Sukhee

Sukhee
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySonal Joshi
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyR. Dee
Edited byVini N Raj
Music byScore:
Karan Kulkarni
Song:
Badshah - Hiten
Arko
Production
companies
Abundantia Entertainment
T-Series Films
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
  • 22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹1.65 crore

Sukhee is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Sonal Joshi in her directorial debut. It stars Shilpa Shetty in the lead role with Amit Sadh, Dilnaz Irani, Kusha Kapila and Pavleen Gujral. The film was released on 22 September 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis

A humorous slice-of-life tale about 38-year-old Punjabi housewife Sukhpreet "Sukhee" Kalra, who, sick of her routine existence, travels to Delhi to attend her high school reunion. Sukhee relives her teenage years while experiencing a variety of things over the course of just seven days, emerging reignited, reborn, and making the hardest shift of her life—from being a wife and mother to being a woman once more.

Cast

Production

Principal photography commenced in March 2022. Production wrapped in June 2022.

Music

Sukhee
Soundtrack album by
Badshah - Hiten, Arko
Released21 September 2023
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length11:06
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Official audio
Sukhee - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Badshah - Hiten, Arko while lyrics written by Raja Dilwala and Rashmi Virag.

Title Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nasha"Raja DilwalaBadshah - HitenBadshah, Chakshu Kotwal, Afsana Khan3:33
2."Meethi Boliyan"Rashmi ViragArkoSachet Tandon4:00
3."Nasha" (Badshah Version)Raja DilwalaBadshah - HitenBadshah, Chakshu Kotwal, Afsana Khan3:33
Total length:11:06

Reception

The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10.

In The Times of India, Renuka Vyavahare gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Sukhee has a heartfelt premise but it lacks pace, struggles to be engaging and gets too preachy to be perfect towards the end." On the website OTTPlay, Ishita Sengupta was negative, writing that, "Sukhee joins an increasing list of outings that intends uncovering the feminist undertones of being a homemaker, something that traditionally has been looked down upon. But in doing so, it also sees it as a problem that needs solving."

References

  1. ↑ "Sukhee (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sukhee Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sukhee trailer: Shilpa Shetty is a confined housewife who breaks free". The Indian Express. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shilpa Shetty is a housewife reclaiming her happiness in 'Sukhee'". The Telegraph. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shilpa Shetty-starrer 'Sukhee' books September 22 as release". The Times of India. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shilpa Shetty reveals what makes her 'Sukhee'". The Print. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sukhee Movie: Review, Story, Cast, Plot etc". Kissu. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Shilpa Shetty super stoked as she holds the clapperboard for her next Sukhee". Bollywood Hunagama. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Shilpa Shetty celebrates shoot wrap of her much awaited film 'Sukhee". PTC Punjab. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Sukhee – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 21 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sukhee | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Vyavahare, Renuka (22 September 2023). "Sukhee Movie Review : These midlife musings of a middle-class housewife are heartfelt but scattered". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sukhee: Shilpa Shetty Is Miscast In This Self-Defeating Film On Empowering Homemakers". OTTPlay. Retrieved 23 September 2023.