''Blurr'' is a 2022 Indian

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film. It has been directed by Ajay Bahl and jointly produced by Zee Studios, Outsiders Films and Echelon Productions. The film features Taapsee Pannu and Gulshan Devaiah in the leading roles. This is Taapsee Pannu's first project as a producer. The film premiered on 9 December 2022 on

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Cast

* Taapsee Pannu as Gayatri/Gautami * Gulshan Devaiah as Neel * Kruttika Desai Khan as Mrs. Radha Solanki * Abhilash Thapliyal as Chander * Sorabh Chauhan as Bipin Nath * Nitya Mathur as Ira * Sumit Nijhawan as Mahendra Chandel

Plot

The film is the official Hindi remake of Spanish film '' Julia's Eyes'', written by Guillem Morales and Oriol Paulo. The story is about one woman, Gayatri, finding about the untimely death of her twin sister, who was visually impaired. She then tries to uncover the mystery behind the death while struggling with her own eyesight.

Production

The

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of the film began in July 2021. The film was wrapped up on 31 August 2021. Since the protagonist of the film is visually impaired, Taapsee Pannu shot part of the film blindfolded to get the character right.

Promotions

The teaser of the movie was released on 20 November 2022. As a part of the promotion, the movie was screened for a visually impaired audience.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Aditya Pushkarna, Rishi Dutta and Shivangi Bhayana while the lyrics are written by Srushti Tawade and Akshay The One.

Critical reception

Anna M. M. Vetticad of ''

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'' rated the film one out of five stars, and upset with the atmospherics, camera work and Taapsee Pannu’s performance. She wrote, "The larger message ''Blurr'' is aiming at gives it an interesting additional layer, even though it is not fully realised". Roktim Rajpal for ''

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'' wrote "Taapsee puts her worst foot forward and excels in a few inherently intense scenes. That said, one gets the feeling that she does not get enough scope to internalise the characters". Tanul Thakur of The Wire wrote, "But ''Blurr'' resists the easy temptations, finding wrong ways to divulge personality, solidify tension, spring surprise". It also earned negative review from Saibal Chatterjee who wrote,"The film loses sight of its primary purpose - delivering a thriller that makes the most of its resources while staying within its chosen parameters".

References

External links

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Indian remakes of Spanish films Indian horror thriller films Films about blind people in India Indian horror films Indian mystery thriller films Indian serial killer films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian slasher films Indian psychological thriller films Films based on works by Oriol Paulo