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Filmi Score
Good
8 reviews
54
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Critics broadly agree Kartik Aaryan's performance carries Freddy, with a twisty setup and a scary climax for some, but others call the story predictable or incoherent, weighed down by a thin, sometimes punished female lead.
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Summary
Freddy (2022, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on JioHotstar in India.
Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Shashanka Ghosh · written by Aseem Arora & Parveez Shaikh · music Pritam Chakraborty & Clinton Cerejo
Shashanka GhoshDirector
Aseem AroraWriter
Parveez ShaikhWriter
Pritam ChakrabortyMusic
Clinton CerejoMusic
Ayananka BoseCinematography
Chandan AroraEditing
Kartik AaryanLead
Alaya F
Karan A. Pandit
Sajjad Delafrooz
Jeniffer Piccinato
Harshika Kewalramani
Myrna S. Dalal
Kamalrukh W. Khan
Rajendra Arjun Kamble
Ganesh Kumar
Farzil Pardiwala
Fareed Khan
Full crew
SoundAnirban Sengupta
Production designAjay Verekar · Deepa Chaudhary · Rajat Poddar
CostumeAki Narula · Dipika Lal · Anirudh Singh
ChoreographyPiyush Bhagat · Shazia Samji
LyricsBrianna Supriyo · Irshad Kamil · Shreya Phukan
VFXSomesh Ghosh
ActionAmritpal Singh
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Summary
Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.
Freddy (2022, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on JioHotstar in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
8 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 8 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Monika Rawal Kukreja · 2 Dec 2022
Kukreja calls Freddy a spine-chilling, edge-of-the-seat thriller led by a flawless, transformed Kartik Aaryan, praising the interval twist and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 2 Dec 2022
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Umesh Punwani · 2 Dec 2022
Freddy Movie Review: From ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ To ‘Nafrat Ka Punchnama’, Kartik Aaryan Masters The Art Of Balancing Being An Actor & A Star! Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 2 Dec 2022
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Naziria finds Freddy visually striking with a committed Kartik Aaryan turn, but says the promising script squanders its potential in a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
61
YouTube · transcript read · 2 Dec 2022
Tyagi finds Freddy's atmosphere promising but ultimately let down by silly, unconvincing antagonists, an indulgent Kartik Aaryan performance, and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Ajit Andhare · 4 Dec 2022
The critic calls Freddy's story predictable, childish and riddled with plot holes, saved only by an impressive Kartik Aaryan performance; the film… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
YouTube · transcript read · 2 Dec 2022
Critic finds Freddy incoherent and misogynistic: Kartik Aryan's performance reads as sociopathic rather than socially awkward, the visuals feel… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 8 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Freddy: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Freddy's OTT release date?
Freddy arrived on OTT on 2 Dec 2022 on JioHotstar in India.
Where can I watch Freddy?
Freddy is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Freddy?
Freddy has a Filmi Score of 54 (Good), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (Film Companion Reviews) to 80 (Hindustan Times). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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