

Qaidi Band
2017-08-25 · 119 min · ★ 5.7
A riveting tale of undertrials who are brought together to form a band in jail for a social event. As their popularity grows through social media, they use their music to protest against jail authorities & the Indian judicial system. Eventually, when all hope fades, music becomes their only hope but will it set them free?
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- Directors
- Habib Faisal
- Production companies
- Yash Raj Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Aadar JainSanjay Khanna
Anya SinghBindiya Chadha
Ram KapoorNaveen Vachani
Mikhail YawalkarRufi Ahmed
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