# Machine (2017 film)
**Machine** is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas-Mustan (Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla) and starring debutant Mustafa Burmawalla and [Kiara Advani](https://www.edgepedia.org/kiara-advani). It was released in India on 17 March 2017 and was extensively shot in Georgia.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director | Abbas-Mustan (Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla)[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV) |
| Stars | Mustafa Burmawalla (debut) and Kiara Advani, with Ronit Roy and Carla Dennis[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV) • [3](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/20340/bollywood.hindi/machine/) |
| Release | 17 March 2017 (India); Hindi; certified U/A[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/) • [4](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/machine-16208) |
| Runtime | 2h 28m (148 min)[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/) |
| Producers | Jayantilal Gada, Haresh Patel, Pranay Chokshi, and Dhaval Jayantilal Gada[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV) |
| Music | Tanishk Bagchi and Dr. Zeus[5](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/jaipur/machine/ET00052462) |
| Reception | 0% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes (6 reviews); 2.8/10 on IMDb from about 1.1K votes[6](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Sarah (Kiara Advani) and Ransh (Mustafa Burmawalla) are racing enthusiasts who share a passion for car racing and fall in love. Sarah's secret admirer Aditya (Eshan Shanker) dies in a car crash on the day he intends to propose to her, leaving her depressed, and she finds solace in Ransh; the two marry and go on their honeymoon.[6](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/machine/)
The story then turns on a murder contract. Ransh is actually hired to murder Sarah by a big businessman, and Sarah is saved by Aditya's look-alike Raj. The couple discover that the contract was given by Sarah's father, who is not her biological father, and Sarah plots revenge on the businessman and on Ransh.[8](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/machine/0-0-machine) Bollywood Hungama's synopsis instead has Ransh killing Sarah on the honeymoon day and then falling in love with Serena (Carla Ruth Dennis) in Georgia; the film's several twists were a recurring point in reviews.[7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/machine/)
## Production and casting
The film was conceived as a launch vehicle. Mustafa is the son of director Abbas Burmawalla, and a Times of India report described the filmmakers as assembling the best team possible for his debut in what was called a twisted love story; stuntmen from France and Hong Kong were brought in for the action sequences. That report gave a planned release date of 17 February 2017, which the film ultimately missed.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/abbas-mustan-to-launch-mustafa-in-grand-style/articleshow/52175150.cms) The title was chosen when the first draft of the script was ready, according to the directors.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/abbas-mustan-to-launch-mustafa-in-grand-style/articleshow/52175150.cms)
Production companies included AD Films, Abbas Mustan Films Production, and Pen Movies, and the film was extensively shot in Georgia, with Tbilisi listed as a filming location.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/) The writer was Sanjeev Kaul.[10](https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/reviews/2017/machine-movie-story-plot-and-rating-256620.html)
One production dispute entered the public record: [Rajiv Rai](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajiv-rai) was angry that the producers used the song "Tu Cheez Badi Hain Mast Mast" without seeking his permission, and further annoyed that they sought [Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar)'s approval rather than his.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/)
## Reception
Critical response was uniformly negative among the reviews collected on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film holds a 0% Tomatometer from 6 reviews and a 20% Popcornmeter from fewer than 50 audience ratings.[6](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017) Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 1.5 out of 5, calling the plot an amalgamation of *Baazigar*, *Darr*, and *Red Rose* with more twists than a jalebi, and judging the film a disservice to Mustafa, who is made to act like a heartless killer; he named the Georgian locales and cinematography as the film's saving graces.[11](https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-machine-19340.html) Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave 0 out of 5, and Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 1 out of 5, writing that the film retreads formula tropes that went out of vogue in the last millennium.[6](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017) Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in placed the film in the context of the duo's career, noting that Abbas-Mustan were among the most reliable hit-makers of the 1990s and 2000s but that their formula had calcified in recent years.[6](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017) Aditya Shrikrishna of The New Indian Express gave 1 star, writing that the film continues the bad habits of the duo's most successful decade.[12](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/Mar/17/machine-review-time-machine-to-an-era-of-insufferable-films-1582526.html)
Audience scores were also low but less uniform. IMDb lists a 2.8/10 rating from about 1.1K votes, with an unweighted mean of 3.6.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/) • [13](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/ratings/) BollywoodMDB recorded 2.0/10 from its own critics' aggregate of 12 reviews against 7.0/10 from 5 audience ratings.[4](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/machine-16208) On BookMyShow the film showed 6.7/10 from more than 150 votes, and Bollywood Hungama's user ratings averaged 3/5 from 31 ratings, with 90.3% of users rating it "Good".[5](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/jaipur/machine/ET00052462) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/machine/)
The film is available to stream on ZEE5.[8](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/machine/0-0-machine)
## References
1. [Machine, Google Play Movies listing](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Machine?hl=en_US&id=4B2C91366FCCB726MV)
2. [Machine (2017), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/)
3. [Machine Hindi Movie, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/20340/bollywood.hindi/machine/)
4. [Machine (2017) - Cast, Reviews, Release Date, BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/machine-16208)
5. [Machine (2017) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/jaipur/machine/ET00052462)
6. [Machine (2017), Rotten Tomatoes](https://static.rottentomatoes.com/m/machine_2017)
7. [Machine Movie: Review | Release Date (2017), Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/machine/)
8. [Watch Machine (2017) (Hindi) Full HD Movie Online on Zee5](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/machine/0-0-machine)
9. [Abbas-Mustan to launch Mustafa in grand style, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/abbas-mustan-to-launch-mustafa-in-grand-style/articleshow/52175150.cms)
10. [Machine Movie Review, Story Plot And Rating, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/reviews/2017/machine-movie-story-plot-and-rating-256620.html)
11. [Movie Review: Machine, Filmfare](https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-machine-19340.html)
12. ['Machine' Review: Time Machine to an era of insufferable films, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/Mar/17/machine-review-time-machine-to-an-era-of-insufferable-films-1582526.html)
13. [Machine (2017) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5785200/ratings/)
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