Upstarts (film)
Upstarts is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Udai Singh Pawar and Produced by Janani Ravichandran and Jawahar Sharma.[1][2] The film stars Priyanshu Painyuli, Chandrachoor Rai and Shadab Kamal in the lead roles and follows the story of three college graduates who create a startup and the events that follow.[3][4] It was released on 18 October 2019 on Netflix.[5][6] Upstart was announced by Netflix among the nine films to be made by them.[7] Raja Krishna Menon served as the creative producer.[8]
Cast
- Priyanshu Painyuli as Kapil
- Chandrachoor Rai as Yash
- Shadab Kamal as Vinay
- Sheetal Thakur as Jaya
- Mrinal Dutt as Ajay Bansal
- Rajeev Siddhartha as Veer
- Ivan Rodrigues as Investor
- Ninad Kamat as Kapil's boss
- Swati Semwal as Richa
- Eijaz Khan as Rocky Saxena
- Meenakshi Chaudhary as Veer's girlfriend
- Rukmini Vasanth as NGO girl
Reception
Aditya Shrikrishna of The New Indian Express wrote, "Upstarts, written by Pawar and Ketan Bhagat, doesn’t romanticise the idea of startup and its culture."[9] Shikha Desai of The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "At the crux of this business drama is the struggle that manifests itself as service vs profit, making it an important ode to the Indian start-up culture."[10]
References
- ^ "Netflix's 'Upstarts' is about struggles of establishing a startup". Sify. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Netflix releases trailer of its upcoming original film 'Upstarts'; to stream from Oct 18". India TV. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Upstarts is a heartwarming journey of friendship and ambition". Mid Day. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Upstarts' is about struggles of establishing a startup". The New Indian Express. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Arora, Akhil (30 September 2019). "Upstarts: Netflix Unveils Release Date, Trailer, Cast for Next Indian Movie". NDTV. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Upstarts: Netflix announces buddy film on entrepreneurial setups in India; premiere on 18 October". Firstpost. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Arora, Akhil (9 November 2018). "Netflix Announces 9 Original Films From India". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Upstarts' is about struggles of establishing a startup". Outlook. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Shrikrishna, Aditya (24 October 2019). "Netflix series 'Upstarts' review: Floating in a bubble". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Upstarts Review : A film dedicated to budding entrepreneurs with big dreams". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.