Tezz
| Tezz | |
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Ajay Devgn Zayed Khan Boman Irani Kangna Ranaut Sameera Reddy Mohanlal |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | T. S. Suresh |
| Music by | Songs: Sajid-Wajid Background Score: Sandeep Chowta |
| Distributed by | United 7 Entertainment Eros Entertainment |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi English |
| Budget | ₹40 crore (US$4.8 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹55 crore (US$6.6 million)(net)( worldwide)[2] |
Tezz (English: Fast/Speed) is a 2012 Hindi action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Boman Irani, Kangna Ranaut, Sameera Reddy, Zayed Khan and Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal. The stunt choreographer chosen for the movie was Gareth Milne, the stunt co-ordinator of Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and National Treasure: Book of Secrets.[3] Tezz was earlier titled "Bullet Train". The official trailer was released on January 4, 2012.[4] . The movie was released on April 27th, 2012 in 2000 screens.[5]
Upon release the film received mixed reviews from critics and was a surprise failure at the box office despite having a stellar cast and a large cinematic release.[6]
Plot
Aakash (Ajay Devgn), is an engineer who stays with his UK citizen wife Nikita (Kangna Ranaut) in London before his illegal status gets discovered and the courts order him deported, thus crushing his dreams of an ideal life.Four years later, Rana returns with vengeance on his mind and teams up with his former employees Sameer Mehra (Zayed Khan) and Megha (Sameera Reddy) to wreak some havoc. What follows is a bomb threat on a train and a tensed Railway Control officer Sanjay Raina (Boman Irani) and Anti-Terrorism officer Arjun Khanna (Anil Kapoor) trying every trick in the book to avert the disaster and to apprehend the culprits. Sanjay Raina trying his best to save his daughter Piya (Avika Gor) and the passengers in the train who are thrown in the mix are police officer Shivan Nair (Mohanlal) and his team of cops, who are escorting a prisoner on the same ill-fated train. Rana demands 10,000,000 euros and then he will tell how to disarm the bomb. The ministry does not want to give the money, but Khanna convinces them that the money will given back. After following Rana's instructions and dropping the money in a river, he walks away. Meghna gets the money and tries to get away. She evades the cops, but unfortunately she is killed by a bus in an intersection. Khanna finds out that Khan is one of the bombers and chases him. Sameer is shot in the foot, but he gets away after jumping from the bridge and landing on a jet ski driven by Rana. Rana once again demands money and tells it to be left in a dustbin. The dustbin falls inward and Rana runs away with the money even though the police attempt to pursue him. Khanna and his team find out where Sameer is and go there to arrest him. However, Sameer commits suicide with a bomb almost killing Khanna. Rana calls Raina and tells him that a note has been left at a restaurant called Delhi Durbar that tells how to diffuse the bomb. However, the restaurant catches on fire and the letter is burnt. Rana visits Nikita and his son and they arrange to leave UK that night via flight. Khanna visits Nikita and tells who her husband is. After changing the plan, that they should leave UK via train because the police has found out about his plan of leaving via plane, he goes to the train station. There he sees a video of Raina asking the bomber to call again as the letter was burnt. Rana calls Raina and tells him that the bomb was not connected to the wheels and the train will not explode if stopped. Raina stops the train and everyone disembarks safely. Nikita who is helping Khanna now, goes to the train station and sees Rana and the news that the bomb threat was hoax. She lets Rana go, but Khanna finds out as Rana's son calls him Daddy. Khanna chases him and they fight. After Rana tells why he did all this, Khanna does not say anything. However, the police arrive and after seeing that Rana had a gun, they shot him.
Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Arjun Khanna
- Ajay Devgn as Aakash Rana
- Kangna Ranaut as Nikita
- Zayed Khan as Sameer Mehra
- Boman Irani as Sanjay Raina
- Sameera Reddy as Megha
- Avika Gor as Gudi
- Mohanlal as Shivan Menon (Cameo)
- Bhavna Pani as Radhika
Reception
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The movie received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 out 5 and says "TEZZ is a taut, entertaining action spectacle. Those with an appetite for well-made thrillers should lap it up!" [7] Jaidev Hemmady of Movie Talkies gave the film 3.5 out 5 stars and said, "Tricks & Thrills Galore!" The overall racy pace of the movie and the nail-biting chase sequences. apart from the few scenes, where the pace of the movie drops, the film overall lives up to its title 'Tezz'.[8] Subhash K. Jha of IANS has given 3 out of 5 Stars saying "Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching".[9] Kunal Guha of Yahoo Movies gave the movie 1/2 out of 5 and calls this "an epic fail of bomb diffusion by Priyadarshan". Blessy Chettiar of DNA rated Tezz with 1.5 out of possible five stars and wrote in her review - "May be Priyadarshan should stick to mindless comedies, so we can be sure we’re in safe territory. You won’t be missing much if you skipped Tezz".[10] Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gives 1.5 out of 5 and says Tezz is "awfully boring for a film that promises speed and thrills".[11] Srijana Mitra Das of ToI gave it three stars out of five.[12] Daily Bhaskar returned a 2.5 out of 5 and said "Overall, Tezz deserves a one-time watch as it doesn’t disappoint". Mid-Day gave it 2 out of 5 and said it has "a predictable plot and lack of pace makes this an entirely forgettable film."
Box office
“Tezz” opened to poor opening of 25% in multiplexes and occupancy failed to rise as the day progressed. Single screens were better as expected but even there occupancy remained low around 45%. That was a very poor opening keeping in mind the recent box office performance of Ajay Devgan.Tezz was very dull overseas with business of $550,000. The major market figures are as follows United Kingdom - £60,000 North America - $150,000 UAE - $130,000 Australia - $45,000. The film was a disaster worldwide.[13]
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack is composed by musical duo Sajid-Wajid. The Music Launch for the film was held in Delhi on March 30th.[14] .
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tere Bina" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | |
| 2. | "Tezz(Female Version)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 3. | "Main Hoon Shab" | Mohit Chauhan | |
| 4. | "Laila" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 5. | "Tere Bina(Female Version)" | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 6. | "Tezz (Male Version)" | Shaan | |
| 7. | "Laila(Remix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 8. | "Tere Bina (Remix)" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | |
| 9. | "Tezz(Female Remix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 10. | "Tere Bina(Sad Version)" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | |
| 11. | "Tezz(Male Remix)" | Shaan | |
| 12. | "Tere Bina(Indian)" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
References
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Just-another-action-movie/Article1-846955.aspx
- ^ http://www.addatoday.com/p/latest-bollywood-box-office-collections.html tezz collection
- ^ Desk, News; 12, Feb. "Tezz to have Hollywood action director". Ticket Please News Desk. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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- ^ "Ajay Devgn's Tezz gets average reviews from film critics". Oneindia.in. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 01 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Adarsh, Taran (April 26, 2012). "Tezz: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Hemmady, Jaidev (April 26, 2012). "Tezz: Movie Review". Movie Talkies. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (April 26, 2012). "Tezz Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars". WorldSnap. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Chettiar, Blessy. "Review: Tezz". DNA. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Masand, Rajeev. "Masand: 'Tezz' is an awfully boring film". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Mitra Das, Srijana. "Tezz". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Tezz Opens To 40-50% Response At Single Screens
- ^ "Tezz Music Launch".
External links
- Tezz at IMDb
- Tezz cast and crew details - Bollywood Hungama
- Tezz official iPhone app - iTunes Store
- Tezz official iPad app - iTunes Store
