| Director: | Vandana Kataria |
| Producer: | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: | Songs: Sangeet-Siddharth Score: Shrikanth Sriram |
| Cinematography: | Szymon Lenkowski Sidharth Kale |
| Editing: | Paramita Ghosh Namrata Rao |
| Distributor: | ZEE5 |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi Malayalam |
Love, Sitara is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Vandana Kataria.[1] Produced by Ronnie Screwvala under RSVP Movies, it stars Sobhita Dhulipala and Rajeev Siddhartha.[2] It was released on ZEE5 on 27 September 2024.[3]
The film deals with the complexities of modern relationships, dysfunctional families and what it takes to overcome uncomfortable truths.[4]
Pre-production for Sitara began in 2019, when Sobhita Dhulipala was cast as the lead.[5] Principal photography commenced by February 2020,[6] but was delayed till November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The film was mainly shot in Mumbai and Kerala before wrapping in December 2020.[8] The trailer of the film was released on 12 September 2024.[9]
The soundtrack was composed by Sangeet-Siddharth, with lyrics by Rashmin Dighe and Garima Obrah.
| Love Sitara | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Sangeet-Siddharth |
| Released: | [10] |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label: | Zee Music Company |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Producer: | tSCBPNv7Jyw |
In September 2020, it was announced that the film was heading for a streaming release on an OTT platform in 2021.[7] It premiered on ZEE5 on 27 September 2024.[3]
The film received a 3 stars out of 5 review in The Times of India, in which Sreeparna Sengupta praised the acting.[11] "Only for the restraint it shows in its telling, Love, Sitara deserves a like, if not exactly love.", commented Vinamra Mathur in FIrstpost.[12] Writing for Times Now News Mimansa Shekhar stated, "Relatable in parts, pleasant in the rest. A breezy watch through the inner depths of a family that might be fighting a war on he outside, but are tied up in the same thread from within. A déjà vu!"[13] The film was described by Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV as "unpretentious and steadfastly simple".[14]
A review in The Hindu noted, "The biggest hitch is the writing, which tacks indiscriminately between English and Hindi (with sprinklings of Malayalam)."[15] In a review for The Hindustan Times, Rishabh Suri wrote, "Sobhita Dhulipala's family drama loses pace quickly, leaves you underwhelmed".[16] "Sonali Kulkarni brings an easy gravitas to a film marred by melodrama", stated Kartik Bhardwaj in Cinema Express.[17]
The film received another mixed review, in The New Indian Express, which concluded "Sometimes films are like that, neither good or bad, merely meh."[18] The Deccan Chronicle[19] praised, again, the intention, but criticised the screenplay and acting, stating "Filled with clichés and predictability, the film lacks in performance and even more in emotional value."[19]