Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 3.5 stars out of 5 nd commeneted that "Crazxy is a road movie with twists and turns aplenty.Read at source
Crazxy 2025
Synopsis
Crazxy
Crazxy is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Girish Kohli in his directorial debut and produced by Sohum Shah, Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah and Adesh Prasad and co-produced by Ankit Jain under Sohum Shah Films. The film stars Sohum in the lead role and one of the only three on-screen characters, apart from his on-screen daughter and Prasad the abductor, as surgeon Abhimanyu Sood, who races against time to rescue his daughter from a kidnapper.
- Director
- Girish Kohli
- Release
- 28 Feb 2025
- Studio
- Sohum Shah Films
- Run time
- 93 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Crazxy is 59/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- writing
Watch points
- performances
Positive 8
Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 4/5 stars and observed that "With its Tarantinoesque blend of tension, style, raw intensity, and a homage to Amitabh Bachchan, Crazxy pushes boundaries and is a must-watch for its bold storytelling and character study"Read at source
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost in his review said that "Crazxy is easily one of the best Bollywood thrillers in recent times and must be watched on the big screen to enjoy the engrossing experience."Read at source
Murtuza Iqbal of The Free Press Journal said that in review that "Sohum Shah and Girish Kohli have surely tried to give the audiences something unique, and they mostly succeed in it.Read at source
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and said in his review that "Crazxy has a few things going for it.Read at source
Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla rated 3.5/5 stars and said that "Despite slight lags in the screenplay, Crazxy emerges as a bold, interesting film that dares to be different.Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV give 3 stars out of 5 and said that "Crazxy isn't an average crowd-pleaser.Read at source
Sana Farzeen of India Today gave 3 stars out of 5 and observed that "Sohum Shah leads Crazxy with a gripping solo act, but the climax falters.Read at source
Critical 2
Critic of Bollywood Hungama gave 2 stars out of 5 and pointed out that "On the whole, Crazxy rests on Sohum Shah's bravura performance and some engaging moments.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated 2/5 stars and commented that "The absence of other actors—their presence reduced to their voices—is a problem too, leaving Sohum Shah to gamely handle the screen practically single-handed, which makes it even more of a stretch."Read at source
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Details
Soundtrack
- Mitron Maidaan Babbu Maan
- Paapi Romy, Khullar G
- Pul Vishal Mishra
- Paapi 2.0 Romy, Khullar G
- O Papa Devika Sharma
- Chann Ve Sukhwinder Singh
- O Papa (Orchestral) Devika Sharma, Vishal Bhardwaj
- Yun Hi Chale Gaye K. S. Chithra
- Goli Maar Bheje Mein Mano, Ila Arun, Paroma Dasgupta, Siddharth Basrur
- Abhimanyu Kishore Kumar
Technical specs
- Release date
- 28 Feb 2025
- Run time
- 93 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Girish Kohli
- Studio
- Sohum Shah Films
- Budget
- ₹4.4 crore
- Distributor
- AA Films
Trivia
- Sohum Shah self-financed the film after several studios declined it due to its non-commercial viability.
- Principal photography began in 2022 and took nearly two-and-a-half years to complete.
- Filming was halted due to heavy rainfall in Chambal, which caused cars to get stuck in mud.
- Villagers in a remote Maharashtra village mistakenly stole counterfeit money used for shooting, believing it to be real.
- The film was made on a production budget of ₹4 crore with print and advertising costs of around ₹4.4 crore.
- The makers changed the film's climax in response to audience feedback and screened the new version from 7 March 2025.
Tags
Hindi Cinema2025Hindi FilmReleasedHindi