Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal

Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal
Directed by Manish Vatsalya
Produced by Aparna Hoshing
Screenplay by Saurabh Choudhary
Starring Ravi Kishen
Manish Vatsalya
Yashpal Sharma
Rahul Kumar
Hazel Crowney
Music by Shadaab - Abhik
Siddhant Madhav
Cinematography Neelaabh Kaul
Edited by Nipun Ashok Gupta
Release date
  • 14 September 2012 (2012-09-14)
Country India
Language Hindi

Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal (English: Shoot or Die) is a 2012 Bollywood film directed by Manish Vatsalya, starring Ravi Kishen, Manish Vatsalya, Yashpal Sharma, Rahul Kumar and Hazel Crowney. The movie's storyline is a hard hitting gangster movie which shows horrid realities of the underworld crime as well as the changing times of Bihar state. The film was released on 14 September 2012 and was written off as a box office disaster in the very first week.[1]

Cast

Controversy

Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal has received news coverage due to its controversial subject and the song "Mooh Mein Le" has not gone down well with Shiv Sena.[2]

Critical reception

Overall the movie received negative reviews but actor Manish Vatsalya was acknowledged for his acting skills.[3] Mid Day rated it as 0.5,[3] while The Times of India and Daily Bhaskar ratings were 1.[4][5] The film won the 2013 Foreign Language Feature Film award at the Mexico International Film Festival.[6][7]

References

  1. in.com (18 September 2012). "Box office verdict: Hits & Misses (Week 38)". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. Sangeetha, P. (13 July 2012). "'Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal' song fumes Shiv Sena". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 Shetty, Shakti (15 September 2012). "Movie Review: Jeena Hai Toh Thok Dal". Mid Day. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. Das, Srijana (14 September 2012). "Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. Shekhar, Mayank (14 September 2012). "Movie Review: Jeena Hai Toh Thok Dal". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. "Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal wins best Foreign Feature film at Mexico International Film Fest". Indian Express. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. 2013 Winners Mexico International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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