Setters (film)

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Setters
Setters Official Poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAshwini Chaudhary
Written bySiraj Ahmed
Story byVikash Mani
Ashwini Chaudhary
Produced by
  • Vikash Mani
Starring
Cinematography Santosh Thundiyil
Edited byManik Dawar
Music bySongs:
Enbee
Salim–Sulaiman
Background score:
John Stewart Eduri
Production
companies
  • Lovely Films Production House (P) Ltd.
  • NH Studioz LLP
Distributed byNH Studioz
Release date
  • 3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
[1] [2]
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office 58 lakh [3]

Setters is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary and produced by Vikash Mani. [4] [5] Based on the examination of cheating rackets present in India, the film stars Aftab Shivdasani, Shreyas Talpade, Sonnalli Seygall, Vijay Raaz, Ishita Dutta, Pavan Malhotra, Jameel Khan and Pankaj Jha. The film is about an eponymous racket which arranges brilliant student in place of weak student to appear in examination for money.

Contents

Principal photography began on 10 October 2018 and was held at various locations in New Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur and Mumbai. [6] Set in Banaras, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi, the film was released on 3 May 2019. [7]

Plot

Apurva Chaudhary is the head of an examination cheating racket "Setters", which specializes in conning the examination, which includes banking, medical and engineering entrance exams. They leak the papers using their extensive network, also providing proxy candidates and latest technology based cheating. The team makes profit worth crores from students who have paid money. Apurva is controlled by Bhaiyyaji, who manages the trade from Varanasi.

To find a solution, a special police taskforce headed by Inspector Aditya Singh is set up. Aditya is one of Apurva's former best friends, and they are now on opposite sides of the law. The team tries everything but Apurva and gang come up with new ideas everytime. After he successfully cons the banking examination for one in Mumbai, Bhaiyyaji gives him the next task of engineering examination. But the cops are close and they arrest three members of Apurva's gang. They do not reveal anything under torture.

Apurva asks Bhaiyyaji for help, but he now wants to join a party and, in line with his political aspirations, he doesn't help them. Apurva and Bhaiyyaji hence clash and they set up individual operations now. Aditya is almost on the verge of catching Apurva red-handed, but his plan is again foiled as Apurva and gang, along with Bhaiyyaji's daughter Prerana, who loves Apurva, are shown going to the other end of the Indo-Nepal border masquerading as police officers.

Cast

Soundtrack

Setters
Soundtrack album by
Salim–Sulaiman and Enbee
Recorded2018
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Zee Music Company
Salim–Sulaiman chronology
102 Not Out
(2018)
Setters
(2019)

The film's soundtrack is composed by Salim–Sulaiman and Enbee while the lyrics are written by Dr. Sagar, Raftaar and Enbee.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kartootein"Dr. Sagar, Raftaar Sukhwinder Singh, Raftaar 4:26
2."Boom Jawani" (music by Enbee)EnbeeRaahi, Enbee2:35

Release

The film was released on 3 May 2019. [2]

Reception

Box office

Setters has earned 58 lakh in India. [3]

See also

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