Hacked

<p>Sameera “Sam” Khanna, an employee at a magazine company, lives next to Vivek Tiwari, a 19-year-old hacker who has a crush on her. Sam has a tenuous relationship with her boyfriend, actor Om Kapoor, who is inconsistent in his affections. At her birthday party, Om’s absence upsets Sam. Vivek comforts her, leading to a brief romantic encounter. The following morning, Sam regrets the incident, but complications arise when Vivek begins interfering in her personal and professional life. Vivek hacks Sam’s laptop, leaking sensitive company files to retaliate against her boss, leading to Sam’s dismissal. His escalating actions include publicizing intimate images of Sam and Om, causing Om to deny their relationship and leaving Sam devastated. Sam lodges a police complaint against Vivek after a series of confrontations, but Vivek manipulates his way out of custody and continues to harass Sam by hacking her social media. Through her neighbor Rohan and Vivek’s maid, Riya, Sam learns of Vivek’s history of manipulative and abusive behavior, including actions that led to a classmate’s suicide. When Vivek’s grandmother threatens to expose his lies, he kills her. In the climax, Sam devises a plan to kill Vivek, erasing all evidence linking her to the crime. The case is closed without resolution, and Sam is shown leaving with Rohan, hinting at a new beginning. The film’s music is composed by , , , and Amjad Nadeem Aamir, with lyrics written by , Amjad Nadeem, , Manoj Yadav and . The film was theatrically released in India on 7 February 2020. Moumita Bhattacharjee of gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, “Hacked has plenty of highs for Hina Khan fans but apart from that, there’s not much to look for in the film.” Mrinal Rajaram of wrote, “Hacked follows the tried-and-tested formula of the stalker trope with a whole lot of tech stuff thrown in for good measure (half of which seems wildly implausible). The film, though largely overdone and melodramatic, does touch upon a relevant theme not explored enough in mainstream Hindi cinema. This theme is that of the Internet, and how you never really have your privacy once connected to the near-indispensable world wide web.”</p>