| Kutch Express | |
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| Directed by | Viral Shah |
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| Produced by | |
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| Cinematography | Dhawalika Singh |
| Music by | Sachin-Jigar |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Coconut Movies Release |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Kutch Express is a 2023 Gujarati drama film directed by Viral Shah. It stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Manasi Parekh, Dharmendra Gohil, Darsheel Safary and Viraf Patel in lead roles. It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh, and distributed by Coconut Movies Release. The music is composed by Sachin-Jigar. The story of the film developed by Rahul Malick, Screenplay has been written by Rahul Malick, Karan Bhanushali,& Viraf Patel, Dialogues have been written by Raam Mori.
The film is also available in Gujarati and Hindi languages, on ShemarooMe
Cast
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Baiji [1]
- Manasi Parekh as Monghi [2] [3]
- Dharmendra Gohil as Dharmesh
- Viraf Patel as Madan
- Darsheel Safary as Avinash [4]
- Heena Varde as Mamta
- Reeva Rachh as Stuti
- Kumkum Das as Shobhna
- Margi Desai as Kanku
- Bhumika Barot as Jivi
- Denisha Ghumra as Kanchan [5]
- Kaushambi Bhatt as Diwali
Production
It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh under banner of Soul Sutra. It is shot in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Darsheel Safary, Ratna Pathak Shah and Viraf Patel debuted in Gujarati cinema with the film. [6] [7] [8]
Soundtrack
| Kutch Express | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 14 December 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Gujarati Jalso |
Tracklist
All lyrics are written by Sneha Desai; all music is composed by Sachin-Jigar
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mangamta Divso" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Parthiv Gohil & Manasi Parekh | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Ude Re Gulaal" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Bhoomi Trivedi & Keerthi Sagathia | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Udvu Chhe Aakash Ma" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Divya Kumar, Jahnvi Shrimankar | 4:21 |
Marketing and release
The poster was revealed on 9 November 2022, [9] the teaser of the film was released on 28 November 2022 [10] and the trailer was released on 6 December 2022. [11] The film was theatrically released on 6 January 2023. [9] [12] [13]
Reception
Mid-Day Gujarati praised the chemistry of Mansi Gohil and Ratna Pathak Shah as well as dialogues by Ram Mori and rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. [14]
Accolades
The film received 14 nominations at the 21st Transmedia Gujarati Awards. [15]
See also
References
- ^ "Check out the exclusive poster of Ratna Pathak Shah from 'Kutch Express' – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ'નું ટ્રેલર થયું લૉન્ચ : શું થશે મોંઘીનાં સપનાં પુરાં?– Mid Day". 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Kutch Express: Mansi Parekh's character look poster as Monghi unveiled – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "The REAL reason Darsheel Safary chose Gujarati film Kutch Express over Bollywood for his comeback – OTTPlay". Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Denisha Ghumra: 'Kutch Express' gave me a small family of my own on the set – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ PTI (18 November 2022). "Ratna Pathak Shah to make Gujarati debut with 'Kutch Express'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ' દ્વારા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમાં એન્ટ્રી કરશે ટીવી-ઍક્ટર વિરાફ પટેલ – Mid Day". 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Darsheel Safary on his debut Gujarati film 'Kutch Express'- I always choose the story first- Exclusive! - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ a b ""Kutch Express" New Gujarati Film is all set to win audiences on 6th January 2023 – Lokmat Times". Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Kutch Express teaser: Ratna Pathak Shah and Manasi Parekh film's is an intriguing tale of an artist – OTT Play". Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "'Kutch Express' trailer: Manasi Parekh starrer promises an intriguing drama – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ ""Kutch Express" New Gujarati Film is all set to win audiences on 6th January 2023 – The Print". 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "છઠ્ઠી જાન્યુઆરીએ આવી રહી છે 'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ'– Mid Day". 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "મોંઘી ખરેખર 'મોંઘી' છે". 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "21st Transmedia Award: Nominations of Gujarati dramas and films announced, see full list here | ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા એવૉર્ડના ૨૧મા વર્ષના ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો-નાટકોના નૉમિનેશન જાહેર, જુઓ લિસ્ટ". www.gujaratimidday.com (in Gujarati). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
| Kutch Express | |
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Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Viral Shah |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring |
|
| Cinematography | Dhawalika Singh |
| Music by | Sachin-Jigar |
Production company |
|
| Distributed by | Coconut Movies Release |
Release date |
|
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages |
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Kutch Express is a 2023 Gujarati drama film directed by Viral Shah. It stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Manasi Parekh, Dharmendra Gohil, Darsheel Safary and Viraf Patel in lead roles. It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh, and distributed by Coconut Movies Release. The music is composed by Sachin-Jigar. The story of the film developed by Rahul Malick, Screenplay has been written by Rahul Malick, Karan Bhanushali,& Viraf Patel, Dialogues have been written by Raam Mori.
