Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave it 3.5 stars out 5 and said that "Main Actor Nahin Hoon seems deeply attuned to the emotional architecture of contemporary loneliness."Read at source
Main Actor Nahin Hoon 2025 
Feature Film · 2025 · Hindi · Drama
Main Actor Nahin Hoon
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.8 Mixed
121 min 16 Mar 2025
Synopsis
Main Actor Nahin Hoon
Main Actor Nahin Hoon (I'm Not an Actor) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Aditya Kripalani. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Chitrangada Satarupa.
- Director
- Aditya Kripalani
- Release
- 16 Mar 2025
- Studio
- Mumba Devi Motion Pictures, Side Hero Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
- Run time
- 121 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
6 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Wikipedia-cited reviews for Main Actor Nahin Hoon are mixed overall across 6 collected excerpts. The numeric critic average from cited scores is 57/100. Positive excerpts point to performances, writing, emotional impact. Critical excerpts point to performances.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-keyless-enricher) from 6 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- writing
- emotional impact
Watch points
- performances
Positive 5
Kartik Bhardwaj of The New Indian Express rated it 2.5/5 stars and commented that "Aditya Kripalani’s indie-drama delves deep into the craft of acting but its characters seem surface level".Read at source
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that "It is an indie conversational drama that digs deep but struggles to engage."Read at source
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave it 3 stars out of 5 and said that "The film tands out for the honesty with which it captures loneliness and ambition in a city that constantly demands resilience."Read at source
Sreeju Sudhakaran, writing for Rediff.com gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and observed that "Main Actor Nahin Hoon may occasionally test your patience with its deliberately talk-heavy structure.Read at source
Critical 1
Bollywood Hungama rated it 2/5 stars and writes that "MAIN ACTOR NAHIN HOON rests on a novel idea and fine performances by Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Chitrangada Satarupa.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 16 Mar 2025
- Run time
- 121 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Aditya Kripalani
- Studio
- Mumba Devi Motion Pictures, Side Hero Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
- Distributor
- Platoon Distribution (India)
Trivia
- The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Chitrangada Satarupa in the lead roles of Adnan Baig and Mouni Roy respectively.
- The movie was shot simultaneously across India and Germany, with both actors performing in real time through video calls during production.
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui serves as a producer of the film alongside writer-director Aditya Kripalani, Sweta Chhabria Kripalani, and Faizuddin Siddiqui.
- The film had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival on 16 and 18 March 2025 at the Hammer Theatre Center and the California Theatre.
- The soundtrack of the film is composed by Aditi Ramesh, Amlan Ray, and Rabbi Shergill.
- The film was released theatrically across the United Kingdom on 7 November 2025, following its UK premiere at the Bradford International Film Festival.
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