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	\| image = Peddlers (film).jpg		\| image = Peddlers (film).jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[~~Vasan Bala (director)\|~~Vasan Bala]]		\| director = [[Vasan Bala]]
	\| producer = [[Anurag Kashyap]]<br />[[Guneet Monga]]<br>[[Shahnaab Alam]]		\| producer = [[Anurag Kashyap]]<br />[[Guneet Monga]]<br>Shahnaab Alam
	\| screenplay = Vasan Bala		\| screenplay = Vasan Bala
	\| starring = [[Gulshan Devaiah]]<br>[[Nishikant Kamat]]<br>[[Kriti Malhotra]]<br>[[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Menon]]<br>[[Nimrat Kaur]]		\| starring = [[Gulshan Devaiah]]<br>[[Nishikant Kamat]]<br>[[Kriti Malhotra]]<br>[[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Menon]]<br>[[Nimrat Kaur]]
	\| music = [[Karan Kulkarni]]		\| music = Karan Kulkarni
	\| cinematography = [[Siddharth Diwan]]		\| cinematography = Siddharth Diwan
	\| editing = [[Prerna Saigal]]		\| editing = Prerna Saigal
	\| studio = [[Sikhya Entertainment]]		\| studio = [[Sikhya Entertainment]]<br>Elle Driver<br>[[AKFPL]]
	\| distributor = [[Eros International~~]]<br />[[Eros Now~~]]		\| distributor = [[Eros International]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2012\|5\|\|[[2012 Cannes Film Festival\|Cannes]]\|}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2012\|5\|\|[[2012 Cannes Film Festival\|Cannes]]}}
	\| runtime = 116 min		\| runtime = 116 min
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	'''''Peddlers''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language [[crime film\|crime]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars [[Gulshan Devaiah]], [[Nishikant Kamat]], [[Kriti Malhotra]], [[Nimrat Kaur]] and [[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Menon]]. The film was screened as part of [[~~International~~ Critics' Week]] of [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php\|title=51e selection de la Semaine de la Critique - 2012\|work=semainedelacritique.com\|publisher=[[~~International Critics’~~ Week]]\|accessdate=2012-04-23\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228100900/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php\|archivedate=28 February 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film will be released on [[Eros Now]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/eros-stx-indian-streaming-slate-expansion-1234851556/\|title=Eros STX Adds 46 Films and Series to Indian Streaming Platform\|first1=Naman\|last1=Ramachandran\|date=11 December 2020}}</ref>		'''''Peddlers''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language [[crime film\|crime]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Vasan Bala]]. The film stars [[Gulshan Devaiah]], [[Nishikant Kamat]], [[Kriti Malhotra]], [[Nimrat Kaur]] and [[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Menon]]. The film was screened as part of [[Critics' Week]] of [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php\|title=51e selection de la Semaine de la Critique - 2012\|work=semainedelacritique.com\|publisher=[[Critics' Week]]\|accessdate=2012-04-23\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228100900/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php\|archivedate=28 February 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	Film's producer, [[Guneet Monga]] raised nearly {{INR Convert\|1\|c}}, half of film's budget of {{INR Convert\|2\|c}} by posting the film's script on Facebook.<ref name=today>{{cite web \|title=Parallel Queen: Guneet Monga, has managed to bridge the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors\|author=Prachi Rege\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/guneet-monga-helped-give-independent-cinema-a-facelift~~/1/237745.html~~ \|date=14 December 2012 \|publisher=India Today \|~~accessdate~~=26 May 2013}}</ref>		Film's producer, [[Guneet Monga]] raised nearly {{INR Convert\|1\|c}}, half of film's budget of {{INR Convert\|2\|c}} by posting the film's script on Facebook.<ref name=today>{{cite web\|title=Parallel Queen: Guneet Monga, has managed to bridge the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors\|author=Prachi Rege\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20121224-guneet-monga-helped-give-independent-cinema-a-facelift-761047-1999-11-29\|date=14 December 2012\|publisher=India Today\|access-date=26 May 2013\|archive-date=17 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617140902/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/guneet-monga-helped-give-independent-cinema-a-facelift/1/237745.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	* [[Nishikant Kamat]]		* [[Nishikant Kamat]]
	* [[Nimrat Kaur]] as Kuljeet		* [[Nimrat Kaur]] as Kuljeet
	* Kriti Malhotra as Bilkis		* [[Kriti Malhotra]] as Bilkis
	* [[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Mennon]] as Mandar		* [[Siddharth Menon (actor)\|Siddharth Mennon]] as Mandar
	* Mukesh Chhabra		* [[Mukesh Chhabra]]
	* Zachary Coffin		* Zachary Coffin
	* Murari Kumar as JJ		* Murari Kumar as JJ
	* Vijesh Rajan as Meth Cook		* Vijesh Rajan as Meth Cook

