Crakk

Crakk also known as Crakk - Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa! is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language sports action film directed by Aditya Datt and produced by Vidyut Jammwal and Abbas Sayyed under Action Hero Films. It stars Jammwal, Arjun Rampal, Nora Fatehi and Amy Jackson. It was billed as the first-ever extreme sports action film in India.^[6]

Crakk Jeetegaa... Toh Jiyegaa!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aditya Datt
Written by	Aditya Datt Rehan Khan Sarim Momin Mohinder Pratab Singh
Produced by	Vidyut Jammwal Abbas Sayyed
Starring	Vidyut Jammwal Arjun Rampal Nora Fatehi Amy Jackson
Cinematography	Mark Hamilton
Edited by	Sandeep Kurup
Music by	Score: Vikram Montrose Songs: Mithoon MC Square Tanishk Bagchi Vikram Montrose
Production company	Action Hero Films
Distributed by	Panorama Studios
Release date	23 February 2024 (2024-02-23)
Running time	154 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹45 crore[2][3][4]
Box office	₹17.08 crore[5]

The film was officially announced on 20 October 2022, and principal photography took place between October 2022 to December 2023 in Poland.

Crakk was released on 23 February 2024 to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.^[7][8][9] It eventually became box office bomb, earning only ₹17.08 crore against budget of ₹45 crore.

Premise

Siddharth "Siddhu" Dixit, a slum dweller in Mumbai, enters Maidaan, an underground survival sports competition headed by Dev, to unravel the truth about his missing brother Nihal Dixit.^[10]

Cast

• Vidyut Jammwal as Siddharth "Siddhu" Dixit^[11]
• Arjun Rampal as Dev^[12]
• Nora Fatehi as Alia^[13]
• Amy Jackson as Patricia Novak
• Rajendra Sisatkar as Siddhu's father
• Shalaka Pawar as Siddhu's mother
• Ankit Mohan as Nihal Dixit, Siddhu's brother
• Bijay Anand as Mark, Dev's adopted father
• Jamie Lever as Junaida
• Michael Owusu as Zack
• Kailash Pal as Baloon Man

Cameo appearance in the song Rom Rom

• Pooja Sawant^[14]
• Rukmini Maitra^[15]

Production

Development

The film was announced on 20 October 2022 with Vidyut Jammwal, Jacqueline Fernandez and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles, to be directed by Aditya Datt.^[16] Fernandez was later replaced by Nora Fatehi due to creative differences.^[17]

Filming

Under his production banner Action Hero Films, Jammwal collaborated with Datt on the film, which marked their second venture after Commando 3.^[18] The shooting was wrapped up on 18 December 2023.

Music

Crakk
Soundtrack album by Tanishk Bagchi, MC Square, Vikram Montrose and Mithoon
Released	20 February 2024
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:43
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music of the film was composed by Tanishk Bagchi, MC Square, Vikram Montrose and Mithoon while lyrics are written by Gurpreet Saini, Tanishk Bagchi, Shekhar Astitwa, Paradox, Mithoon, Abhinav Shekhar and Vikram Montrose.^[19]

The first song titled "Dil Jhoom" was a remake of the titular song from 2011 album Jhoom by Pakistani singer Ali Zafar.^[20][21]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dil Jhoom"	Gurpreet Saini	Tanishk Bagchi	Vishal Mishra, Shreya Ghoshal	3:07
2.	"Rom Rom"	MC Square	MC Square, Tanishk Bagchi	MC Square	3:26
3.	"Jeena Haraam"	Tanishk Bagchi	Tanishk Bagchi	Vishal Mishra, Shilpa Rao	2:35
4.	"Crakk - Title Track"	Shekhar Astitwa, Paradox	Vikram Montrose	Vikram Montrose, Paradox	2:53
5.	"Khayal Rakhna"	Manoj Muntashir	Mithoon	Mithoon	5:18
6.	"Khel"	Abhinav Shekhar, Vikram Montrose	Vikram Montrose	Abhinav Shekhar, Vikram Montrose	2:24
Total length:					19:43

Release

Crakk was released on 23 February 2024.^[22] Owing to the negative response, the makers changed the climax for the film's digital release by removing 15 minutes of footage.^[23]

Reception

Crakk received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.^[24][25] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 14% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4/10.^[26]

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Crakk: Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa delivers on the thrilling action front, offering a refreshing glimpse into the world of extreme sports on the big screen. However, its reliance on predictable tropes and a somewhat underwhelming storyline might leave you wanting more".^[27] Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Crakk is high on action and stunts but lacks the thrill and several times tests your patience".^[28]

Bollywood Hungama gave 2/5 stars and praised its action sequences, concept and technical aspects, but criticized its script and runtime.^[29] Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Despite being a breakthrough in terms of action in films in India, Crakk ends up as an irredeemable film".^[30]

Sonil Dedhia of News18 gave 1/5 stars and wrote "Vidyut Jammwal and Arjun Rampal’s action entertainer is a cheap and dumb down version of Squid Game".^[31] Mayur Sanap of Rediff gave 1/5 stars and wrote "With no redeeming qualities whatsoever, Crakk is absolute crap!".^[32]

Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Crakk isn't just calling all adrenaline junkies to enjoy the kick, but it wishes to cater to that particular niche who has a penchant for these extreme sports and action".^[33] Rahul Desai of Film Companion wrote "Crakk is needlessly convoluted, long and self-sabotaging".^[34]