''Kasoombo'' is an Indian Gujarati historical drama film directed by

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. It stars

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, Dharmendra Gohil,

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, Chetan Dhanani,

Shraddha Dangar Shraddha Dangar (born 15 October 1994) is a national award winning Indian actress from Gujarat, India. She is known for '' Hellaro'' (2019), machhachu (2018), kasoombo (2024) , mansion 24 (telugu/hindi) (2024) and '' Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay' ...

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and

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in principal roles. It was released on 16 February 2024. and The film was officially released in Hindi language across India on 3 May 2024.

Plot summary

Set during

Alauddin Khilji Alauddin Khalji (; ), born Ali Gurshasp, was a ruler from the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenue ...

's invasion of Gujarat, Dadu Barot, a local chief of Adipur village at foothill, leads a small band of warriors to protect the Palitana Jain temples on Shatrunjaya hill from pillage and destruction.

Cast

Principal cast include: *

as Amar Barot * Dharmendra Gohil as Dadu Barot *

* Chetan Dhanani as Arjun *

as Sujan *

as Roshan *

as Visabha Supporting cast include: * MD. Shinha Sarder *

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as Zubaida * Vishal Vaishya as Alaf Khan * Kalpana Gargekar as Mithiba * Bimal Trivedi as Vedo Khokhar * Jay Bhatt as Meghji * Jagjeetsinh Vadher as Nagraj * Mayur Soneji as Jadavbha * Vrutant Goradia as Ranmal * Bhargav Parmar as Popat * Manoj Shah as Muni Maharaj * Ragi Jani as Pujari (Special Appearance)

Production

The film is adapted from Vimalkumar Dhami's novel ''Amar Balidan''. It is produced at the cost of approximately . A set spread over an area of was created for the shooting.

Soundtrack

All music is composed by

Mehul Surti Mehul Surti (born 16 November 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including ''Kevi Rite ...

Marketing and release

The teaser was released on 23 December 2023. The film was released on 16 February 2024. The Hindi dubbed version of the film was released on 3 May 2024.

Reception

Kanksha Vasavada writing for ''

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'' rated it 4.5 out of 5. She praised the direction, music, screenplay and performances. Rachana Joshi of ''

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Gujarati'' rated it 4 out of 5. She praised the performances, casting, VFX, cinematography, soundtrack and dialogues but criticised the slow start and the length of the film. Meena Kansagara of ''TV9 Gujarati'' rated it 4.5 out of 5. She praised the direction, dialogues, script, action and music. Chtansingh Chauhan of ''Newzdaddy'' rated it 4 out of 5. He praised story, direction, performances, cinematography and score but criticised length, some long scenes and "lack of energy" in title song.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2024 films 2020s Gujarati-language films Films shot in Gujarat Films set in the 1300s Films set in Gujarat Films based on Indian novels Indian historical drama films