			==Release==
			The film was screened as part of [[Critics' Week]] of [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/cannes-2012/story/vasan-bala-peddlers-selected-for-cannes-critics-week-100109-2012-04-23\|title=Vasan Bala's 'Peddlers' selected for Cannes Critics' Week\|website=India Today\|access-date=19 December 2023\|archive-date=29 January 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129192733/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/cannes-2012/story/vasan-bala-peddlers-selected-for-cannes-critics-week-100109-2012-04-23\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			[[Eros International]] acquired the Indian distribution rights in May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/eros-picks-up-cannes-nominated-peddlers/story-QXnpTJY6HY4a8cRpK98G1K.html\|title=Eros picks up Cannes-nominated Peddlers\|date=2 May 2012\|website=Hindustan Times\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219091049/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/eros-picks-up-cannes-nominated-peddlers/story-QXnpTJY6HY4a8cRpK98G1K.html\|archive-date=19 December 2023\|access-date=19 December 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> However the film was not released theatrically after that, In April 2020 Vasan Bala and producer Guneet Monga took to Twitter to request Eros to release film on their streaming platform [[Eros Now]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hope-peddlers-finds-legitimacy-with-a-release-director-vasan-bala-6354279/\|title=Hope Peddlers finds legitimacy with a release: Director Vasan Bala\|date=9 April 2020\|access-date=19 December 2023\|archive-date=17 April 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417112257/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hope-peddlers-finds-legitimacy-with-a-release-director-vasan-bala-6354279/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2020, Eros Now announced a slate of 33 films to be released on their platform in 2021, including Peddlers,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/eros-stx-indian-streaming-slate-expansion-1234851556/\|title=Eros STX Adds 46 Films and Series to Indian Streaming Platform\|first1=Naman\|last1=Ramachandran\|date=11 December 2020\|access-date=19 December 2023\|archive-date=2 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802153114/https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/eros-stx-indian-streaming-slate-expansion-1234851556/\|url-status=live}}</ref> but the film was not released in 2021.

