Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey does entertain and enthral, but in parts.Read at source
Kuttey 2023 
Synopsis
Kuttey
Kuttey (transl. Dogs) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Aasmaan Bhardwaj in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the script with his father Vishal Bhardwaj. It is produced by Vishal Bhardwaj Films, T-Series and Luv Films, and features an ensemble cast of Tabu, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Radhika Madan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kumud Mishra.
- Director
- Aasmaan Bhardwaj
- Release
- 13 Jan 2023
- Studio
- T-Series Films, Luv Films
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
7 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Kuttey is 55/100 from 7 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 9 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- writing
Positive 6
Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey rests on an interesting concept and strong performances but suffers from excessive violence and usage of cuss words".Read at source
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote, "It's a one-time watch and if nothing else, enjoy the music."Read at source
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey starts off with a bang and keeps powering its screenplay with interestingly dark, sharp and self-centred characters".Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey is a film that certainly does not bark up the wrong tree.Read at source
Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey is best enjoyed if you have a knack for dark and wry humour.Read at source
Critical 1
Vetticad of Firstpost rated it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Kuttey needed some meat to bark.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Awaara Dogs Vishal Dadlani
- Tere Saath Vishal Bhardwaj, Kiran + Nivi
- Ek Aur Dhan Te Nan Jyoti Nooran, Hanumankind
- Azaadi Sukhwinder Singh
- Vaat Lagli Avdhoot Gupte
- Kuttey Rekha Bhardwaj
- Khoon Ki Khushboo Sunidhi Chauhan
- Phir Dhan Te Nan Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani
Technical specs
- Release date
- 13 Jan 2023
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Aasmaan Bhardwaj
- Studio
- T-Series Films, Luv Films
- Budget
- est. ₹80 crore
- Distributor
- Yash Raj Films
Trivia
- Kuttey marks the directorial debut of Aasmaan Bhardwaj, who co-wrote the script with his father, Vishal Bhardwaj.
- Principal photography for the film commenced in September 2021 and concluded in February 2022, with most scenes shot in Mumbai.
- The film was theatrically released on 13 January 2023 and grossed ₹4.65 crore against a budget of ₹80 crore, resulting in a box office flop.
- Tabu's character was originally written as a male named Paramjit Singh before producer Luv Ranjan suggested changing it to a female role for Tabu.
- The film's title was inspired by Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, with Aasmaan Bhardwaj researching the metaphor of dogs fighting at a reservoir.
- Vishal Bhardwaj composed the film's soundtrack and score, while lyrics were written by Gulzar and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
Tags
Hindi Cinema2023Hindi FilmReleasedHindi
