Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 7 September 2023
- Director
- Akshat Ajay Sharma
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
A transgender woman named Haddi moves to Delhi. She joins a gang of transpeople and cross-dressers led by a powerful man. It's unclear if she is seeking a better life or planning revenge.
“A new life. A hidden revenge.”
Film Details
7.0Rating
134Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date7 September 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengeidentitysurvivalcorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Anurag KashyapPramod Ahlawat
→#2
R
Rahaao BaliWasim
→#3
#4W
Wasim KhanUber Man
→Nawazuddin SiddiquiHaddi
→#5I
Ila ArunAmma
→#6
#7R
Rajesh KumarSatto
→S
Shreedhar DubeyChunna
→#8S
Saharsh Kumar ShuklaJogi
→#9
#10R
Resh LambaMalkan
→S
Saurabh SachdevaInder
→#11
A
Akshat Ajay SharmaDirector
→#12
R
Radhika NandaCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Haddi
Cast reunions in this film: Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Anurag Kashyap (7 films together), Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Shreedhar Dubey (3 films together), Anurag Kashyap & Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (3 films together), Anurag Kashyap & Saharsh Kumar Shukla (3 films together), Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Vipin Sharma (2 films together), and Anurag Kashyap & Vipin Sharma (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Akshat Ajay Sharma, is also a writer known for the web series 'Gullak'.
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who plays the lead role of Haddi, reportedly spent months observing and interacting with the transgender community for the role.
- The movie was released directly on the streaming platform ZEE5, skipping a theatrical release.
- The film's title 'Haddi', meaning 'bone' in Hindi, is a slang term sometimes used to refer to a thin person.
- Anurag Kashyap, a well-known filmmaker, co-wrote the film's story and dialogues.
- The supporting cast includes actors like Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Saurabh Sachdeva, who are known for their work in other crime dramas.
- The film's setting in Delhi's underworld draws inspiration from real-life reports about criminal gangs involving transgender individuals.