# Crazxy
**Crazxy** (क्रैक्सी) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Girish Kohli, starring Sohum Shah as Dr. Abhimanyu Sood, a surgeon racing to rescue his kidnapped daughter while carrying the exact sum the kidnapper demands[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2). It was released in Indian cinemas on 28 February 2025 and began streaming on Prime Video on 25 April 2025[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/) • [3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 28 February 2025 (theatrical, India); Prime Video from 25 April 2025[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/) • [3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025) |
| Director and writer | Girish Kohli, also a writer of *Kesari* and the thrillers *Mom* and *HIT: The First Case*[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/) • [4](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/) |
| Premise | Surgeon Abhimanyu Sood, carrying ₹50 million (₹5 crores) for a settlement that would keep him out of jail, receives a call saying his 16-year-old daughter Vedica has been kidnapped and the ransom is the exact amount he is carrying[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2) |
| Form | Over 90% of the runtime takes place inside a car; Sohum Shah is the only actor physically on screen, with other characters heard by phone[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazxy) |
| Production | Sohum Shah Films; produced by Sohum Shah, Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah, and Adesh Prasad, with Ankit Jain as co-producer[6](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/sohum-shahs-abhimanyu-deals-with-the-worst-day-of-his-life-in-new-film/cid/2081923) |
| Runtime and certificate | 1 hour 33 minutes; U/A certificate in India[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2) • [7](https://www.moviebuff.com/crazxy) |
| Box office | India net collection of ₹127.2 million (₹12.72 crore) and total gross of ₹149.5 million (₹14.95 crore)[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Dr. Abhimanyu Sood works at a hospital in Delhi. He sets out with ₹50 million (₹5 crores) in his car to pay a confidential settlement that will keep him out of jail, when a phone call tells him his daughter Vedica has been kidnapped and the ransom demanded is the same ₹50 million (₹5 crores)[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2) • [1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/). At first he assumes the call is a prank, then begins to suspect that the kidnapper knows what he is carrying, and distrusts his ex-wife Bobby at the urging of his current partner[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/). Vedica, his estranged daughter, has [Down syndrome](https://www.edgepedia.org/down-syndrome), and the film's resolution turns on [Abhimanyu](https://www.edgepedia.org/abhimanyu) confronting his past treatment of her[7](https://www.moviebuff.com/crazxy) • [8](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/crazxy-movie-review-sohum-shahs-one-actor-film-is-much-better-than-tumbbad-not-even-exaggerating/).
### Cast and characters
Sohum Shah plays Dr. Abhimanyu Sood and appears on screen throughout; Unnathi Surana plays his daughter Vedica[8](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/crazxy-movie-review-sohum-shahs-one-actor-film-is-much-better-than-tumbbad-not-even-exaggerating/). The remaining roles are heard only as voices on Abhimanyu's phone: Nimisha Sajayan as his ex-wife Bobby, Shilpa Shukla as his partner Jaan, Tinnu Anand as the kidnapper Gurudutt Prasad, and [Piyush Mishra](https://www.edgepedia.org/piyush-mishra) as his senior colleague[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2) • [8](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/crazxy-movie-review-sohum-shahs-one-actor-film-is-much-better-than-tumbbad-not-even-exaggerating/).
## Production
**A long development.** Girish Kohli approached Sohum Shah after watching *Tumbbad* (2018), and the script reached Shah in 2019, who decided both to act in it and to produce it[4](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/). Shah said he expected studios to offer backing after *Tumbbad*'s success, but no production house funded the film; the COVID-19 pandemic added further delays, and shooting finally began in 2022[4](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/) • [9](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/18/the-producer-s-role-has-diminished-in-the-age-of-corporates-sohum-shah-talks-crazxy-tumbbad-2.html). Shah described the project as taking eight years from Kohli's first approach to release[4](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/).
