Te3n

{{Infobox film

| name = Te3n

| image = Te3n official poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ribhu Dasgupta

| producer = Sujoy Ghosh
Anirudh Tanwar
Gulab Singh Tanwar
Abhijit Ghatak
Suresh Nair
Sameer Rajendran
Gauri Sathe

| screenplay = Suresh Nair
Ritesh Shah
Bijesh Jayarajan

| starring = Amitabh Bachchan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Vidya Balan
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Padmavati Rao

| based_on = {{based on|Montage|Jeong Keun-seob}}

| music = Clinton Cerejo

| cinematography = Tushar Kanti Ray

| editing = Gairik Sarkar

| studio = Endemol Shine India
Reliance Entertainment
Blue Waters Motion Pictures
Cinemaa
Kross Pictures

| distributor = Reliance Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2016|06|10|df=y}}

| runtime = 136 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget = {{INR}}340 million{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3297|title=TE3N - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=29 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229105643/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3297|url-status=live}}

| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}323.1 million{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-te3n/|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of TE3N|website=Bollywood Hungama|author-link=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=18 October 2016|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019073930/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-te3n/|url-status=live}}

}}

Teen (stylised as Te3n; {{translation|'Three'}}) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. This remake of the 2013 South Korean film Montage stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Padmavati Rao, and Vidya Balan in the lead roles.{{cite news|title=Here's first poster of 'TE3N'|url=http://www.abplive.in/movies/heres-first-poster-of-te3n-333672|publisher=ABP Live|date=2 May 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120643/http://www.abplive.in/movies/heres-first-poster-of-te3n-333672|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web | title = Reliance Entertainment to back Big B's 'TE3N' | author = IANS | work = Business-standard.com | date = 28 April 2016 | accessdate = 2016-06-02 | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/reliance-entertainment-to-back-big-b-s-te3n-116042800440_1.html | archive-date = 26 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226121512/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/reliance-entertainment-to-back-big-b-s-te3n-116042800440_1.html | url-status = live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-te3n-is-a-weak-remake/20160610.htm|title=Review: TE3N is a weak remake|publisher=|access-date=11 June 2016|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401081927/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-te3n-is-a-weak-remake/20160610.htm|url-status=live}} It was released on 10 June 2016. The film was a commercial failure at the box office.

Plot

John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan) is a 70-year-old grandfather who visits the police station regularly. He is desperate to find the kidnapper and murderer of his granddaughter Angela, who died eight years ago. Police inspector Sarita Sarkar (Vidya Balan) has no clues about the case. Yet, she continues to search for the perpetrator, despite being discouraged by people all around her and slowly collects evidence.

John's wife Nancy (Padmavati Rao) is sick and uses a wheelchair. Despite personal problems, John is determined not to give up. John also regularly meets Father Martin Das (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who was a police inspector and was handling the Angela kidnapping case. Father Martin Das tries his best in solving the case, but the guilt of being unsuccessful compelled him to leave his job and become a priest.

One day, eight years after that tragic incident, another boy named Rony is kidnapped. Everything about the kidnapping parallels the kidnapping of Angela. Further investigation reveals that the modus operandi for kidnapping Rony is the same as that of Angela. Inspector Sarita requests Father Martin for assistance in cracking the case. Martin supports partially by providing clues and Sarita, with John, starts investigating the case.

Since the modus operandi was the same, Angela's case file is re-opened. Rony's grandfather, Manohar (Sabyasachi Chakraborty) is arrested when he tries to flee with the ransom at the railway station. Sarita interrogates him in the lock-up, but he says he was acting under the instructions of the real kidnapper.

In the meantime, John doggedly pieces together the identity of Angela's kidnapper from little bits of information that he collects through his own investigations. It is eventually revealed that these scenes take place before Rony's kidnapping, as John discovers that Manohar was the one who had kidnapped Angela and subsequently creates a plan to kidnap Rony to seek revenge and justice.

Father Martin finds out that John kidnapped Rony and confronts him. John requests Martin to arrange a meeting with Manohar. During the meeting, John makes Manohar confess to his crimes. Manohar explains that he kidnapped Angela to pay for his daughter's open heart surgery.

It is revealed that Angela was not murdered — while being held captive, she escaped and accidentally fell from a height on to a moving car and died. The car was driven by Father Martin Das, who was injured in the accident. Manohar is arrested for his crimes. John cries tears of happiness, having avenged Angela's murder as the screen fades out.

Cast

File:Amitabh Bachchan and Ribhu Dasgupta during the shooting of Te3n.jpg

Amitabh Bachchan as John Biswas
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Father Martin Das
Vidya Balan as Sarita Sharma[http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/reliance-entertainment-to-back-big-b-s-te3n-116042800440_1.html Reliance Entertainment to back Big B's 'TE3N'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226121512/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/reliance-entertainment-to-back-big-b-s-te3n-116042800440_1.html |date=26 December 2018 }}. Business Standard News (28 April 2016)
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Manohar Sinha
Padmavati Rao as Nancy Biswas, wife of John Biswas
Aarnaa Sharma as Angela Roy
Tota Roy Chowdhury as Peter Roy, Angela's father
Ricky Patel as Rony Poddar
Anupam Bhattacharya as Hemant Poddar, Rony's father
Deblina Chakravorty as Neeta, Rony's mother
Mukesh Chhabra as Tariq, real estate agent
Prakash Belawadi as Kumar
Masood Akhtar as Imambara official
Phalguni Chatterjee as LMO officer
Arun Saha as LMO clerk
Arindol Bagchi as orphanage clerk
Antara Banerjee as bride in church
Abhipriti Das as deaf and mute girl
Mohammad Arif as groom in church
Paritosh Sand as ACP
Biswajeet Das as church patron
Indira Dutta Choudhury as maid
Sujata Ghosh as constable
Pratap Rana as peon
Rajat Das as hawker
Sagnik as Bhaskor
Satyam Majumdar as LMO manager
Suneel Sinha as Hari Prakash
Soumyajit Majumdar as Hari Prakash's manager

