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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Fursat.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]<br />
| producer = {{Plain list|<br />
* Sadhya Vyas<br />
* Natasha Sunderan<br />
}}<br />
| writer = {{Plain list|<br />
* Vishal Bhardwaj<br />
* Jyotsna Hariharan<br />
}}<br />
| starring = {{Plain list|<br />
* [[Ishaan Khattar]]<br />
* [[Wamiqa Gabbi]]<br />
* [[Salman Yusuff Khan]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = Swapnil S. Sonawane<br />
| editing = Vedant Joshi<br />
| music = Vishal Bhardwaj<br />
| studio = {{Plain list|<br />
* Absolute Productions<br />
* VB Pictures<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|2023|02|03|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| runtime = 30 minutes<br />
}}<br />
'''''Fursat''''' ({{Translation|'Leisure'}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[Romance film|romance]] [[short film]] directed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], who co-wrote the script with Jyotsna Hariharan. Produced by Absolute Productions and VB Pictures, the film stars [[Ishaan Khattar]], [[Wamiqa Gabbi]] and [[Salman Yusuff Khan]]. The film revolves around a man who finds an ancient artefact that transported him to the future, and how his quest affects his present timeline.<br />
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Bhardwaj conceived his idea on shooting a film via smartphones after discovering several short films that were filmed through them during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. He then developed a script that was inspired by Hollywood musical films that integrate song-and-dance sequences throughout the screenplay and explored [[time travel]] as the theme of the film. It was shot on an [[iPhone 14 Pro]] by cinematographer Swapnil S. Sonawane and edited by Vedant Joshi. Besides directing, Bhardwaj also composed the film score and soundtrack, with lyrics by [[Gulzar]] and [[Shiamak Davar]] handling the choreography for the song sequences.<br />
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''Fursat'' was released on 3 February 2023 on [[YouTube]]. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed on the cinematography, music, choreography, performances from the lead cast and the technicalities, but noted the incoherence in the screenplay and aesthetic appeal.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
An archeologist Nishant Raj ([[Ishaan Khatter]]), discovers an ancient artifact that transports him to the future. Along the way he meets his childhood friend and doctor Diya Srivastav ([[Wamiqa Gabbi]]) and chief gangster ([[Salman Yusuff Khan]]). Nishant realizes that the more he wants to look towards the future, the greater the risk he has losing the present.<br />
==Cast==<br />
* [[Ishaan Khatter]] as Nishant Raj<br />
* [[Wamiqa Gabbi]] as Diya Srivastav<br />
* [[Salman Yusuff Khan]] as Chief Gangster<br />
* Kumaradas T.N. as Jhandi Gangster<br />
* Sahaj Singh as Arjun<br />
* Ishrat Khan as Diya's mother<br />
* Bimal Jeet Oberoi as Diya's father<br />
* Arpa Parekh as Arjun's mother<br />
* Jeetendra M. Kosambi as Arjun's father<br />
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==Production==<br />
Vishal Bhardwaj initially spearheaded on two projects for [[Netflix]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]] after the release of ''[[Pataakha]]'' (2018)—one being an adaptation of the [[Salman Rushdie]]'s novel ''[[Midnight's Children]]'' and the other based on the hijacking of the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]]. Both were pulled out by the respective platforms, due to logistic reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |date=2023-09-30 |title='An espionage thriller is the most juicy genre': Vishal Bhardwaj on 'Khufiya' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1056596/an-espionage-thriller-is-the-most-juicy-genre-vishal-bhardwaj-on-khufiya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002015127/https://scroll.in/reel/1056596/an-espionage-thriller-is-the-most-juicy-genre-vishal-bhardwaj-on-khufiya |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Scroll.in |language=en |quote=Actually, it was a forced break in a way because two projects did not work out. I was doing Midnight’s Children for Netflix. One year went into writing the show but when it was time to get into production, the platform pulled out. Then I was supposed to do IC 814 for Amazon, but they had the Tandav issue so they also pulled the plug at the last moment. In that way, three years passed and then the pandemic hit.}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Bhardwaj then watched the Chinese short films ''3 Minutes'' (2018) and ''Nian'' (2021), which were filmed on iPhone. Impressed by the technological developments of filmmaking and being keen on experiments, Bhardwaj then met the executives of [[Apple Inc.]]—which advocated major filmmaking techniques during the pandemic—and talked about the same;<ref name=":0" /> they asked the former on a script regarding "a love story and their meeting on a moving train" and further wanted it to be a Bollywood film having layers and nuances on its storytelling. They further expected on developing it as a [[musical film]] on the lines of [[Chicago (2002 film)|''Chicago'']] (2002), where "once the song comes, the cast moves to a stage to perform. That gives a wider canvas to play with the inner emotions."