| Chittagong | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bedabrata Pain |
| Written by | Bedabrata Pain Shonali Bose |
| Produced by | Sunil Bohra Anurag Kashyap Shonali Bose Bedabrata Pain |
| Starring | Manoj Bajpai Vega Tamotia Jaideep Ahlawat Alexx ONell |
| Cinematography | Eric Zimmerman |
| Edited by | Aldo Velasco |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
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| Country | India |
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| Budget | ₹4.5 crore (US$540,000)[3] |
Chittagong is a 2012 Indian film directed by Bedabrata Pain.[4][5][6] The film stars Manoj Bajpai in the lead role and is based upon actual events of India's (now in Bangladesh) Chittagong Uprising.[7][8] The film will feature music by trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Resul Pookutty will do the sound.[9] The world premier of film was on April 10, 2012.[10]
Plot
Set against the backdrop of a little known saga in 1930s British-occupied India (now Bangladesh) - where a group of schoolboys and young women, led by a schoolteacher, Masterda Surya Sen (Manoj Bajpai) dared to take on the Empire. Chittagong is the story of a diffident 14 year old boy, Jhunku (Delzad Hiwale). Swept up into this seemingly impossible mission, the reluctant teenager battles with his own self-doubts to achieve an improbable triumph.
Cast
- Manoj Bajpai - Masterda Surya Sen [11][12][13]
- Barry John
- Delzad Hiwale - Jhunku
- Vega Tamotia - Pritilata Waddedar[14][15]
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui[16][17]
- Raj Kumar
- Jaideep Ahlawat
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya
- Alexx ONell
Controversy
Anurag Kashyap posted a message on his Facebook account, accusing Amitabh Bachchan of using his clout for delaying the release of Chittagong, as his son Abhishek Bachchan's film is also based on Chittagong uprising.[18] Bedabrata Pain, though, said it was delayed due to the distributors suggesting to postpone it for a while despite him preferring it to release prior to Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. He also said that Abhishek and his mom Jaya had loved the script when he went to offer the role to Abhishek.[19]
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
All lyrics are written by Prasoon Joshi; all music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bolo Na" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Bechayan Sapne" | Abhijeet Sawant, Gulraj Singh, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Sameer Khan, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Jeeney Ki Wajah" | Aarti Sinha, Mani Mahadevan, Kshitij Wagh, Pooja Gopalan, Raman Mahadevan , Shreekumar Vakkiyil | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Ishan" | Aarti Sinha, Bedabrata Pain, Kshitij Wagh, Mani Mahadevan, Pooja Gopalan , Raman Mahadevan, Shreekumar Vakkiyil | 3:52 |
| 5. | "The Battle" | 2:07 | |
| 6. | "Inspiration" | 1:04 | |
| 7. | "Masterda" | 0:58 | |
| 8. | "Chittagong" | 2:04 |
Critical reception
The album was met with critical acclaim upon release. Kartik of Milliblog praised the album, calling it a "classy opening to Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s 2012 account"[20]. Music Aloud remarked that the soundtrack was the 'best of SEL in a long time'.[21] DunkDaft quoted about the music as A sheer delightful soundtrack for the period film'.[22]
Promotion
A special screening of Chittagong was done in Mumbai on October 3,2012 at Cinemax Versova, a western Mumbai suburb.Several Bollywood biggies including Amitabh Bachchan,Shahuukh Khan,Resul Pookutty and Anil Kapoor turned up to support the filmmaker.[23]
References
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-23/news-interviews/33341289_1_star-power-resul-pookutty-manoj-bajpayee
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates
- ^ "Young rebels-chittagong budget -4.5 cr-one-tenth of Khele jee jan sey 45 cr". Business Standard. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ http://uprisingradio.org/home/2012/04/10/chittagong-premieres-at-10th-annual-indian-film-festival-of-los-angeles-2/
- ^ 'Chittagong' to finally see the light of day
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1574375/
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee, back in the limelight". Screenindia.com. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Manoj is back with a bang -STAR Box Office – News". Starboxoffice.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "I'm in no competition with Abhishek: Manoj - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Chittagong to release on April 10
- ^ "'Chittagong': Manoj Bajpayee took no money for the film - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ Finally 'Chittagong' set for release
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Chittagong-is-great-cinema-Manoj-Bajpayee/articleshow/16751590.cms
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vega-tamotias-next-a-romanticcomedy-opposite-vir-das/1014836/
- ^ http://www.filmitown.com/2011/11/23/a-still-from-chittagong-movie/
- ^ http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250657950
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Nawaz-Manoj-turn-revolutionaries-for-Chittagong/articleshow/16296236.cms
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap accuses Big B of postponing release of Chittagong". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Mr Bachchan didn't call: Bedabrato Pain : Star Talk". Santabanta.com. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Chittagong (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy by Milliblog!". 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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