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Directed by | Navdeep Singh |
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Vikramaditya Motwane Anurag Kashyap Vikas Bahl Anushka Sharma Sunil Lulla Karnesh Sharma |
Written by | Sudip Sharma |
Starring | Anushka Sharma Neil Bhoopalam |
Music by | Anirban Chakraborty Sanjeev–Darshan Ayush Shrestha Savera Mehta Samira Koppikar |
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Distributed by | Eros International |
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107 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi Haryanvi |
Budget | ₹13 crore (US$1.9 million) |
Box office | est. ₹33 crore (US$4.9 million) |
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Soundtrack album | |
Released | 17 February 2015 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 33:05 |
Label | Eros Music |
NH10 is a 2015 Indian thriller film directed by Navdeep Singh. It stars Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopalam in lead roles, and marks the production debut of Sharma. The film is co-produced by Phantom Films and Eros International. It tells the story of a young couple whose road trip goes awry after an encounter with a group of violent criminals. Part of the story is loosely adapted on 2007 Manoj-Babli honour killing case. The film's title refers to the 403 km long National Highway 10 in India.
NH10 released theatrically on 13 March 2015. The film and Sharma's performance garnered critical acclaim, and the film emerged as a sleeper hit. Some critics consider it the most violent Hindi-language movie in the 2010s. Sharma gained a nomination in 2016 Filmfare for Best Actress.
A couple, Meera (Anushka Sharma) and Arjun (Neil Bhoopalam), are enjoying a party, where Meera gets an urgent work call from her office. On the way, she is attacked by some street punks who smash her car's window. Meera manages to escape but is shaken by the incident. Arjun suggests a road trip for Meera's upcoming birthday. The couple starts their journey the next day. While stopping at a roadside dhaba for lunch, a petrified young girl Pinky (Tanya Purohit Dobhal) arrives and pleads for help, saying a few men are about to kill her. Meera shakes her off but they see a gang of men round up the same girl and a boy, beat them savagely and drag them to an SUV. Arjun intervenes but Satbir (Darshan Kumar), the gang leader slaps Arjun and asks him to keep off by saying that the girl is his own sister. As the horrified couple watches, the gang drives off in the SUV. Despite Meera's pleadings, Arjun feels compelled to act and drives after the gang since he cannot digest the casual cruelty he saw. On a deserted area off the National Highway, the couple witnesses a brutal honor killing of the young boy and the girl Pinky. Terrified, Arjun and Meera attempt to flee but the gang finds them. As the gang digs the boy's grave, Satbir shoots Pinky. A fight ensues and Arjun shoots Chhotey (Ravi Beniwal), one of the gang members. The gang is enraged and the couple run for their lives.