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Fazreen |first=Sana |date=3 February 2023 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj on shooting Fursat on iPhone: 'Can make any subject now without a producer' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vishal-bhardwaj-on-shooting-fursat-on-iphone-can-make-any-subject-now-with-a-producer-8421809/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306182123/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vishal-bhardwaj-on-shooting-fursat-on-iphone-can-make-any-subject-now-with-a-producer-8421809/ |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Bhardwaj, who was keen on doing a musical film, had co-written a script with Jyotsna Hariharan, which is about a youngster who gets a magical device to view the future and how its impacts his present life.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Vishal Bharadwaj Shoots his Next with Ishaan Khattar and Wamiqa Gabbi on an iPhone |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/quick-reads/vishal-bharadwaj-shoots-his-next-with-ishaan-khattar-and-wamiqa-gabbi-on-an-iphone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212114435/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/quick-reads/vishal-bharadwaj-shoots-his-next-with-ishaan-khattar-and-wamiqa-gabbi-on-an-iphone |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Film Companion |language=en}}</ref> {{Quote box<br />
| quote = "Vishal Bhardwaj is an amazing person with a fascinating brain. He is one of those people who is born to do what he does. His vision is very strong and as an actor it's great fun to work with him because he comes up with these little suggestions that changes the way you look at things."<br />
| source = — [[Ishaan Khatter]], on working with Bhardwaj<ref name=":2" /><br />
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[[Ishaan Khatter]] and [[Wamiqa Gabbi]] were cast as the lead pair, while [[Salman Yusuff Khan]] joined in an important role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Chopra |first=Swati |date=2023-03-28 |title='When Your Privacy is Invaded, You Have Every Right to Speak up': Ishaan Khatter |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/ishaan-khatter-fursat-vishal-bhardwaj-shahid-kapoor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531162134/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/ishaan-khatter-fursat-vishal-bhardwaj-shahid-kapoor |archive-date=2023-05-31 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> As the film required contemporary dance sequences, Bhardwaj was unsure about Gabbi's dancing abilities and often discussed on simplifying the choreography but was impressed on her dance performance on the very first rehearsal itself.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-27 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj reveals he was unsure about roping Wamiqa Gabbi for Fursat; says, "I had my doubts and had even discussed simplifying the choreography" |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/vishal-bhardwaj-reveals-unsure-roping-wamiqa-gabbi-fursat-says-doubts-even-discussed-simplifying-choreography/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306204710/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/vishal-bhardwaj-reveals-unsure-roping-wamiqa-gabbi-fursat-says-doubts-even-discussed-simplifying-choreography/ |archive-date=2023-03-06 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-25 |title=Wamiqa Gabbi 'impressed' an unsure Vishal Bhardwaj with her effort in 'Fursat' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/wamiqa-gabbi-impressed-an-unsure-vishal-bhardwaj-with-her-effort-in-fursat/articleshow/98235090.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303024127/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/wamiqa-gabbi-impressed-an-unsure-vishal-bhardwaj-with-her-effort-in-fursat/articleshow/98235090.cms |archive-date=2023-03-03 |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Gabbi, being a trained [[kathak]] dancer, learned contemporary dance steps for her role with Khatter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Ishaan Khatter and Wamiqa Gabbi learnt contemporary dance for Fursat |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/quick-reads/ishaan-khatter-and-wamiqa-gabbi-learnt-contemporary-dance-for-fursat |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212104032/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/quick-reads/ishaan-khatter-and-wamiqa-gabbi-learnt-contemporary-dance-for-fursat |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Film Companion |language=en}}</ref> As she had commitments on multiple projects, she ended up shuffling between the schedules in order to prepare immensely.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Wamiqa Gabbi shares her experience working with Ishaan Khatter; says, "His dancing skills are something which I would like to imbibe and learn for myself" |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wamiqa-gabbi-shares-experience-working-ishaan-khatter-says-dancing-skills-something-like-imbibe-learn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323054346/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wamiqa-gabbi-shares-experience-working-ishaan-khatter-says-dancing-skills-something-like-imbibe-learn/ |archive-date=2023-03-23 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref> She prepared for 8-9 days for the dance sequences, despite the time constraints.