Manish Vatsalya
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Biography
Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal (transl. Shoot if you want to live) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Manish Vatsalya, starring Ravi Kishen, Yashpal Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Manish Vatsalya and Hazel Crowney. The movie's storyline is a hard hitting gangster movie which shows horrid realities of the underworld crime as well as the changing times of Bihar state. The film was released on 14 September 2012 and was written off as a box office disaster in the very first week.
Cast
- Ravi Kishen as Chandrabhan
- Yashpal Sharma as Mahkoo
- Rahul Kumar as Bitwa.
- Manish Vatsalya as Atka
- Hazel Crowney as Shrishti
- Sharat Saxena as Rana
- Murli Sharma as Hanumant Singh
- Ashwini Kalsekar as I. G.
Controversy
The controversial subject matter of Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal, together with the song from it titled "Mooh Mein Le", provoked a reaction from Shiv Sena.
Soundtrack
Critical reception
Overall the movie received negative reviews and was a box office disasterMid Day rated it as 0.5, while The Times of India and Daily Bhaskar also did the same.