Mantra (2016 film)

2016 Indian film

Mantra

first look poster

Directed by| Nicholas Kharkongor
Produced by| Nikhil Chaudhary
Starring| Rajat Kapoor
Lushin Dubey
Kalki Koechlin
Shiv Panditt
Adil Hussain
Cinematography| Harmeet Basur
Edited by| Bhupesh 'Micky' Sharma
Music by| Sagar Desai
Distributed by| V One Entertainment

Release dates

* 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) (SAIFF)
* 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17) (India)

Running time

| 90 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Mantra is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Nicholas Kharkongor. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, and Lushin Dubey in pivotal roles. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Films, Shri Production, and Zenyth Media House.

## Plot

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Mantra tells the story of a businessman, Kapil Kapoor, and his family. The backdrop of the film is a changing India in the first decade of the new millennium.

## Cast

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The cast of the film is as follows:[2]

* Rajat Kapoor as Kapil Kapoor
* Lushin Dubey as Meenakshi Kapoor
* Kalki Koechlin as Piya Kapoor
* Shiv Panditt as Viraj Kapoor
* Adil Hussain Man from Jharkhand
* Rohan Joshi as Vir Kapoor
* Yuri Suri as Mohan Kaul
* Maya Krishna Rao as Shazia Siddiqui
* Shantanu Bhamare

## Production

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Mantra was written and directed by Nicholas Kharkongor. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Films, Shri Production, Zenyth Media House and Bhavana Goparaju as an Associate Producer.

## Release

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Mantra had its world premiere at the 2016 South Asian International Film Festival.[1]

### Critical reception

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Upon release in India, the film received mixed response.[3][4][5][6][7] Ranjibdar in his review of the film wrote, "Rajat Kapoor shows he has the able shoulders to carry us through the autumn of the patriarch, but Kharkongor’s script fails him, refusing to go into the labyrinth of inner turmoil, and trying awakening." He also wrote that the film resembles Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mantra". SAIFF. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
2. ^ "Mantra Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
3. ^ Vetticad, Anna (17 March 2017). "Mantra movie review: Adil Hussain and encounters with strangers stand out in an uneven film". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
4. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (17 March 2017). "'Mantra' film review: The chips are down. So is everything else". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
5. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (17 March 2017). "Mantra movie review: Rajat Kapoor struggles to keep it together, so does the film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
6. ^ Ray, Sarit (6 April 2017). "A flawed nostalgia: Mantra review by Sarit Ray". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
7. ^ Reza, Noorani (17 March 2017). "Mantra Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
8. ^ Mazumdar, Ranjib. "'Mantra' Review: Except Rajat Kapoor, Everything Feels Counterfeit". The Quint. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

## External links

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* Mantra at IMDb

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