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Wamiqa Gabbi masters a dance form in 9 days for Fursat |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wamiqa-gabbi-masters-dance-form-9-days-fursat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330235713/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wamiqa-gabbi-masters-dance-form-9-days-fursat/ |archive-date=2023-03-30 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref> [[Shiamak Davar]] choreographed the film's musical sequences, who described it as an Indo-contemporary style, much different from his usual choreography styles in his films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-05 |title=Shiamak Davar: Yash Chopra wanted me to choreograph 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' but I was scared my style of dancing would never work - #Big Interview |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shiamak-davar-yash-chopra-wanted-me-to-choreograph-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-but-i-was-scared-my-style-of-dancing-would-never-work-big-interview/articleshow/98417426.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306062329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shiamak-davar-yash-chopra-wanted-me-to-choreograph-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-but-i-was-scared-my-style-of-dancing-would-never-work-big-interview/articleshow/98417426.cms |archive-date=2023-03-06 |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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Filming for ''Fursat'' took place in late 2022 with cinematographer Swapnil S. Sonawane shooting it on [[iPhone 14 Pro]].<ref>{{cite news |date=3 February 2023 |title=Apple releases Indian-made 'Shot on iPhone' short movie |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/apple-releases-indian-made-shot-on-iphone-short-movie-1187525.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708024759/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/apple-releases-indian-made-shot-on-iphone-short-movie-1187525.html |archive-date=8 July 2023 |access-date=8 July 2023 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Bhardwaj described filming on an iPhone was a "liberative" experience, compared to filming on traditional cameras, as it comes with numerous constraints. The entire film was shot in [[4K resolution]] with 30 frames per second. Much of the film was covered in "action mode".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhanrajani |first=Rachna Manojkumar |date=2023-02-03 |title=iPhone 14 Pro makes Bollywood debut; Ishaan Khatter starrer Fursat released |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/story/iphone-14-pro-makes-bollywood-debut-ishaan-khatter-starrer-fursat-released-368814-2023-02-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205062328/https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/story/iphone-14-pro-makes-bollywood-debut-ishaan-khatter-starrer-fursat-released-368814-2023-02-03 |archive-date=2023-02-05 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Themes and influences ==<br />
According to Bhardwaj, the tile ''Fursat'' is referred to "freedom" or "leisure".<ref name=":0" /> He further described about the core script, adding that "We are all running after what will happen next or pondering over what happened in the past. Amid this, we are losing our moment of leisure, our freedom to live the moment."<ref name=":0" /> Bhardwaj further explored the concept of [[time travel]] with this film.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Main|Fursat (soundtrack)}}<br />
The music for ''Fursat'' is composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and lyrics written by his regular collaborator [[Gulzar]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj's short film Fursat shot on iPhone 14 Pro gets lauded by Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Incredible cinematography' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/fursat-vishal-bhardwaj-short-ishaan-khatter-and-wamiqa-gabbi-apple-iphone-14-pro-8421366/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210093514/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/fursat-vishal-bhardwaj-short-ishaan-khatter-and-wamiqa-gabbi-apple-iphone-14-pro-8421366/ |archive-date=2023-02-10 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The album was released on the same date as the film's premiere, 3 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhardwaj |first=Vishal |date=2023-02-03 |title=Fursat (#ShotoniPhone Original Film Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fursat-shotoniphone-original-film-soundtrack-ep/1668464502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616220247/https://music.apple.com/us/album/fursat-shotoniphone-original-film-soundtrack-ep/1668464502 |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Apple Music}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Fursat'' was announced on 3 February 2023, where the film was premiered through the official YouTube channel of Apple.