Despite the grit, it never becomes a riveting film.
Rohit Vats of
Hindustan Times gave it 3 stars out of 5, wrote that movie has a shade grey and is much more high voltage than an ordinary thriller.
Shubhra Gupta of
The Indian Express gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, quoted that film is meant to be based on two `real life’ incidents, but it doesn't tell us which.
Anna MM Vetticad of
Firstpost criticized that title is hot but film is not.
Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com praised actor and criticized film by giving it 2.5 stars out of 5.
Music
The music for
Laal Rang was composed by
Shiraz Uppal,
Vipin Patwa &
Mathias Duplessy. The
Music licensing of the film were acquired by T-Series.
Box office
According to
Box Office India, movie collected 2.68
crore in its lifetime on a budget of 10 crores.
Sequel
Laal Rang 2: Khoon Chusva, a sequel to the film by director Afzal was announced in 2023.
Further reading
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