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Zanjeer / Thoofan
Directed byApoorva Lakhia
Screenplay bySuresh Nair
Apoorva Lakhia
Story byApoorva Lakhia
Produced byPuneet Prakash Mehra
Sumeet Prakash Mehra..
Starring
CinematographyGururaj R. Jois
Edited byChintu Singh
Music byMeet Bros Anjjan
Anand Raj Anand
Production
companies
Prakash Mehra Productions
Flying Turtle Films
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)
[1]
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
Telugu
Budget₹60 crore (US$7.2 million)[2]
Box office₹20 crore (US$2.4 million). ( hindi and telugu versions total)[3]

Zanjeer ([Shackles] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); titled Thoofan in Telugu) is a 2013 Indian action film directed by Apoorva Lakhia, shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Tollywood actor Ram Charan in the lead role along with Priyanka Chopra. Prakash Raj joins the cast after success in Hindi films, like Wanted, Singham, and Dabangg 2.[4] It is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name. The Hindi version of the film is to be dubbed in Chinese as Chialo Kaxlaug. The Telugu version of the film was dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam. The Tamil version and Malayalam versions Date will later announce.Both the Telugu and Hindi versions released on September 6,2013.[5]Both the versions have failed,Zanjeer Hindi has already been declared a huge disaster by Box Office India.[6]

Cast

Marketing

Telugu Version

Zanjeer in USA by BlueSky.[7] The first look and official theatrical trailer of Thoofan (Telugu version) have been launched by Reliance Entertainment on its YouTube Official Channel on 25 March 2013 featuring Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Raj and Srihari.

Hindi Version

The First look and theatrical trailer of Zanjeer (Hindi version) was released on 4 July 2013. The dubbing process started from 26 March 2013, where Sanjay Dutt plays the role essayed by Srihari. Sanjay Dutt finishes Zanjeer filming - with only a few days left at his disposal before he returns to jail.

Production

Casting

Director Apoorva Lakhia has signed up Tollywood megastar Ram Charan[8] and Priyanka Chopra for the lead roles.[9][10] Prakash Raj was roped in to play the character of Teja.[11] There were reports that Sonu Sood and Arjun Rampal were being considered for the role of Sher Khan. It was also reported that Sanjay Dutt was cast for the role.[12] In September 2012, The Times of India reported that both Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Dutt opted out citing date issues and the makers have finalized Sonu Sood for the role. But later Sunjay Dutt was chosen to play the character in the Hindi Version, while Srihari portrayed the same character in the Telugu Version.[13]Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act is now being taken over by Mahi Gill, after talks with actresses Jacqueline Fernandez, Mallika Sherawat and Malaika Arora Khan fell through.[14] Lead actor of the original Zanjeer, Amitabh Bachchan is said to play a guest role in the film.[15] Atul Kulkarni will be seen in a new role in this film.[16] After Sonu Sood is injured in the CCL match playing for Mumbai Heroes - he was replaced with Srihari for the Sher Khan role in Thoofan.[17] Popular TV Artist Kavitha Kaushik was roped in for a special song in the movie.[18]

Filming

The Telugu version of the film is titled Thoofan and is in Post Production stage.[19] The director planned in for a 25-day schedule in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from November 14 to December 5, 2012. Priyanka Chopra joined the shooting, her first schedule for this film.[20] It was reported that Ram Charan has done some risky stunts for Zanjeer. [21] The film costing around 60 crore including print and marketing costs.[22]

Soundtrack

Untitled
Hindi Version
No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Mumbai Ke Hero"Chirantan BhattMika Singh, Talia Bentson4:40
2."Pinky"Meet Bros AnjjanMamta Sharma, Meet Bros Anjjan4:11
3."Lamha Tera Mera"Chirantan BhattWajhi Farooki, Palak Muchhal5:03
4."Khochey Pathan Ki Zubaan (Qawaali)"Meet Bros AnjjanSukhwinder Singh, Shabab Sabri, Meet Bros Anjjan6:15
5."Kaatilana"Meet Bros AnjjanShweta Pandit5:03
6."Shakila Banoo"Anand Raj AnandShreya Ghoshal3:43
7."Kaatilana (Club Mix)"Meet Bros AnjjanShweta Pandit, Meet Bros Anjjan3:33
Total length:32:28
Untitled