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 February 2023 |title=Ishaan Khatter's Fursat out; watch trailer of Vishal Bharadwaj-directed short film |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vishal-bharadwajs-short-film-fursat-starring-ishaan-khatter-shot-completely-on-iphone-14-watch-promo-12099952.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206214949/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vishal-bharadwajs-short-film-fursat-starring-ishaan-khatter-shot-completely-on-iphone-14-watch-promo-12099952.html |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-03 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj's short movie 'Fursat' starring Ishaan Khatter and Wamiqa Gabbi is out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/vishal-bhardwajs-short-movie-fursat-starring-ishaan-khatter-and-wamiqa-gabbi-is-out/articleshow/97577684.cms |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Prior to its release, the film was specially screened at the headquarters of Apple Inc. in [[Mumbai]] on 2 February.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Saikat |date=2023-02-03 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj's Ishan Khatter-Wamiqa Gabbi-starrer short film Fursat out on YouTube |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwajs-ishan-khatter-wamiqa-gabbi-starrer-short-film-fursat-out-on-youtube/cid/1914051 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002111323/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwajs-ishan-khatter-wamiqa-gabbi-starrer-short-film-fursat-out-on-youtube/cid/1914051 |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2023-02-04 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> The film is also available released through [[Apple TV+]] and [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Fursat', shot on iPhone 14 Pro, released on YouTube |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwaj-fursat-shot-on-iphone-14-pro-released-on-youtube-15855721.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207104848/https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwaj-fursat-shot-on-iphone-14-pro-released-on-youtube-15855721.htm |archive-date=2023-02-07 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=CNBC TV18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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''Fursat'' was premiered at the [[MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023]] on the closing night of the event, at the "Jio MAMI Select" programme.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 November 2023 |title=5 budding filmmakers to shoot and edit short films on iPhone and Mac: All the details |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/5-budding-filmmakers-to-shoot-and-edit-short-films-on-iphone-and-mac-all-the-details/articleshow/105047659.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222042609/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/5-budding-filmmakers-to-shoot-and-edit-short-films-on-iphone-and-mac-all-the-details/articleshow/105047659.cms |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=8 November 2023 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Abhishek Srivastava of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film three stars out of five and wrote "The film testifies to Bharadwaj’s abilities to tell a witty, intelligent, and entertaining story with comedy, drama, and some mystique in the short format."<ref>{{cite news |last=Shrivatsava |first=Abhishek |date=2023-02-03 |title=Fursat Review: This short film is a signature Vishal Bharadwaj's ability to tell an intelligent story |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/fursat/ottmoviereview/97619696.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218005044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/fursat/ottmoviereview/97619696.cms |archive-date=2023-02-18 |access-date=2024-11-21 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Roktim Rajpal of ''[[India Today]]'' described it as "a simple yet ambitious short film that works mainly because of Vishal Bharadwaj’s command over his craft" calling it as a "commendable" effort catering to those looking for something short, simple, and sweet.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |last=Rajpai |first=Roktim |date=2023-02-06 |title=Fursat Movie Review: Vishal Bharadwaj's short film, shot on iPhone, is a celebration of his vision |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/fursat-movie-review-vishal-bharadwajs-short-film-shot-on-iphone-is-a-celebration-of-his-vision-2331486-2023-02-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212003749/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/fursat-movie-review-vishal-bharadwajs-short-film-shot-on-iphone-is-a-celebration-of-his-vision-2331486-2023-02-07 |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=India Today}}</ref> Rajpai also praised the performances of the lead pair, adding that "Wamiqa and Ishaan's chemistry is decent given the fact that Fursat is a short film."<ref name=":4" /> Prateek Lidhoo in his review for ''[[The Quint]]'', stated "the film gives a glimpse of how restrictions can sometimes get the best out of a filmmaker".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lidhoo |first=Prateek |date=2023-02-08 |title=Podcast {{!