Dassehra is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Manish Vatsalya and produced by Aparna Hoshing. It stars Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tina Desai, and Manish Vatsalya. The film was released on 26 October 2018.
Plot
Honest IPS officer Aditi Singh (Tina Desai) and hard-boiled cop Rudra (Neil Nitin Mukesh) investigate a multiple suicide case. They stumble upon a darker truth revolving around the corrupt politicians Prasadi Lal, the Chief Minister (Govind Namdeo), and Shankar Yadav (Manish Vatsalya). The political nexus forces Rudra to become the angry-young-man and one-man-army all rolled into one.
Cast
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as DSP Rudra Pratap Singh Chauhan IPS
- Tina Desai as SP Aditi Rudrapratap Singh IPS
- Govind Namdeo as Chief Minister Prasadi Lal
- Manish Vatsalya as Shankar Yadav
- Sharat Saxena as DGP N.K.Sharma IPS
- Arya Babbar as Inspector Honey Singh
- Pragya Maheshwari as Inspector Anjana Singh
- Swati Bakshi as Sarika Kashyap
- Murali Sharma as SI Dulare
- Yana Gupta as an item number in the song "Joganiya"
- Scarlett Mellish Wilson as an item number in the song "Maee Re"
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is composed by Vijay Verma and Siddhant Madhav, while the lyrics are written by Rajesh Mànthan.
Reception
Rachit Gupta of The Times of India gave the film 2/5 stars, calling it a "Jaded Action Movie with Over-The-Top Stunts.