Chhichhore
A tragic incident forces Anirudh, a middle-aged man, to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce his college days along with his friends, who were labelled as losers.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 143 min · 2019
Director
Nitesh Tiwari
Writer
Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, Nikhil Mehrotra
Studio
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Release
06 Sep 2019
Runtime
143 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Full Plot
The setup was within 1990's till present where Anni, a divorcee used his past experience in overcoming challenges of being a loser in college where he met His Wife, Maya and his Losers friends, Saxa, Mummy, Acid, Derek and Bevda. His shares past experience to his son, Raghav who struggles with being failed at getting an offer to college despite being an excellent student.
Cast & Characters
Anniruddh "Anni" Pathak
Sushant Singh Rajput
Maya Sharma Pathak (Anni's love interest and later wife and Ex-Wife)
Shraddha Kapoor
Gurmeet "Sexa" Singh Dhillon (Anni's hypersexual senior who is obsessed with adult content)
Varun Sharma
Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh (Anni and Mummy's senior and Sexa's classmate who has developed a bitter and swearing tongue)
Naveen Polishetty
Sundar "Mummy" Srivastava (Anni's classmate who is tied to his mother's apron strings but is a talented carrom player)
Tushar Pandey
Derek D’Souza (Anni, Mummy, Acid and Sexa's senior, who has great athletic skills and is a chain smoker)
Tahir Raj Bhasin
Sahil "Bevda" Awasthi (Anni, Mummy, Acid and Sexa's super-senior who is an alcohol addict and a known chess champion)
Saharsh Kumar Shukla
Raghuvir "Raggie" Chalkar (leader of H3 who detests Anni and Derek)
Prateik Babbar
Raghav Pathak (Anni's and Maya's son)
Mohammad Samad
Dr. S. D. Kasbekar, Raghav's doctor
Shishir Sharma
Pandu Singh (Chef in the H4 mess)
Nalneesh Neel
Did You Know?
Made on an estimated budget of $6.8M, Chhichhore has grossed $29.4M worldwide — about 4.3x its budget.
Source: TMDb API · verified 2026-08-02
Some of the scenes were incorporated from the lives of co-writers Piyush Gupta and Nikhil Mehrotra, who worked under Tiwari at Leo Burnett.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-03
2 million) on the first day of its release.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-03
Critical Assessment
Chhichhore holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (70,415 votes), 58% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of August 2, 2026
Where to Watch
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (70,415 votes), 58% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chhichhore's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
Chhichhore holds a 58% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
What is Chhichhore's IMDb rating?+
Chhichhore has a 8.3/10 rating on IMDb from 70,415 votes.
Is Chhichhore good? What are critics saying?+
Chhichhore holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (70,415 votes), 58% on Rotten Tomatoes.
How long is Chhichhore?+
Chhichhore has a runtime of 143 min.
Who directed Chhichhore?+
Chhichhore was directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
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Chhichhore is available to stream, rent, or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, VI movies and tv.
