Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap starrer revenge drama ‘Haddi’ premieres on ZEE5 Global

 ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, dropped the trailer of its much-awaited direct-to-digital film, Haddi recently. Since the trailer was launched on the platform, audiences and critics across the country have been mesmerized and thrilled by Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character in the film as a transgender. Alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the hard-hitting noir revenge drama also features Anurag Kashyap in the lead role along with Ila Arun, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Saurabh Sachdeva, Shridhar Dubey, Rajesh Kumar, Vipin Sharma, and Saharsh Shukla in prominent roles. Produced by Zee Studios and Anandita Studios, Haddi is a crime vengeance drama that premieres now on ZEE5 Global.

Set against the backdrop of modern ruins in NCR, Gurgaon, and Noida, the film takes audiences on a vindictive ride, delving into the life of Haddi, a transgender — portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui—who comes from Allahabad to Delhi to join a gang of transgenders and climbs up to the top of the criminal food chain to avenge his family who was wronged by a mighty powerful gangster turned politician played by Anurag Kashyap. Co-written by Akshat Ajay Sharma and Adamya Bhalla, ‘Haddi’ presents a gritty and twisted revenge drama that skilfully exposes the intricate nexus of the criminal underbelly operating throughout the capital city.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, “In my head, I never thought that I am playing the role of a transgender. I always approached it as portraying a female character, as every transgender woman aspires to be a complete woman. Prior to filming, I stayed with the transgender communities and understood their desire to embrace womanhood. This experience taught me a valuable lesson that rather than playing the role directly, I should embody a female character. I prepared diligently, knowing it would be challenging as it involved two to three hours of makeup, followed by switching to another character on the same day.”

~Produced by Zee Studios, Sanjay Saha, and Radhika Nanda’s – Anandita Studios and directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma, this direct-to-digital movie premieres on ZEE5 Global from 7^th September 2023~

Haddi

Star rating: ***

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s scintillating performance, thrilling storyline, and engaging cinematography, makes Haddi a good watch.