# Hacked (film)
**Hacked** is a 2020 Hindi-language cybercrime thriller film directed by [Vikram Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikram-bhatt), starring [Hina Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/hina-khan) as a magazine editor whose life is destroyed by a teenage neighbor who hacks her accounts after she rejects him. It was released in Indian cinemas on 7 February 2020 and marked Khan's debut as a film lead.[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hina-khan-rohan-shah-on-vikram-bhatt-film-hacked-6253075/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 7 February 2020 (India), Hindi language[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) |
| Director and writer | Vikram Bhatt, with screenplay by Bhatt, Rhea Anand, Rajkumar Janghare, and Sandeep Prabhu[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11027850/fullcredits/) |
| Lead cast | Hina Khan as Sameera Khanna, Rohan Shah as Vivek, Mohit Malhotra as Rohan Mehra, Sid Makkar as Om Kapoor[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) |
| Runtime | 118 minutes (1h 58m); ZEE5 lists a 1h 53m version[4](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hacked-%28India%29) • [5](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/hacked/0-0-144231%20) |
| Production | Loneranger Productions and Zee Studios; producers Jatin Sethi, Amar Thakkar, and Krishna Bhatt[6](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=5757) |
| Box office | $147,918 in India, the film's only reported territory[4](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hacked-%28India%29) |
| Streaming | ZEE5 from 3 April 2020; later available on Prime Video and other services in some regions[7](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/5-reasons-to-watch-cyber-crime-thriller-hacked-on-zee5-since-youve-nowheretohide/) • [8](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hacked-2020-0) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Sameera Khanna, known to her friends as Sam, is the editor of a fashion magazine in a rocky relationship with the film director Om Kapoor.[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) When Kapoor misses her birthday party, a heartbroken and drunk Sam sleeps with Vivek, a teenage neighbor who has long had a crush on her.[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) • [9](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/hacked/umc.cmc.41hmpvqinn7ka02zz9699b5ub) When she rebuffs him, Vivek turns to hacking: he breaks into her company's files and makes the office tech team believe Sam leaked them, getting her fired, and also hacks her social media accounts.[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) • [10](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hacked/cast/2030464216/) During a Goa vacation with Kapoor, Vivek records their intimate moments and leaks them online, causing their break-up, and continues to make her life miserable as Sam struggles to escape his trap.[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464)
The climax, as trade summaries describe it, goes further: Sameera and her friend Rohan decide to teach Vivek a lesson, she ends up murdering him, and Vivek's own hacking activity ultimately saves her from legal consequences.[10](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hacked/cast/2030464216/)
## Production and release
Vikram Bhatt, a director known for horror and thriller films such as *Raaz*, *1920*, *Haunted 3D*, and *[Ghost](https://www.edgepedia.org/ghost-2019-film)*, described the film as a contemporary psychological suspense story dealing with crimes prevalent in the digital and internet world.[7](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/5-reasons-to-watch-cyber-crime-thriller-hacked-on-zee5-since-youve-nowheretohide/) The shoot wrapped by late November 2019, with the film then in post-production.[11](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/its-a-wrap-for-hina-khan-starrer-hacked_157595) The official trailer was published on [Zee Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-studios)' YouTube channel on 19 January 2020 and drew more than 32 million views.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VWeLcTmmA)
**Censorship.** The Central Board of Film Certification certified the film UA on 21 July 2020 under certificate number 1A010803202000116, after three modifications: multiple profane words were muted, and two visual scenes were deleted, including a scene of Vivek and Sameera kissing and having sex and a seven-second scene of Vivek recording a sexual act on a mobile phone.[13](https://cbfc.watch/film/hacked-2020) Trade listings for the theatrical release give the certificate as A (adults only).[1](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464) • [14](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hacked/ET00122097/)
The film opened in cinemas on 7 February 2020, released by Zee Studios, and began streaming on ZEE5 on 3 April 2020, during India's early COVID-19 lockdown period.[15](https://filminformation.com/reviews/hacked-7-february-2020/) • [7](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/5-reasons-to-watch-cyber-crime-thriller-hacked-on-zee5-since-youve-nowheretohide/) It later became available on additional platforms outside India, including Amazon Prime Video and [The Roku Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel) in the United States.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hacked-2020-0)
