''Blue Oranges'' is a 2009 Indian
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language film produced by S M Ferozeuddin Alameer under the Khussro Films banner and directed by Rajesh Ganguly. The film features
Rajit Kapur,
Rati Agnihotri,
Harsh Chhaya, and
Aham Sharma
Aham Sharma (born 22 July 1989) is an Indian actor from Salimpur, Bihar, India. Best known for his work in Indian television, he has also featured in several Bollywood films including '' 1962 My Country Land'' which premiered at Marche du F ...
in key roles.
Plot
The film is a crime, suspense thriller where
Rajit Kapur plays the role of the detective Nilesh. Nilesh has to investigate the murder of a rich alcoholic woman (
Pooja Kanwal). He investigates a bunch of suspects such as the murdered woman’s ex-lover (
Aham Sharma
Aham Sharma (born 22 July 1989) is an Indian actor from Salimpur, Bihar, India. Best known for his work in Indian television, he has also featured in several Bollywood films including '' 1962 My Country Land'' which premiered at Marche du F ...
), the tenant's son, a rich-brat who gave the woman a lift and the police commissioner's own brother (
Harsh Chhaya) who had befriended her, before arriving at the truth. The film is shot in a flashback-and-forth mode of storytelling.
Cast
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Rajit Kapur ... Nilesh
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Harsh Chhaya ... Anurag Dixit
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Rati Agnihotri ... Uma Dixit
*
Aham Sharma
Aham Sharma (born 22 July 1989) is an Indian actor from Salimpur, Bihar, India. Best known for his work in Indian television, he has also featured in several Bollywood films including '' 1962 My Country Land'' which premiered at Marche du F ...
... Kevin Travasso
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Pooja Kanwal ... Shalini Chauhan
* Richashree ... Rati Bose
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Shishir Sharma ... Commissioner Dixit
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Shivani Joshi ... Rudra
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Anupam Shyam ... Ramprasad
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Akhil Mishra ... Mr. Goel
* Asheesh Kapur ... Hari Goel
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Rasika Joshi ... Mrs. Goel
* Javed Abedi ... Doctor
* Rajeev Acharya ... Principal
* Kamal Adib ... Sunil Mehra
* Imtiaz Amir ... Judge
* Honey Chhaya ... Old Man in jail
* Naina Dixit ... News Reader
* Yusuf Hussain ... Janak Raj Chauhan
* Alex Joseph ... Jail Warden
* Siddhant Karnick ... Aditya Mehra
* Bharat Kaul ... Mr. Mehta
* Moin Khan ... Man with Ranjit's wife
* Neeraj Kumar ... Ranjit
* Sujata Kumar ... Dr. Reddy
* Anjali Londhe ... Ranit's wife
* Jagruti Mehta ... Maid Servant
* Nandu ... Police with fax
* Chandrabhan Patel ... Drug Pedlar
* Himanshu Powdwal ... Control room investigator
* Jaspal Sandhu ... Jailor
* Simran Sawhney ... Henchman
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Savi Sidhu ... Mahadev (as Savi Siddhu)
* Satyendra Verma ... Lawyer
Reception
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The Times of India
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'' rated the movie 2.5/5 stars and although the movie was appreciated for being painstakingly crafted; it was criticized for being too dour and clinical and bereft of humour, pace and drama.
too rated the movie 2.5/5 stars and summed up his review as "If there are no highs in the narration, there are no plunging lows either" and singled out Rajit Kapur’s acting as the one stand-out performance.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1334437, Blue Oranges
2009 films
2000s Hindi-language films