Bachchan (2014 film)

Bachchan is a 2014 Bengali comedy thriller directed by Raja Chanda and produced under the banners of Reliance Entertainment and Grassroot Entertainment and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film feature actors Jeet, Aindrita Ray and Payel Sarkar in the lead roles. It is the official remake of the 2011 Kannada film Vishnuvardhana.

Bachchan
Bachchan Theatrical Poster
Directed byRaja Chanda
Produced byReliance Entertainment
Grassroot Entertainment
Screenplay byN.K. Salil
Story byPon Kumaran (original story)
Based onVishnuvardhana
by Pon Kumaran
StarringJeet
Aindrita Ray
Payel Sarkar
Kanchan Mullick
Music byJeet Gannguli
Production
company
Reliance Entertainment
Grassroot Entertainment
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Bacchu a.k.a. Bijay (Jeet) is an die-hard fan of Amitabh Bachchan, who kept the later's name Vijay (from the film Coolie) and also adopted the surname of the legend. Bijay is the son of a washerman Ramesh (Supriyo Datta), who doesn't want to be like his father, but dreams of earning million bucks. He has an astrologer friend Shankar (Kanchan Mullick) who predicts his future and tells him that his fortunes would change. While delivering the clothes washed and ironed by his father, to a retired Colonel (Kharaj Mukherjee), he falls in love with the latter's younger daughter Priya(Aindrita Ray). Bijay finds out that Priya was set to meet Dr.Partho Sarathi Chatterjee (Saheb Chatterjee), a suitor as instructed by her father. Bijay, with his friend Shankar, reach the hospital and pretend to be a doctor to Priya trying to gently woo her. After some hilarious situations, Priya realizes Bijay's true identity, but soon finding his antics adorable, forgives him and also reciprocates his feelings. One day riding through the streets, Bijay gets into a tussle with few goons and is arrested. Later, he discovers that the goons are the henchmen of an Underworld King named Master (Mukul Dev). Bijay, hiding behind a chair, requests the police officer not to reveal him to Master. After being released from the police station, Bijay finds a mobile phone which had accidentally fallen from Master's pocket. Master, gets a call from his own mobile phone and the unknown caller offers to return the phone. But Bijay, who is the unknown caller demands money for it. Master tries all means to get the phone from Bijay, containing a video starring Police Commissioner Dibakar Saha (Ashish Vidyarthi) by which he could blackmail the commissioner to hide the files of Master from everyone. On the other hand, Bijay extracts money from master doing various things(such as kidnapping Master's brother etc.). The twist in this cat and mouse game comes in the form of Trisha (Payel Sarkar), who wants Master to be killed due to some reasons. The rest of the film discloses the secrets regarding the video of the cellphone, the reasons for what Trisha want Master to be killed and at last what Bijay does after hearing the secrets disclosed by Trisha.

Cast

Production

Development

Bachchan is produced jointly under the banners of Reliance Entertainment and Grassroot Entertainment. It is the remake of the 2011 Kannada film, Vishnuvardhana, which starred Sudeep , Bhavana and Priyamani in the lead roles.

The plot consists of an interesting incident, which is centered around Amitabh Bachchan. This justifies the very naming of the film, according to director Raja Chanda.

Casting

Bachchan marks the Bengali debut of Kannada actress Aindrita Ray, who was signed for this film to play the character of the female lead opposite Jeet. She confirmed that she was playing the role which was played by Bhavana in Vishnuvardhana. Regarding her casting, Aindrita said, "It is a complete coincidence that my first Bengali film happens to be a remake of a Kannada film. I think this symbolizes me, for these are the two languages that I connect most to. The hero, director and banner are the best that Tollywood can offer. I couldn't think of anything bigger in terms of a debut.Bachchan also marks the first pairing of two renowned Tollywood faces, Jeet and Payel Sarkar. According to Payel, her role in the film is a vital one and there is a depth in that character. Mukul Dev was also confirmed as a main antagonist in the movie. He is the first choice of the director and producer after his strong main antagonist role in 2012 Bengali Blockbuster movie Awara With Jeet. Subhashree Ganguly was also confirmed to make a special appearance in an item number.

Filming

Filming of Bachchan started from 6 November 2013. Shooting locations include a shopping mall at Howrah.All the song videos will be shot out of India. Some video songs are shot in Portugal.

Music
Bachchan
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli
Released2014
Recorded2013
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelReliance Entertainment, Grassroot Entertainment
Producer
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Arundhati
(2014)		 Bachchan
(2014)		 Herogiri
(2015)
Singles from Bachchan
  1. "Bachchan (Title Track)"
    Released: 8 August 2014
  2. "Sundori Kamala"
    Released: 22 August 2014
  3. "Tatka Priya Marie"
    Released: 6 September 2014
  4. "Latai"
    Released: 15 September 2014

All lyrics are written by Raja Chanda, Traditional; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli[2].

No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Bachchan (Title Track)"Raja ChandaBenny Dayal3:53
2."Shundori Komola"Raja Chanda, TraditionalJeet Gannguli4:14
3."Tatka Priya Marie"Raja ChandaJeet[3]3:38
4."Latai"Raja ChandaVinod Rathod & Akriti Kakkar4:34
5."Bachchan Mashup"Raja Chanda, TraditionalVarious Artists3:28

Critical response

Upam Buzarbaruah of The Times of India rated it and told "Bachchan is a film you can watch if you like going brain-dead for a couple of hours after a hectic day. It's an entertainer through and through".[4]

Now Running rated it and commented "Bachchan is a power packed entertainment. Pick your seat and just hold on to your seats for the next two hours, as the screen explodes with colours of love and sweat of action." [5]

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References
  1. "Aindrita Ray stranded in a desert". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. "The music of Tollywood actor Jeet's upcoming film 'Bachchan' was released in Kolkata recently". India Blooms. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Hear, Hear... Jeet, the TATKA SINGER debuts in BACHCHAN". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. "Bachchan Movie Review". The Times of India.
  5. "Bachchan Review". Now Running.
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