Bandook
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bandook
| image = Bandook(2013 film).jpg
| caption = Movie official poster
| director = Aditya Om
| producer = Aditya Om
| writer = Aditya Om
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Aditya Om|Manisha Kelkar|Arshad Khan}}
| music = {{ubl|Nikhil Kamath|Lavan|Veeral}}
| cinematography = {{ubl|P. Amar Kumar|Siddharth Kay|Devashish Sarkaar}}
| editing = Nilesh Gavand
| studio = Modern Cinema
PunchTantra Motion Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2013|01|18|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
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Bandook ({{translation|Gun}}) is a 2013 Bollywood crime film starring Aditya Om, Manisha Kelkar and Arshad Khan. The film was directed and produced by Aditya Om.{{cite web|title=Bandook Cast & Crew|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/550552|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315014710/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/550552|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2012|website=Bollywood Hungama}}
Synopsis
The film depicts the rise of Bhola Kevat, a lower caste boatman "Mallaah" (Kewat) in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh, rising to the unexpected heights of political power. Bandook connects crime and politics, a psychological peek inside the minds of people who use the power of the gun as a ladder to worldly success. It shows the vast distance covered by the human mind from picking a gun to pulling the trigger.
Development
Producer, director Aditya Om revealed he has been working on the script from two years as film is based on political Dons.{{cite web|title=Bandook a film on political dons|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30670945_1_bandook-political-thriller-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114235659/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/news-interviews/30670945_1_bandook-political-thriller-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2013|work=The Times of India|accessdate=28 January 2012}}
Cast
- Aditya Om - Bhola Kevat
- Manisha Kelkar - Kajri
- Arshad Khan- Lochan Singh Yadav
- Ashish Kotwal- Hari Om Tripathi
- Gauri Shankar- Police Inspector Puttu Tiwari
- Virendra Singh- Virendra Singh
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Nikhil Kamath, Lavan and Veeral.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) |
| 1
| "Tu Jaldi Bata De" | Bandana Sharma,Siddharth Hazarika |
| 2
| "Chunaav Re" |
| 3
| "Shortcut Me Gundai" | Altaf Raja,Raju Bhasvar |
| 4
| "Mrigtrishna Marusthal" (Male) |
| 5
| "Up Ki Holi" | Nikhil Kamath |
| 6
| "Mohe Balam" | Tori Dattaroy |
| 7
| "Ganga Ki Lehren" | Lavan |
Release
Justin Rao from The Hitavada gave it one star, and said, "It tries to be everything in the end and loses its own track on which it established itself. The movie has 100 shots of bullets but sadly not a single shot of brilliance".{{Cite web |url=http://www.ehitavada.com/news.detail/paper_type/1/news_id/189594/date/2013-01-19 |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111061503/http://www.ehitavada.com/news.detail/paper_type/1/news_id/189594/date/2013-01-19 |archive-date=11 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bandook/movie-review/18076061.cms | title=Bandook Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Bandook by Times of India | website=The Times of India }}
According to Box Office India, Bandook fails completely at boxoffice and termed as disaster.{{cite web|title=Inkaar Remains Low Over The Weekend|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5316&nCat=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com|accessdate=21 January 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2318401|Bandook}}
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Category:Indian crime thriller films
Category:Films set in Uttar Pradesh
Category:2010s Hindi-language films
Category:2013 directorial debut films
Category:2013 crime thriller films