Dry Day

Dry Day is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Saurabh Shukla.^[2] It stars Jitendra Kumar, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Annu Kapoor. It is produced by Nikkhil Advani Under Emmay Entertainment.^[3]

Dry Day
Official Release poster
Directed by	Saurabh Shukla
Written by	Saurabh Shukla
Produced by	Nikkhil Advani Monisha Advani Madhu Bhojwani
Starring	Jitendra Kumar Shriya Pilgaonkar Annu Kapoor
Cinematography	Adri Thakur
Edited by	Kunal Walve
Music by	Protijyoti Ghosh Javed–Mohsin
Production company	Emmay Entertainment
Distributed by	Amazon Prime Video
Release date	22 December 2023 (2023-12-22)
Running time	128 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

It released directly on Amazon Prime Video on 22 December 2023.^[4][5]

Plot

Gannu, an alcoholic, protests against alcohol in his town after his wife threatens to abort their child. Despite his ties to a political figure, Dauji, Gannu gains support, turning Dauji into an adversary. In the chaos, Gannu discovers purpose in saving his unborn child.^[6]

Cast

• Jitendra Kumar as Gannu
• Shriya Pilgaonkar as Nirmala
• Annu Kapoor as Dauji
• Jagdish Rajpurohit as Head master
• Abhishek Srivastava as Chainta
• Sakshi Malik as Chunnibai
• Sunil Palwal as Satto
• Padmesh Krishna Tiwari as Jagat
• Aditya Sinha as Kunne
• Akash Mahamana as Gajendra Singh
• Priyanka Meena as Manjali Bhabhi

Music

Reception

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 3 stars out of 5 said The movie was enjoyable at times, but it might have been more captivating. Still, because of its unique vibe and the small-town setting it creates, it is a fun one-time viewing.^[7] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV criticises the film and said Jitendra Kumar seems at ease with his surroundings. For him, it ought to have been an easy task. However, the writing gives him a limited number of cliches to work with, so all the part permits him to sell is meaningless babble.^[8]

Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and said "Dry Day has an appealing feeling of purpose and honesty.".^[9] Nandini Ramnath write in the Scroll.in that Jitendra Kumar comes to the rescue with a character that first captures the audience's attention but ultimately loses it, much like the film itself. He does this by using his talent at portraying obdurate, cussed males.^[10]