Yaara

Yaara (transl. Friend) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film[2] directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. The film stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shruti Haasan, Amit Sadh, Vijay Varma and Kenny Basumatary.[3][4] The film is produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia Films and Azure Entertainment and is a remake of the French film A Gang Story (2011).[5] The film is about the rise and fall of four friends' rustling operations across the India–Nepal border. Initially intended for theatrical release, the film premiered on digital through ZEE5 on 30 July 2020.

Yaara
Promotional poster
Directed by	Tigmanshu Dhulia
Produced by	Tigmanshu Dhulia Sunir Kheterpal
Starring	Vidyut Jammwal Shruti Haasan Amit Sadh Vijay Varma Kenny Basumatary
Music by	Songs: Gourov-Roshin Shaan Ankit Tiwari Siddharth Pandit Score: Clinton Cerejo
Cinematography	Rishi Punjabi
Edited by	Geeta Singh
Production company	Tigmanshu Dhulia Films Azure Entertainment
Distributed by	ZEE5
Release date	30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)[1]
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Cast

• Vidyut Jammwal as Phagun Gadoriya aka Paramveer
• Shruti Haasan as Sukanya
• Amit Sadh as Mohammad Shehriya aka Mitwa
• Vijay Varma as Rizwan Sheikh
• Kenny Basumatary as Bhimsen Thapa aka Bahadur
• Sanjay Mishra as Chaman
• Ankur Vikal as Fakira / Durrani
• Rajiv Gupta as Magistrate Nand Kishore Verma

Soundtrack

Yaara
Soundtrack album by Gourov-Roshin, Shaan, Ankit Tiwari and Siddharth Pandit
Released	20 July 2020[6]
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	22:02
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The film's music was composed by Gourov-Roshin, Shaan, Ankit Tiwari and Siddharth Pandit while lyrics written by Prashant Ingole, Sunil Sirvaiya, Manoj Muntashir and Rev Shergill.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Har Dafaa"	Prashant Ingole, Sunil Sirvaiya	Gourov-Roshin, Shaan	Shaan, Shruti Rane	3:42
2.	"Bhedi"	Manoj Muntashir	Ankit Tiwari	Ankit Tiwari, Aishwarya Majmudar	4:35
3.	"Khudkushi"	Rev Shergill	Siddharth Pandit	Rev Shergill	4:56
4.	"Beparvah"	Rev Shergill	Siddharth Pandit	Rev Shergill	4:11
5.	"Bikhar Gaye"	Rev Shergill	Siddharth Pandit	Rev Shergill	4:38
Total length:					22:02

Release

Yaara premiered through ZEE5 on 30 July 2020.[1][7] Initially intended for theatrical release,[8] this was dropped in favour of a digital release due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in theatres being closed.[9]

References

1. "ZEE5 film Yaara set to premiere on July 30". The Indian Express. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
2. "Shruti Haasan excited to be only woman in Yaara narrative of four boys". Outlook. IANS. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
3. "Vidyut Jamwal and Shruti Haasan drenched on the sets of 'Yaara'". Deccan Chronicle. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Kenny Basumatary starrer Yaara to stream on ZEE5 from July 25". The News Milll. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. "Tigmanshu Dhulia to direct Hindi remake of French film 'Gang Story'". Telangana Today. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. "Yaara – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". iTunes.
7. "Tigmanshu Dhulia's crime-drama 'Yaara' follows the lockdown trend, will release on ZEE5". The Economic Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
8. "This is why Shruti Haasan and Vidyut Jammwal's film Yaara is stuck". Filmfare. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
9. "Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan's Yaara gets direct-to-digital release on Zee5. See motion poster". Hindustan Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

• Yaara on IMDb