''Bombhaat'' () is a 2020 Indian

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science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

directed by Raghavendra Varma and produced by Vishwas Hannurkar under the Sucheta DreamWorks Productions banner. The film is presented by

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and the music is scored by Josh B. The film stars Sai Sushanth Reddy,

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, and

Simran Choudhary Simran Choudhary is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. She won the title of Femina Miss India Telangana 2017. Simran made her film debut in 2014 with the Telugu film ''Hum Tum''. Early life Choudhary was bo ...

Plot

With luck never on his side, a young robotics engineer constantly battles his comedic misfortune. But things take a serious turn once he becomes entangled in an epic revenge story between his God Father and the Mad Scientist, who is chasing a dangerously powerful formula. A tale of twisted love, with sparks of Sci-Fi, and a deadly plot of vengeance. Will the power of science finally triumph over fate?

Cast

* Sai Sushanth as Vicky * Simran Choudary as Maya *

as Chaitra *

Priyadarshi Pulikonda Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as '' Mallesham'' (2019 ...

as Karun *

Shishir Sharma Shishir Sharma (born 10 January 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He appeared in Zee TV's ''Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann'', and is known for playing the role of Jagmohan Prasad in '' Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli''. Currently, he can be ...

as Professor Aacharya, Maya's father *

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as Mad Scientist *

Vineet Kumar Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor from the National School of Drama, known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and television. His Hollywood assignments include ''Return to Rajapur'' with Lynn Collins; '' Bhopal: A Prayer ...

as Dada *

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as Varaha Murthy, Vicky's father *

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as Kumari, Vicky's mother *

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as Dada's henchman * Pramodini as Maya's mother * Dhanvi as young Maya * Silly Monks Sanjay as Chaitra's father * Rama Devi as Chaitra's grandmother

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and background score was scored by Josh B, and the audio was released on

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Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics.''

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'', rated the film 2/5 and stated that "''Bombhaat'' suffers from clichéd, occasionally cringeworthy writing, that also trickles into the performances." Manoj Kumar of ''

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'' rated the film 1 star out of 5, and wrote "A sci-fi film that neither serves drama nor logic." Kumar opined that the director uses

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's quote "Where drama begins logic ends" as an excuse "to make an utterly nonsensical movie that neither serves drama nor logic." ''

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'''s Sangeetha Devi wrote about the film that "This isn’t science, just dull and drab fiction."

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 science fiction films Indian time travel films Indian science fiction films 2020s Telugu-language films Amazon Prime Video original films 2020s films about time travel {{2020s-Telugu-film-stub