T-Series Films, Karma Media And Entertainment and Gothic Entertainment’s Hurdang (UA) is about student politics.
Daddu Thakur (Sunny Kaushal) is a smart college student who wants to become an IAS officer. Loha Singh (Vijay Varma), a corrupt student leader, wants to help Daddu Thakur. In reality, he wants to use Daddu Thakur for his ulterior motives. Daddu Thakur’s girlfriend, Jhulan (Nushrat Bharucha), warns Daddu against befriending Loha Singh because she knows, he is not clean. However, Daddu ignores her warnings.
How Daddu wakes up to Loha Singh’s reality and what he does to put an end to his nefarious activities is the crux of the drama.
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat has written a story that’s completely predictable. His screenplay relies on clichéd elements and lacks novelty. Hence it affords no excitement to the audience. Kuldeep Ruhil’s dialogues are average. Some dialogues are double-meaning, and they will be liked by the front-benchers.
Sunny Kaushal does well as Daddu Thakur. Nushrat Bharucha is good as Jhulan. Vijay Varma performs ably in the role of Loha Singh. Shubhashish Jha (as Ranjan), Prashant Singh (as Batru), Alok Panday (as Gopal Singh) and Amit Sinha (as the college dean) lend fair support. Others fit the bill.
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s direction is ordinary. Music (Sachet-Parampara and Amaal Malik) is fair and so are the lyrics. Ishaan Chhabra’s background music is ordinary. Camerawork (by Ramanuj Datta and Archit Patel) is nothing to shout about. Bodhaditya Bandopadhyay’s editing is okay.
On the whole, Hurdang is a poor show all the way.
Released on 8-4-’22 at Metro Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru AA Films. Publicity & opening: terribly poor. …….Also released all over.