Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated it 2.5/5 stars and discovered that "Saali Mohabbat escalates the hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-woman-scorned theme, and fashions a dark domestic thriller."Read at source
Saali Mohabbat 2024 
Synopsis
Saali Mohabbat
Saali Mohabbat is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Tisca Chopra in her directorial debut. The film stars Radhika Apte, Divyendu Sharma, and Anurag Kashyap. It is produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Dinesh Malhotra and Manish Malhotra under Jio Studios and Stage5 Production. The film was world premiered at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2024. It had a direct-to-digital release on ZEE5 on 12 December 2025.
- Director
- Tisca Chopra
- Release
- 24 Nov 2024
- Studio
- Jio Studios, ZEE5
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
7 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Saali Mohabbat is 57/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 7 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- direction
Positive 6
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in stated that "The 104-minute film is low on suspense, and could have benefitted from sharper characterisation.Read at source
Prachi Arya of India Today gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Saali Mohabbat stands out not because it reinvents the crime-thriller genre, but because the film deals with it with sensitivity, letting dread simmer instead of exploding.Read at source
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "Radhika Apte delivers a strong performance in Saali Mohabbat, but the film falters towards its climax."Read at source
Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "With 'Saali Mohabbat' debutant director Tisca Chopra weaves in a captivating suspense and delivers a sumptuous mystery that one can sink their teeth into."Read at source
Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost also rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that "Saali Mohabbat could have been so much more fun.Read at source
Critical 1
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2/5 stars and said that "This is the kind of film that should leave you chilled, but the beats are familiar, you can see the climactic twist coming a mile off."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 24 Nov 2024
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Tisca Chopra
- Studio
- Jio Studios, ZEE5
- Distributor
- ZEE5
Trivia
- Saali Mohabbat marks Tisca Chopra's directorial debut as her first full-length feature film.
- The film was produced as a joint venture between Jio Studios and Stage5 Production, which was the latter's first major feature.
- Radhika Apte stars in the lead role of Smita, an everyday character whose decisions place her in difficult circumstances.
- The script was shaped around the Geeta Colony double murder case, using the incident as a starting point rather than a direct retelling.
- The movie had its world premiere at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2024.
- The film was released directly on the ZEE5 platform as a ZEE5 Original on 12 December 2025.
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