''Halahal'' is an Indian

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which premiered on

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on 21 September 2020. The film was written and produced by

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and directed by Randeep Jha. Starring

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Plot

This film revolves with the journey of Doctor Shiv Shankar to find out the truth of his daughter's murder. Yusuf, a corrupt police inspector helps him to search the man behind the incident.

Cast

as Dr. Shiv Shankar Sharma *

as Inspector Yusuf Qureshi * Manu Rishi Chadha as Bhaisahab * Purnendu Bhattacharya as Acharya * Archit Sharma as Sanaya * Sanaya Bansal as Pooja *Anuradha Mukherjee as Nandini *Vijay Kumar Dogra as Manoj *Chetan Sharma as Ashish *Tilak Raj Joshi as Subhash *Hurmat Ali Khan as Prakash Rao *Dimple Kaur as Sunita *Jitender Gaur as Hooda

Reception

Archika Khurana of ''

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'' gave the film two and a half out of five stars stating "The story is griping in the beginning but tends to get a bit draggy towards the end. However, the final nail in the coffin is its unrealistic climax." Writing in ''

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'' Rohit Vats states "Minor flaws overlooked, Halahal is engaging for sure, and its lead talents are quite impressive. With careful project selection, the director can offer much more." ''

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'' gave the movie three stars out of five and Heer Kothari states "Impressive performances make this film watchable."

References

External links

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