Pankaj Tripathi has proven himself again in his latest movie, Kadak Singh. The film has been praised for its realness and raw emotions, even though it is not based on a real-life story.
Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Kadak Singh was produced by WIZ Films and KVN Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of Pankaj Tripathi, Jaya Ahsan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Sanjana Sanghi in lead roles. Kadak Singh was released on December 8, 2023, on ZEE5 and it had its world premiere at the 54th International Film Festival of India.
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Is the Pankaj Tripathi starrer based on a real story?
Kadak Singh follows the journey of AK Shrivastav as he battles retrograde amnesia while uncovering a web of conflicting stories from his past. While the movie’s name might seem confusing, as it was taken to make it audience-friendly, it has no relation with any real-life story. It’s a thriller drama film about how people in power use it for their interests and fabricate stories to frame others.
In a recent interview, producer Viraf Sarkari revealed the story behind how the film came to be. He shared, “The germ of the story for this film came from me. Then it was developed in collaboration with screenwriter Ritesh Shah and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury who has also directed the film. I thought about this idea twelve years ago. But I am not a professional scriptwriter so I wrote whatever I could write.”
Sarkari continued, “Then I connected with Pooja Ladha Surti who is an acclaimed writer-editor and a dear friend. We started writing and then I got Tony (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury) and Ritesh to jointly write. So, there was a strong force. Pooja moved on because she had a commitment to Andhadhun.”
“The story has evolved in the last twelve years, but the core has remained the same. There’s a confrontation scene between the father and daughter. That’s the fulcrum of the whole story. Everything sprung out from there and everyone started thinking,” the producer further added.
He finished his statement by sharing, “Today, what we have as Kadak Singh has evolved over the years. The original title was Father. Then somebody suggested different names like Oh Father, Dear Father etc. As we were writing it, we saw that the kids were calling their father Kadak Singh because he is a very strict father. At his workplace too he was a very ‘Kadak’ strict, non-corrupt man. I picked up on this Kadak Singh and decided that it was the title for the film.”
Kadak Singh is currently streaming on ZEE5.
