The Pickup Artist is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, directed by Rohit Arora. The film stars Dev Chauhan, Vijay Kumar Dogra, Pankaj Uniyal and Anahita Bhooshan as lead characters.[1][2][3] The music of the film is done by Bonnie Chakraborty and co-produced by Rohit Arora and Pankaj Uniyal, under the Banner of Roar Picture Company.[4]
| The Pickup Artist | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Rohit Arora |
| Written by | Rohit Arora |
| Screenplay by | Rohit Arora Pankaj Uniyal |
| Produced by | Rohit Arora Pankaj Uniyal |
| Starring | Dev Chauhan Vijay Kumar Dogra Pankaj Uniyal Anahita Bhooshan |
| Cinematography | Rohit Arora |
| Music by | Andrew Sloman Bonnie Chakraborty |
Production company | Roar Picture Company |
| Distributed by | PVR Cinemas MX Player |
Release dates |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film premiered at the 2019 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and was released in theatres on 16 October, 2020.[citation needed]
Plot
editThe film revolves around the perception of a Psycho Killer. It is based on the sequence of a crime that occurs in the metro city of Delhi. A girl goes missing and many incidents are inter-linked with each other. The case is then handed over to a maniac policeman, named Tiger Tiwari (Dev Chauhan). Its story revolves around a matter of missing girls in Delhi and a passionate policeman.[2]
Cast
edit- Siddharth Bhardwaj as Siddharth Bharadwaj
- Anahita Bhooshan as Chahat
- Aanchal Chauhan as Mukti
- Dev Chauhan as Tiger Tiwari
- Gandharv Dewan as Shyam
- Vijay Kumar Dogra as Sharmaji
- Dhruv Khurana as Sid
- Jasneet Kooner as Elena
- Vaibhav Kumar as Kanhaiya
- Saurabh Madaan
- Lokesh Mittal as Lalaram
- Samapti Patra as Aastha
- Smriti Sahni as Sapna
- Vivek Sinha as Crazy Baba
- Akanksha Tyagi
- Saasha Aery
- Pankaj Uniyal as Pankaj
Marketing and release
editThe Pickup Artist was released in theatres on 16 October, 2020. It is one of the first films to release in Indian cinemas, as theatres reopened after seven months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1] The film was released on the OTT platform MX Player on 28 January, 2021.[5]
Reception
editThe Times of India mentions a 4.4 out of 5 ratings.[6] Mayur Lookhar from BeyondBollywood.com gave two-and-a-half out of five, saying, "This neo-noir was proving too hot for our taste buds."[7] The Newspost.live reports that the film received great reviews online, with the audience calling it, "Awesome new age cinema, breaking barriers," while others call it, "out of the box! Picture Perfect."[8]
Awards and recognition
editThe film was selected to be a part of WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, the world's oldest independent film festival, in March 2019.[9] The Pickup Artist won two Gold Remi Awards at the 2019 WorldFest-Houston.[10]
In February 2019, the film was selected to be a part of the East x Northeast International Film Festival in New York. It was nominated for Best Feature Film at the East X Northeast.[11] It was the first Indian film to be selected in the Cinefantasy International Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "'The Pickup Artist' Releases As Theatres Open". News18. 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b Tiwari, Renu (21 October 2020). "सिनेमाघर में रिलीज होने वाली पहली फिल्म 'द पिकअप आर्टिस्ट' का रिव्यू पढ़ें" (in Hindi). Prabhasakshi.
- ^ "लखनऊ के सिनेमाघर में दिखायी जाएगी 'द पिकअप आर्टिस्ट'" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times. 3 November 2020.
- ^ Akanksha (23 October 2020). "I Don't Consider Myself An Outsider But I Roped In All Outsiders In My Movie, Claims The Remi Winner Debutant Director Rohit Arora". BollywoodCouch.
- ^ "The Pickup Artist". MX Player. 2020.
- ^ "The Pickup Artist". The Times of India. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Lookhar, Mayur (21 November 2020). "The Pickup Artist review: A non-cheesy, unghastly noir that falls short of its promise". Beyond Bollywood.
- ^ Bakshi, Tania Saili (29 October 2020). "'The Pickup Artist' wows audience nation-wide". Newspost.Live.
- ^ Venkatesh, Jyothi (15 March 2021). "Indian Filmmaker Rohit Arora Enters The League Of Steven Spielberg And George Lucas After This Debut Feature "The Pickup Artist"". Bollyy.
- ^ "डायरेक्टर रोहित अरोड़ा की पहली फिल्म 'द पिकअप आर्टिस्ट' इंटरनेशनल फिल्म फेस्टिवल के लिए चुनी गई" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar. 16 April 2019.
- ^ "अभिनेता देव चौहान की फिल्म द पिकअप आर्टिस्ट को न्यूयॉर्क में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फिल्म समारोह में चुना गया". Bollywood Hungama (in Hindi). 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Cinefantasy International Fantastic Film Festival". Cinefantasy. July 2019.