Duniyadari (2017 film)

Duniyadari (transl. Worldliness) is a 2017 Gujarati drama film written and directed by Shital Shah, with co-writer Ankit Joshipura. It stars Malhar Thakar and Esha Kansara in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the 2013 Marathi hit film of the same title.^[1]

Duniyadari
Official Poster
Directed by	Shital Shah
Written by	Ankit Joshipura Shital Shah
Screenplay by	Malhar Thakar
Based on	Duniyadari book by Suhas Shirvalkar
Produced by	Tajdar Amrohi Riyaz Balooch
Starring	Malhar Thakar Esha Kansara Aarjav Trivedi Mamta Chaudhari Tarika Tripathi Shaunak Vyas Parikshit Tamaliya Rajar Thakar Kishan Gadhvi
Cinematography	Longinus Fernandes Supriya Shah
Edited by	Shaina Shah
Music by	Monty Sharma
Production companies	Kamal Amrohi Pictures Worldwide Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Raksha Entertainment
Release date	February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Running time	121 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Gujarati

Plot

Duniyadari is about a story of love, friendship, relationship and destiny during the mid-1970s. The story conveys the emotions of the youth and their romantic journeys, including what the destiny has in store for them.

Cast

• Malhar Thakar as Meet Mehta
• Esha Kansara as Kavita Zaveri
• Aarjav Trivedi as Dharmesh Shankarbhai Patel
• Mamta Chaudhary as Amita Kala
• Tarika Tripathi as Shilpa Patel
• Shaunak Vyas as Dushyant Dhebar
• Parikshit Tamaliya as Krunal Zaveri
• Rajan Thakar as Manoj
• Kishan Gadhvi as Sorry
• Sanjay Galsar as paraag
• Hemang Shah as Jignesh

Production

The film was produced under the banners of Kamal Amrohi Pictures and Worldwide Motion Pictures. In August 2016, an announcement was made that the Marathi Hit film Duniyadari will be made in Gujarati.^[2]

Filming

Filming began in late September 2016 and wrapped up in January 2017.^[3] The entire film was shot in Ahmedabad.^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack

Duniyadari
Soundtrack album by Monty Sharma
Released	December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:04
Language	Gujarati
Label	Kamal Amrohi Pictures

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jabbar Yaari Che"	Amarabha Banerjee, Aishwarya Majumdar, Amaan Noor	4:53
2.	"Taari Maari Yaari"	Shaan, Anamta kamal	4:08
3.	"Amaas Ni Raatadi Ma"	Amarabha Banerjee	5:41
4.	"Phoolon ne Rang Malya"	Parthiv Gohil, Aishwarya Majumdar	4:22
Total length:			19:04

All lyrics are written by Niren Bhatt, and Ankit Joshipura; all music is composed by Monty Sharma.

Marketing and release

The trailer of the film was released on 2 February 2017 and got 1 Million views on YouTube in 5 Days. The film was released on 17 February 2017.^[4][5]

Reception

Abhimanyu Mishra of The Times of India rated it 3.5 stars. He praised the story, performances and direction.^[6]