## Reception
**Box office.** The Numbers records $147,918 grossed in India, the film's only reported territory, against a weak opening; the trade paper Film Information reported poor publicity and weak opening everywhere.[4](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hacked-%28India%29) • [15](https://filminformation.com/reviews/hacked-7-february-2020/)
**Critical response.** Reviews were largely negative. Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror gave the film 1.5 stars, calling it "high on ambition and miserable in execution" and mocking its dialogue.[16](https://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/hacked-movie-review-1-5-stars-hina-khan-rohan-shahs-mystery-drama-promises-belly-laughs/amp_movie_review/74010629.cms) Mrinal Rajaram of The New Indian Express called it a so-so film that follows the tried-and-tested stalker formula with implausible technology, though he credited it with touching on a theme underexplored in mainstream [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema), the loss of privacy online, and found Rohan Shah's portrayal of Vivek's creepiness believable.[17](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/feb/08/hacked-review-a-so-so-film-that-speaks-of-internet-eras-predatory-behaviour-2100413.html) Film Information judged it an average entertainer, praising Rohan Shah's performance and Kuldip Mehan's crisp editing while noting the lack of known faces in the cast.[15](https://filminformation.com/reviews/hacked-7-february-2020/) Aggregated user scores have been low: IMDb lists 4.4 out of 10 and [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) 32 percent.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hacked-2020-0)
**Khan's debut.** For Hina Khan, already well known from television, the film was her first Bollywood lead. In a release-day interview she said she took the role because "it is a subject that needs to be told" and that she broke down on the sets many times while playing a victim of hacking.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hina-khan-rohan-shah-on-vikram-bhatt-film-hacked-6253075/)
## Other films of the same name
The title Hacked has been used by several unrelated films. A 2020 American comedy-drama-horror film directed by Matthew Festle and Matt Leal follows true-crime podcasters whose guest hunt turns into obsession.[18](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hacked_2020) *Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma*, a comedy directed by Shane Brady based on a family's revenge against a hacker who stole their savings, was scheduled for streaming release in 2026.[19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hacked_a_double_entendre_of_rage_fueled_karma) A Dutch coming-of-age series *Hacked S01* (2022) concerns teenagers whose smartphones are hacked.[20](https://www.flandersimage.com/titles/hacked-s01/hacked-s01.pdf) The Vikram Bhatt film discussed here is the Hindi-language theatrical release of February 2020.
## References
1. [Hacked (2020): Release Date, Cast, Watch Online, Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hacked-movie-91464)
2. [I broke down on the sets many times: Hacked actor Hina Khan, The Indian Express (7 February 2020)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hina-khan-rohan-shah-on-vikram-bhatt-film-hacked-6253075/)
3. [Hacked (2020) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11027850/fullcredits/)
4. [Hacked (2020) Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hacked-%28India%29)
5. [Watch Hacked Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/hacked/0-0-144231%20)
6. [Hacked, Box Office India cast and crew](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=5757)
7. [5 Reasons To Watch Cyber-Crime Thriller Hacked On ZEE5, Zee5 News](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/5-reasons-to-watch-cyber-crime-thriller-hacked-on-zee5-since-youve-nowheretohide/)
8. [Hacked (2020) streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hacked-2020-0)
9. [Hacked, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/hacked/umc.cmc.41hmpvqinn7ka02zz9699b5ub)
10. [Hacked Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/hacked/cast/2030464216/)
11. [It's a Wrap For Hina Khan Starrer Hacked, India Forums (29 November 2019)](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/its-a-wrap-for-hina-khan-starrer-hacked_157595)
12. [Hacked Official Trailer, Zee Studios YouTube (19 January 2020)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VWeLcTmmA)
13. [HACKED, CBFC Watch](https://cbfc.watch/film/hacked-2020)
14. [Hacked (2020), BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hacked/ET00122097/)
15. [HACKED, 7 February 2020, Film Information](https://filminformation.com/reviews/hacked-7-february-2020/)
16. [Hacked movie review, Mumbai Mirror (7 February 2020)](https://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/hacked-movie-review-1-5-stars-hina-khan-rohan-shahs-mystery-drama-promises-belly-laughs/amp_movie_review/74010629.cms)
17. [Hacked review: A so-so film that speaks of internet era's predatory behaviour, The New Indian Express (8 February 2020)](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/feb/08/hacked-review-a-so-so-film-that-speaks-of-internet-eras-predatory-behaviour-2100413.html)
18. [Hacked (2020), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hacked_2020)
19. [Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hacked_a_double_entendre_of_rage_fueled_karma)
20. [Hacked S01, Flanders Image](https://www.flandersimage.com/titles/hacked-s01/hacked-s01.pdf)
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