Chup

Chup: Revenge of the Artist, directed by R. Balki, is a Hindi thriller about a serial killer targeting corrupt film critics and the police officer (Sunny Deol) trying to catch him, starring Dulquer Salmaan as the killer. The film is a tribute to director Guru Dutt and his 1959 classic Kaagaz Ke Phool. At age 79, Amitabh Bachchan received his first official credit as a music composer for the film's title score. The film opened on September 23, 2022. The film holds a 33 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Who it's for: anyone curious about a Hindi thriller featuring a serial killer targeting film critics, a tribute to cinema history that also marks a legend's first credit as a music composer near his 80th year. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a calm, classic procedural, since the film leans toward a slasher tone with creative, brutal murder sequences.