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Sachin: A Billion Dreams
Sachin: A Billion Dreams
Theatrical poster
Directed byJames Erskine
Written byJames Erskine
Sivakumar Ananth
Produced byRavi Bhagchandka
Carnival Motion Pictures
Starring
Edited byAvdhesh Mohla
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
200 NotOut Productions
Release date
  • 26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
Marathi[1]

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 Indian biographical film written and directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 NotOut Productions. The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.[2][3][4] The film was released on 26 May 2017.[5][6]The film captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before.[7] The film is simultaneously shot in Hindi,Marathi and English[8]. Dubs of this film will be released in Tamil and Telugu.[9]

The Film has been declared tax free in Odisha, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. [10]

Cast

Release

The film was released on 26 May 2017 in India. Since the filmmakers wanted the film to appeal to the cricketer's diverse fans nationwide, it was also released in five languages – English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.[11]

Marketing

The name of the film was selected via a contest that Sachin Tendulkar had announced on Twitter.[12]

In May 2016, Sachin travelled to London to promote the film.[13]

Critical reception

The movie received positive reviews from critics and audience. Hindustan Times wrote in their review that the movie had "everything" to make its audience "nostalgic".[14] The Times of India gave 3 stars out of five.[15]

Music

Untitled

The music of the film is composed by A.R. Rahman, while lyrics is written by Irshad Kamil. The full soundtrack consisting 3 tracks was released on 24th April 2017 by Times Music. The lyrics for Tamil songs were written by Madhan Karky

Hindi Track listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hind Mere Jind"A.R. RahmanA.R. Rahman5:14
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanSukhwinder Singh, Kaly4:09
3."Mard Maratha"A.R. RahmanA. R. Ameen, Anjali Gaikwad3:34
Total length:12:57

Tamil Track Listing

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Indhianey Vaa"A.R. RahmanKarthik, A.R. Rahman5:15
2."Sachin Sachin"A.R. RahmanSid Sriram, Poorvi Koutish, Nikhita Gandhi4:09
Total length:9:27

References

  1. ^ Team, Koimoi.com (16 May 2017). "Sachin Tendulkar Dubs In Marathi For Sachin: A Billion Dreams".
  2. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar's movie teaser on April 14th". The Indian Express. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ "First poster of film on Sachin Tendulkar is out". ABP Live. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Sachin and Arjun, the father-son duo share silver screen in upcoming biopic of the 'God of Cricket'". jagran.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Sachin - A Billion Dreams - Latest News, Videos, Photos - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. ^ Aggarwal, Shreeda. "'Mark the Date!': Sachin Tendulkar Biopic to Release on 26 May". The Quint. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ^ "About SACHIN - A Billion Dreams Film". sachinbilliondreams. com.
  8. ^ Correspondent, Special. "The film is about my real journey: Tendulkar".
  9. ^ "'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' to release in five languages including Marathi and Tamil - The Economic Times".
  10. ^ "'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' made tax-free in Odisha".
  11. ^ "Sachin: A Billion Dreams To Release in Five Languages". CNN-News18. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar asks fans to suggest movie title". The Indian Express. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. ^ Sabika Razvi (6 May 2017). "In Photos: Sachin Tendulkar Takes 'A Billion Dreams' to London". The Quint. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Sachin - A Billion Dreams movie review: It has everything to make you nostalgic". 26 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Sachin A Billion Dreams Review {3/5}: James Erskine puts Sachin on a pedestal and tells the story with an unnatural amount of reverence". The Times of India.

External links

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