| Ulajh | |
| Director: | Sudhanshu Saria |
| Producer: | Vineet Jain |
| Music: | Shashwat Sachdev |
| Cinematography: | Shreya Dev Dube |
| Editing: | Nitin Baid |
| Studio: | Junglee Pictures |
| Distributor: | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Budget: | crore[2] |
| Gross: | crore[3] |
Ulajh is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film[4] directed by Sudhanshu Saria and produced by Junglee Pictures. It stars Janhvi Kapoor, Gulshan Devaiah, Roshan Mathew and Adil Hussain.[5] The plot focuses on a young IFS officer with a legacy of patriots in her family, entangled in a dangerous personal conspiracy amidst a career-defining post far away from her home.[6] [7]
The film was announced in May 2023 and was shot in India and London, with principal photography beginning in June 2023 and ending by September 2023.[8] Ulajh was released on 2 August 2024 to mixed reviews from critics.[9] The film became a box office bomb, grossing only ₹11 crore worldwide.
Principal photography commenced in June 2023[10] and wrapped in September 2023 in London.[11] [12]
| Ulajh | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Shashwat Sachdev |
| Released: | 29 July 2024[13] |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Recorded: | 2022–23 |
| Length: | 21:47 |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Label: | Sony Music India |
The soundtrack is composed by Shashwat Sachdev and lyrics is written by Kumaar, Jasmine Sandlas and Sudhanshu Saria.[13]
Ulajh was scheduled to release on 5 July 2024 but was later postponed to 2 August 2024.
A critic of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5/5 stars and noted "Ulajh is a niche and confusing film which is devoid of any entertainment value".[14] Sreehari Nair of Rediff.com rated the film 1.5/5 and observed that "Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear"[15]
Tanmayi Savadi of Times Now gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "Sudhanshu maintains a balance between Suhana’s vulnerabilities and the tightness of the script. Often thrillers get predictable after a point; Ulajh holds onto itself well".[16] Filmfare gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "A more nuanced writing would have served her better."[17] Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "As a spy-thriller 'Ulajh' is gripping in parts and a tad flat in others".[18]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 2/5 and wrote the film is a "damp squib, wastes fine ensemble cast on amateurish plot-line".[19] Rating the film 2/5, Suparna Sharma of The Week wrote "It’s a joyless film about a daddy’s little girl who must somehow redeem herself at least in her father's eyes. On that count the film delivers. On all other counts, it fails."[20] Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day rated the film 1 and commented "Untangling this pretentious nonsense".[21]