Fitoor

Fitoor

Film poster
Directed by Abhishek Kapoor
Produced by
Written by
  • Abhishek Kapoor
  • Supratik Sen[1]
Based on Great Expectations 
by Charles Dickens
Starring
Music by Songs
Amit Trivedi
Komail Shayan
Background score
Hitesh Sonik
Cinematography Anay Goswamy
Edited by Deepa Bhatia
Production
company
Distributed by PVR Cinemas
Release dates
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
Running time
 129 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office ₹7.61 crore (US$1.1 million)[3]

Fitoor (English: Passion, Obsession) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, and written by Kapoor and Supratik Sen based on Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.[4] The film features Tabu,Aditya Roy Kapur,Mohammed Abrar and Katrina Kaif in leading roles.[5] Filming began in Kashmir in November 2014.[6] The film was released on 12 February 2016.[7] The film grossed Rs 3.61 crore on its opening day, according to film analyst Taran Adarsh.[8]

Plot

Noor (Mohammed Abrar) a thirteen year old Kashmiri boy who belongs to poor upbringings meets and is deeply infatuated with Firdaus who belongs to a rich elite family in Kashmir. Her mother who is referred to Begum (Tabu) was left heart broken in her younger age (Aditi Rao Hydari) and is against the love especially with the social divide. She splits the teenagers and insults Noor about his social status. Few years later Noor (Aditya Roy Kapur) who had moved to Delhi and becomes a renowned artist comes back to town with his newly acclaimed fame and money. Firdaus (Katrina Kaif) is engaged but still has romantic flings with Noor. After initial friction with Noor Begum slowly starts realizing her mistake, but is still adamant to get Firdaus married to her fiance, Bilal (Rahul Bhat). Noor's love for Firdaus bears all the hardships of time and emotions and succeeds at the end.

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2013, Disney UTV announced its upcoming production Fitoor, a Bollywood adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations to be directed by Abhishek Kapoor with Aditya Roy Kapur and Katrina Kaif signed as the lead pair.[4] Rekha was confirmed to join the cast in January 2014[9] but later opted out and replaced by Tabu.[5] The film also stars Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bhat, Akshay Oberoi, Lara Dutta, Suchitra Pillai, Andy Von Eich and Delbar Arya in supporting roles.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Filming

Principal photography began in Srinagar, Kashmir in November 2014[16] and continued at the famous Nishat Bagh on the banks of the Dal Lake in summer capital Srinagar in January 2015.[17] The film was also shot at Humayun's Tomb in Nizamuddin East, Delhi in March 2015.[18] The remaining portion of the film was shot in Mehboob Studios, Filmistan Studios and Film City, Mumbai from April to September 2015.[19][20] In September 2015, the cast and crew flew off to Poland to shoot the last leg of the film at the Goetz Palace, Brzesko and Warsaw's traditional and contemporary art galleries.[21] On 2 October, the shooting of the project was completed.[22]

Music

Fitoor
Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi
Released 18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)
Recorded A T Studios
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 32:25
Language Hindi, Urdu
Label Zee Music Company
Amit Trivedi chronology
Shaandaar
(2015)		 Fitoor
(2016)		 Udta Punjab
(2016)
Singles from Fitoor
  1. "Yeh Fitoor Mera"
    Released: January 7, 2016[23]
  2. "Pashmina"
    Released: January 14, 2016[24]

Amit Trivedi composed the songs while Komail Shayan, Swanand Kirkire, who wrote the lyrics for the film. Hitesh Sonik composed the film's score. The first song "Yeh Fitoor Mera" sung by Arijit Singh was released on January 7, 2016.[23][25] The second song "Pashmina" was released on January 14, 2016.[24][26] The music rights have been acquired by Zee Music Company.[27] The official soundtrack released on January 18, 2016.[28]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Yeh Fitoor Mera"  Arijit Singh 04:43
2. "Pashmina"  Amit Trivedi, Komail Shayan 04:43
3. "Haminastu"  Zeb Bangash 04:20
4. "Hone Do Batiyan"  Nandini Srikar, Zeb Bangash 04:30
5. "Tere Liye"  Sunidhi Chauhan, Jubin Nautiyal 04:31
6. "Ranga Re (Hindi)"  Sunidhi Chauhan, Amit Trivedi 04:49
7. "Ranga Re (English)"  Caralisa Monteiro, Amit Trivedi 04:49
Total length:
 32:25

References

  1. ↑ UTV Gets Rekha, Katrina And Aditya Together. Box Office India. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "FITOOR (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fitoor Day 2 (1st Saturday) Box Office Collections".
  4. 1 2 Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif to pair up for 'Fitoor'. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. 1 2 Tabu replaces Rekha as Miss Havisham in 'Fitoor'. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur starts shooting for Fitoor in Kashmir on his birthday. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Fitoor release date finalised. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/698380681517207552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Rekha signs Fitoor. Filmfare. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Aditi Rao Hydari to play younger version of Rekha in ‘Fitoor’. The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Rahul Bhat to star opposite Katrina Kaif in ‘Fitoor’. India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Akshay Oberoi on shooting on the Dal Lake in Srinagar for ‘Fitoor’. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Lara Dutta joins the cast of ‘Fitoor’. India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  14. ↑ 'I like the drama of Bollywood'. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Suchitra Pillai in ‘Calendar Girls’, ‘Fitoor’. The Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur starts shooting for ‘Fitoor’ in Kashmir on his birthday. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  17. ↑ Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur’s ‘Fitoor’ first film to be shot in Kashmir after floods. The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Spotted: Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur shoot for ‘Fitoor’ in Delhi. India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Katrina-Aditya take over 12 hours to shoot lovemaking scene for ‘Fitoor’. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  20. ↑ Katrina Kaif, Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur starrer ‘Fitoor’ in trouble?. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  21. ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur preparing himself for ‘Fitoor’ in Poland. The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur starrer 'Fitoor' wraps shooting". Indian Express. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Yeh Fitoor Mera (From "Fitoor") - Single by Amit Trivedi & Arijit Singh on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Pashmina (From "Fitoor") - Single by Amit Trivedi on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  25. ↑ Gayatri Sankar. "Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapoor’s captivating romance in ‘Yeh Fitoor Mera’ song – Watch". Zee News. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Watch Fitoor’s Pashmina Song : Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif Look Nothing But HOT". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Zee Music Company acquires music rights of UTV-Disney & Balaji's films". indiantelevision.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Fitoor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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