Jal (film)
| Jal | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Girish Malik |
| Produced by | Oneworld Films Pvt. Ltd.[1] |
| Screenplay by |
Girish Malik Rakesh Mishra |
| Story by | Rakesh Mishra |
| Starring |
Purab Kohli Tannishtha Chatterjee Kirti Kulhari Mukul Dev Saidah Jules Yashpal Sharma (actor) Rahul Singh Ravi Gossain Rohit Pathak |
| Music by |
Sonu Nigam Bickram Ghosh |
| Cinematography | Sunita Radia |
| Distributed by | DAR Motion Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jal is a Hindi film which is set in the Rann of Kutch, India about an overconfident water diviner named Bakka, who tries to solve the drought problems in his village, but faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female ornithologist save flamingos.[1][2]
The film was screened and received praise at various film festivals including the "New Currents" section of the Busan International Film Festival 2013 and in the "Indian Panorama" section of the International Film Festival of India.[3] On January 8th, Jal was picked up by DAR Motion Pictures and is set for a nationwide release in India on March 21st, 2014.[3]
Synopsis
Jal revolves around a young man named Bakka (Purab Kohli), who is gifted with a special ability to find water in the desert. With the backdrop of water scarcity, the film tells a complex and intriguing story of love, relationships, enmity, deceit and circumstances that bring about the dark side of human character.
Cast
- Purab Kohli[4]
- Saidah Jules
- Tannishtha Chatterjee[4][5]
- Kirti Kulhari
- Mukul Dev [4]
- Yashpal Sharma (actor)[4]
- Ravi Gossain
- Rahul Singh
- Gary Richardson
- Inderpal Ahuja
- Rohit Pathak
- Habib Aazmi
- Elena Kasnat
- Kushum Ahir
Music
The music of the film is composed by the legendary singer Sonu Nigam and ace tabla player/percussionist Bickram Ghosh.[6] This is the first time the duo will be composing for a Bollywood film.[7]
The composer duo recorded the film’s title song with Shubha Mudgal. The title song is a unique composition, for which they have used ragas like Marwa and Puriya combined with rare musical instruments like the Armenian Duduk. The entire song was created in a day.[8]
Track List
| Track # | Title | Composer(s) | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
| 1 | Jal De Jal De | Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh | Sonu Nigam, Sanjeev Tiwari | Shubha Mudgal, Mudasir Ali [9] |
| 2 | You Fill My Life | Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh | Sonu Nigam, Bickram Ghosh[10] | Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Susanne |
| 3 | Zaalima [11] | Sonu Nigam - Bickram Ghosh | NTT [11] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jal Directed by Girish Malik". Picklemag. May 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Water (JAL)". cinando.com. Retrieved 29 Nov 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DAR to Distribute Jal". DearCinema (Calcutta, India). Jan 8, 2014. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "On a brand new beat". Telegraphindia (Calcutta, India). March 23, 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "A class act". Telegraphindia (Calcutta, India). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Sonu Nigam turns Bollywood composer". DNA India. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Bickram Ghosh-Sonu Nigam collaborates for the movie Jal". Radio And Music. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Bickram Ghosh-Sonu Nigam Team Up, Combine Marwah-Purva With Armenian Duduk!". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Mudasir Ali and his Musical Sojourn". Thoughts Connect. July 9, 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "I was a little disillusioned with film scores: Bickram". Times of India. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sonu and I have got two more films coming along: Bickram Ghosh". Planet Radio City. December 23, 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.