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Malang
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohit Suri
Written byAseem Arrora
Screenplay byAniruddha Guha
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Luv Ranjan
Ankur Garg
Jay Shewakramani
StarringAditya Roy Kapur
Disha Patani
Anil Kapoor
Kunal Khemu
CinematographyVikas Sivaraman
Edited byDevendra Murdeshwar
Music bySongs:
Mithoon
Ankit Tiwari
Asim Azhar
Ved Sharma
The Fusion Project
Adnan Dhool
Rabi Ahmed
Score:
Raju Singh
Production
companies
Luv Films
T-Series
Northern Lights Entertainment
Distributed byYash Raj Films[1]
Release date
  • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)[2]
Running time
135 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹84.50 crore[4]

Malang (transl. Vagrant) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Mohit Suri[5] and produced by Luv Ranjan, Ankur Garg, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Jay Shewakramani. It stars Aditya Roy Kapur,[6] Disha Patani,[7] Anil Kapoor and Kunal Khemu, with a guest appearance by Shaad Randhawa.[8]

The film was announced on 4 March 2019. Principal photography commenced in Goa on 22 March and ended on 7 October 2019.[9][10].

Plot

Advait Thakur is a young man who has been released from jail after five years. Inspector Anjaney Agashe is a rugged drug-addicted cop who gets rid of known criminals by killing them and making it look like an encounter. Upon release, Advait immediately calls Agashe and informs him of an upcoming murder.

Michael Rodrigues is a cop who plays by the rules though his personal life is breaking down, as his wife, Teresa is having an affair with another man. He learns that his friend and coworker, Victor, has been brutally murdered. At the crime scene, Michael meets Agashe and the two are instantly at odds with each other: Agashe wants to kill the murderer, while Michael wants them in prison. It is implied that Advait committed the murder, and slowly, his connections to both Agashe and Michael are revealed. Five years ago, Advait, then a cheerful, happy-go-lucky guy, meets Sara Nambiar at a rave party in Goa. The two fall in love and decide to travel and party together as vagrants. One day, Sara finds out that she is pregnant with Advait's child. The two decide they will abort. At another rave party, Sara watches a young girl named Vani talking on the phone to her father, who is Agashe. Agashe then gatecrashes the same party to capture drug dealers there. Crossfire ensues and Vani gets shot by Agashe's bullet, dying in her father's arms. Sara witnesses this, seeing Agashe break down at the loss of his child. This affects her and she decides not to abort. Vani's death leads to Agashe's alcohol and drug addiction, and his change in personality. Sara tells Advait of her decision not to abort the baby and that she no longer wants a nomad life. Advait, having a fear of commitment, leaves Sara.

In the present day, Advait murders two more cops, Nitin and Deven. Michael becomes suspicious of Jessie, a drug-addicted prostitute who is Advait's friend and has been helping him with the murders. Jessie tries to burn down the evidence at her place but Michael enters and sees that he is also one of the targets on Advait's hit list. In a turn of events, Advait surrenders himself to Agashe.

Michael's past, and what really happened to Sara and Advait is revealed: Michael grew up in an abusive family. As an adult, he is about to marry Teresa, but due to the abuse, he is uncomfortable with sex and intimacy and rejects Teresa when she touches him. However, fearing that his lack of sexual experience will make him "less than a man", Michael goes to Jessie to lose his virginity. Sara has been living with Jessie after Advait left her. Michael enters, thinking Sara is the prostitute. In the meantime, Advait returns to Goa, having realized his mistake. He arrives at Jessie's, only to find Michael trying to rape Sara. He intervenes and calls the police. Michael's cop friends, Nitin, Deven, and Victor, arrive. In the police van, Advait and Sara reconcile. Instead of the station, Michael and his posse drag Advait and Sara onto a bridge, planning to frame them for drug peddling to avoid scandal of Michael, a cop, visiting a prostitute. Michael injects a lethal drug into the couple before throwing Sara off the bridge while Advait is sentenced to five years in jail. Advait has been taking revenge for Sara's death.

In the present day, Michael reveals to Advait at the station that he raped and killed Jessie. He then leaves so that Agashe can do his "encounter." However, before leaving, Michael says something to Agashe that makes Agashe realize that he is the reason behind Advait's vengeance. Agashe takes Advait to the same bridge where it all started, where Advait tells him that Michael and his friends killed Sara. At the same time, Michael goes home and sees that Teresa is about to leave him. Michael suffers a psychotic break and attempts to murder his wife. As he is choking her, he is suddenly injected in the neck with a drug. When he turns around, he sees Sara, alive and well.

Jessie had saved Sara from the fall but Sara lost her baby. Over the course of five years, Sara and Advait had been planning revenge together. The murders were committed by both Sara and Advait together. Advait laughs as a shocked Agashe wonders who killed Michael if Advait is right in front of him. He reluctantly releases Advait as there is no evidence and Teresa tells the police she saw a man, thus protecting Sara. Advait and Sara find peace and start a new life.

The film ends with Agashe getting a phone call from an unknown female caller (Shraddha Kapoor), informing him about an upcoming murder just like he was informed by Advait, thus paving way for a sequel.

