Arundhati (2014 film)
| Arundhati | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sujit Mondal |
| Produced by |
Shrikant Mohta Nishpal Singh |
| Screenplay by | N K Salil |
| Starring |
Koel Mallick Indraneil Sengupta Swagata Mukherjee Debshankar Haldar Bharat Kaul |
| Music by |
Jeet Ganguly Saluri Koteswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Kumud Verma |
| Edited by | Raviranjan Maitra |
| Distributed by |
Shree Venkatesh Films Surinder Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 137 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹6.0 crore (US$890,000) |
| Box office | ₹1.2 crore (US$180,000) |
Arundhati is a 2014 Bengali horror thriller film directed by Sujit Mondal and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film features actress Koel Mallick in the lead role as a warrior queen.The film is the remake of the 2009 Telugu film, Arundhati. The film received negative reviews critics and was declared as a box office flop.
Development
The film is jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 super-hit Telugu film Arundhati, starring actors Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood in the lead roles.[1] The film is to be made around a budget of 6-7 crores INR. It was reported that the producer of the 2009 Telugu film demanded an excessive amount for selling the copyright for the Bengali remake. It was only after various meetings and negotiations that the amount was reduced to an affordable rate.[2]
Cast
- Koel Mallick as Arundhati/Mishti
- Indraneil Sengupta as Rudra
- Rahul Banerjee (actor)
- Debshankar Haldar as Fakir Baba
- Soma Chakraborty
- Sujoy ghosh (not to be confused with Kahaani director) as Sid
- Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
- Mousumi Saha as Mishti's mother
Production
Casting
Koel Mallick will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."[3]
Filming
Filming of Arundhati started on 24 October 2013.[2] Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of Arundhati. She had to learn horse-riding and sword-fighting for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the Kolkata Maidan during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations include Bolpur and Kolkata.[2] Her sword-fighting sequences are based on Kalaripayattu.[3]
Soundtrack
| Arundhati | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Jeet Ganguly | ||||
| Released | 30.May.2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:01 | |||
| Label | Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films | |||
| Producer | Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films | |||
| Jeet Ganguly chronology | ||||
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Track listing
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Music | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "He Naropishach" | Monali Thakur | 3:46 | Jeet Ganguly and Saluri Koteswara Rao | Chandrani Ganguly |
| 2 | "Borondala Saaja" | Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus | 3:01 | Jeet Ganguly | Chandrani Ganguly |
| 3 | "Joy Joy Ma" | Kailash Kher | 4:29 | Jeet Ganguly and Saluri Koteswara Rao | Chandrani Ganguly |
References
- ↑ Bong Rocks (12 November 2013). "Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon". Sholoana Bangaliana. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Koel as Arundhati". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Canter queen". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 23 November 2013.