Medal (film)

Medal^[1] is a 2022 Gujarati film directed by Dhaval Jitesh Shukal. It stars Jayesh More,^[2] Kinjal Rajpriya,^[3] Maulik Nayak,^[4] Hemang Dave, Chetan Daiya,^[5] and others.The film was written by Vaishak Ratanben, edited by Rraja Sanjay Chokshi, produced by Dhruvin Dakshesh Shah, and distributed by Rupam Entertainment.

Medal
Directed by	Dhaval Jitesh Shukal
Written by	Vaishakh Ratanben
Produced by	Dhruvin Dakshesh Shah
Starring	Jayesh More Kinjal Rajpriya Maulik Nayak Hemang Dave Chetan Daiya Archan Trivedi
Cinematography	Tapan Vyas
Music by	Kushal Chokshi
Production company	Navkar Production
Distributed by	Rupam Entertainment
Release date	25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Gujarati

Plot

A young English teacher chooses to teach at a government school by declining a dream job at private school. He fights against social stigmas, cultivate young minds and trains them to win a Medal at Khel Kala Mahakumbh, will they win?^[6]

Cast

• Jayesh More as Ajit
• Kinjal Rajpriya as Anjali Mehta
• Maulik Nayak as Raman
• Hemang Dave as Mohan
• Vaishakh Ratanben as Girish
• Chetan Daiya as the sarpanch of Timli
• Bhavya Sirohi as Jashoda ("Jasli")
• Archan Trivedi as the principal of Timli school
• Shounak Vyas
• Aakash Zala
• Nisarg Trivedi
• Jagurti Thakor
• Arvind Vegda
• Haresh Dagia
• Dipen Raval
• Niyati Suthar
• Master Karan Patel
• Kabir Daiya
• Arya Sagar
• Rishabh Thakor
• Rishi Panchal

Marketing and Release

The teaser of the film was released at the end of August by the producer, Dhruvin Shah.^[7][8] The official trailer was released on YouTube on 19 October 2022.^[9][10] The film was released on 25 November 2022.^[11]

Soundtrack

Medal
Studio album by Kushal Chokshi
Released	2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Navkar Music

Tracklist

The soundtrack of the album is composed by Kushal Chokshi with lyrics written by Niren Bhatt. The soundtrack album consists of eight tracks.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Medal Anthem"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Kushal Chokshi and Kids	1:03
2.	"Tarla No Desh"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Aditya Gadhvi	3:26
3.	"Ehsaas Taro"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Parthiv Gohil	2:55
4.	"Medal Motivation"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Kushal Chokshi & Kids	2:35
5.	"Ehasaas Taro (Unplugged)"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Kavya Limaye	3:04
6.	"Aabhla No Desh"	Munaf Luhar	Kushal Chokshi	Aditya Gadhvi	3:04
7.	"Asatyo Mahe Thi"	Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi	Kushal Chokshi	Parthiv Gohil, Kushal Chokshi, and Kids	2:19
8.	"Bhai Bhai 3"	Arvind Vegda	Arvind Vegda	Arvind Vegda	2:14

Reception

Rachana Joshi of Gujarati Mid-Day rated it 4 stars out of 5. She praised the performances, direction and story but criticised the music.^[12]