Fitoor
| Fitoor | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhishek Kapoor |
| Produced by |
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| Written by |
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| Based on |
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| Starring | |
| Music by |
Songs: Amit Trivedi Background score: Hitesh Sonik |
| Cinematography | Anay Goswamy |
| Edited by | Deepa Bhatia |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | PVR Cinemas |
Release dates |
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Running time | 129 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹70 crore[3] |
| Box office | est. ₹19.28 crore[4][5] |
Fitoor (English: Passion, Obsession) is a 2016 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.[6] The film features Tabu, Aditya Roy Kapur and Katrina Kaif in leading roles.[7] Filming began in Kashmir in November 2014.[8] The film was released on 12 February 2016.[9]
Fitoor also marked Disney-UTV's satellite backfire as part of its returning to an earlier practice of making television deals with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and is deemed to be the second last of UTV's production ventures in India.
Plot
Noor (Mohammad Abrar), a thirteen-year-old Kashmiri boy from a poor family, meets and becomes deeply infatuated with Firdaus (Tunisha Sharma), the daughter of a rich elite family in Kashmir that employs him. Firdaus' mother, Begum (Tabu), was left heartbroken in her youth and disapproves of Noor's feelings thanks to his low social status. Despite this, Noor and Firdaus grow closer until Begum sends Firdaus abroad for school, insulting Noor as she breaks the news.
Years later, Noor (Aditya Roy Kapur) receives a prestigious art scholarship and moves to Delhi, where he encounters Firdaus (Katrina Kaif) again. By this time she is engaged to Bilal (Rahul Bhat), a Pakistani diplomat, but Noor's feelings have not changed and they begin a relationship. After initial friction with Noor, who by this time is a successful artist, Begum slowly starts to realise her mistake, but is still adamant that Firdaus should marry Bilal. Begum orders Firadus to marry Bilal against her will. A flashback of Begum and her lover who left her pregnant and ran away with all her jewels showed why she insisted on Firdaus marrying Bilal and let go of her love. Noor travels for an art show in London where he finds out that the art scholarship was given by Moazam (Ajay Devgn), a terrorist he saved when he was young, and not by Begum as he thought. Upset that he has been merely a pawn in Moazam's scheme and realizing that Begum has been playing him all along, Noor confronts Begum in London where she denies manipulating him and bursts into a fit of rage for her former lover Mufti and Noor realizes that she has been seeking redemption by breaking his heart. Noor goes back to the gallery and burns his art work which was related to the memory of Firdaus. Another flashback of Begum showed that she loses her baby and Firdaus is her adopted daughter. Begum wakes up distraught and commits suicide. At her funeral, Firdaus opens her pendant to find Mufti's picture in it with Begum's and realizes that Begum could never get over her true love for Mufti. With this realization, Firdaus leaves Bilal and reunites with Noor.
Cast
- Tabu as Begum Hazrat Jaan (Miss Havisham)
- Aditi Rao Hydari as young Begum Hazrat
- Aditya Roy Kapur as Noor (Pip)
- Mohammed Abrar as young Noor (Pip)
- Katrina Kaif as Firdaus (Estella)
- Tunisha Sharma as young Firdaus (Estella)
- Rahul Bhat as Bilal (Bentley Drummle)
- Akshay Oberoi as Mufti (Compeyson)
- Talat Aziz as Salman
- Sameer Roy as young Salman
- Delbar Arya as Shaukat
- Lara Dutta as Leena Becker
- Kunaal Khyaan as Aarif
- Jason Shah as Aarif's friend
- Teena Singh as Firdaus's friend
- Rayees Mohi-ud-din as Junaid
- Khalida Jaan as Rukhsar
- Ajaz Rah as Kaleem
- Dilnaz Irani as Samira Peerbhoy
- Namit as Jagirdar
- Kavita Seth as Hazrat's mother
- Suchitra Pillai as reporter
- Rochelle Rao as auctioneer
- Nandini Srikar as singer in "Hone Do Batiyan"
- Zeb Bangash as singer in "Hone Do Batiyan"
- Govind Namdev
- Andy Von Eich
- Ajay Devgan as Moazam (Abel Magwitch) (Cameo appearance)
- Martha Solomon as Sana
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.[6] Rekha was confirmed to join the cast in January 2014[10] but later opted out and replaced by Tabu.[7] The film also stars Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bhat, Akshay Oberoi, Lara Dutta, Suchitra Pillai, Andy Von Eich and Delbar Arya in supporting roles.[11][12]
Filming
Principal photography began in Srinagar, Kashmir in November 2014[13] and continued at the famous Nishat Bagh on the banks of the Dal Lake in summer capital Srinagar in January 2015.[14] The film was also shot at Humayun's Tomb in Nizamuddin East, Delhi in March 2015.[15] The remaining portion of the film was shot in Mehboob Studios, Filmistan Studios and Film City, Mumbai from April to September 2015.[16][17] 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.[18] On 2 October, the shooting of the project was completed.[19]
Music
| Fitoor | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi | ||||
| Released | 18 January 2016 | |||
| Recorded | A T Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 32:25 | |||
| Language | Hindi, Urdu | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
| Amit Trivedi chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fitoor | ||||
Amit Trivedi composed the songs while Swanand Kirkire 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.[20][22] The second song "Pashmina" was released on January 14, 2016.[21][23] The music rights have been acquired by Zee Music Company.[24] The official soundtrack released on January 18, 2016.[25]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yeh Fitoor Mera" | Arijit Singh | 04:43 |
| 2. | "Pashmina" | Amit Trivedi | 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
- ↑ UTV Gets Rekha, Katrina And Aditya Together. Box Office India. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "FITOOR (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ Patrick Frater; Naman Ramachandran (September 1, 2016). "Disney Confirms Plan To Quit Indian Film Making". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Fitoor (2016) – Box Office Earnings". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "Fitoor's Box Office Collections So Far; Disastrous Of The Year!". Koimoi. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- 1 2 Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif to pair up for 'Fitoor'. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- 1 2 Tabu replaces Rekha as Miss Havisham in 'Fitoor'. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur starts shooting for Fitoor in Kashmir on his birthday. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Fitoor release date finalised. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ Rekha signs Fitoor. Filmfare. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Aditi Rao Hydari to play younger version of Rekha in ‘Fitoor’. The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Rahul Bhat to star opposite Katrina Kaif in ‘Fitoor’. India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur starts shooting for ‘Fitoor’ in Kashmir on his birthday. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur’s ‘Fitoor’ first film to be shot in Kashmir after floods. The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Spotted: Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur shoot for ‘Fitoor’ in Delhi. India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Katrina-Aditya take over 12 hours to shoot lovemaking scene for ‘Fitoor’. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Katrina Kaif, Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur starrer ‘Fitoor’ in trouble?. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ Aditya Roy Kapur preparing himself for ‘Fitoor’ in Poland. The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur starrer 'Fitoor' wraps shooting". Indian Express. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Yeh Fitoor Mera (From "Fitoor") – Single by Amit Trivedi & Arijit Singh on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Pashmina (From "Fitoor") – Single by Amit Trivedi on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Gayatri Sankar. "Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapoor's captivating romance in 'Yeh Fitoor Mera' song – Watch". Zee News. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Watch Fitoor's Pashmina Song : Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif Look Nothing But HOT". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Zee Music Company acquires music rights of UTV-Disney & Balaji's films". indiantelevision.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Fitoor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 January 2016.