Ghich Pich
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| Directed by | Ankur Singla |
| Written by | Ankur Singla |
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| Cinematography | Sukhan Saar Singh |
| Edited by | Syed Mubashshir Ali |
| Music by | Rohit Sharma Ritwik De |
Production company | Barsaati Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ghich Pich is a 2025 Indian coming-of-age,Hindi comedy-drama, written and directed by Ankur Singla. The film is set in '90s Chandigarh and follows the relationship of middle-aged fathers with their sons on rebellion, insecurities, and tradition.[1]
The film was screened at the 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and was theatrically released on 8 August 2025.[2][3] This marks the final performance of Nitesh Pandey who died in 2023.[4]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (September 2026) |
Cast
[edit]- Shhivam Kakar as Gaurav Arora
- Nitesh Pandey as Rakesh Arora
- Satyajit Sharma as Naresh Bansal
- Geeta Agarwal Sharma as Ritu Arora
- Aryan Singh Rana as Anurag Bansal
- Kabir Nanda as Gurpreet Singh
Production
[edit]Ghich Pich marks the directorial debut of Ankur Singla under the Barsaati Films banner, an independent studio based in Delhi.[5] The film was shot across 13 locations in and around Chandigarh.[4]
Release
[edit]Ghich Pich premiered at the CineVesture International Film Festival in March 2025,[5] The theatrical release of Ghich Pich was initially scheduled for 1 August,[6][7] but was later rescheduled to 8 August.[2]
Reception
[edit]Abhishek Srivastava of Times of India gave the film 3.5/5 rating, writing "For a film named 'Ghich Pich' (which loosely suggests confusion or entanglement), it's surprisingly cohesive, a well-structured, well-performed slice-of-life drama that knows exactly what it wants to say".[8]
Rahul Desai from The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as " present and alive to its period, liberated from the reverse-engineered designs of unlearning the trappings of the social media generation".[9]
Anuj Kumar of The Hindu praised Ghich Pich as a heartfelt coming-of-age story that captures the angst of adolescence with honesty and restraint. Kumar noted how Singla evokes the nostalgia of 90s Chandigarh without letting it overpower the film.[10]
Outlook India's Sritama Bhattacharyya noted that Ghich Pich has the "skeletal structure of brilliance is there, the exposition has momentum, the conflict is carefully developed, and there’s also investment in the character development." but "decides to drop the action, resolving it almost with bathetic haste; as if the film flinched under its own emotional weight".[11]
Devesh Sharma of Filmfare rated Ghich Pich 3.5/5, describing it as a "bittersweet turbulence of adolescence with a rare blend of tenderness and authenticity".[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ghich Pich". Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Ghich Pich release date". Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ Nonika Singh. "Five independent filmmakers from the region to be a part of Cinevesture International Film Festival". Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Ghich Pich – A Deeply Relatable Coming-of-Age Story Rooted in Indian Fatherhood". Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "He Sold His Startup To Amazon. Now He's Made Ghich Pich, A 90s Coming-of-Age Film Rated 9.7 on IMDb".
- ↑ buzzingchandigarh. "GHICH PICH'—A POWER FUL,COMING-OF-AGEFILMON FATHERS,SONS,AND THE CITY OF CHANDIGARH—HITS CINEMAS AUGUST 1, 2025". buzzingchandigarh. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Singh, C. P. (19 July 2025). "'Ghich Pich'—a powerful, coming of age film on Fathers, Sons, and the City of Chandigarh". NewZNew. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ghich Pich Movie Review: A beautiful bittersweet tale of adolescence done right". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "'Ghich Pich' Movie Review: A Bittersweet Slice-Of-Life 'Mindie'". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Anuj (8 August 2025). "'Ghich Pich' movie review: Inside the cramped father-son dynamic". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Bhattacharyya, Sritama (8 August 2025). "Ghich Pich Review | Ankur Singla's Earnestness Isn't Enough To Redeem His Debut". Outlook India. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ghich Pich Review: As Real As It Gets | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.