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Ek Villain is an upcoming romantic-thriller film directed by Mohit Suri. Starring Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles, Riteish Deshmukh makes his debut as an antagonist with this film. It is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment. The film is expected to release on June 27, 2014.

 

Cast

• Sidharth Malhotra as Guru
• Riteish Deshmukh as Rakesh
• Shraddha Kapoor as Aisha
• Aamna Sharif as Suloochna
• Prachi Desai as Guru's sister

 

Production

Development

Ekta Kapoor signed Mohit Suri to direct a romantic thriller. Ek Villain was earlier reported to be a remake of the Korean film I Saw the Devil, though Suri refuted the claim. Suri stated that every character in the film would have grey shades.

Casting

Sidharth Malhotra was reported to be doing a lot of action sequences for the film and this will be his first film where he is playing a character with grey shades. Actor Riteish Deshmukh will be cast in a negative role in this film. Deshmukh described his character as a "radical departure" roles he is renowned for. Mohit Suri, who also directed the Shraddha Kapoor starrer Aashiqui 2, had to hunt a lot to find a lead actress for his upcoming project before signing Shraddha. Both Mohit and Ekta Kapoor were confirmed that Shraddha suited the lead actress the best. There were earlier reports of Alia Bhatt and Esha Gupta being approached for the role. According to a Mid Day source, Shraddha Kapoor read the script and liked it, and she didn't hesitate in getting signed for the film as Mohit Suri directed her first hit (referring to Aashiqui 2). After the success of Aashiqui 2, it became easy for the director to select the lead actress. Actor Shaad Randhawa of Aashiqui 2 fame was roped in to play a cop with grey shades who fights against the dark characters played by Malhotra and Deshmukh. Television and film actress Aamna Sharif is also playing a significant role in the film.

Censorship

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared the film with a total of eight cuts, toning down the action sequences and muting a particular word. Tanuj Garg, representative of Balaji Motion Pictures confirmed the same and stated, "The film has been cleared with a U/A certificate after some minor action cuts. Together the cuts amount to just a minute of screen time."

Marketing and promotions

The movie official teaser which was released on April 4, 2014 with the Varun Dhawan starrer Main Tera Hero, got 1 million views on YouTube within three days of release. The official trailer of 2 minutes 18 seconds was launched later and was well received by critics, as well as garnered praise from around the industry including Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Ekta Kapoor among others.
Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Mohit Suri and the film’s music directors attended a musical event in Mumbai to promote the soundtrack of the film. Further, Malhotra and Kapoor promoted the movie at the IPL semi finals as well as on reality shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Promotion campaigns were also organized across the country in cities like Jaipur, Kolkata and Delhi. As a part of the promtional strategy, a television show based on Bollywood villains was hosted by Malhotra.

Soundtrack

After the super success of the soundtrack of Aashiqui 2. Director Mohit Suri roped in Mithoon & Ankit Tiwari to compose music for Ek Villain. The soundtrack has 6 songs with one track being an unplugged version crooned by lead actress Shraddha Kapoor which marks her debut as a playback singer. Three songs are composed by Mithoon, The song "Galliyan" is composed by Ankit Tiwari. And a track named "Awari" is composed by Soch (Band). The lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir, Mithoon & Soch (Band Members). The music was released on 28 May 2014.
 

 

 

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Galliyan"	Manoj Muntashir	Ankit Tiwari	Ankit Tiwari	5:41
2.	"Banjaara"	Mithoon	Mithoon	Mohd. Irfan	5:37
3.	"Zaroorat"	Mithoon	Mithoon	Mustafa Zahid	6:09
4.	"Awari"	Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool	Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool	Adnan Dhool, Momina Mustehsan	5:21
5.	"Humdard"	Mithoon	Mithoon	Arijit Singh	4:19
6.	"Galliyan (Unplugged)"	Manoj Muntashir	Ankit Tiwari	Shraddha Kapoor, Ankit Tiwari	4:14

Reception

Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave the album 4/5 stars and wrote, "Mohit Suri’s taste for melody cannot be doubted as the filmmaker uses an album that is fine blend of ballads and rock, infusing the right octave of harmony is every single song. In a long time there hasn’t come an album which has such perfectly pitched songs, each of them a winner. Music Directors get all the credit for creating a wholesome album like this." Rediff also awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and noted, "The music of Ek Villain meets the high expectations that one had from it. Mohit Suri maintains his record of coming up with memorable music for each of his films."  Filmfare published, "All-in-all, The OST of Ek Villain is another winner for Mohit Suri who has a knack for bringing out the best in his music directors. Go for it if you like soulful romantic tracks with loads of fusion thrown in."

The songs "Galliyan" and "Banjaara" were particularly praised by one and all and went on to emerge as chartbusters.