# Lantrani
**Lantrani** (लंतरानी) is a 2024 Hindi-language anthology comedy-drama film consisting of three unrelated short stories set in small towns and villages of India, where people take absurd measures to survive[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/) • [2](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999). It was written by Durgesh Singh, the writer of the award-winning web series *Gullak*, and directed by three filmmakers, Kaushik Ganguly, Bhaskar Hazarika, and Gurvinder Singh[3](https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/lantrani-teaser/0-0-1z5508844). The film was released on 9 February 2024 on the streaming platform Zee5[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title meaning | In Hindi, *lantrani* means boasting or telling tall tales (शेखी बघारना, डींग मारना)[5](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms) |
| Release | 9 February 2024, direct to Zee5[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/) |
| Structure | Three stand-alone stories, each directed by a different director, all written by Durgesh Singh[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/) |
| Directors | Kaushik Ganguly, Bhaskar Hazarika, Gurvinder Singh[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/) |
| Principal cast | Jitendra Kumar (Debu), Jisshu Sengupta (the criminal), Johny Lever (Deelip), Nimisha Sajayan (Gomti Devi)[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/) • [3](https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/lantrani-teaser/0-0-1z5508844) |
| Runtime | 1h 39m (99 min) per IMDb and Gadgets 360; Bollywood Hungama lists 2h 39min[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/) • [2](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999) • [4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/) |
| Reception | IMDb 5.1/10 from 493 votes; 7 award nominations[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/) |
| Budget | ₹100,000,000 (estimated)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/) |
## Spoilers
### The three stories
The film's three segments are *Hud Hud Dabang*, *Dharna Mana Hai*, and *Sanitised Samachar*[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/).
**Hud Hud Dabang** follows the police constable Deelip (Johny Lever), who on his last day of duty is ordered to take a criminal ([Jisshu Sengupta](https://www.edgepedia.org/jisshu-sengupta)) to court alone, receiving a pistol, a single bullet, and a Bullet motorcycle for the job[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/) • [5](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms). The judge sentences the criminal to ten years' imprisonment for unnatural sex with a man who is not present in court. Deelip, wanting to help, asks the criminal to run away after the verdict; instead the criminal shoots himself dead with Deelip's revolver[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/).
**Sanitised Samachar** is set during the COVID-19 pandemic and satirizes television news. The staff of a local news channel, so poor that they pack snack packets to cover daily expenses, land a new sponsor who wants an advertisement for a sanitizer shot at the channel[5](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms). Its central character is the Corona-positive news anchor Millie Sinha (Preeti Hansraj Sharma), brought to the office by channel head Pinaki (Boloram Das) to shoot the sanitizer ad[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/).
**Dharna Mana Hai** concerns a woman sarpanch (village council head) and her husband, played by [Jitendra Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/jitendra-kumar), who stage a sit-in protest at the office of the District Development Officer so that a bank account can be opened for them and government development funds can reach the village[5](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms). Nimisha Sajayan plays Gomti Devi[3](https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/lantrani-teaser/0-0-1z5508844).
## Production
The film was produced by Pranay Garg with co-producer Piyush Dinesh Gupta under the banners Neeljai Films and Naam Mein Kya Rakha Hai Production[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/) • [2](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999). Durgesh Singh wrote the stories and dialogues; the music was composed by Abhishek Jain, Indraadip Dasgupta, and Vinod K. Ram[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/). Cinematography was shared by Riju Das, Sandeep Yadav, and Appu Prabhakar, one cinematographer per segment[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/) • [2](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999). Shooting locations included Ambikapur and Mainpatt[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/). The film received a U/A certification[2](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999).
## Reception
The trade magazine Film Information reviewed the film unfavorably, judging that all three stories lacked merits and that the film would not get the approval of the audience; it called Durgesh Singh's story and screenplay for *Hud Hud Dabang* silly and childish, and found Bhaskar Hazarika's direction of *Sanitised Samachar* ordinary[6](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/).
Navbharat Times, whose critic Prashant Jain rated the film 2.5 out of 5, took a more mixed view. It judged *Hud Hud Dabang* the most impressive of the three segments, praised Johny Lever and Jisshu Sengupta's performances in it, and found the satire on the media in *Sanitised Samachar* well-aimed but weakly scripted. It criticized Jitendra Kumar's role in *Dharna Mana Hai* as slight and unimpressive, and noted that the producers released the film directly to OTT without any promotion[5](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms).
On IMDb the film holds a rating of 5.1/10 based on 493 votes, and it received 7 award nominations in total[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/).
## References
1. [Lantrani (2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31171944/)
2. [Lantrani Movie (2024), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/lantrani-movie-123999)
3. [Lantrani | Teaser, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/lantrani-teaser/0-0-1z5508844)
4. [Lantrani Cast & Crew, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lantrani/cast/)
5. [Lantrani Movie Review, Navbharat Times (Hindi)](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/lantrani-movie-review-in-hindi-starring-johny-lever-and-jitendra-kumar/amp_moviereview/107562640.cms)
6. ['Lantrani' Review, Film Information, 9 February 2024](https://filminformation.com/featured/lantrani-review-9-february-2024/)
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