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[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2011 films]]

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Aazaan
Movie poster
Directed byPrashant Chadha
Written byPrashant Chadha
Shubra Swarup
Heeraz Marfatia.
Screenplay byShubra Swarup
Produced byM. R. Shahjahan
StarringSachiin J Joshi
Candice Boucher
CinematographyAxel Fischer BVK
Edited byAmitabh Shukla
Humphrey Dixon
Music bySalim-Sulaiman
Production
companies
JMJ Entertainment PVT LTD
Alchemia Films
Release date
  • October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageHindi

Aazaan (Hindi: अज़ान, [] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)أذان) is the 2011 action film directed by Prashant Chadha starring Sachiin J Joshi and South African model Candice Boucher. Aazaan marks the debut of entrepreneur turned actor Candice Boucher and Sachiin J Joshi of Energy Drinks who will be seen in title role.[1] , It is one of the most expensive films in Bollywood.[2]

Plot

Aazaan is about biological warfare where Aazaan (Sachiin J Joshi) plays an informant, who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the country from the threat of biological warfare.

Cast

  • Sachiin J Joshi as Aazaan Khan[3] :
    Aazaan Khan, half Afghan and half Indian gets drawn into an espionage to find his younger brother a suspected terrorist. He is a young army officer and working for RAW (India's Research and Analysis Wing). Sachiin trained in Krav maga and Kalaripayatu for his role.[4]
  • Dalip Tahil as Mahfouz:
    He is a savant on a mission and is trying to save world from being destroyed by Doctor.
  • Candice Boucher as Afreen:
    She is a sand-artist and she grounds Aazaan with human emotions of love. Prashant had known Candice for four years and found her perfect for role of a Moroccan girl. Acclaimed sand artist Alexandra Konofalskaya from Belarus was hired to train her for her role in the film.[5]
  • Arya Babbar as Imaad:
    He is a misled but passionate man.
  • Alyy Khan as Sam Sharma
  • Ravi Kissen as Pandey:
    A controversial RAW officer.
  • Sachin Khedekar as Home Minister
  • Sajid Hassan as Doctor:
    He is ex-CIA and into biological warfare and is determined to carry out the absolute annihilation of India.
  • Samy Gharbi as Malak:
    He is tough from the inside out and loyal to Doctor.
  • Vijayendra Ghatge as Home Minister
  • Sarita Choudhury as Menon
  • Amber Rose Revah as Sofiya:
    Prashant saw her role in From Paris With Love and sent her script of Aazaan. Being part Polish, he found her perfect for the role although she had never worked in any Polish films.[6]
  • Neet Mohan as Aman Khan

Production

Pre-Production

Cinematographer Axel Fischer BVK was called for cinematography of the film due to his experience in the field for action-thrillers. Former Playboy cover-girl Candice Boucher was signed as the lead actress opposite Sachiin J Joshi who would be playing a sand-artist in the film.[7]. Amber Rose of From Paris With Love fame will also be starring alongside. Amitabh Shukla and Humphrey Dixon were signed as the editor.[8]

The international action company Action Concept is been given the work to direct the action stunts since the film involves shooting on multiple foreign locations.[9]

Filming

The filming took place at multiple international locations like Morocco, Hong Kong, Algeria, Poland, France, Germany and India.[10] The climax of the film was shot in Chechnya, Russia. Azaan is the first film to be shot in Chechnya after it became an ecological disaster zone, with oil and chemical leaking into the ground and radioactive material left lying about.[11]

The shooting was schedule in these countries for seventy days which included many local cast to add the genuine international look to the film.[12]. During the shoot of for a torture scene in Marrakech,Morocco, Sachiin went bare bodied hours at a stretch at a temperature of 0 to -4 Celsius impressing the production crew.[4] Alvernia Studios in Poland handled the physical production work including camera, light and music score recording.[13].

Some of the action scenes were shot in Bangkok including stunts in which Sachiin Joshi jumped from a 55-storey tower. Some climax shots were also shot by director Prashant Chadha with the rest of the cast including Ravi Kissen and Arya Babbar.[14]

Post-Production

The Digital Intermediate and VFX of Aazaan was done by Pixion Studios.[15]

Accidents

  • It was reported that Sachiin got injured when filming a scene where he had to lay down with a sniper, and got hit next to his eye.[16]
  • Sachiin fell of a trailer crash scene. Stunt involved Sachiin jumping off a speeding trailer but fell of much before the marking point and hit the footpath. “We all saw him jump off the trailer and hit the road hard but it all happened so fast that we couldn’t do much. Though Sachiin didn’t call it a day, after some pain killers he was back on the sets,” said the director about the accident.[17]

Release

The first look of Aazaan was unveiled at Festival De Cannes,2011 and received an overwhelming response.[18] The film was released on October 14, 2011.