Production

Shooting started on 24 November 2015 with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui at Writers' Building, Kolkata. It is the first Hindi film for which the doors of the Victorian-era Writers' Building were opened for shooting. Many parts of the movie were also shot in the historic heritage site of St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata. Actor Amitabh Bachchan was reported to join the crew on 27 November 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kolkata-calling-vidya-balan-starts-shooting-for-sujoy-ghosh-s-te3n-2148691 |title=Kolkata Calling: Vidya Balan starts shooting for Sujoy Ghosh's 'TE3N' |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=24 November 2015 |accessdate=2016-05-04 |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129210432/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kolkata-calling-vidya-balan-starts-shooting-for-sujoy-ghosh-s-te3n-2148691 |url-status=live }} The movie was shot in Kolkata. Shooting wrapped up on 31 January 2016.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-wraps-shoot-on-te3n/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan wraps shoot on 'TE3N' |work=The Indian Express |date=31 January 2016 |accessdate=2016-05-04 |archive-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314133928/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-wraps-shoot-on-te3n/ |url-status=live }}

The trailer was released on 5 May 2016.{{cite news|title='TE3N' TRAILER OUT! Amitabh, Vidya & Nawazuddin race against the time in this gripping Thriller!|url=http://www.filmymonkey.com/movie-trailers/2016/05/05/watch-te3n-trailer-amitabh-vidya-nawaz-race-against-the-time-in-this-gripping-thriller/|publisher=Filmy Monkey|date=5 May 2016|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508120314/http://www.filmymonkey.com/movie-trailers/2016/05/05/watch-te3n-trailer-amitabh-vidya-nawaz-race-against-the-time-in-this-gripping-thriller|url-status=live}}

In May 2016, Bachchan revealed that the rights of the 2013 South Korean movie had been officially purchased by Sujoy Ghosh.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-Slow-down-Im-only-doing-movies-I-know-nothing-else/articleshow/52568584.cms|title=Amitabh Bachchan: Slow down? I'm only doing movies, I know nothing else|publisher=Times of India|access-date=4 June 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604220609/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-Slow-down-Im-only-doing-movies-I-know-nothing-else/articleshow/52568584.cms|url-status=live}}

Music

{{Infobox album

| name = Te3n

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Clinton Cerejo

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 27 May 2016

| recorded = 2016

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Film soundtrack

| length = 20:43

| language = Hindi

| label = T-Series

| producer = Clinton Cerejo

| prev_title = Jugni

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Clinton Cerejo composed the music and background score of the film while Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics. The audio album of the movie was released on 27 May which was accompanied by a live performance by Vishal Dadlani on the song "Grahan".{{cite news|title=Music of 'Te3n' launched in Mumbai|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Music-of-Te3n-launched-in-Mumbai/articleshow/52479521.cms|accessdate=1 June 2016|work=The Times of India|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531075936/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Music-of-Te3n-launched-in-Mumbai/articleshow/52479521.cms|url-status=live}} The album consists of five tracks sung by Clinton Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal, Divya Kumar and Bianca Gomes.{{cite web|title=Te3n|url=http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Te3n-2016/kOaDlHhMtGc_|website=www.saavn.com|accessdate=1 June 2016|date=30 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602032134/http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Te3n-2016/kOaDlHhMtGc_|url-status=live}}

Amitabh Bachchan recorded a version of song "Kyun Re" for the film.{{cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan's New Song Released at the TE3N Music Launch|url=http://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/05/27/amitabh-bachchans-new-song-released-at-the-te3n-music-launch|accessdate=1 June 2016|work=The Quint|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531165108/http://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/05/27/amitabh-bachchans-new-song-released-at-the-te3n-music-launch|url-status=live}} The song depicts the pain of a grandpa who has lost his granddaughter. The music rights were acquired by T-Series.

=Track listing=

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 20:43

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics = Amitabh Bhattacharya

| all_music = Clinton Cerejo, Mukesh Officials

| title1 = Haq Hai

| extra1 = Clinton Cerejo

| length1 = 5:20

| title2 = Rootha

| extra2 = Benny Dayal, Divya Kumar, Bianca Gomes

| length2 = 5:19

| title3 = Kyun Re

| extra3 = Clinton Cerejo

| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = Grahan

| extra4 = Vishal Dadlani

| length4 = 4:41

| title5 = Kyun Re - 1

| extra5 = Amitabh Bachchan

| length5 = 3:22

}}

Release

The film released in about 373 screens in various countries with about 93 screens in USA, 80 in UAE, 51 in Pakistan, 30 in UK, 20 in Kenya, 17 in Australia, 15 in Tanzania, 12 in Canada, over 9 screens in Malaysia and other countries.

TE3N - No 1 Movie based Runner Game, a running mobile video game was developed by Zapak as an adaptation of the film.