No Smoking (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Produced by | Kumar Mangat Vishal Bharadwaj |
| Screenplay by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Based on | Quitters, Inc. by Stephen King |
| Starring | John Abraham Ayesha Takia Paresh Rawal Ranvir Shorey |
| Music by | Vishal Bharadwaj |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Editing by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
| Release date(s) | 26 October 2007 |
| Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi English |
No Smoking is a 2007 Indian film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, and produced by Vishal Bharadwaj and Kumar Mangat. The film stars John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, and Paresh Rawal. This film was shot in Mumbai, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Siberia. The film is based on the short story Quitters, Inc. by Stephen King. The film did not go well in the box-office, it stayed in the cinemas for three weeks only.
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[edit] Synopsis
John Abraham plays K, a 30-year-old who thinks himself smart and refuses to listen to anyone. Confident in himself and everything he does, he is a chain smoker in the true sense. Catching hold of this habit from a very young age, he hasn't looked back ever since. K is also revealed to have smoked spiked ganja (marijuana) and landed up in hospital due to it.
His well-wishers have tried in vain to make him quit but to no avail. Both K's friend Abbas Tyrewala (Ranvir Shorey) and the doctor who treats K's brother offer to set up an appointment at a rehabilitation center called Prayogshaala ("The Laboratory"), which they claim will rid K of his dreadful habit. K finally relents after his wife Anjali (Ayesha Takia) leaves him, unable to take the strain K's smoking places on their relationship. K decides to check out Prayogshaala, and meets Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bengali Sealdahwale (Paresh Rawal), the man who is to save him. When he gets to Kalkatta Karpets, the front for the unconventional rehab center, his Pan's Labyrinthesque adventure starts. The method Prayogshaala uses to cure their patients of their addiction is fear. Each time a patient gives in to their vice, Baba makes sure that something shocking happens to them.
- The first offense is almost killing a loved one by keeping him/her in a chamber full of cigarette smoke the person has smoked in his entire life for a duration of 5 minutes.
- The second offense is losing a finger.
- The third offense is the death of a loved one.
- The last offense is taking the soul of the person from his body although this offense is described very loosely.
K refuses to sign the contract and pay the fee of about 20 lakhs and 1 Rs for his treatment but is forced to do so by Baba Bengali and his disciples.
[edit] Cast
- John Abraham as K
- Ayesha Takia as Anjali / Annie
- Paresh Rawal as Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bengali Sealdahwale
- Ranvir Shorey as Abbas Tyerwalla
- Joy Fernandes as Alex
- Jesse Randhawa as (Special appearance in an item number)
- Bipasha Basu as (Special appearance in song "Phook De")
[edit] Crew
- Banner: Big Screen Entertainment & Vishal Bhardwaj Films Production
- Producers: Kumar Mangat , Vishal Bharadwaj
- Director: Anurag Kashyap
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Music Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
- Director of Photography: Rajeev Ravi
- Choreography: Ganesh Acharya
- Co-Producer: Sunil Lulla
- Action: Jai Singh Nijjar
- Editor: Aarti Bajaj
- Screenplay: Anurag Kashyap
- Sound: Kunal Sharma
- Publicity Designs: Rahul Nanda , Himanshu Nanda & HR Enterprises
- Story / Writer: Anurag Kashyap
- Compositing Supervisor/Particle FX: Sudeepto Bose
[edit] Box Office
The film was not really successful in Indian theatres. It wasn't generally accepted because of unusual screenplay and a storyline, which isn't easily decipherable. It has acquired a cult following amongst many critics and movie buffs, who rate it amongst one of the most abstract stories, which can have multiple interpretations.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Studio album by Vishal Bharadwaj | ||||
| Released | September 2007 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Eros Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Kumar Mangat & Vishal Bharadwaj | |||
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No Smoking's soundtrack was released in September 2007.[1][2] Lyrics by Gulzar.
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Duration | Notes |
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| Phook De (Club Mix) | Rekha Bhardwaj | Gulzar | 5:15 | |
| Kash Laga | Sukhwinder Singh, Daler Mehndi, Vishal Bhardwaj | Gulzar | 5:47 | |
| Ash Tray | Deva Sengupta | Gulzar | 4:39 | |
| Phook De | Sukhwinder Singh | Gulzar | 5:55 | |
| Jab Bhi Ciggaret (Trance) | Sunidhi Chauhan | Gulzar | 5:06 | |
| Jab Bhi Ciggaret (Jazz) | Adnan Sami | Gulzar | 5:03 |
[edit] References
- ^ "music.erosentertainment.com". Music Review. http://music.erosentertainment.com/musicstore/songlistN.asp. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ "planetbollywood.com". Music Review. http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=101407073113. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
[edit] External links
- No Smoking at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website at Eros Entertainment
- Debunking the Myth of No Smoking at Indian Auteur
- Anurag's No Smoking Blog
- No Smoking In Film Festival Rome
- Best Special Effects
- No Smoking In Film Festival French
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