''Lakiro'' (), is a 2023

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film directed by Darshan Ashwin Trivedi, starring

Deeksha Joshi Deeksha Joshi is an Indian actress from Gujarat who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry. She made her acting debut in 2017 with the film ''Shubh Aarambh'', followed by '' Karsandas Pay & Use'' (2017), '' Sharato Lagu'' (2018), ''Dhun ...

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, Netri Trivedi, Shivani Joshi and Vishal Shah.

Synopsis

Richa and Hrishi, both millennials, cross paths while studying in Pune. Richa is doing her Ph.D. in HR Management, while Hrishi is doing his MBA in finance. It was love at first sight for both of them, culminating in marriage as soon as they were done studying. Hrishi was the typical ambitious male and landed a job as an investment banker. His ambition drives him away from Richa, making her feel lonely and depressed. Richa feels compelled to take up a job, pursue her career, and join a startup as an HR consultant. Hrishi is unhappy as he feels she should be a homemaker and wants a baby. Like most working couples today, their careers slowly start to create a divide. Things turn so ugly that they eventually decide to file for divorce. Coincidentally their divorce happens on Richa's birthday, and circumstances compel Hrishi to attend Richa's birthday party the same night. Strange is the human heart, and destiny is never in our hands. At the party, something unusual happens between Hrishi and Richa.

Cast

as Richa *

as Hrishi * Netri Trivedi as Saumya * Nisarg Trivedi as Hrishi's father * Shivani Joshi as Kavya * Vishal Shah as Nikhil * Dharmesh Vyas as Mr. Mehta * Diana Rawal as Richa's mother * Hitesh Thakar as Shankarbhai * Makrand Shukla as Dr. Shrivastava * Deepak Antani as Judge

Production

The shooting of the film started in November 2021. The film was filmed in

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, with other locations including

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, and

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. Initially, ''Lakiro'' was scheduled for theatrical release on 25 November 2022, but it was postponed, and eventually released on theaters on 6 January 2023.

Soundtrack

The music for ''Lakiro'' is composed by

Parth Bharat Thakkar Parth Bharat Thakkar (born 9 July 1989) is a music director and singer from Gujarati cinema. He is known for his works in '' Gujjubhai the Great'', '' Chhello Divas'', ''Daav Thai Gayo Yaar'' and '' Love Ni Bhavai''. Parth is also known for h ...

. The songs of the film have been sung by

Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician who works primarily for Indian cinema. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as ...

Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter, music composer and occasional actor. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, and frontman and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands Pentagram. As a great singer, ...

Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer who primarily records songs in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil languages. During her college days, composer Mithoon offered her to record the song "Javeda ...

Shalmali Kholgade Shalmali Kholgade is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings for Bollywood films. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in other Indian languages such as Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Telugu language, Telugu, ...

Benny Dayal Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is a UAE-born Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He is a member of the band S5, launched by ...

Shruti Pathak Shruti Pathak is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian playback singer and lyricist working in Hindi film industry. Early life She is a Gujarati, and was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, she moved to Mumbai to pursue singing as a career after fi ...

, and Thakkar. The soundtrack will be released in Gujrati and

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languages. The Gujarati lyrics are written by Chirag Tripathi and Tushar Shukla while Hindi lyrics are written by Amitabh Verma. The album will be released by Warner Music India.

Reception

Shruti Jambhekar of

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rated 3 stars out of 5. She praised its attempt to address modern marital issues; however, she criticized the film's duration and noted that it might be more suitable for OTT platforms.

Accolades

The film received 8 nominations at the 21st Transmedia Gujarati Awards.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt15522950 2020s Gujarati-language films Films set in Ahmedabad Films shot in Ahmedabad Films shot in Gujarat