Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Theatrical poster
Directed by James Erskine
Written by James Erskine
Sivakumar Ananth
Starring
Music by A.R. Rahman
Edited by Avdhesh Mohla
Production
company
200 NotOut Productions
Release date
  • 26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Country India
Language Hindi, Marathi, English
Box office est. ₹75.01 crore[1]

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 Indian docudrama-biographical film directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 NotOut Productions. The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.[2][3][4] The film was released on 26 May 2017.[5][6] It captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before.[7] The film is simultaneously shot in Hindi, Marathi and English.[8] Dubbed versions of the film will be released in Tamil and Telugu.[9]

The Film has been declared tax free in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Odisha.[10]

Release

The film was released on 26 May 2017 in India. on 21st May, Sachin Tendulkar conducted a special screening of the film for the Indian Armed Forces personnel at the Indian Air Force Auditorium. [11]

Since the filmmakers wanted the film to appeal to the cricketer's diverse fans nationwide, it was also released in five languages – English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.[12]

Marketing

The name of the film was selected via a contest that Sachin Tendulkar had announced on Twitter.[13]

In May 2017, Sachin traveled to London to promote the film.[14]

Critical reception

Hindustan Times wrote in their review that the movie had "everything" to make its audience "nostalgic".[15] The Times of India gave 3 stars out of five.[16]

Music

Sachin: A Billion Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released 24 April 2017
Recorded Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios
Genre Feature Film Soundtrack
Length 12:57
Language Hindi,Tamil, Marathi, Telugu
Label Times Music
Producer A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Kaatru Veliyidai
(2017)Kaatru Veliyidai2017		 Sachin: A Billion Dreams
(2017)		 99 Songs
(2017)99 Songs2017

The music of the film is composed by A.R. Rahman, while lyrics is written by Irshad Kamil. The full soundtrack consisting 3 tracks was released on 24th April 2017 by Times Music. The lyrics for Tamil, Marathi, Telugu songs were written by Madhan Karky, Subodh Khanolkar and Vanamali respectively.

Hindi track listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hind Mere Jind"A.R. RahmanA.R. Rahman5:14
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanSukhwinder Singh, Kaly4:09
3."Mard Maratha"A.R. RahmanA. R. Ameen, Anjali Gaikwad3:34
Total length:12:57

Tamil track Listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Indhianey Vaa"A.R. RahmanKarthik, A.R. Rahman5:15
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanSid Sriram, Poorvi Koutish, Nikhita Gandhi4:09
3."Cricket Kara"A.R. RahmanA. R. Ameen, Vishwa Prasad, Anjali Gaikwad3:30
Total length:12:54

Marathi track Listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hind Mere Jind"A.R. RahmanA.R. Rahman, Abhay Jodhpurkar5:13
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanNakash Aziz, Poorvi Koutish, Nikhita Gandhi4:10
3."Mard Marathi"A.R. RahmanA. R. Ameen, Anjali Gaikwad3:29
Total length:12:52

Telugu track Listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Deshamokkate"A.R. RahmanA.R. Rahman, Nakul Abhyankar5:15
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanParag Chhabra, Poorvi Koutish, Nikhita Gandhi4:11
3."Veer Marata"A.R. RahmanA. R. Ameen, Anjali Gaikwad3:31
Total length:12:57

References

  1. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (27 May 2017). "Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Sachin – A Billion Dreams - Bollywood Hungama".
  2. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar’s movie teaser on April 14th". The Indian Express. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "First poster of film on Sachin Tendulkar is out". ABP Live. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sachin and Arjun, the father-son duo share silver screen in upcoming biopic of the ‘God of Cricket’". jagran.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Sachin - A Billion Dreams - Latest News, Videos, Photos - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ↑ Aggarwal, Shreeda. "‘Mark the Date!’: Sachin Tendulkar Biopic to Release on 26 May". The Quint. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. ↑ "About SACHIN - A Billion Dreams Film". sachinbilliondreams. com.
  8. ↑ Correspondent, Special. "The film is about my real journey: Tendulkar".
  9. ↑ "'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' to release in five languages including Marathi and Tamil - The Economic Times".
  10. ↑ "‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ made tax-free in Odisha".
  11. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar holds screening of ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ for armed forces". 21 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sachin: A Billion Dreams To Release in Five Languages". CNN-News18. May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar asks fans to suggest movie title". The Indian Express. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  14. ↑ Sabika Razvi (May 6, 2017). "In Photos: Sachin Tendulkar Takes ‘A Billion Dreams’ to London". The Quint. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sachin - A Billion Dreams movie review: It has everything to make you nostalgic". 26 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Sachin A Billion Dreams Review {3/5}: James Erskine puts Sachin on a pedestal and tells the story with an unnatural amount of reverence". The Times of India.
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