''Kaanchi: The Unbreakable'' is a 2014 Indian
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language
drama film
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written, directed and produced by
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, lyricist, music director and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was one of the most prominent Hindi filmmakers in the 1980s and 1990s. ...
.The film stars debutant
Mishti Chakraborty, and
Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan (; born 22 November 1990) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. While pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in ...
in lead roles alongside
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. ...
and
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa ...
in supporting roles. The film was released on 25 April 2014.
Plot
Kaanchi ‘Sigdi’ is a strong girl who lives with her mother and sister in the village of Koshampa. She is in love with her childhood friend Binda, and their families decide to get them married. Meanwhile, the Kakda family tries to occupy Koshampa and turn it into an industrial hub. Sushant, the son of Shyam Kakda, falls in love with Kaanchi and wants to marry her, but Kaanchi rejects him. Because of this, Sushant kills Binda before their wedding in front of Kaanchi. A furious Kaanchi leaves for
Mumbai
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, seeking revenge on the Kakda family. She lives in the house of Bagulla, her old friend. She finds a servant job at Shyam Kakda's house through some contacts. She tries to expose his affair with his secretary as well as the truth behind Binda's murder by recording a video in his bedroom, but she gets caught by the guard however she safely escapes while losing her phone. After a few days, she finds out that Sushant is returning to India and is going to stay with Jumar Kakda. She becomes a servant in his house with Bagulla's help. She manages to steal the chip, which has all the secret information about their business. Meanwhile, she gets her phone back from her friend who works at Shyam Kakda's house. She submits the evidence to a news channel, cripples the business of the Kakda family, and also saves her village, Koshampu. However, Bagulla, who is a secret agent helping the Kakda family, sells her to Sushant, who then captures Kaanchi's sister. Bagulla later changes his mind and comes back to help Kaanchi. In the end, Kaanchi kills Sushant, and returns to her village to rejoins her family.
Cast
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Mishti Chakraborty as Kaanchi
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Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan (; born 22 November 1990) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. While pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in ...
as Binda Singh
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Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. ...
as Jumar B. Kakda
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Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa ...
as Shyam Kakda
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Sahil Vaid
Sahil Satish Vaid (born 24 September 1986) is an Indian actor who is known for his roles in '' Bittoo Boss'' (2012), '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), '' Bank Chor'' (2017), '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017), ''Dil Bechara'' (2020) and '' ...
as Sanjay Pathare
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Anil Charanjeett as Subhedhar, Binda's father
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Amardeep Jha
Amardeep Jha is an Indian actress and television personality.
Personal life
Jha lost her husband very early in her married life and her daughter Shriya Jha is an actress.
Career
Jha began her profession with the serial ''Amanat (Indian TV se ...
as Meena Devi
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Adil Hussain
Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain (; born 5 October 1963) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several Indian independent and mainstream film productions, as well as international cinema, in films such as '' The Reluctant Fundamentali ...
as CBI Officer Arun Roy
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Anant Jog
Anant Jog is an Indian film and television actor who acts in Hindi and Marathi films.
Personal life
Jog's daughter, Kshitee Jog
Kshitee Jog (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television along with Hind ...
as Vedant
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Pallavi Purohit as Savita Pathare
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Amrita Raichand
Amrita Raichand is an Indian actress and celebrity chef who appears in films and TV series.
Acting career
She made her film debut with ''Humko Ishq Ne Mara'', which released in 1997. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced by Yas ...
as Gayatri J. Kumar Kakda
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Rishabh Sinha
Rishabh Sinha is an Indian actor. He is known for playing the role of Ayaan Ahmed Khan in '' Qubool Hai'', participating in '' MTV Splitsvilla'' and '' Bigg Boss 9''. He also played a negative role in the movie Kaanchi: The Unbreakable.
Fil ...
as Sushant Kakda
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Natasha Rastogi
Natasha Rastogi (born Natasha Khanna) is an Indian actress and director.
She started her acting career by debuting in '' Monsoon Wedding'' as Sona Verma, directed by Mira Nair, that won the Golden Lion award and received a Golden Globe Award ...
as Teji, Kaanchi's mother
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Chandan Roy Sanyal
Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January 1980) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film '' Rang de Basant ...
as
Inspector
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Australia
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Ratanlal Bagulla
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Mahima Chaudhry
Mahima Chaudhry (born Ritu Chaudhry; 13 September 1973), is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and television commercials before venturing into films, with the 1997 romantic drama film ' ...
as an item dancer (special appearance)
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Shakti Mohan
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as an item dancer in the song "Kambal Ke Keeche" (special appearance)
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Mukti Mohan
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as an item dancer in the song "Kambal Ke Keeche" (special appearance)
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Hazel Crowney
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Early life
Crowney was born in London, United Kingdom, to English parents Karin and Phil Crowney. She has ...
as an item dancer in the song "Thumka"
Reception
''Kaanchi'' received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Subhash Ghai's direction was criticised compared to his previous movies ''
Kalicharan
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'', ''
Karma
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'', ''
Karz'' and ''
Pardes''.
The lead actress
Mishti was praised for her divine beauty but her acting skills received mixed reviews.
The lead actor
Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan (; born 22 November 1990) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. While pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in ...
, who made his debut in ''
Pyaar Ka Punchnama
''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy buddy film written and directed by newbie Luv Ranjan. The film stars debutant Kartik Aaryan, Divyendu Sharma, Raayo S. Bakhirta, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonnalli Seygall ...
'', was praised for his tremendous screen presence
and acting skills.
Marketing and release
The film's trailer was released on 6 March 2014 on YouTube, which received positive reviews.
Besides deploying their own marketing team,
Mukta Arts
Mukta Arts Limited is an Indian film production company, headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1978, the company is involved in the production, distribution, exhibition and education in cinema and creative arts and production of digital softw ...
partnered with web channel Trendspotters.tv for web and social-media promotion. Commenting on the film, Subash Ghai said, "Kaanchi to me is a project that is larger than life itself, the film, though commercial, is an inspirational story for the young women of today.
''Kaanchi'' was released on 25 April 2014.
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by
Ismail Darbar
Ismail Darbar is an Indian film score composer, instrumentalist, singer, violinist and music director. He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for '' Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999).
Career
Ismail Darbar is from Surat, Gu ...
and
Salim-Sulaiman; the lyrics were written by
Irshad Kamil
Dr. Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appeared in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', '' Rockstar'', '' Laila Majnu'', ''Aashiqui 2'', ''Raanjhanaa'', ''Highw ...
.
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Indian films about revenge
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