Blackout(2024)
Hindi116 mins
Lenny, a crime reporter, makes a life-altering choice to pocket a case of stolen jewels to transform his mundane life. However, his good fortune takes a turn for the worse when he gets entangled with a big gangster. How will he get out of this mess?
Director:Devang Bhavsar
Mood:
funnysuspensefuldark
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 7 June 2024
- Director
- Devang Bhavsar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 6.6/10
Storyline
A crime reporter named Lenny finds a case of stolen jewels and decides to keep it to change his boring life. His luck runs out when a powerful gangster discovers what he did. Now, Lenny must find a way to escape the dangerous trouble he created.
“A stolen fortune. A dangerous choice. Can he escape?”
Film Details
6.6Rating
116Minutes
HindiLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date7 June 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefuldark
Themes
survivalcorruptionidentityjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Jisshu SenguptaDetective Arvind Dasgupta
→#2
#3C
Chhaya KadamAnita Naik
→Sunil GroverDon Asgar / Bewdeya
→#4
K
Karan SonawaneThik
→#5
S
Saurabh GhadgeThak
→#6
P
Prasad OakInspector Patil
→#7
#8S
Sooraj PopsMugil Anna
→Anil KapoorNarrator
→#9Vikrant MasseyLenny D'Souza
→#10Mouni RoyShruti Mehra
→#11
D
Devang BhavsarDirector
→#12
J
Jyoti DeshpandeCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director, Devang Bhavsar, is a former assistant director who worked on the hit series 'The Family Man'.
- Actor Vikrant Massey prepared for his role by spending time with real crime reporters in Mumbai.
- The movie was shot almost entirely at night to match its 'blackout' theme, which was a big challenge for the crew.
- A key chase sequence was filmed in a real, functioning Mumbai fish market before it opened for the day.
- The plot was partly inspired by a news article about a small-time criminal's unexpected windfall.
- The film's promotional campaign used puzzles and coded messages on social media, hinting at the stolen jewels.