Durga (2002 film)

Durga is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic action drama film written, produced and directed by J. D. Chakravarthy who also stars in lead role, with Priyanka Upendra and Sayaji Shinde in prominent roles.^[1] The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Soori (2000).^{[citation needed]} The film was released to negative reviews.

Durga
DVD cover
Directed by	J. D. Chakravarthy
Written by	J. D. Chakravarthy
Produced by	J. D. Chakravarthy
Starring	J. D. Chakravarthy Priyanka Upendra Snehal Dabi Sayaji Shinde
Music by	Vidyasagar
Production company	24 Frames Film
Release date	29 March 2002 (2002-03-29)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Cast

• J. D. Chakravarthy as Durga
• Priyanka Upendra as Gayatri
• Sayaji Shinde as Bhushan Thapa
• Aanjjan Srivastav as Gayatri's father
• Snehal Dabi as Guru
• G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Krishna Thapa
• Uttej
• Jeeva
• Jayaprakash Reddy

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.^[2]

• Kal Tak Top - Shaan
• Hum Aur Tum - Hariharan
• Thodi Si Shararat - Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam
• Do Dil - Sadhana Sargam
• Karo Karo Salaam - KK
• Hey Oh Chamma - Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai
• Barah Se Class - Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "This is one of those films that should never have been made".^[3] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film one out of five and wrote that "If the film stands out in any department, it is Chekravarthy's performance. He excels in the brilliantly executed action sequences (in the scene when the goons try to beat him in the college canteen and towards the climax, when he single-handedly takes on all the members of the rival gang). He succeeds as an actor, but does not make an impact as a director".^[4]