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Cast
Shahid Kapoor
as Sushil Kumar "SK" Pant
Shraddha Kapoor
as Lalita "Nauti" Nautiyal
Yami Gautam Dhar
as Gulnaar Rizvi
Divyendu Sharma
as Sundar Mohan Tripathi / Rakul Gupta
Farida Jalal
as Lalita's Grandmother
Sushmita Mukherjee
as Judge
Samir Soni
as Sanjay Bhaduriya
Rajendra Chawla
as Janak Khanduri
Sudhir Pandey
as D.N Pant
Anushka Ranjan
as Rita
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2018
Runtime2h 41m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationUA
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes33
DirectorShree Narayan Singh
WritersVipul K Rawal, Sidhartha Singh
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBatti Gul Meter Chalu
About Batti Gul Meter Chalu
The life of three friends takes a tragic turn when inflated electricity bills despite frequent power cuts in a hilly town up north of the country expose the rotten system.
Directed by Shree Narayan Singh, Batti Gul Meter Chalu leans on a strong ensemble — Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Yami Gautam Dhar — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2018.
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