The Fakir of Venice

The Fakir of Venice
Soundtrack album by A.R.Rahman
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Hindi
Label	October Films
Producer	A. R. Rahman

The Fakir of Venice
Directed by	Anand Surapur
Produced by	Punit Desai; Anand Surapur
Screenplay by	Rajesh Devraj
Story by	Homi Adajania
Starring	Farhan Akhtar; Annu Kapoor; Kamal Sidhu
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Deepti Gupta; Preetha Jayaraman; Bakul Sharma
Edited by	Bunty Nagi
Production; company	October Films; Phat Phish Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Phat Phish Motion Pictures
Release date	April 2009 (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles); 8 February 2019;
Running time	98 mins[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. ₹0.20 crore[2]

The Fakir of Venice is a 2019 Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Anand Surapur. The film stars Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor and Kamal Sidhu in the lead roles and is written by Rajesh Devraj with a story from Homi Adajania. It was presented as Opening Night Film in April 2009 at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. It was released on 8 February 2019, 10 years after its premier.[3] The film's release was halted for ten years due to production related issues and was Akhtar's first acting role.[4] The music is composed by A. R. Rahman.[5]

Cast

Music

Songs and the background score for the film have been composed by A.R.Rahman.[6]

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Wako Naam Fakir"	Sant Kabir	A. R. Rahman, Arjun Chandy & Abhay Jodhpurkar	03:28
2.	"Fakir"	Sant Kabir	Shreya Ghoshal	04:01

Marketing and release

The official trailer of the film was launched on 2 January 2019.[7]

Release

The film was scheduled to released on 1 February 2019, ten years after its premier at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2009. The film was released on 8 February 2019.

Reception

Critical response

The film has received mixed reviews. Isha Arora of TIMC giving seven stars out of ten to the film says "Surapur's directorial is a well-thought and shot movie and the brilliant performances by the two lead actors will win everyone's heart. We wish that The Fakir of Venice could have been released on the silver screen, much sooner but it's definitely worth a watch."[8] Reza Noorani of The Times of India rates the film two and half out of five stars and writes "While the first half meanders and stretches on, it is in the second half when the film finds its groove. At 1 hour and 38 minutes, the film still feels a bit long. Had the makers worked on the screenplay and made it a tad more complex, it would have been a great film on how, people from different classes, connect with each other and posed bigger questions on mortality and the nature of death. But it falls short of that and ends up being a weak, sideshow at some European art fair.""[9]

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References

"The Fakir of Venice lacks the thrill of a con job done right". The Hindu. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
"Alita Battle Angel, Amavas & The Fakir of Venice 1st Day Box Office Collection from India". Box Office collection. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
"The Fakir of Venice trailer: Only Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor can make a con story this hilarious – watch video". Zoom TV. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"'The Fakir of Venice' trailer: Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor team up to con the art world". Scroll.in. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Basu, Nilanjana (4 January 2019). "The Fakir Of Venice Trailer: Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor's Hilarious 'Con'coction Has A Twist". NDTV. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"A R Rahman: I feel the desire to give back". The Times of India.
"The Fakir Of Venice - Official Trailer". Times of India. 2 January 2019.
"The Fakir of Venice Movie Review: Not your typical Bollywood flick!". The India Movie Channel. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
"THE FAKIR OF VENICE MOVIE REVIEW | TIMES OF INDIA". Times of India. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

External links

The Fakir of Venice at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "The Fakir of Venice lacks the thrill of a con job done right". The Hindu. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[2] "Alita Battle Angel, Amavas & The Fakir of Venice 1st Day Box Office Collection from India". Box Office collection. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[3] "The Fakir of Venice trailer: Only Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor can make a con story this hilarious – watch video". Zoom TV. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[4] "'The Fakir of Venice' trailer: Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor team up to con the art world". Scroll.in. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[5] Basu, Nilanjana (4 January 2019). "The Fakir Of Venice Trailer: Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor's Hilarious 'Con'coction Has A Twist". NDTV. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[6] "A R Rahman: I feel the desire to give back". The Times of India.

[7] "The Fakir Of Venice - Official Trailer". Times of India. 2 January 2019.

[8] "The Fakir of Venice Movie Review: Not your typical Bollywood flick!". The India Movie Channel. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[9] "THE FAKIR OF VENICE MOVIE REVIEW | TIMES OF INDIA". Times of India. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.