Haddi

Haddi is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma and produced by Zee Studios along with Anandita Studios. The film stars an Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap and Ila Arun in key roles.^[1][2][3] Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a double role in the film, one of which is transgender.^[4][5]

Haddi
Official release poster
Directed by	Akshat Ajay Sharma
Written by	Adamya Bhalla Akshat Ajay Sharma
Produced by	Zee Studios Radhika Nanda Sanjay Saha
Starring	Nawazuddin Siddiqui Anurag Kashyap Ila Arun
Cinematography	Piyush Puty Jay Oza
Edited by	Tanya Chhabria
Music by	Rohan-Rohan
Production company	Zee Studios
Distributed by	ZEE5
Release date	7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

The film released on 7 September 2023 via ZEE5.^[6]

Cast

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Haddi/Harika
• Anurag Kashyap as Pramod Ahlawat
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Irfan
• Ila Arun as Revathy Amma
• Saurabh Sachdeva as Inder
• Shridhar Dubey as Chunna
• Rajesh Kumar as Satto
• Vipin Sharma
• Saharsh Shukla as Jogi
• Mahesh Chandra Bhatt as Constable

Production

The film was announced in August 2022 with a teaser poster of Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a transgender person.^[7][8] The shoots started soon after. It was shot across western Uttar Pradesh including Noida and Ghaziabad. Midway through the shoots, Nawaz shared a video of the three-hour daily process to get ready for the shoots.^[9][10]

Marketing

The trailer of Haddi was released on 23 August 2023.^[11]

Reception

India Today rated Haddi 3 out of 5, praising the performance.^[12] The Hindustan Times too praised Nawaz's performance and commented, "The way he adapts the body language, dialect and overall persona of a transgender is on-point."^[13]

Rating it 2.5 out of 5, Saibal Chatterjee in his review wrote, "Haddi is a revenge drama with a marked difference - it pushes issues relating to trans people to the fore with broad strokes and delivers an appeal for inclusivity."^[14]

Criticising the film, The Hindu commented, "It wears its noir griminess on its sleeve, and there are too many styles and tonalities jostling for attention at a given moment."^[15]

Music

Haddi
Soundtrack album by Rohan-Rohan
Released	28 August 2023
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	39:33
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
Official audio
Haddi - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Rohan-Rohan while lyrics written by Rohan Gokhale.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaun Hai Tu"	Devashri Manohar, Rohan Rohan	3:05
2.	"Beparda" (Alap written by Saad Khan)	Rekha Bhardwaj, Rohan Pradhan, Rohan-Rohan	5:31
3.	"Bas Aaj Ki Raat"	Wrisha Dutta, Rohan-Rohan	2:26
4.	"Alibaba"	Varun Likhate, Rohan Gokhale, Rohan-Rohan	2:10
5.	"Zaalim Ne Maar Dala"	Rohan Pradhan, Rohan-Rohan	3:24
6.	"Mastani Shama"	Prajakta Shukre, Rohan Pradhan, Rohan-Rohan	3:14
7.	"Shooter Saiyan"	Ankita Joshi, Rohan-Rohan	3:09
8.	"Beparda Reprise"	Rekha Bhardwaj, Rohan-Rohan	3:00
9.	"The Vengeance of Haddi"	-	2:21
10.	"The Soul of Haddi"	-	2:32
11.	"Gale Mein Atki Haddi"	-	5:24
12.	"Punarjanam And Sarvanash"	-	3:17
Total length:			39:33

References

1. "Haddi motion poster: Nawazuddin Siddiqui transforms into a femme fatale. Watch". The Indian Express. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
2. "Not The Big Screen, Nawazuddin's Film 'Haddi' Based On Transgender's Life Opts For OTT Release". IndiaTimes. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
3. "Huma Qureshi's 'Tarla', Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Haddi', Manoj Bajpayee's 'Silence' and others opt for direct OTT release; deets inside". The Times of India. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
4. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui reveals playing a double role in Haddi: 'One of the characters is a full-fledged transgender'". Firstpost.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
5. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls his behaviour changing during Haddi shoot: 'I started speaking softly'". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
6. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Haddi' debut date finally revealed". Telangana Today. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
7. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in revenge drama 'Haddi'". The Times of India. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
8. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's fans go gaga over actor's new look in Zee Studios' revenge drama 'Haddi'". The Economic Times. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
9. "'Haddi': Nawazuddin Siddiqui shares glimpse of his '3-hour' transformation for the film". PTC Punjabi. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
10. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui Was Stuck To His Makeup Chairs For 3 Hours For His Transgender Look In 'Haddi'". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
11. "Haddi trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes on Anurag Kashyap in this gritty drama. Watch". IndianExpress.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
12. "'Haddi' review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui excels in riveting revenge drama". IndianToday.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
13. "Haddi review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's transition steals the show in this gritty, gory tale of vengeance". HindustanTimes.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
14. "Haddi Review: More Bones Than Meat Despite Dazzling Nawazuddin Siddiqui Performance". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
15. Mitra, Shilajit (8 September 2023). "'Haddi' movie review: A bony and brittle revenge flick". TheHindu.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

• Haddi at IMDb  
• Haddi on ZEE5