Khatta Meetha is a 2010 Hindi-language Comedy Crime motion picture written by Jay Master, Priyadarshan Nair, Nitin Raikwar and Shehzad Roy. The movie is directed by Priyadarshan Nair and produced by Dhilin Mehta and Twinkle Khanna. The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. Khatta meetha features Akshay Kumar in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Urvashi Sharma, Rajpal Yadav, Trisha Krishnan, Johnny Lever, Govardhan Asrani and Aruna Irani. The movie is based on Vellanakalude Nadu by Sreenivasan. The music was composed by Pritam Chakraborty along with Shani Arshad and Ouseppachan. Cinematography was done by V. Manikandan and editing by Arun Kumar. The film has a running time of 158 minutes. It was released on 23rd July 2010. Khatta Meetha was made on a budget of ₹35 crore and it was a hit at box office gross of ₹39 crore. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Eros International. The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations.