The motion poster of R Balki’s Chup (2022), a romantic psychological thriller featuring Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salman, Pooja Bhatt and Shreya Dhanwanthary, pays tribute to legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt and his classic film Pyaasa (1957). The song 'Jaane Kya Tune Kahi' sung by Geeta Dutt, his wife, plays in the background.
Deol shared the motion poster of the film on Instagram, writing, "Fortunately not a true story...yet", and revealed that the trailer is due to be released on 5 September.
The intense, dark poster features the cast of the film as three and a half blood drenched stars appear, alluding to the bloodshed in the film. Each of the characters appear in turn beginning with Dulquer Salman and the final frame includes all the stars. There is a graphic of a person standing with his back towards the poster as the blood drips down.
The teaser of the film, which was released some time back, did not feature Pooja Bhatt, although she does feature in the motion poster.
Produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Anil Naidu, Dr Jayantilal Gada (PEN Studios) and Gauri Shinde, the film's story is by R Balki. The screenplay and dialogues are co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani.
Chup is due to be released on 23 September.