Bollywood Diaries

Bollywood Diaries is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K.D.Satyam. It features Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles, along with Karuna Pandey and Vineet Kumar Singh.[1] Produced by Dr. Sattar Diwan under the banner of Rehab Pictures Private Limited, the film was released worldwide on 26 February 2016.[2]

Bollywood Diaries
Official poster
Directed byK.D.Satyam
Produced byDr. Sattar Diwan
Written byK.D.Satyam
StarringRaima SenSalim Diwan, Ashish Vidyarthi
Music byVipin Patwa
CinematographyDev Agarwal
Production
company
Rehab Pictures Pvt Ltd
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The story is about three unrelated individuals – Rohit (Salim Diwan), a guy working at a call-center in Delhi, Vishnu (Ashish Vidyarthi), a retired middle-aged government servant from Bhilai and Imli (Raima Sen), a prostitute from Sonagachi, Kolkata. All three of them aspire to become Bollywood actors and the story follows their struggle to make it big in Bollywood. The movie also shows the passion and madness of common individuals behind Bollywood. [3]

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film began in October 2014 and the shooting started the month after that.[4] The film was shot in Bhilai, Kolkata and Delhi. During the filming, Ashish Vidyarthi suffered a mishap when he nearly drowned in river Shivnath before being rescued by a policeman.[5]

The cinematography was by Dev Agarwal, the editing crew was led by Praveen Angre. The dialogues was written by K.D.Satyam and Anand VRS Tomar. Dr. Sagar wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the film. The songs were composed by Vipin Patwa, while the background score was done by Dev Guru. The crew also includes Shrjil Khan as Choreographer, Nilesh S. Gorkshe as Art Director, Tony Arora as Line Producer, Ajay Kumar P. B. as Sound Mixing Engineer, and Mayank Dixit as Casting director.

Soundtrack

Release

The film was released on 26 February 2016 across India.

Critical response

The Deccan Chronicle described Bollywood Diaries as a brilliant tribute to the struggling actors of Bollywood.[6] Martin D'souza of Glamsham called it an honest film with a great connect.[7]

Bollywood Diaries has been critically acclaimed by many critics. Subhash K Jha – 3.5 stars. Must not miss this aspirational Bollywood saga.[8] Rahul desai: A well-acted unnerving film about Bollywood aspirations,[9] Rohit Bhatnagar: Deccan Chronicle – 3 Stars. Brilliant tribute to Bollywood Struggling actors.[6] Martin D’Souza: Glamsham.com – 3 stars. An honest film with Great connect.[10] Johnson Thomas: Free Press Journal – 3 Stars. A bittersweet story that has passion and substance and is smartly devoid of formulaic expressionism, [11] Bollyvision.com – 3 Stars An Honest Film,[12] Box Office India – Worth a dekho,[13]

Satyam’s strength as a storyteller comes to the fore since he delves well into the psyche of these diverse characters, without making it come across as overburdening or depressing. The cinematography by Dev Agarwal was brilliant as he is creates stark images, capturing the energy of the characters with an unforced realism. By Joginder Tuteja – 3 Star.[13] Subhash K JHA great reviews. [14] An ordinary film that touches the heart – 3 star by Divay Agarwal.[15] Komal Nahta - Bollywood Dairies is s very real portrayal of strugglers in Bollywood. It is a genuinely good attempt which should be seen by lovers of cinema and Bollywood.[16]

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References
  1. "Raima Sen to play sex worker in Bollywood Diaries". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. "Film industry all praise for 'Bollywood Diaries' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. "Raima Sen to play a Sonagachi sex worker in KD Satyam's Bollywood Diaries". India.com. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. "Raima Sen starts filming 'Bollywood Diaries'". The Indian Express. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. "Policeman rescues Ashish Vidyarthi from drowning on set". Zee News. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. "Bollywood Diaries movie review: Brilliant tribute to Bollywood struggling actors". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "BOLLYWOOD DIARIES Movie Review: BOLLYWOOD DIARIES is an honest film with a great connect". Glamsham. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Bollywood Diaries movie review: A well-acted, unnerving film about Bollywood aspirations". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. Glamsham. "Bollywood Diaries Movie Review, Rating, Cast and Crew, Release Date". Glamsham. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Bollywood Diaries". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016.
  14. Hungama, Bollywood. "Featured Movie News | Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  15. "Bollywood Diaries Review - An ordinary film that touches the heart!". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  16. "Bollywood Movies Cinema". Movies Portal. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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