All lyrics are written by Chandrabose (Telugu)

Telugu Version
No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Mumbai Ke Hero"Chirantan BhattJaspreet Jasz, Roshni Baptist, Ram Charan4:38
2."Pinkie"Meet Bros AnjjanMamta Sharma4:10
3."Preminchaa.."Chirantan BhattMynampati Sreerama Chandra, Shalmali Kholgade3:43
4."Vechchanaina"Meet Bros AnjjanShweta Pandit5:03
5."Shakila Scentu"Anand Raj AnandShreya Ghoshal3:43
Total length:21:17

Critical reception

The film received mixed, but mostly negative reviews from the critics.

Taran Adarsh rated 3/5 telling "The new Zanjeer borrows from the original, but it is more of an updated avatar of that film. On the whole, Zanjeer is a triumph for Ram Charan, who gets abundant opportunity to exhibit his talent and scores exceedingly well. However, the film comes across as a regular masala fare that caters to the single screen spectator mainly and also for enthusiasts of typical Bollywood entertainers. As for the comparisons with the original Zanjeer, I suggest try not to get there!"[24]

Meena Iyer of The Times Of India rates 3/5 telling "Yet, this film should be judged as a stand-alone offering because attempts to compare the two versions will find the current one falling short, especially in the dialogue and music departments...Ram Charan, as the brooding policeman, excels in action. His dark eyes with long lashes adeptly convey anger. Sanjay Dutt is competent and lovable."[25]

It's affiliation newspaper, Mumbai Mirror gave a 1.5 star rating and the reviewer Karan Anshuman said "If Salim-Javed do watch this film, one wouldn't be surprised if they decided to give the money and 'core story' credit back and disassociate themselves from this embarrassment of a "remake".[26]

Subhash K. Jha of NDTV gave the film 4/5 stars, praising Ram Charan's acting as a young and angry cop and the adrenalin-packed action sequences in the film. [27]

Anupama Chopra termed the movie 'a ramshackle remake' and wrote, "This remake is wrong on so many levels that I don’t know where to begin. This isn’t a film. It’s sacrilege."[28]

Mayank Shekhar of thew14.com gave a thumbs down saying "Zanjeer established Bachchan as the proverbial “angry young man”: studiedly silent, subtly suave. The fellow before us is a one-man army, only a bazooka is missing...Nobody cares. Salim-Javed, the actual screenwriters, might. They had appropriately asked for a compensation of Rs 6 crore for murdering their script."[29]

Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave a zero rating and said "Zanjeer is an unforgivably bad remake." He criticized both the lead actors' portrayals, "I didn't think it was possible to bring smugness into a giggle, but Chopra -- made of plastic, so fantastic -- looks to be giggling at the fact that she can giggle....This new boy has zero screen presence, possibly worsened by the Hindi dubbing, and taking on one of Bachchan’s Vijays is particularly suicidal."[30]

Zee News called it 'a chain weak in all it's links' and stated that Lakhia failed pretty badly to step into Prakash Mehra’s shoes.[31]

Shubra Gupta of The Indian Express said "It's neither faithful remake nor campy, knowing tribute. It's just a poor copy".[32]

Rajeev Masand of IBN-live gave 0/5 saying "Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag, which I consider the worst Hindi movie ever made, now has company in the annals of film history...the new 'Zanjeer' isn't just a bad film, it's a shameless exercise in laziness."[33]

Nowrunning.com's Mansha Rastogi gave 1.5/5 and said that "The new-age Zanjeer doesn't hold half as much promise as the cult classic did and literally falls flat on it's face".[34]

