Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2/5 stars, criticising the screenplay of the second half with gaps and unexplained sequences in the narrative.Read at source
The Lady Killer 2023 
Synopsis
The Lady Killer
The Lady Killer is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Ajay Bahl. The film stars Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar. It was released in theatres on 3 November 2023, and was panned by critics, grossing only ₹38,000 on its opening day, making it one of the biggest box-office disasters in Indian cinema. Following the film's poor theatrical run, its streaming rights were not acquired by any OTT platforms, leading to the makers releasing the film on T-Series' YouTube channel.
- Director
- Ajay Bahl
- Release
- 3 Nov 2023
- Studio
- SCIPL
- Run time
- 125 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
1 Indian-media review, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for The Lady Killer is 40/100 from Bollywood Hungama.
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 3 Nov 2023
- Run time
- 125 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Ajay Bahl
- Studio
- SCIPL
- Budget
- ₹45 crore
- Distributor
- AA Films
Trivia
- The film grossed only ₹38,000 on its opening day, having sold just 293 tickets nationwide, making it one of the biggest box-office bombs in the history of Indian cinema.
- The film was released in theatres on 3 November 2023 with only 12 shows nationwide.
- Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and filming was concluded in July 2023.
- The film was initially meant for a release on Netflix, however its release was cancelled, leading to the film being released on T-Series' YouTube channel, free to watch.
- The production team resorted to several editing cuts and voiceovers because the film was said to have been released incomplete due to a cost-overrun, rains in Uttarakhand and a lack of reshoots.
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