Reception

Aazaan received mixed response from critics praising it for its polishing and music but commenting on its lack of strong plot. Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave the film a 3 star rating out of five praising its shoot-outs, action sequences and cinematography.[19] IBNLive called it a movie with no content but high on style pointing flaws in the film's script.[20]

Rediff movies gave the film 1 star out of five calling it a jerky ride and a wasted effort.[21] Komal Nahta, one of the well known critic, also gave the film single star criticizing its confusing screenplay, the performance of the new hero; the unconvincing climax.[22]

Movie Talkies gave the film 1.5 stars calling it 'Aazaan', A Recipe For Disaster' [23]

Music

The music for the film is given by the duo of Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant and is under Xtreme Music label.[24] and was launched by Sanjay Dutt.[25] On IIFA Rocks the duo of Salim-Suleiman showcased the first exclusive preview of Aazaan music performing live with host of dancers from the Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts. Three songs Aafreen, Bismillah and Khuda Ke Liye were performed live for audience.[26]

Audio Listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aazaan" (Theme)  2:18
2."Afreen"Amitabh BhattacharyaSalim Merchant4:12
3."Afreen" (Dessert Mix)Amitabh BhattacharyaSalim Merchant3:47
4."Afreen" (Remix)Amitabh BhattacharyaSalim Merchant4:21
5."Afreen" (Reprise)Amitabh BhattacharyaRahat Fateh Ali Khan4:46
6."Bismillah"Irfan SiddiqueKailash Kher3:57
7."Habibi Habibi"Shraddha PanditBenny Dayal4:51
8."Khuda Ke Liye"Amitabh BhattacharyaSalim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit4:49
9."Khuda Ke Liye" (Remix)Amitabh BhattacharyaSalim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit5:05

Reception

Music of Aazaan was received warmly. Bolywoodhungama.com praised the vocals of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and listed Afreen and Khuda Ke Liye as their best pick from the listing awarding the album an over all of three stars our of five.[27]

Controversy

  • A group of people have filed a case against the film that it has the potential of hurting the religious sentiments of a specific community and thus the film should be banned also demanding the change of films title.[28]
  • Another problem emerged with Censor Board of China for depicting the country as India's main enemy. As a result the word China was muted out in the film.[29]

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmics.com/hindi/Bollywood-Movie-News/candice-boucher-south-african-model-debuts-through-aazaan-in-bollywood.html
  2. ^ "AAZAAN-one of the most expensive films of Bollywood - Yahoo! OMG! India". In.omg.yahoo.com. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  3. ^ www.aazaan.com/sachin.swf
  4. ^ a b "Sachiin of 'Aazaan' drives for perfection". Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "Playboy covergirl plays sand-artist in Aazaan". Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "H'wood star Amber Rose Revah for 'Aazaan'". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Playboy covergirl Candice Boucher plays sand-artist in Aazaan". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  8. ^ "Aazaan Movie Story". Top10bollywood.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  9. ^ "International action company Action Concept to direct stunts for Aazaan". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  10. ^ "AAZAAN (Hindi, 2011) - Prashant Chadha's Bollywood Action Film | à¦"à§&#x;াশিংà¦&#x;ন বাংলা রেডিà¦" Washington Bangla Radio USA". Washingtonbanglaradio.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  11. ^ "AZAAN climax to be shot in Chechnya, Russia - bollywood news". glamsham.com. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  12. ^ "Around six countries in 70 days - for spy thriller Azaan". boxofficeindia.co.in. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  13. ^ "Alvernia Studio on Aazaan". Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  14. ^ "AAzaan in Bangkok". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 2011-10-5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ "DI of Azaan Is Underway". boxofficeindia.co.in. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  16. ^ Hitlist, The (2011-06-03). "'Aazaan' debutant almost lost his eye during filming". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  17. ^ Hitlist, The (2011-06-03). "DEBUTANT SACHIIN JOSHI HURT WHILE SHOOTING ACTION SCENES". bollywoodtoronto.com. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  18. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/news-interviews/29555495_1_cannes-candice-boucher-prestigious-film-festivals
  19. ^ "Aazaan". Times of India. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  20. ^ "Review: 'Aazaan'". IBNLive. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  21. ^ "Review: Aazaan is a wasted effort". rediff.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  22. ^ "Aazaan review, Komal Nahata". Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  23. ^ "Aazaan Movie Review". 15th October 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Aazaan : Soundtrack listing and details". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  25. ^ "Sanjay Dutt Launches Aazaan Film Music". Filmicafe.com.
  26. ^ "Shahrukh introduces Sachiin Joshi's AAZAAN at IIFA". Bollywood Trade Editorial. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  27. ^ "Aazaan music review". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  28. ^ "Friday Release: Will court case help 'Aazaan'?". IBNLive. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  29. ^ "More issues for Aazaan as Censors snip out China". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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