Bachchan (2014 film)
| Bachchan | |
|---|---|
 Bachchan Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Raja Chanda |
| Produced by |
Reliance Entertainment Grassroot Entertainment |
| Screenplay by | N.K. Salil |
| Story by | Pon Kumaran (original story) |
| Based on |
Vishnuvardhana by Pon Kumaran |
| Starring |
Jeet Aindrita Ray Payel Sarkar Kanchan Mullick |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 2:28:30 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Bachchan is an 2014 Bengali Action-Comedy-Thriller film, directed by Raja Chanda and produced under the banners of Reliance Entertainment and Grassroot Entertainment and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film feature actors Jeet and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. It is the official remake of the 2011 Kannada film, Vishnuvardhana starring Sudeep, Bhavana, Priyamani and Sonu Sood.
Plot
Bacchu a.k.a. Bijay (Jeet) is an die-hard fan of Amitabh Bachchan, who kept the later's name Vijay (from the film Coolie) and also adopted the surname of the legend. Bijay is the son of a washerman Ramesh (Supriyo Datta), who doesn't want to be like his father, but dreams of earning million bucks. He has an astrologer friend Shankar (Kanchan Mullick) who predicts his future and tells him that his fortunes would change. While delivering the clothes washed and ironed by his father, to a retired Colonel (Kharaj Mukherjee), he fell in love with the later's younger daughter Priya(Aindrita Ray). Bijay found out that Priya was going to meet Dr.Partho Sarathi Chatterjee (Saheb Chatterjee) for marriage, as told by her father. Bijay, with his fiend Shankar, pretends to be a doctor in front of Priya and the former tries to woo her. After some hilarious situations, Priya came to know about Bijay's reality but forgives him and reciprocates his feelings. One day while travelling through the streets, he came in a conflict with some goons and get them arrested. Later, it was found, that the goons were the henchmen of Underworld King Master (Mukul Dev). Bijay, hidden behind a chair, requests the police officer not to tell Master , that he was the one who has made Master's goons arrested. After going from the police station, Bijay founds a mobile which, by mistake, dropped from master's pocket. Master, tries every means to find his mobile from Bijay, which contains a video starring Police Commissioner Dibakar Saha (Ashish Vidyarthi) by which he could blackmail the commissioner to hid the files of Master from everyone. On the other hand Bijay extracts money from master doing various things(such as kidnapping Master's brother etc.). The twist in this cat and mouse game came in the form of Trisha (Payal Sarkar), who wants Master to be killed due to some reasons. The rest of the film discloses the secrets regarding the video of the cellphone, the reasons for what Trisha want Master to be killed and at last what Bijay does after hearing the secrets disclosed by Trisha.
Cast
- Jeet as Bijay Bachchan
- Aindrita Ray[1] as Priya
- Payel Sarkar as Trisha
- Kanchan Mullick as Shankar, Bijay's Friend
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Retired Colonel, Priya's Father
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Police Commissioner Dibakar Saha
- Mukul Dev as Underworld King Master
- Supriyo Datta as Ramesh, Bijay's Father
- Saheb Chatterjee as Dr. Partho Sarathi Chatterjee (Cameo appearance)
- Subhasree Ganguly in as Item number "Latai" (Special appearance)
Production
Development
Bachchan is produced jointly under the banners of Reliance Entertainment and Grassroot Entertainment. It is the remake of the 2011 Kannada film, Vishnuvardhana, which starred Sudeep, Bhavana and Priyamani in the lead roles. In the recent years, Tollywood has mainly remade films which are either Tamil or Telugu hits. Thus, this film is one of those few, which are remakes of Kannada films.
The plot consists of an interesting incident, which is centered around Amitabh Bachchan. This justifies the very naming of the film, according to director Raja Chanda.
Casting
Bachchan marks the Bengali debut of Kannada actress Aindrita Ray, who was signed for this film to play the character of the female lead opposite Jeet. She confirmed that she was playing the role which was played by Bhavana in Vishnuvardhana. Regarding her casting, Aindrita said, "It is a complete coincidence that my first Bengali film happens to be a remake of a Kannada film. I think this symbolizes me, for these are the two languages that I connect most to. The hero, director and banner are the best that Tollywood can offer. I couldn't think of anything bigger in terms of a debut.Bachchan also marks the first pairing of two renowned Tollywood faces, Jeet and Payel Sarkar. According to Payel, her role in the film is a vital one and there is a depth in that character. Mukul Dev was also confirmed as a main antagonist in the movie. He is the first choice of the director and producer after his strong main antagonist role in 2012 Bengali Blockbuster movie Awara With Jeet.
Subhasree Ganguly was also confirmed to make a special appearance in an item number.
Filming
Filming of Bachchan started from 6 November 2013. Shooting locations include a shopping mall at Howrah.All the song videos will be shot out of India. Some video songs are shot in Portugal.
Soundtrack[2]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bachchan Bachchan" | Benny Dayal | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Shundori Komola" | Jeet Gannguli | 4:14 | |
| 3. | "Tatka Priya Marie" | Jeet[3] | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Latai" | Vinod Rathod & Akriti Kakkar | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Bachchan Mashup" | Various Artists | 3:28 |
Critical response
Upam Buzarbaruah of The Times of India rated it 
and told "Bachchan is a film you can watch if you like going brain-dead for a couple of hours after a hectic day. It's an entertainer through and through".[4]
Now Running rated it and commented "Bachchan is a power packed entertainment. Pick your seat and just hold on to your seats for the next two hours, as the screen explodes with colours of love and sweat of action." [5]
References
- ↑ "Aindrita Ray stranded in a desert". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2 Oct 2014.
- ↑ "The music of Tollywood actor Jeet's upcoming film 'Bachchan' was released in Kolkata recently.". India Blooms. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Hear, Hear... Jeet, the TATKA SINGER debuts in BACHCHAN". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bachchan Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Bachchan Review". Now Running.
External links
- Bachchan at the Internet Movie Database