Sector 36
| Sector 36 | |
|---|---|
 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Aditya Nimbalkar |
| Written by | Bodhayan Roychaudhury |
| Produced by | Dinesh Vijan Jyoti Deshpande |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Saurabh Goswami |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: OAFF—Savera Dhunkey Gourov Dasgupta Kanishk Seth Score: Ketan Sodha |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sector 36 is 2024 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Aditya Nimbalkar and written by Bodhayan Roychaudhury.[2] Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, it stars Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal and Akash Khurana.[3][4] It is based on the 2006 Noida serial murders.
Plot
[edit]A previously corrupt and ignorant cop, Ram Charan Pandey, decides to confront the serial killer Prem Singh after several children go missing, following a near assault on his own daughter, exposing the dark underbelly of the city.
Cast
[edit]- Vikrant Massey as Prem Singh
- Raghav Kalra as young Prem
- Deepak Dobriyal as Inspector Ram Charan Pandey
- Akash Khurana as Balbir Singh Bassi, Prem's boss and Jawahar's best friend
- Darshan Jariwala as DCP Jawahar Rastogi
- Baharul Islam as Bhupen Saikia
- Ihana Kaur as Vaidehi "Vedu" Pandey, Ram Charan's daughter
- Tanushree Das as Chumki Ghosh
- Subir Bisawas as Harisadhan Ghosh, Chumki’s father
- Kacho Ahmed as Compounder Chote Lal, Prem's friend and accomplice
- Ajit Palawat as Constable Shravan Kumar Pathak "Pathak"
- Mahadev Lakhawat as Constable Bishnoi
- Fareed Ahmad as Prem's uncle
- Trimala Adhikari as Jyoti Singh, Prem's wife
Production
[edit]The film was announced in June 2022.[5] The principal photography of the film commenced in June 2023.[6]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne[7] on 18 August 2024.[8] It premiered on Netflix on 13 September 2024.[9]
Music
[edit]| Sector 36 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by OAFF—Savera, Dhunkey, Gourov Dasgupta and Kanishk Seth | |
| Released | 12 September 2024 |
| Recorded | 2023 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 14:44 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Sony Music India |
| Official audio | |
| Sector 36 (Audio Jukebox) on YouTube | |
The music of the film is composed by OAFF—Savera, Dhunkey, Gourov Dasgupta and Kanishk Seth while the background score is composed by Ketan Sodha. Lyrics are written by Dhunkey, Yashwardhan Goswami, Farhan Memon and Sameer Rahat.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Damroo" | Dhunkey | Dhunkey | Mohit Chauhan, Anupam Amod | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Saaya" | Yashwardhan Goswami | Kanishk Seth | Kanishk Seth | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Maan Kafira" | Farhan Memon | Gourov Dasgupta | Amit Mishra | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Ruan" | Sameer Rahat | OAFF—Savera | Kamakshi Khanna | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 14:44 | ||||
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.[10]
A critic from Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Sector 36 is not for the faint-hearted and works due to its theme, dramatic moments and brilliant performances by Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobiryal."[11] Vineeta Kumar of India Today gave 3 stars out of 5 and said "A crime thriller like Sector 36 is not for all. It is gory, cold and sends shivers down your spine".[12] Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5/5 stars and warns "Sector 36 goes for gruesomeness and shock; watching it needs a tough heart or a quick averting of the eyes."[13] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated 2 stars out of 5 and said that "A portrait of a psychopath is never easy to pull off. Sector 36, inspired by the 2005-2006 Nithari killings, attempts the task without achieving much success".[14] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "Vikrant Massey, in a 360-degree turnaround from the sincere student of 12th Fail, works at making his Prem believable, his unctuous smile and creepy banter hiding his real self: this is not a man you would want waiting for you on a dark street."[15]
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu stated in his review that "At once vague, violent and exploitative, this Netflix crime thriller based on true events, though impressively shot, inspires no confidence".[16] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in says in her review that "As a barely disguised dramatisation of a gory crime, Sector 36 doesn’t disappoint. Brutalised bodies, scattered guts, trails of blood – Aditya Nimbalkar’s movie based on the Nithari serial murders of 2006 is designed to shock."[17]
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times writes in his review that "It’s the typical, done-to-death montage of news articles. I strongly feel it hampers the film's flow, and doesn't go with the overall mood, but to each his own."[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sector 36 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (12 August 2024). "Netflix announces new crime thriller 'Sector 36' starring Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Web, Statesman (12 August 2024). "Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal star in gripping crime thriller 'Sector 36'". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Sector 36 trailer: Vikrant Massey unleashes terror as a serial killer; cop Deepak Dobriyal tries to hunt him down". Indian express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (20 June 2023). "Maddock Films developing movie series based on 'Arabian Nights', shares 15-film slate". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Sector 36: Shoot for Vikrant Massey-Deepak Dobiryal Starrer Crime-Thriller Starts Today". News18. 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Vikrant Massey's Sector 36 premiers at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne". iffm.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Sector 36: Vikrant Massey And Deepak Dobriyal's Crime Thriller Set For September Release, Deets Inside". News18. 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Sector 36". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (13 September 2024). "The Sector 36 Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Kumar, Vineeta (13 September 2024). "Sector 36 review: A tough watch where Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal excel". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Gahlot, Deepa. "Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (13 September 2024). "Sector 36 Review: Vikrant Massey's Film Is Too Haywire To Be A Hard-Hitting Chronicle". NDTV. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (13 September 2024). "Sector 36 movie review: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal shine in Netflix film". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Mitra, Shilajit (13 September 2024). "'Sector 36' movie review: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal throw down in rancid thriller". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ramnath, Nandini (13 September 2024). "'Sector 36' review: The serial killer hogs the show in slickly packaged sordid thriller". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Suri, Rishabh (13 September 2024). "Sector 36 movie review: Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal revisit real-life horror with intense performances". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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