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{{Infobox film
| name = Unpaused
| image = Unpaused film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]] [[Nitya Mehra]] [[Nikkhil Advani]] [[Avinash Arun]]
| producer = Raj & DK Madhu Bhojwani Monisha Advani Baisakhi Nair Sanjeevkumar Nair
| writer = [[Devika Bhagat]] Nitya Mehra Reshu Nath Vidur Nauriyal Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
| starring = [[Gulshan Devaiah]] [[Sumeet Vyas]] [[Saiyami Kher]] [[Richa Chadda]] [[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] [[Ratna Pathak Shah]] [[Ishwak Singh]] [[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]] [[Rinku Rajguru]]
Lillete Dubey
| music = [[Tanishk Bagchi]] [[Payal Dev]] Parth Parekh Shishir A Samant Gaurav Kadu
| cinematography = [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]] Jay Oza John Jacob Payyapalli Navagat Prakash Kaushal Shah
| editing = [[Sanyukta Kaza]] Sachin Kunal Sagar Manik Sumeet Kotian [[Dharmendra Kakarala]] Antara Lahiri Manas Mittal
| studio =
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|12|18}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Unpaused''''' is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.|Raj & DK]], [[Nitya Mehra]], [[Nikkhil Advani]], [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] and [[Avinash Arun]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/09/watch--unpaused-trailer-friendship-hope-in-amazons-anthology-2233595.html|title=WATCH: 'Unpaused' trailer: Friendship, hope in Amazon's anthology|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-on-amazon-prime-actors-creators-of-the-anthology-discuss-using-the-lens-of-hope-in-telling-their-stories-9129111.html|title=Unpaused on Amazon Prime: Actors, creators of the anthology discuss using the 'lens of hope' in telling their stories|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|website=Firstpost|date=20 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> It premiered on 18 December 2020 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/amazon-prime-video-unpaused-critics-review-anthology-finds-hope-in-the-covid19-pandemic#read-more|title='Unpaused' Critics' Review: Anthology Finds Hope in a Pandemic|website=The Quint|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Gulshan Devaiah]] as Ahan Awasthi
*[[Sumeet Vyas]] as Sahil Khanna
*[[Saiyami Kher]] as Ayesha Hussain
*[[Richa Chadda]] as Devika Khanna
*[[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] as Manish
*[[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Uma
*[[Ishwak Singh]] as Chirag
*[[Rinku Rajguru]] as Priyanka
*[[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]] as Seema
*[[Lillete Dubey]] as Archna
*[[Shardul Bharadwaj]] as Rafique (Auto Driver)

==Critical reception==
Debasree Purkayastha of ''[[The Hindu]]'' mentioned that the film has "a stirring ensemble of slice-of-life tales that dwell on the common themes of loneliness, love and hope."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/unpaused-review-fighting-the-pandemic-one-feel-good-story-at-a-time/article33371283.ece|title='Unpaused' review: Fighting the pandemic, one feel-good story at a time|last=Purkayastha|first=Debasree|work=The Hindu|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee from [[NDTV]] wrote: "As a freewheeling rumination on loneliness, distress and lingering hope, the anthology, buoyed by a slew of terrific performances, is a pertinent commentary on a pandemic and its depredations."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/unpaused-review-anthology-of-lockdown-stories-is-highly-recommended-3-stars-out-of-5-2340300|title=Unpaused Review: Anthology Of Lockdown Stories Is Highly Recommended|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

Nandini Ramnath of [[Scroll.in]] praised the performances in the film but was critical of the treatment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/981356/unpaused-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-film-finds-the-rainbow-in-the-covid-19-storm|title='Unpaused' review: Amazon Prime Video anthology film finds the rainbow in the Covid-19 storm|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'', Shubhra Gupta noted that the film mixes different themes like loneliness and isolation "with news that has made headlines in this terrible virus-laden year, with average results."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/unpaused-review-a-middling-anthology-7109676/|title=Unpaused review: A middling anthology|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] wrote: "''Unpaused'' is important because it serves to chronicle this slice of history. It helps that it is also an enjoyable, insightful affair."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/unpaused-movie-review-young-and-old-poor-migrants-and-the-lonely-rich-share-space-in-a-pleasant-pandemic-anthology-9123731.html|title=Unpaused movie review: Young and old, poor migrants and the lonely rich share space in a pleasant pandemic anthology|last=MM Vetticad|first=Anna|publisher=Firstpost|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

[[Anupama Chopra]], Editor-in-Chief of Film Companion, wrote, "The result is an uneven collection of shorts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/unpaused-movie-review-amazon-prime-video-anthology-anupama-chopra/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=Seeding&utm_campaign=Reviews|title=Unpaused Movie Review|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|date=18 December 2020|work=Film Companion|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Unpaused
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Payal Dev]], Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 11 December 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.amazon.in/albums/B08Q8483G7|title= Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series)|publisher=Amazon Music|date=18 December 2020}}</ref>
| recorded = 2020
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Original Movie]] [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 19:42
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Amazon Music]]
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|1f1s6IULbgc|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}

The music was composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Payal Dev]], Parth Parekh, Shishir A Samant and Gaurav Kadu with lyrics written by [[Rashmi Virag]], [[Kunaal Vermaa]], Ginny Diwan, Traditional and Gaurav Kadu.

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| total_length=19:42
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| title1 = Nayi Dhoop
| extra1 = Zara Khan
| music1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| lyrics1 = [[Rashmi Virag]]
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = Ummeed Hai
| extra2 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
| music2 = [[Payal Dev]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kunaal Vermaa]]
| length2 = 2:42
| title3 = Badarva
| extra3 = Madhubanti Bagchi
| music3 = Parth Parekh
| lyrics3 = Ginny Diwan
| length3 = 1:57
| title4 = [[Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni|Chaap Tilak]]
| extra4 = Shishir A Samant, Sunil Kamath
| music4 = Shishir A Samant
| lyrics4 = Traditional ([[Amir Khusrau]])
| length4 = 3:10
| title5 = Nayi Dhoop
| note5 = Reprise
| extra5 = Zara Khan
| music5 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics5 = Rashmi Virag
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Mujh Mai Hai Tu
| extra6 = Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu
| music6 = Gaurav Kadu
| lyrics6 = Gaurav Kadu
| length6 = 3:15
| title7 = Rastey
| extra7 = Fiddlecraft, Gaurav Kadu
| music7 = Gaurav Kadu
| lyrics7 = Gaurav Kadu
| length7 = 1:58
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{IMDb title|tt13491620}}

{{Amazon Video Original Films}}

[[Category:2020 direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]
[[Category:Amazon Prime Video original films]]
[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.]]

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