Lucky Baskhar (2024)

Original title

లక్కీ భాస్కర్‌

Directed by

Venky Atluri

Genre

crime drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man from a lower-middle-class background struggles with debt and humiliation while trying to support his family. He gets involved in financial scams that change his life.

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What happens

Lucky Baskhar (stylised as LUCKY BASKHA₹) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language black comedy heist drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Cinema and Srikara Studios, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan in the titular role, alongside Meenakshi Chaudhary, Tinnu Anand, P. Sai Kumar, Ramki, Raghu Babu, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Sachin Khedekar and Y. Kasi Viswanath. The story follows a lower-middle-class man who begins engaging in financial scams after struggling to support his family while battling debt and humiliation. The film was officially announced in May 2023 and its title followed in July. Principal photography commenced in October, predominantly in Hyderabad. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Nimish Ravi and editing by Naveen Nooli. Lucky Baskhar released worldwide on 31 October 2024, coinciding with Diwali, to critical acclaim. It emerged as the most successful film of Salman's career, grossing ₹111 crore at the box office. It also won the state Gaddar Award for Third Best Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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