Karwaan
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Directed by | Akarsh Khurana |
Written by | Hussain Dalal (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Akarsh Khurana |
Story by | Bejoy Nambiar |
Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Priti Rathi Gupta |
Starring | Dulquer Salman Irrfan Khan Mithila Palkar |
Cinematography | Avinash Arun |
Edited by | Ajay Sharma |
Music by | Prateek Khuhad Anurag Saikia SlowCheetah Imaad Shah |
Production companies | RSVP Movies Ishka Films |
Distributed by | RSVP Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹10 crore |
Box office | est. ₹26.42 crore[1] |
Karwaan (transl. Caravan; Hindustani pronunciation: [kaːɾʋaːn]) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama road movie written and directed by debutant Akarsh Khurana, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Priti Rathi Gupta. The film stars Dulquer Salman, Irrfan Khan and Mithila Palkar. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Dulquer Salman. It was released on 3 August 2018.[2] The film received positive reviews from critics.[3]
Plot
The film is a light-hearted comedy, in which Dulquer Salmaan plays a guy who lives in Bengaluru.[4] It is a road trip with a difference. These aren't three friends out on an adventure, but rather three misfits on a journey that goes a bit too off-track. Avinash (Dulquer Salman) is a depressed young man who hates his IT job, loathes his boss and would rather become a photographer, but for his father (Akaash Khurana). His father passes away in a road accident and his body reaches another family by mistake. Avinash's friend Shaukat (Irrfan Khan) offers his van and company to travel from Bangalore and exchange the body in Kochi. Enroute, Tanya (Mithila Palkar), the grand-daughter of the now-deceased person with whom the other body was exchanged, joins them. It is a trip that neither of them wishes to be part of but end up enduring it.
Cast
- Dulquer Salman as Avinash
- Irrfan Khan as Shaukat
- Mithila Palkar as Tanya[5][6]
- Kriti Kharbanda as Rumana[7] (Cameo appearance)
- Amala Akkineni as Tahira
- Akash Khurana as Avinash's father
- Siddharth Menon as Groom at Wedding (cameo appearance)
Production
Development
In August 2013, it was reported that Akarsh Khurana would be making his directorial debut with a dramedy written by Bejoy Nambiar, the story of which would revolve around three characters, going on a road trip.[8] Initially it was reported that Arvind Swamy and Nawazuddin Siddiqui would be playing two of the three lead characters, but in May 2014 Bejoy Nambiar informed that as a result of modifications made in the script, Arvind Swamy would not be part of the project and Rajkummar Rao had been brought in to do the film which was titled Focus at that time.[9][10] In June 2014, when the film was one month away from going on floors, director Akarsh Khurana opted out of the project owing to creative differences with Bejoy Nambiar, the writer and producer of the film.[11][12] Bejoy Nambiar brought in Heeraz Marfatia as a replacement for Akarsh Khurana but the shooting of the film failed to take off and after several delays Bejoy decided to postpone[13] the project for a year so as to focus on his own directorial venture Wazir.[14][15][16]
In April 2017, it was reported that Ronnie Screwvala had decided to revive Bejoy Nambiar's Focus through his new production house RSVP Films and Akarsh Khurana had been brought back to direct the film with Irrfan Khan and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles.[17][18] In June 2017, Abhishek Bachchan parted ways with the film because the shooting schedule was clashing with that of Paltan, another project of his that he was doing with J.P. Dutta.[19] In August 2017, Akarsh Khurana informed that Dulquer Salmaan and Mithila Palkar had been finalized to play the central characters in the film along with Irrfan Khan.[20][21] On September 1, 2017 the first look of the film was unveiled, through which it was revealed that the film had been given the name Karwan.[22][23]
Filming
Principal photography of the film started from 31 August 2017. The film was shot in Ooty and Kochi.[24]
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack of Karwaan consists of songs composed by Prateek Kuhad, Anurag Saikia, SlowCheetah, Shwetang Shankar and Imaad Shah[26] with lyrics been written by Prateek Kuhad, Akarsh Khurana, SlowCheetah and Imaad Shah as per the official trailer of the film unveiled on 27 June 2018 on YouTube.[27]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chota Sa Fasana" | Akarsh Khurana | Anurag Saikia | Arijit Singh | 04:04 |
2. | "Saansein" | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | 04:26 |
