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Wikipedia article
'This Weekend' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Tinu Verma and starring Arjun Sarja, Bianca Desai and Dhanya. This film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title 'Kaattu Puli'; ) and Telugu. The film released on 17 February 2012.
Plot
A family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by Rajneesh Duggal and Sayali Bhagat, Hanaya and Amith, and Jahan and Jennifer).
Cast
*Arjun Sarja as Dr. Sanjay
*Bianca Desai as Dr. Shivani
*Dhanya as Anjali
*Rajneesh Duggal as Ajay
*Sayali Bhagat as Divya
*Hananya
*Amith
*Jahan
*Jennifer
*Tinu Verma
Production
Stunt director Tinu Verma first met Arjun Sarja on the sets of 'Champion' (2000). This film marks the Bollywood debut of Arjun Sarja and Bianca Desai. The film was shot in Talakona. A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the Central Board of Film Certification after fourteen cuts. The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.
Soundtrack
Amitabh Bachchan attended the film's audio launch. Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.
Reception
A critic from 'SuperGoodMovies.com' gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that the film "was okay for Arjun fans". Rohit Ramachandran of 'Nowrunning.com' gave the film a rating of one-half out of five stars and called the film "an act of raping cinema".
Box office
The film released to no expectations and was a box office failure.
References
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