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	~~Director Vasan Bala was deemed by several critics to have shown promise in his~~ [[~~List of directorial debuts\|debut~~]] ~~effort at Cannes~~.<ref name=hol>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/peddlers-cannes-review-327285 \|title=Peddlers: Cannes Review \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=2012-05-21 \|accessdate=2013-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947622?refcatid=31 \|title=Peddlers \|publisher=Variety \|date=2012-05-22 \|accessdate=2013-05-26~~}}<~~/~~ref> Deloret Imnidian of High on Films wrote "Vasan Bala's film breaths a fresh air of Indian New Wave cinema"~~.~~<ref>[https~~://www.~~highonfilms~~.com/~~peddlers-2012-jio-mami-~~review/ ~~Peddlers (2012)~~ - ~~Mumbai Film Festival Review]. ''highonfilms.com''.~~</ref>		Deborah Young of [[The Hollywood Reporter]] wrote "Though it takes a long time coming together, the Hindi-language film does finally succeed in its action-packed last half-hour, rewarding audiences who hang on for that long."<ref name=hol>{{cite web \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/peddlers-cannes-review-327285 \|title=Peddlers: Cannes Review \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=2012-05-21 \|accessdate=2013-05-26 \|archive-date=3 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103224323/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/peddlers-cannes-review-327285 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Jay Weissberg of [[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called Bala a "budding talent", he further wrote that Bala has written "compelling characters (though some take too long to reach that state), and his facility with dialogue outstrips many other indie subcontinentals."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947622?refcatid=31 \|title=Peddlers \|publisher=Variety \|date=2012-05-22 \|accessdate=2013-05-26 \|archive-date=27 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527064906/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947622?refcatid=31 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]		[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
	[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]		[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
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	[[Category:~~Eros Now original~~ films]]		[[Category:Hindi-language crime thriller films]]
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{{Infobox film
| name = Peddlers
| image = Peddlers (film).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Vasan Bala (director)|Vasan Bala]]
| producer = [[Anurag Kashyap]] [[Guneet Monga]] [[Shahnaab Alam]]
| screenplay = Vasan Bala
| starring = [[Gulshan Devaiah]] [[Nishikant Kamat]] [[Kriti Malhotra]] [[Siddharth Menon (actor)|Siddharth Menon]] [[Nimrat Kaur]]
| music = [[Karan Kulkarni]]
| cinematography = [[Siddharth Diwan]]
| editing = [[Prerna Saigal]]
| studio = [[Sikhya Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]] [[Eros Now]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|5||[[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|}}
| runtime = 116 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Peddlers''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language [[crime film|crime]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars [[Gulshan Devaiah]], [[Nishikant Kamat]], [[Kriti Malhotra]], [[Nimrat Kaur]] and [[Siddharth Menon (actor)|Siddharth Menon]]. The film was screened as part of [[International Critics' Week]] of [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php|title=51e selection de la Semaine de la Critique - 2012|work=semainedelacritique.com|publisher=[[International Critics’ Week]]|accessdate=2012-04-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228100900/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2012/2012_selection.php|archivedate=28 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film will be released on [[Eros Now]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/eros-stx-indian-streaming-slate-expansion-1234851556/|title=Eros STX Adds 46 Films and Series to Indian Streaming Platform|first1=Naman|last1=Ramachandran|date=11 December 2020}}</ref>

Film's producer, [[Guneet Monga]] raised nearly {{INR Convert|1|c}}, half of film's budget of {{INR Convert|2|c}} by posting the film's script on Facebook.<ref name=today>{{cite web |title=Parallel Queen: Guneet Monga, has managed to bridge the gap between Indian films and foreign buyers and distributors|author=Prachi Rege|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/guneet-monga-helped-give-independent-cinema-a-facelift/1/237745.html |date=14 December 2012 |publisher=India Today |accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in Mumbai, and revolves around 20-year-old destitute boys who get trapped in the drug trade and a young cop, who tracks them.<ref name=hol/>

==Cast==
* [[Gulshan Devaiah]] as Ranjit D'souza
* [[Nishikant Kamat]]
* [[Nimrat Kaur]] as Kuljeet
* Kriti Malhotra as Bilkis
* [[Siddharth Menon (actor)|Siddharth Mennon]] as Mandar
* Mukesh Chhabra
* Zachary Coffin
* Murari Kumar as JJ
* Vijesh Rajan as Meth Cook

==Reception==
Director Vasan Bala was deemed by several critics to have shown promise in his [[List of directorial debuts|debut]] effort at Cannes.<ref name=hol>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/peddlers-cannes-review-327285 |title=Peddlers: Cannes Review |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2012-05-21 |accessdate=2013-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947622?refcatid=31 |title=Peddlers |publisher=Variety |date=2012-05-22 |accessdate=2013-05-26}}</ref> Deloret Imnidian of High on Films wrote "Vasan Bala's film breaths a fresh air of Indian New Wave cinema".<ref>[https://www.highonfilms.com/peddlers-2012-jio-mami-review/ Peddlers (2012) - Mumbai Film Festival Review]. ''highonfilms.com''.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|2198101|Peddlers}}

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[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about drugs]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Eros Now original films]]

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