''A Scandall'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language erotic murder mystery film directed by Ishan Shrivedi and starring Reeth Mazumder,

Manav Kaul Manav Kaul (born 19 December 1976) is an Indian theatre director, playwright, author, actor and filmmaker. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the films ''Tumhari Sulu'' (2017) and '' Saina'' (2021) ...

, Johnny Baweja, Puru Chibber, Vasundhara Kaul and

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Plot

A group of friends wants to make a film when an issue arises.

Cast

*Reeth Mazumder as Koya *

as Manav * Johnny Baweja as Vidhu *Puru Chibber as Prabal *Vasundhara Kaul as Asmi *

as Anshu *Sareh

Production

Johnny Baweja, cousin of

Harman Baweja Harman Baweja (born 13 November 1980) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. The son of film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja, he has starred in the Hindi cinema, Hindi films ''Love Story 2050'' (2008), ''What's Your Raa ...

made his debut with this film. This film marks the feature film debut of Sareh, who acted in a few television shows. The film was given an

A certificate The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisio ...

with some scenes edited out and some audio muted.

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by

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, Arko, Amjad Nadeem.

Release and reception

The film was not screened in multi-screen theatres and only survived off of

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. A critic from ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' rated the film out of 5 stars and wrote that "The forced love triangle replete with inconsequential kissing scenes and steamy songs is unnecessary. The film tries to bite off more than it can chew". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "the film is amateurishly handled and although a mish-mash of genres it definitely tilts towards sleaze". A critic from ''Cinestaan'' wrote that "On the whole, ''A Scandall'' scandalizes you with the complete absence of logic".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandall, A 2010s Indian films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian erotic thriller films Erotic mystery films