**Form and music.** The film was shot in a single schedule and, unlike the visually elaborate *Tumbbad*, was designed as an auditory experience[10](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/cinema/2025/Feb/28/sohum-shah-talks-about-his-intense-new-thriller-crazxy-in-theatres-today). The makers bought the rights to two older Hindi songs and recreated them to fit the narrative: "Goli Maar Bheje Mein" from *Satya* (1998) and "Abhimanyu Chakravyuh Mein Phans Gaya Hai Tu" from *Inquilaab* (1984), originally sung by [Kishore Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kishore-kumar); Shah noted that the character Abhimanyu, like his namesake in the [Mahabharata](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahabharata), is trapped in a chakravyuh of his own mistakes[4](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/). [Vishal Bhardwaj](https://www.edgepedia.org/vishal-bhardwaj) is credited as music director, Jesper Kyd composed the background score, and Sunil Ramkrishna Borkar was the director of photography[7](https://www.moviebuff.com/crazxy) • [8](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/crazxy-movie-review-sohum-shahs-one-actor-film-is-much-better-than-tumbbad-not-even-exaggerating/).
## Release and changed climax
After the film opened on 28 February 2025, viewers criticized the ending, and the makers shot a new climax and released the changed version in cinemas from the following Friday[11](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/03/08/pages.pdf). Shah said the ending was shot and changed within seven days[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/). The film reached Prime Video on 25 April 2025[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025).
## Reception and box office
Professional reviews were mixed. [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) gave 2/5, citing implausibility and "clunky computer graphics"; NDTV gave 3/5 and wrote that the film "dares to be different and sticks to its guns"; Filmfare gave 3.5/5, calling it a taut thriller that carries a message about Down syndrome; and The Times of India and Firstpost each gave 4/5[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazxy). On IMDb the film held a rating of 6.6/10 from about 18,000 votes[12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30798612/).
Sacnilk reported an India net collection of ₹127.2 million (₹12.72 crore) and a total gross of ₹149.5 million (₹14.95 crore)[3](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025). Bollywood Hungama reported that at an investment of ₹84 million (₹8.4 crores) and total returns of ₹300 million (₹30 crores), the film was more than 300% profitable for Sohum Shah Films[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/).
## Relation to Tumbbad
Shah, who produced and starred in the 2018 fantasy-horror film *Tumbbad*, distinguished the two projects directly: *Tumbbad* was a period film spanning three generations, while Crazxy is the story of a single day[9](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/18/the-producer-s-role-has-diminished-in-the-age-of-corporates-sohum-shah-talks-crazxy-tumbbad-2.html). A sequel to *Tumbbad* was in development, though not directed by Rahi Anil Barve[6](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/sohum-shahs-abhimanyu-deals-with-the-worst-day-of-his-life-in-new-film/cid/2081923).
## References
1. [Crazxy Movie: Review, Release Date, Songs, Videos, News, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/crazxy/)
2. [Crazxy, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/crazxy/umc.cmc.2d627l0z3fev5wl14lf0g0cp2)
3. [Crazxy (2025) - Review, Rating & Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Crazxy_2025)
4. [Circle of 'Crazxy' is finally complete after eight years: Sohum Shah, ThePrint/PTI](https://theprint.in/feature/circle-of-crazxy-is-finally-complete-after-eight-years-sohum-shah/2504008/)
5. [Crazxy, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazxy)
6. ['Crazxy' teaser: Sohum Shah's Abhimanyu deals with the worst day of his life, Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/sohum-shahs-abhimanyu-deals-with-the-worst-day-of-his-life-in-new-film/cid/2081923)
7. [Crazxy (2025), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/crazxy)
8. [Crazxy Movie Review, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/crazxy-movie-review-sohum-shahs-one-actor-film-is-much-better-than-tumbbad-not-even-exaggerating/)
9. [The producer's role has diminished in the age of corporates: Sohum Shah talks 'Crazxy', 'Tumbbad 2', The Week](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/18/the-producer-s-role-has-diminished-in-the-age-of-corporates-sohum-shah-talks-crazxy-tumbbad-2.html)
10. [Sohum Shah talks about his intense new thriller 'Crazxy', Indulge Express](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/cinema/2025/Feb/28/sohum-shah-talks-about-his-intense-new-thriller-crazxy-in-theatres-today)
11. [Yugmarg e-paper, 8 March 2025](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/03/08/pages.pdf)
12. [Crazxy (2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30798612/)
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