7 Hours to Go

7 Hours to Go is a 2016 Indian thriller film released on 24 June 2016 written and directed by Saurabh Varma.^[1][2] Produced by Krian Pictures, the film stars Shiv Panditt, Sandeepa Dhar, Nataša Stanković and Varun Badola^[3] Inspired by a true event, the film revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within 7 hours after that incident.

7 Hours to Go
Directed by	Saurabh Varma
Produced by	Nitika Thakur Manish Singh
Starring	Shiv Panditt Sandeepa Dhar Varun Badola Nataša Stanković
Cinematography	Milind Jog
Edited by	Nitin FCP
Music by	Hanif Shaikh Sugat Shubham Mannan Munjal
Production company	Krian Pictures
Release date	24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Actress Sandeepa Dhar trained in MMA (mixed martial arts) for playing a brave cop role in the film.^[4][5] She said "I am inspired by Tiger Shroff to get training in martial arts."^[6]

Plot

Arjun comes to Mumbai to visit his fiancé Maya at the city court and is taken aback when he is not able to find her anywhere. He begins to search for Maya and, in an unexpected turn, witnesses an unlikely murder. Frantic and exasperated, he is left with no choice but to take passersby as hostages before he is framed as the killer. The cops try to tackle the situation and within no time realise that Arjun is no ordinary hostage-taker, and it seems next to impossible to apprehend him. With nothing to lose, Arjun lays down his terms. He gives 7 hours for the police to find out the killer.

Cast

• Shiv Panditt as Arjun Ranawat
• Sandeepa Dhar as ACP Nandini Shukla
• Nataša Stanković as Maya
• Varun Badola as Ramesh Dhadke
• Rohit Vir as Kabir Khemka
• Himanshu Malik as Tamim Chakri
• Aakash Dabhade as Inspector Ghorpale
• Vipin Sharma as Inder Kumar Gujral (IK)

Soundtrack

7 Hours To Go
Soundtrack album by Sugat – Shubham, Hanif Shaikh
Released	14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)[7]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	21:17
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack of 7 hours to go consists of 5 songs composed by Sugat – Shubham and Hanif Shaikh.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tere Naina"	Shraddha Bhilave & Sugat Dhanvijay	Sugat – Shubham	Mohammad Irfan & Sarodee Borah	3:53
2.	"Zinda Hota Mein"	Shraddha Bhilave	Sugat – Shubham	Nikhil D'Souza	4:31
3.	"Zinda Hota Mein" (Reprise)	Shraddha Bhilave	Sugat – Shubham	Jubin Nautiyal	5:01
4.	"Dalinder Dance"	Hanif Shaikh & Manoj Yadav	Hanif Shaikh	Hanif Shaikh	3:57
5.	"Dalinder Dance" (Remix Version)	Hanif Shaikh & Manoj Yadav	Hanif Shaikh	Hanif Shaikh	3:54
Total length:					21:17

Critical reception

Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit and Natasa Stankovic Media at meet of '7 Hours To Go'

Mohar Basu of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "7 Hours To Go is gimmicky, lacking both the smarts and the menace of a thriller. The screenplay moves at snail's pace and is completely devoid of tension."^[8] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll said that the film is "An incompetent thriller with tacky effects."^[9] Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "‘7 Hours To Go’ will leave you tangled in a poorly woven web of multiple mysteries. The first half raises your expectations from the film, but all falls flat in the second half."^[10] Sankhayan Ghosh of The Hindu said that 7 Hours To Go is "A Mumbai-based hostage movie that has zero tension and an empty emotional core. The film's biggest failure is to not make us care for any of the characters: all victims of terrible crimes."^[11] Sarita Tanwar of DNA India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and criticized the director Saurabh Varma saying that, "In a thriller like this, the progression in the script needs to be very effective to keep the viewer engaged. Varma loses control of that in the film's second half. It's almost like he didn't know how to fill the gaps."^[12]