''Uvaa'' () is a 2015 Indian comedy and social drama film, written and directed by Jasbir Bhatti and produced by Dhanraj Films about five friends in a boarding school and their daily life suddenly turning into a rebellious fight for justice and making an example for the outside world. The film stars

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, Sanjay Mishra, Vikrant Rai,

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, Sangram Singh, Rohan Mehra, and

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, and includes several new faces as the lead actors of the film.

Plot

Anil ( Rohan Mehra), Vikram (Lavin Gothi), Salmaan (Mohit Baghel) and Deenbandhu (Bhupendra "Megh" Singh) are rebellious brats of suburban

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NCR. With the world at their feet and nothing to worry about, they stomp everything in their path without caring about consequences. When the five are placed in the totally new world of convent school, they face new challenge. Their goal is to survive and thrive only to find romance, but one night they encounter a horrifying event which puts them in the hands of law. Their lives change forever as they have to fight for justice and moral integrity to make an example for the world.

Cast

as Hukum Pratap Chaudhary *

as S.P Tejaveer Singh *

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as Inspector Prithvi Singh *

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as Lawyer Pramod Mittal *

as Lawyer Jayshri Bhatiya * Sangram Singh as Coach Sangram Singh *

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as Divan *

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as a Sub-inspector * Rohan Mehra as Anil Sharma * Mohit Baghel as Salman Khan * Poonam Pandey as Pooja *

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as Rashmi * Neha Khan as Mala *

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as Principal * Elena Kazan as English Teacher Kanaklata * Sanjay Mishra as Hindi Teacher Vyakulji * Jyoti Kalash as Jailor * Vinti Idnani as Nisha * Yukti Kapoor as Roshni * Jeetu Shivhare as Drama Teacher Sala Sir * Shefali Singh as Yoga Teacher * Gautam Gilhotra as Music Teacher *

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as Judge * Amisha Ghai as Jyoti * Vicky Aahuja as Shrikant Tyagi * Padam Singh as Girish Sharma * Lavin Gothi as Vikram Tyagi * Vicky Roy as Ram Pratap Singh * Bhupendra "Megh" Singh as Deenbandhu

Soundtrack

The music for Uvaa has been composed by

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, Palash Muchal & Praveen-Manoj. The lyrics have been given by Bhupendra Singh Megh and Shiv Singh.

Critical response

Renuka Vyavahare of

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said that, "Uvaa (read youngsters) is one of those many films which touches upon a relevant topic but fails to capitalise on its potential." The critic gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and concluded her review saying that, "shoddy execution mars this potentially significant social drama." Shaheen Parkar of

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gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "there’s nothing in the storyboard that enthralls you even for a few minutes." Martin D'Souza of ''Glamsham'' gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "If only director Jasbir Bhatti had dwelt on the subject rather than concentrating on silly school scenes and even sillier teachers, we would have had a hard-hitting film on our hands." ''Bollywood Life'' gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 saying that, "Overall, the film is a poor attempt at driving home a relevant social message. A perfect case of good intention, bad execution."

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