''This Weekend'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language

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directed by Tinu Verma and starring

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as "Action King" for his roles in ...

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, Sayali Bhagat,

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, Amit Dawer, Annanya Brahma, Jahan, Jennifer and Taniya Mirza. This film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title ''Kaattu Puli''; ) and Telugu. The film was released on 17 February 2012.

Plot

A family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by

and Sayali Bhagat, Annanya and Amit, and Jahan and Jennifer).

Cast

Production

Stunt director Tinu Verma first met

on the sets of ''

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'' (2000). This film marks the Bollywood debut of Bianca Desai. The film was shot in Talakona. A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the

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after fourteen cuts. The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.

Soundtrack

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attended the film's audio launch since Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.

Reception

A critic from ''SuperGoodMovies.com'' gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that the film "was okay for Arjun fans". Rohit Ramachandran of ''Nowrunning.com'' gave the film a rating of one-half out of five stars and called the film "an act of raping cinema".

Box office

The film released to no expectations and was a box office failure.

References

{{Reflist 2010s Hindi-language films Indian thriller films Films directed by Tinu Verma