Toolsidas Junior(2022)
Hindi130 mins
Toolsidas Junior (2022) is a 130-minute Hindi film directed by Mridul Mahendra. Starring Sanjay Dutt, Rajiv Kapoor and Dalip Tahil. With an audience rating of 7.2/10 and a limited theatrical verdict at the box office, Toolsidas Junior stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2022.
Director:Mridul Mahendra
Mood:
emotionalinspiringuplifting
Where to watch:
PPrimefrom 1 Jan 2023
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- OTT Release Date
- 1 January 2023
- Theatrical Release
- 21 May 2022
- Director
- Mridul Mahendra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.2/10
Storyline
A boy wants to become a great snooker player to restore his father's reputation after a public defeat. To achieve this, he must get training from a reluctant and tough former champion.
“A boy's quest to save his father's honor through snooker.”
Film Details
7.2Rating
130Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date21 May 2022
Release Typedirect-to-OTT
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringuplifting
Themes
familyrevengefriendshipidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.2/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Sanjay DuttMohammad Salam
→#2Rajiv KapoorToolsidas
→#3Dalip TahilJimmy Tandon
→#4Varun BuddhadevToolsidas Jr.
→#5
T
Tasveer KamilActor
→#6
#7C
Chinmay ChandraunshuhActor
→B
Barun ChandaActor
→#8A
Ankur VikalActor
→#9
B
Badrul IslamActor
→#10
#11D
Don RayActor
→M
Mridul MahendraDirector
→#12
M
MridulDirector
→#13
#14K
Kamaljeet NegiCrew
→D
Daniel B. GeorgeMusic Composer
→#15D
Daniel B GeorgeMusic
→Trivia
- The film is loosely inspired by the real-life story of Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani, who is also a producer on the movie.
- Actor Sanjay Dutt, who plays the hardened pro, had to learn to play snooker convincingly for his role and trained for several weeks.
- The young lead, Varun Buddhadev, was selected from over 2,000 children who auditioned for the role of Toolsidas Junior.
- The movie's title is a playful nod to the naming tradition in billiards and snooker, where a junior player is often called by their father's name with 'Junior' added.
- Parts of the film were shot in actual snooker halls in Mumbai to capture an authentic atmosphere of the game.
- The director, Mridul, had previously worked mostly in television, making this his debut feature film for a major streaming platform.
- The film's soundtrack includes a song composed by the famous duo Salim-Sulaiman, marking their return to a family drama genre after several years.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Toolsidas Junior
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