This Weekend

This Weekend
Poster of the Tamil version of Kaattu Puli
Directed byTinu Verma
StarringArjun Sarja
Rajneesh Duggal
Sayali Bhagat
Bianca Desai
Amit Dawer
Annanya Brahma
Jahan
Jennifer
Taniya Mirza
Music byVijay Verma
Production
company
Kapishek Films Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

This Weekend is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Tinu Verma and starring Arjun Sarja, Rajneesh Duggal, Sayali Bhagat, Bianca Desai, Amit Dawer, Annanya Brahma, Jahan, Jennifer and Taniya Mirza. The climax of the film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title Kaattu Puli; transl. Forest tiger) and Telugu. The film was released on 17 February 2012.

Plot

Dr. Sanjay, his wife Dr. Shivani and their daughter Anjali go on a picnic and become stranded deep in a forest. They are joined by three young couples who are also lost in the jungle. While searching for a way out, the group experiences a series of mysterious events and its members grow close to one another. They discover that a gang of cannibals is working with doctors to kill people and illegally harvest their organs. When the gang hunts them, Sanjay fights back to protect the others.

Cast

Production

Stunt director Tinu Verma first met Arjun Sarja on the sets of Champion (2000). This film marks the Bollywood debut of Bianca Desai. The film was shot in Talakona. The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.

Soundtrack

Amitabh Bachchan attended the film's audio launch since Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.

Reception

Reviewing the Tamil version, Kaattu Puli, a critic from SuperGoodMovies.com gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that the film "was okay for Arjun fans". Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning gave it half a star out of five and called the film "an act of raping cinema".

Box office

The film released to no expectations and was a box office failure.

References

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  12. ↑ "Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend'". News18. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the cast and director of forthcoming Hindi film "This Weekend" (L/R): Tinu Varma, Rajneesh Duggal, Arjun Sarja and actress Sayali Bhagat during a ceremony for the film's music launch in Mumbai late September 13, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images)". Kuwait Times. 15 September 2011. p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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