3. | "Heartquake" | Akarsh Khurana | Anurag Saikia | Papon | 03:21 |
4. | "Dhaai Kilo Bakwaas" | SlowCheeta | SlowCheeta, Shwetang Shankar | SlowCheeta, Anish John, Sanjeev Kumar Nair, Shwetang Shankar | 02:56 |
5. | "Kadam" | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | 03:34 |
6. | "Bhar De Hamaara Glass" | Imaad Shah | Imaad Shah | Saba Azad | 02:30 |
7. | "Heartquake" (Aftershocks) | Akarsh Khurana, SlowCheeta | Anurag Saikia | Papon, SlowCheeta | 03:55 |
Total length: | 24:46 |
Critical reception
The Hindustan times rated 4 out of 5 Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar takes you on the ride of a lifetime.[28] Filmfare rated 3.5 out of 5 and said Watch the film for the fine acting by the entire ensemble cast. This comedy will surely tickle your funny bone and would make you reflect on life as well.[29] Times of India rated 3.5 out of 5 and said Karwaan might not be the roller coaster ride you expected it to be, but it leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling in the heart that says all’s well that ends well.[30] DNA India rated 3 out 5 and said Irrfan Khan's film oscillates between being a fun-ride and a dark-drag.[31] The rating from Firstpost was 2.5 and mentioned Dulquer Salmaan and Irrfan are absolute dears in a sweetly understated road flick.[32]
References
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (14 August 2018). "Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Karwaan - Bollywood Hungama".
- ^ "Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salman's Karwaan will now release a week earlier on August 3". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Karwaan advantage". 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan all set to make his Bollywood debut". The Indian Express. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Mithila Palkar: Irrfan (Khan) sir called me Geetmala". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "I learnt how to be present in a scene from Irrfan sir: Mithila Palkar". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Kriti Kharbanda to join Irrfan and Dalquer in Ronnie Screwvala's Karwaan". DNA India.
- ^ "Bejoy Nambiar's next with Nawazuddin Siddiqui". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao in Bejoy Nambiar's Focus". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao: I'm all the more excited about Focus because it's on a road trip". Bollywood Life.
- ^ "Gone out of focus". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "Akarsh Khurana on opting out of Bejoy Nambiar's film". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Out of focus". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Heeraz Marfatia roped in to direct Bejoy Nambiar's Focus". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "The Shaitan director gets busy this year". The Hindu.
- ^ "Focus to kick off this month with a new director". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in Ronnie Screwvala's next production". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan & Irrfan Khan push Rajkummar Rao out of FOCUS". Glamsham.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan picks JP Dutta's 'Paltan' over Ronnie Screwvala's next". DNA India.
- ^ "I picked Dulquer Salmaan for my Bollywood debut after watching Charlie : Akarsh Khurana". The Times of India.
- ^ "Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan to make his Bollywood debut, to star alongside Irrfan Khan". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's Bollywood debut film is titled Karwan". The Indian Express.
- ^ "First look of Dulquer Salmaan and Irrfan Khan starrer 'Karwan'". The Free Press Journal.
- ^ "DQ's Bollywood debut, Karwan starts rolling at Ooty". The Times of India. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Karwaan - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn.
- ^ "Naseeruddin Shah's son Imaad Shah turns composer-singer for Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Karwaan - Official Trailer". YouTube.
- ^ "Karwaan movie review: Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar take you on the ride of a lifetime". 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Movie Review: Karwaan". filmfare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Karwaan Review {3.5/5}: Brilliant performances by Dulquer and Irrfan, retrieved 5 August 2018
- ^ "Karwaan Review: Irrfan Khan's film oscillates between being a fun-ride and a dark-drag". dna. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Karwaan movie review: Dulquer Salmaan and Irrfan are absolute dears in a sweetly understated road flick- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
External links
- Karwaan at IMDb
- Karwaan at Bollywood Hungama