Chaar Sahibzaade

Chaar Sahibzaade (Movie)

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Harry Baweja
Produced by Pammi Baweja
Written by Harry Baweja
Starring
Narrated by Om Puri
Music by
Cinematography Rowena Baweja
Edited by Ninad Khanolkar
Production
companies
Distributed by White Hill Studio Overseas
Release date
  • 6 November 2014 (2014-11-06)
Running time
 128 minutes[1][2]
Country India
Language
  • Punjabi
  • Hindi
  • English
Budget ₹20 crore (US$3.1 million)[3]
Box office ₹70 crore (US$11 million)[3]

Chaar Sahibzaade is a 2014 Indian Punjabi 3D computer-animated historical drama film written and directed by Harry Baweja. It is based on the sacrifices of the sons of 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh—Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh, Zorawar Singh, and Fateh Singh.[4] Om Puri provided the film's narration, and the voice artists for various characters were kept anonymous.

Produced by Pammi Baweja under the banner Baweja Movies, the film was released on 6 November 2014 to positive reviews from critics and audiences, the movie emerged as a major box office success and eventually became the highest grossing animated movie ever produced in India.[3]

Synopsis

The film starts with invasions of India by Mughal and Turkish kings. Guru Tegh Bahadur (9th Guru of Sikhs) sacrificed his life for the human rights and freedom of religion of Kashmiri pandits. Then, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa to counter the invading forces with martyrdom as the fundamental principle.The film depicts the First Battle of Anandpur in which Mughal General Painde khan was killed by Guru Gobind Singh. The film also depicts the Battle of Chamkaur which took place in December, 1704 CE in which 42 Sikhs (under Guru Gobind singh) fought bravely against 10 lakh mughal forces (under wazir Khan). In the battle of chamkaur,both the elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh Sahibzada Ajit Singh 18 years old and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh 14 years old were martyred.The mughals were in large number but still they failed to capture Guru Gobind Singh and hence Sikhs defeated Mughals. The Younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh Sahibzada Zorawar Singh who was 9 years old and Sahibzada Fateh Singh who was 7 years old were taken to Wazir Khan's palace and were cruelly and inhumanely executed by the Mughal ruler of Sirhind. Wazir Khan gave orders that masons were to brick the Gurus two youngest sons into a section of the city's wall.[5]

Cast

Production

Pammi Baweja produced the film under the banner of Baweja movies. The Bollywood actor Harman Baweja is the creative producer of the film and Harry Baweja directed the film. The production took nearly five years. Harry Bajwa spent two years doing research for the project. He met the "Dharam Parchar Committee" of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and discussed his project. It is prohibited in Sikhism to depict Sikh Gurus in an animated form and their still images were used in this film. The voice artists for other characters were kept anonymous.[6][7] The film was produced in Punjabi and Hindi and also dubbed in American English.[8] Animation work for the movie was handled by iREALTIES and the film trailer was launched in Mumbai.[9]

Music

Amrinder Gill sung "Mitar Pyaare Nu",[10][11] while Jaspinder Narula and Shipra Goyal sung the song "Veyla aa gaya hai".[4][10] Other tracks from the film are the title track "Chaar Sahibzaade", "Satguru Nanak Pargateya" and "Sochte Hue Guru".[10] Harry Bajwa, Jaidev Kumar, Amar Mohile and Anand Raj Anand served as music directors. The songs were written by Harry Bajwa and Masroor.[10]

Reception

Critical reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics for its story, animation and in-depth research. Jasmine Singh of The Tribune gave the movie 4.5 stars out of 5. He praised its story, calling it a realistic portrayal and commending the delivery of dialogue and narration by Puri. He regarded the animation quality highly especially as it was the first 3D animated Punjabi film.[4] Shubha Shetty Saha of Mid Day gave the film 3 stars and acclaimed the story for its sincerity but criticized the animation for its apparent lack of flexibility and expressions on the faces of characters.[12] Jesse Brar of PunjabiReviews.com also positively reviewed the story. He complimented the film's pacing and called it realistic by showing younger sons more like children and not morally objectified. He also approved of the film for keeping the story historical and "saving itself from becoming religious propaganda."[13] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars. She enjoyed the film overall and recommended it for children to show them real Indian heroes.[6]

Box office

In India, the film earned 3.5–4 crore in the first week.[14] In the United States, the film earned ₹56.24 lakh (US$88,000) and ₹79.45 lakh (£95,000) in the UK. In total it earned ₹2.27 crore (US$350,000) at the international box office across its opening weekend.[15][16]

DVD/Blu-ray Release

It is available on the DVD format but the Blu-ray edition is yet to be confirmed.[17]

Sequel

A sequel titled Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur was released on 11 November 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzaade [2D] (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzaade". Bollywood Hungama (Hungama Digital Media Entertainment). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "So much so that the movie, which cost Baweja Rs 20 crore, has earned around Rs 70 crore globally.".
  4. 1 2 3 Singh, Jasmine (8 November 2014). "History in the making". The Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sahibzada_Fateh_Singh
  6. 1 2 "Chaar Sahibzaade". The Times of India. The Times Group. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzaade". Box Office India. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Animation film on Chaar Sahibzade (four sons of Guru) releases today worldwide". Punjabi Timeline. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzaade reflects Harry Baweja's animation mastery". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Emotinal Song From "Chaar Sahibzaade" Vela aa Gaya Hai (Video)". Daily Sikh Updates. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Singh, Jasmine (2 November 2014). "A unique historical journey Taking a leaf from Sikh history, director Harry Baweja is coming up with Chaar Sahibzaade, an animation film that will break new ground". The Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzade is a valuable lesson in history". Mid Day. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Brar, Jesse. "Chaar Shahabzaade Film Review". PunjabiReviews.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Box Office Report: How Did Chaar Sahibzaade, The Shaukeens & Rang Rasiya Do In Week 2?". missmalini.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Happy New Year (HNY) Stoops before 'Chaar Sahibzaade' at Overseas Box Office". International Business Times. IBT Media. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  16. ↑ Bollywood Hungama News Network (10 November 2014). "Chaar Sahibzaade surprises, beats The Shaukeens". Bollywood Hungama (Hungama Digital Media Entertainment). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Chaar Sahibzaade official DVD".
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