Cast

Production

Filming

The filming began on 16 March 2019.[11] The principal photography began on 22 March in Goa.[12] The Mauritius schedule was shot in the first week of May.[13] The film was wrapped up on 7 October 2019.[14]

Marketing and release

The all lead cast first look posters of the film were released on 3 January 2020.[15][16][17] On 6 January the official trailer was launched by T-Series.[18][19] The film was initially scheduled to be released on 14 February 2020; later on 26 December 2019, it was moved earlier by a week to 7 February 2020.[2]

Reception

Malang received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Harshada Rege of The Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars stating, "In this film, none of the characters are uni-dimensional, which makes them interesting. 'Malang' begins well with a power-packed action scene, and dives straight into the drama."[20] Madhuri V of FilmiBeat also gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "After the lacklustre Half Girlfriend, Mohit Suri returns back to his favourite genre- thrillers and we must say, the man pulls it off quite well when it comes to calling the shots."[21] According to Bollywood Hungama, which also gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5, The Disha Patani – Aditya Roy Kapur starrer Malang is high on style with good performances and thrilling moments but has an average storyline.[22] Nandini Ramnath appreciated the chemistry between lead couple and the performances in her review of Scroll.in.[23]

Apart from positive reviews, the film also received some average critical reviews. Rajeev Masand of News18 India stated in his review "the plot of the film was unconvincing and doesn't justify the indulgence. [24] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "Malang is a tepid thriller and it's twists don't really take you aback". [25] onica Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times stated that the story was predictable with a whittled away second half and a limping plot. [26]

Soundtrack

Malang
Soundtrack album by
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Asim Azhar, Ved Sharma, The Fusion Project, Adnan Dhool and Rabi Ahmed
Released13 March 2020[27]
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:06
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube


The film's music was composed by with Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Asim Azhar, Ved Sharma, The Fusion Project, Adnan Dhool and Rabi Ahmed with lyrics written by Sayeed Quadri, Kunaal Verma, Prince Dubey, Haarsh Limabachiyaa and Adnan Dhool.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Chal Ghar Chalen"Sayeed QuadriMithoonArijit Singh5:40
2."Malang - Title Track"Kunaal Verma, Haarsh LimbachiyaaVed SharmaVed Sharma4:47
3."Humraah"Kunaal VermaThe Fusion ProjectSachet Tandon4:59
4."Phir Na Milen Kabhi"Prince DubeyAnkit TiwariAnkit Tiwari4:59
5."Hui Malang"Kunaal Verma, Haarsh LimbachiyaaVed SharmaAsees Kaur3:12
6."Ho Ja Mast Malang Tu"Adnan DhoolAdnan Dhool, Rabi AhmedAdnan Dhool, Hadiya Hashmi6:29
Total length:30:06

Home media

The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Netflix on May 2020.[28]

Box office

Malang earned ₹6.71 crore net at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected ₹8.89 crore net and 9.76 crores on its third day, taking the total opening weekend collection to ₹25.36 crores.[4]

As of 19 March 2020, with a gross of ₹70.23 crore in India and ₹14.27 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹84.50 crore.

References

  1. ^ "#Malang - A Yash Raj Films' Worldwide Release. Released in Gulf countries today & in cinemas Worldwide tomorrow". Yash Raj Films. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Disha Patani, Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor starrer Malang preponed". Bollywood Hungama. 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Malang (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Malang Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Fresh on-screen pairs to look forward to". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Mohit Suri multi starrer malang scheduled for release 2020". Indian Express. 4 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Disha Patani-Aditya Roy Kapur to join forces for next?". Zee News. 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur cast together in Mohit Suri's next?". Filmfare. 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani to come together for Mohit Suri's next?". Pinkvilla. 21 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Anil Kapoor to explore his negative side in Mohit Suri's next". India Today. 18 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani starrer Malang starts rolling". Filmfare. 16 March 2019.
  12. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (22 March 2019). "ADITYA ROY KAPUR AND DISHA PATANI KICK OFF THE SHOOT OF MALANG IN GOA". Mumbai Mirror.
  13. ^ "On the set: Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur are training for 'something special' for Malang". Mid Day. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani starrer romantic thriller 'Malang' wraps up". Times of India. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur's Intense 'Love Is Pure, So Is Hate' Pic". NDTV. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Anil Kapoor and Disha Patani unleash the madness". India Today. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Kunal Kemmu is totally killing it with his intense and fierce avatar". The Times of India. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ T-Series (6 January 2020). "Official Trailer: Malang - Aditya Roy Kapur,Disha Patani,Anil Kapoor,Kunal Kemmu - Mohit Suri -7 Feb". Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Malang Trailer: Deadly Doesn't Even Begin To Describe Aditya Roy Kapur And Anil Kapoor. Disha Patani Springs A Surprise". NDTV. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  20. ^ Malang Movie Review: 'Malang' is good blend of glam, games and thrills, retrieved 25 May 2020
  21. ^ "Malang Movie Review: Aditya Roy Kapur-Disha Patani's Film Gets You High On Thrills". https://www.filmibeat.com. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  22. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Malang Review 3.5/5 : The Disha Patani – Aditya Roy Kapur starrer MALANG is high on style with good performances and thrilling moments but has an average storyline". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Malang movie review: Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani's film is a missed opportunity". Hindustan Times. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  24. ^ https://www.news18.com/news/movies/malang-movie-review-this-dark-and-twisted-film-isnt-likely-to-do-much-for-goa-tourism-2492245.html
  25. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/malang-movie-review-rating-6255707/
  26. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/malang-movie-review-aditya-roy-kapur-film-has-plot-thinner-than-disha-patani-s-waist/story-iAw78ylAmJiaz3UjOKyE7I.html
  27. ^ "Malang - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  28. ^ "Malang 2: Makers Plan Sequel to Aditya Roy Kapur-Disha Patani Film After Getting No 1 Rank on Netflix". binged. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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