Kishore Kumar Junior

Kishore Kumar Junior
Kishore Kumar Junior
Directed by	Kaushik Ganguly
Screenplay by	Kaushik Ganguly
Story by	Kaushik Ganguly
Produced by	Camelia Production Pvt. Ltd.
Starring	Prosenjit Chatterjee; Aparajita Auddy; Rwitobroto Mukherjee
Cinematography	Gopi Bhagat
Edited by	Subhajit Singha
Music by	Original Tunes:; R.D. Burman,; Shyamal Mitra,; Shankar–Jaikishan,; Hemanta Mukherjee,; Kishore Kumar; Re-Arrangement by:; Indradip Dasgupta
Release date	12 October 2018;
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	1.80 cr
Box office	6.52 cr

Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ, released 2018) is a Bengali drama film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Aparajita Auddy in lead roles.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film was a sleeper hit.

Plot

This film is about a singer who sings only those songs sung by the legendary Indian singer Kishore Kumar. The title of Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ) was bestowed by the famous singer himself. KKJ lives in Kolkata with his wife and son, and his band musicians are like his second family. KKJ, his wife, and band is invited to perform in a Government initiative, for some border villages in the state of Rajasthan. However, upon reaching Rajasthan, they are abducted by a group of Pakistanis, whose intentions are not clear.

It is now up to KKJ to save his wife and band members.

Most of the songs in the movie are performed by Kumar Sanu.

Cast

Prosenjit Chatterjee as Rajat Ghosh aka Kishore Kumar Junior
Aparajita Auddy as Rita Ghosh (Wife of KKJ)
Rwitobroto Mukherjee as Rishi (Son of KKJ)
Rajesh Sharma as Firoz
Masood Akhtar as Taufiq
Lama Halder as Khokon
Kaushik Ganguly as Himself in a special appearance
Mir Afsar Ali as Himself in a special appearance
Kumar Sanu as Himself in a special appearance
Rajat Ganguly as Suranjan Moitra,Central Minister

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Gauriprasanna Mazumder, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anand Bakshi, Mukul Dutt, Gulzar, A. Irshad, Kaushik Chakraborty; all music is composed by Indraadip Das Gupta

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer	Length
1.	"Ki Ashay Bandhi khelaghar"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Shyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip Das Gupta	Kumar Sanu	4:46
2.	"Zindagi Ek Safar"	Hasrat Jaipuri	Shankar–Jaikishan, Recreated By: Indraadip Das Gupta	Kumar Sanu	3:32
3.	"Ek Din Pakhi Ure Jabe"	Mukul Dutt	R.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	3:40
4.	"Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb"	Gulzar	Hemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	5:08
5.	"Amar Swapna Tumi Ogo"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Shyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	2:23
6.	"Shing Nei Tobu"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Hemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	3:31
7.	"Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara II"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Kishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Babul Supriyo	3:35
8.	"Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Kishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Koushik Chakraborty	3:11
9.	"Kuch Toh Log Kahenge"	Anand Bakshi	R.D.Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	4:34
10.	"Chala Jata Hoon"	Majrooh Sultanpuri	R.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta	Babul Supriyo	4:08
11.	"Akash Keno Daake"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	R. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	3:11
12.	"Panthi Hoon Main"	A. Irshad	Kishore Kumar, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	3:41
13.	"Yeh Kya Hua"	Anand Bakshi	R. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta	Kumar Sanu	3:27
14.	"Cholo Ure Jai"	Kaushik Chakraborty	Kaushik Chakraborty	Prithibi (Band)	6:12
15.	"Medley"			Kumar Sanu, Rimita Mukherjee	9:19

Release

The film released in India on 12 October 2018, just before Durga Puja.^[4]

References

^ "What's next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after 'Kishore Kumar Junior'?". The Times of India. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (4 October 2018). "Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India's copy singers: Prosenjit". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit". Cinestaan. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee". Cinestaan. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

External links

Kishore Kumar Junior at IMDb

[What’s_next_for_Prosenjit_Chatterjee_after_‘Kishore_Kumar_Junior’?-1] "What's next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after 'Kishore Kumar Junior'?". The Times of India. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[Kishore_Kumar_Junior_is_a_tribute_to_India’s_copy_singers:_Prosenjit-2] Chakraborty, Shamayita (4 October 2018). "Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India's copy singers: Prosenjit". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[Kishore_Kumar_Junior_would_have_made_national_news_if_it_were_not_a_regional_film:_Prosenjit-3] Sarkar, Roushni. "Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit". Cinestaan. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[Two_of_my_wishes_got_fulfilled_working_in_Kishore_Kumar_Junior:_Rwitobrata_Mukherjee-4] Sarkar, Roushni. "Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee". Cinestaan. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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