}} Fursat Review: Can an iPhone Limit Vishal Bharadwaj's Vision? |url=https://www.thequint.com/podcast/fursat-shot-on-iphone-review-vishal-bharadwaj |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211043518/https://www.thequint.com/podcast/fursat-shot-on-iphone-review-vishal-bharadwaj |archive-date=2023-02-11 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Quint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In his review for ''[[Firstpost]]'', Subhash K. Jha was critical of the film, stating "Imagine the resources which can be saved if expensive cameras and equipment are deleted from the filmmaking process. But while doing away with a lot of the accompanying baggage, Fursat has also done away with coherence."<ref>{{cite news |last=K. Jha |first=Subhash |date=12 February 2023 |title=Fursat: Eye phone misfire; Vishal Bhardwaj's most incoherent film till date |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/fursat-eye-phone-misfire-vishal-bhardwajs-most-incoherent-film-till-date-12138462.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708025639/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/fursat-eye-phone-misfire-vishal-bhardwajs-most-incoherent-film-till-date-12138462.html |archive-date=2023-07-08 |access-date=2023-02-13 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> Prathyush Parasuraman of [[Frontline (magazine)|''Frontline'']] stated that "Cinematically, however, ''Fursat'' is a weak film, so insistent on showing the technical versatility of the phone using the visual versatility of a genre like time travel and the musical that it is not as much interested in a coherent story that builds tension and momentum [...] The aesthetic is one of technical excess, with some blurs, some odd frames—where rain looks like crosshatches on the screen, for example. The film wants to scream the possibilities of the iPhone at us. One wishes only that it had come with the whisper of a story that moved us, too. But at the very least we are sold on the product, for the most part."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parasuraman |first=Prathyush |date=2023-02-23 |title=COUNTER CULTURE {{!}} Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Fursat': When big directors wield the small phone |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/counter-culture-fursat-by-vishal-bhardwaj-when-big-directors-wield-the-small-phone-film-shot-on-iphone-14-pro/article66504527.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811024435/https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/counter-culture-fursat-by-vishal-bhardwaj-when-big-directors-wield-the-small-phone-film-shot-on-iphone-14-pro/article66504527.ece |archive-date=2023-08-11 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Apple CEO [[Tim Cook]] praised the film complimenting the cinematography and choreography.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukheja |first=Bhavana |date=2023-02-03 |title=Apple CEO Tim Cook Praises Vishal Bhardwaj's "Beautiful" Short Film 'Fursat' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/apple-ceo-tim-cook-praises-vishal-bhardwajs-beautiful-film-fursat-3753953 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523162322/https://www.ndtv.com/feature/apple-ceo-tim-cook-praises-vishal-bhardwajs-beautiful-film-fursat-3753953 |archive-date=2024-05-23 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Divyanshi |date=2023-02-05 |title=Apple CEO Tim Cook praises filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj's film Fursat shot on iPhone, says incredible cinematography |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/apple-ceo-tim-cook-praises-filmmaker-vishal-bhardwajs-film-fursat-shot-on-iphone-says-incredible-cinematography-2330682-2023-02-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210103453/https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/apple-ceo-tim-cook-praises-filmmaker-vishal-bhardwajs-film-fursat-shot-on-iphone-says-incredible-cinematography-2330682-2023-02-05 |archive-date=2023-02-10 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Awards and nominations ==<br />
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!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Recipient(s)<br />
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|[[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity|2023]]<br />
|[[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity|Cannes Lions For Music]]<br />
|[[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity|Original Composition]]<br />
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web |date=23 June 2023 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj Wins Bronze at Cannes Lions for Music in Fursat. He Says 'Such an Honour' |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/vishal-bhardwaj-wins-bronze-at-cannes-lions-for-music-in-fursat-he-says-such-an-honour-bollywood-news-article-101224134 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708023710/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/vishal-bhardwaj-wins-bronze-at-cannes-lions-for-music-in-fursat-he-says-such-an-honour-bollywood-news-article-101224134 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=Times Now}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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