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Dhadak

Dhadak

20187.02h 18m

Overview

Madhukar and Parthavi fall head over heels in love with each other, but the fact that they belong to different castes of society, becomes an obstacle in their romance. The lovers dare to go against societal norms and battle all odds for the sake of love.

Directed by Shashank Khaitan
Written by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, Shashank Khaitan
Produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Hiroo Johar
Box OfficeBudget: $4.8MRevenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

Ishaan Khatter

Ishaan Khatter

Madhukar

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor

Parthavi

Ashutosh Rana

Ashutosh Rana

Ratan Singh, Parthavi's father

Aditya Kumar

Aditya Kumar

Roop, Parthavi's brother

Aishwarya Narkar

Aishwarya Narkar

Madhukar's mother

Kharaj Mukherjee

Kharaj Mukherjee

Sachin Bhowmick

S

Shubhaavi Choksey

Promila Bhowmick (as Shubhavi Harshal Choksey)

S

Shalini Kapoor

Parthavi's Mother

I

Ishika Gagneja

Ambika

A

Ankit Bisht

Gokul

Themes & Keywords

caste systemhonor killing

About Dhadak

Dhadak is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 2018 exploring themes of caste system, honor killing. Directed by Shashank Khaitan, it stars Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana. Madhukar and Parthavi fall head over heels in love with each other, but the fact that they belong to different castes of society, becomes an obstacle in their romance. The lovers dare to go against societal norms and battle all odds for the sake of love.

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