Starfish (2023 film)

Indian Hindi language romantic drama film

Starfish

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Akhilesh Jaiswal
Screenplay by| Akhilesh Jaiswal
Aditya Bhatnagar
Based on| Starfish Pickle
by Bina Nayak
Produced by|

* Bhushan Kumar
* Krishan Kumar

Starring|

* Khushalii Kumar
* Milind Soman
* Ehan Bhat
* Tushar Khanna

Cinematography| Jim Edgar
Edited by| Manan Sagar
Music by| Songs:
OAFF–Savera
Khaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh
Manan Bhardwaj
Sachet–Parampara
Score:
Amar Mohile

Production
company

T-Series Films

Distributed by| AA Films

Release date

* 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24)

Running time

| 119 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Box office| ₹0.10 crore[2]

Starfish is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama film directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal.[3][4] Produced by Bhushan Kumar under T-Series Productions, the film stars Khushalii Kumar, Milind Soman, Ehan Bhat, Vidya Malvade and Tusharr Khanna.[5][6]

The film was theatrically released on 24 November 2023.[7]

## Synopsis

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Starfish follows an extraordinary diver who works in a dredging company but is haunted by incidents from her past. Tara Salgaonkar is an expert diver who works for Martin's dredging company. She is often seen getting affected by certain past events. These episodes seem to be in bits and pieces which traumatise her and Tara is on a mission to find answers of some unanswered questions. When she does meet her mother Sukanya's friend, Daksh Ajit Singh, she is shocked to learn something about her mom who had died by suicide. Will she be able to confront her enigmatic past and unearth truths that she is not ready to accept?

## Cast

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* Khushalii Kumar as Tara Salgaonkar[8]
* Milind Soman as Arlo[9]
* Ehan Bhat as Neil[10]
* Tushar Khanna as Aman Sharma[11]
* Pawan Shankar as Martin
* Vidya Malvade as Sukanya Salgaonkar
* Jagat Singh Rawat as Tara’s father
* Leslie Fernandes as Daksh Ajit Singh
* Nikhat Khan as Tara’s grandmother
* Sambhav Jain as Kabir
* Baby Adiba Hussain as Young Tara
* Luciano Ellul as David
* Peter McLean as Jax
* Catalin Bindu as Henry

## Music

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Starfish

Soundtrack album by

OAFF–Savera, Khaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh, Manan Bhardwaj and Sachet–Parampara

Released| 22 November 2023
Recorded| 2022–23
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 24:09
Language| Hindi
Label| T-Series

The song Kudiye Ni Tere remake of the 2011 Punjabi song Brown Rang by Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Fanaa Kar Lo"| Ankur Tewari| OAFF–Savera| Arijit Singh| 3:09
2.| "Kudiye Ni Tere"| Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mellow D| Khaalif–Yo Yo Honey Singh| Yo Yo Honey Singh, Harjot Kaur| 4:09
3.| "Madhaniyan"| Manan Bhardwaj| Manan Bhardwaj| Manan Bhardwaj| 3:35
4.| "Kya Humne Socha Tha"| Medha Sahi| OAFF| OAFF, Nikhil D'Souza, Tulsi Kumar| 3:10
5.| "Hold On"| OAFF, Savera| OAFF–Savera| OAFF, Savera, Lothika| 2:59
6.| "Bairaage"| Kumaar| Sachet–Parampara| Sachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon| 3:32
7.| "Yaad Ban Gaye"| Manan Bhardwaj| Manan Bhradwaj| Tulsi Kumar & Manan Bhardwaj| 3:35
Total length:| 24:09

## Reception

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Samarth Goyal of Hindustan Times wrote,"Akhilesh Jaiswal's Starfish, an adaptation of Bina Nayak's acclaimed novel Starfish Pickle, attempts to explore the depths of human emotions but unfortunately, the cinematic voyage encounters turbulent waters due to a choppy narrative, impulsive editing, and a screenplay that feels lethargic at best."[12] Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "Starfish is a mixed bag. The restrain in the storytelling has mostly been done to give the film a brooding mood, but it needed more moments of liveliness and spirit. It needed as much depth as the sea it shows, and as much spark as the name of the central character. But only for the beautiful and breathtaking locales and the severely underrated and underutilized Milind Soman, the film almost manages to sail through. Hallelujah it didn't drown."[13]

## Release

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### Theatrical

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The film was theatrically released on 24 November 2023.[7]

### Home media

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The film was digitally released on Netflix on 19 January 2024.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Starfish (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (24 November 2023). "Starfish Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. ^ "Starfish - Official Teaser | Hindi Movie News - Bollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
4. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (24 November 2023). "Starfish Movie: Review | Release Date (2023) | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
5. ^ "Makers of Starfish unveil new poster". Cinema Express. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. ^ "Makers of the upcoming film starring Khushalii Kumar, Milind Soman, Tusharr Khanna, and Ehan Bhat unveiled the teaser of the movie, 'Starfish.'". The Times of India. 24 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
7. ^ a b "'Starfish' Trailer Reveals Oceanic Drama: Premieres November 24, 2023". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. ^ "Khushalii Kumar wraps up shooting for 'Starfish'". The Times of India. 16 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
9. ^ "Milind Soman and Khushalii Kumar starrer Starfish trailer out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Khushalii Kumar & Ehan Bhat talk about their film Starfish". Times Now. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
11. ^ "Starfish: Tusharr Khanna Begins Shooting For His Film In Malta". MissMalini. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
12. ^ "Starfish movie review: Khushalii Kumar, Milind Soman's cinematic voyage suffers from choppy narrative, impulsive editing". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
13. ^ "Milind Soman and Khushalii Kumar's 'Starfish' movie review". Firstpost. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
14. ^ "Khushalii Kumar starrer Starfish drops on Netflix". Bollywood Hungama t. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

## External links

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* Starfish at IMDb
* Starfish at Bollywood Hungama

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