The film is also available in Gujarati and Hindi languages, on ShemarooMe
Cast
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Baiji [1]
- Manasi Parekh as Monghi [2] [3]
- Dharmendra Gohil as Dharmesh
- Viraf Patel as Madan
- Darsheel Safary as Avinash [4]
- Heena Varde as Mamta
- Reeva Rachh as Stuti
- Kumkum Das as Shobhna
- Margi Desai as Kanku
- Bhumika Barot as Jivi
- Denisha Ghumra as Kanchan [5]
- Kaushambi Bhatt as Diwali
Production
It is produced by Parthiv Gohil and Manasi Parekh under banner of Soul Sutra. It is shot in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Darsheel Safary, Ratna Pathak Shah and Viraf Patel debuted in Gujarati cinema with the film. [6] [7] [8]
Soundtrack
| Kutch Express | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 14 December 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Gujarati Jalso |
Tracklist
All lyrics are written by Sneha Desai; all music is composed by Sachin-Jigar
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mangamta Divso" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Parthiv Gohil & Manasi Parekh | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Ude Re Gulaal" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Bhoomi Trivedi & Keerthi Sagathia | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Udvu Chhe Aakash Ma" | Sneha Desai | Sachin-Jigar | Divya Kumar, Jahnvi Shrimankar | 4:21 |
Marketing and release
The poster was revealed on 9 November 2022, [9] the teaser of the film was released on 28 November 2022 [10] and the trailer was released on 6 December 2022. [11] The film was theatrically released on 6 January 2023. [9] [12] [13]
Reception
Mid-Day Gujarati praised the chemistry of Mansi Gohil and Ratna Pathak Shah as well as dialogues by Ram Mori and rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. [14]
Accolades
The film received 14 nominations at the 21st Transmedia Gujarati Awards. [15]
See also
References
- ^ "Check out the exclusive poster of Ratna Pathak Shah from 'Kutch Express' – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ'નું ટ્રેલર થયું લૉન્ચ : શું થશે મોંઘીનાં સપનાં પુરાં?– Mid Day". 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Kutch Express: Mansi Parekh's character look poster as Monghi unveiled – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "The REAL reason Darsheel Safary chose Gujarati film Kutch Express over Bollywood for his comeback – OTTPlay". Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Denisha Ghumra: 'Kutch Express' gave me a small family of my own on the set – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ PTI (18 November 2022). "Ratna Pathak Shah to make Gujarati debut with 'Kutch Express'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ' દ્વારા ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મમાં એન્ટ્રી કરશે ટીવી-ઍક્ટર વિરાફ પટેલ – Mid Day". 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Darsheel Safary on his debut Gujarati film 'Kutch Express'- I always choose the story first- Exclusive! - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ a b ""Kutch Express" New Gujarati Film is all set to win audiences on 6th January 2023 – Lokmat Times". Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Kutch Express teaser: Ratna Pathak Shah and Manasi Parekh film's is an intriguing tale of an artist – OTT Play". Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "'Kutch Express' trailer: Manasi Parekh starrer promises an intriguing drama – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ ""Kutch Express" New Gujarati Film is all set to win audiences on 6th January 2023 – The Print". 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "છઠ્ઠી જાન્યુઆરીએ આવી રહી છે 'કચ્છ એક્સપ્રેસ'– Mid Day". 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "મોંઘી ખરેખર 'મોંઘી' છે". 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "21st Transmedia Award: Nominations of Gujarati dramas and films announced, see full list here | ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા એવૉર્ડના ૨૧મા વર્ષના ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો-નાટકોના નૉમિનેશન જાહેર, જુઓ લિસ્ટ". www.gujaratimidday.com (in Gujarati). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.