Ankit Ojha of Planet Bollywood was highly critical of the film, giving it 1 star (out of 10), stating that the film, "... [successfully] insult[s] the memory of a classic that reinvented the failing image of an actor who went on to become the superstar he is known by today." [35]

Neha Gupta of Bollywood3 rates Zanjeer 3/5 calling it a decent revenge drama and also lauded Ram Charan for his impressive Bollywood debut. She also added that Zanjeer can be watched for its contemporary set up and stylish action.[36]

Aditya Grover of YouthTimes gave the film 2/5 stars saying "Zanjeer is a haphazard assortment of events and dialogues from the original, making very little sense. As a standalone film, it is a stylish actioner with content of a C-Grader. Avoidable!"[37]

Deepa Gehlot slammed the movie in her review for Sakal Times and said "If Lakhia had respectfully copied Mehra’s film as it was, frame to frame, it probably would have been preferable to this; even then, a stone-faced hero (Ram Charan) with a puff in his hairdo is nobody’s idea of a man tortured by nightmares of his parents’ killing, and Priyanka Chopra as the giggly Gujarati NRI is unmitigated disaster."[38]

India Today - "Zanjeer makes it to the list of the worst films ever made".[39]

The Times Of Oman - "It would be a sin to compare this lazy attempt to the original. Even as a standalone film, it fails miserably".[40]

The Asian Age - "If Apoorva Lakhia’s film wasn’t called Zanjeer, we wouldn’t have known when it came and sank."[41]

Box office

Hindi Version

Zanjeer opened with a poor 10 – 25% occupancy. The response was awful in multiplexes but was slightly better in single screens. It collected around 3.58 crore on first day. The weekend collection is around ₹ 10 crore.[42]It has been declared a huge disaster by box office India. Its budget is rs 60 cr[43]

Telugu Version

Thoofan opened with a strong 60 - 70% occupancy in multiplexes and single screens. It collected under 9 crore.The Telugu version of the film also dropped on its second day.[44]

Worldwide

Overall the first weekend collection for both versions is around 20 crore.

References

  1. ^ "Zanjeer/Thoofan Review: Hurrcane Subsides Without Any Effect".
  2. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6046&nCat=
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  4. ^ "Will it be Ram Charan instead of Abhishek?". TimesOfIndia. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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  12. ^ "Prakash Raj to play Sher Khan in Zanjeer remake". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  13. ^ Sharma, Garima. "Sonu replaces Dutt, Rampal in Zanjeer Remake". The Times Of India. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  14. ^ "'Zanjeer' remake: Mahie Gill plays Mona Darling". IBNLive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  15. ^ Big B plays a guest role
  16. ^ "Atul Kulkarni joins Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt in Zanjeer remake". Firstpost. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Srihari to replace injured Sonu Soon in Zanjeer Telugu Version". cinesiren. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  18. ^ "Kavitha Kaushik to perform a special song in Zanjeer". cinesiren. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  19. ^ "Thoofan in Post Production". idlebrain.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
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  22. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6046&nCat=
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  26. ^ Mumbai Mirror's Zanjeer review
  27. ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/zanjeer-movie-review-867
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  29. ^ "Zanjeer Review By Mayank Shekhar".
  30. ^ "Zanjeer Rediff review".
  31. ^ Zanjeer review by Zee News
  32. ^ Zanjeer review, The Indian Express
  33. ^ "Masand Verdict: Zanjeer".
  34. ^ Nowrunning.com Zanjeer review
  35. ^ Zanjeer (2013) - movie review by Ankit Ojha. Accessed 08th September, 2013.
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  38. ^ Sakal Times Zanjeer
  39. ^ India Today Zanjeer
  40. ^ TOO Zanjeer review
  41. ^ Asian Age Zanjeer
  42. ^ Zanjeer opening weekend
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  44. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6044&nCat=
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