AK vs AK (2020)
December 24, 2020Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently AK vs AK is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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Cast & Crew.
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Sonam
Harshvardhan Kapoor
Harsh
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor
Yogita Bihani
Yogita Bihani
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Pawan Kumar Singh
Javed
Sucharita Tyagi
Sucharita Tyagi
Sakshi Benipuri
Fashion Show Co-Ordinator
Raghav Aggarwal
Jalal
Manoj Mani Mathew
Hotel Manager
Vikramaditya Motwane
Director
Anand Ahuja
Self (voice)
Avinash Sampath
Writer
Amit Trivedi
Playback Singer
Dipa De Motwane
Producer
Santosh Verma
Boom Operator
Aditya Kanwar
Art Direction
Alokananda Dasgupta
Composer
Rohin Raveendran
Second Unit Director
Swapnil S. Sonawane
Cinematographer
Bunty Bhansali
Editor
Justin Jose
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mukesh Chhabra
CastingDirector
Kunal Sharma
Sound
Vikram Dahiya
Action Director
Vajjiravel Varun
Foley Editor
Alok Singh
Casting Assistant
Prachi Deshpande
Set Decoration
Ateesh Chattopadhyay
Sound Editor
Diksha Jain
Casting Associate
Nakash Aziz
Playback Singer
Kaam Bhaari
Playback Singer / Lyricist
Abhishek Gupta
First Assistant Editor
Rajiv Subba
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Zuby Johal
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Arunash Bhatt
Sound
David Taghioff
Executive Producer
Rochan Ganu
Production Accountant
Aparajita Sahay
Unit Production Manager
Ridhi Anand
Second Assistant Director
Tavishi Ghosh
Second Assistant Director
Kulbhushan Kale
Digital Compositor
Dhrutiranjan Sahoo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Siddharth Malik
Casting Associate
Amit Rai
Location Manager
Gaurav Mane
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 24, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Genres
Wiki.
AK vs AK is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and is the first release under his banner Andolan Films. Anurag Kashyap, the executive producer and dialogue writer, also stars alongside Anil Kapoor as the title characters with Harshvardhan Kapoor and Yogita Bihani in pivotal roles. It marks the film debut of Bihani.
The story, written by Avinash Sampath, utilises a film-within-a-film narrative where the main actors play fictionalised versions of themselves. After a public feud between Kashyap, an eccentric film director, and Anil Kapoor, an ageing film star, the former kidnaps the latter's daughter (Sonam Kapoor) and forces Kapoor to search for her while his assistant (Bihani) films them as part of his next project, with most of the film shown from the perspective of her camera.
The idea for the film was conceived by Sampath in 2013, and development started after he sent it to Motwane. At first, the film's title was AK vs SK, with Shahid Kapoor playing himself in the latter role, but schedule conflicts caused the film to be shelved in 2016. The project was resurrected in late 2019 with Anil Kapoor in the role instead and a new script. Filming took place a couple months later, and after an unconventional marketing campaign launched a few weeks before the film's release, AK vs AK debuted on Netflix as one of the service's original films on 24 December 2020, Kapoor’s 64th birthday. It initially received positive reviews, with praise going to the film's novel structure, the two leads' performances, and its exploration of the film industry. However, the ending and its buildup was considered underwhelming by critics.