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Saand Ki Aankh
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTushar Hiranandani
Written byJagdeep Sidhu
(dialogue)
Screenplay byBalwinder Singh Janjua
Produced byAnurag Kashyap
Reliance Entertainment
Nidhi Parmar
StarringTaapsee Pannu
Bhumi Pednekar
Prakash Jha
Vineet Kumar Singh
CinematographySudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Edited byDevendra Murdeshwar
Music bySongs:
Vishal Mishra
Score:
Advait Nemlekar
Production
companies
Reliance Entertainment
Chalk and Cheese Films
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
PVR Pictures
Release date
  • 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)[1]
Running time
146 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹30.63 crore[3]

Saand Ki Aankh (transl. Bull's Eye) is a 2019 Indian biographical drama film directed by Tushar Hiranandani and produced by Anurag Kashyap, Reliance Entertainment and Nidhi Parmar.[4] The film features Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar and Prakash Jha[5] in the lead roles, it also features Pawan Chopra, Vineet Kumar Singh and Shaad Randhawa in the supporting roles. It is based on the lives of sharpshooters Chandro and Prakashi Tomar.[6] Filming began on 10 February 2019 in Baghpat. Some parts were filmed in Hastinapur and Mawana.[7] It was released on 25 October 2019, coinciding with the Diwali festival.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

Initially the film was titled Womaniya with Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles. But due to controversy over legal rights of the title which is held by Pritish Nandy Communications, the film was renamed as Saand ki Aankh.[8] Later on Prakash Jha was also included in the cast to play a vital role.[5] In the last week of February 2019, Vineet Kumar Singh was added to the cast.[9] Giving details of the film, the co producer Anurag Kashyap stated that the film is a biopic based on the life of the oldest sharpshooters, Chandro Tomar and her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar.[6]

Filming

Filming began on 10 February 2019 in Baghpat. The second part of the film is to be shot in Hastinapur and Mawana.[7] Pannu trained in air pistol and rifle shooting to reprise the role of a sharpshooter in the film.[10] The filming was completed in the last week of April as Pannu shared the news on social media.[11]

Promotion and release

On 14 February 2019, the lead actors shared the first look of the film from location.[12] Giving wishes on Holi festival, Pannu shared another look from the film on twitter on 21 March 2019.[13] A short video introducing Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, on whose life the film is based was released by Reliance Entertainment on 14 April 2019 on YouTube.[14] First look posters of the film were released on 16 April 2019. In the posters, Pannu and Bhumi are posing with their pistols. The poster gives the release date as Diwali.[15]

The official teaser of the film was released on 11 July 2019 by Reliance Entertainment.[16]The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Reliance Entertainment on 23 September 2019.[17]

The film was theatrically released on 25 October 2019.[1]

Soundtrack

Saand Ki Aankh
Soundtrack album by
Vishal Mishra
Released15 October 2019[18]
Recorded2019
StudioYRF Studios
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length36:16
LabelZee Music Company
ProducerGaurav Vaswani
Vishal Mishra chronology
Pranaam
(2019) 		Saand Ki Aankh
(2019) 		Street Dancer
(2020)
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Vishal Mishra, with lyrics written by Raj Shekhar.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Udta Teetar"Sunidhi Chauhan, Jyoti Nooran4:30
2."Womaniya"Vishal Dadlani, Vishal Mishra3:54
3."Aasmaa"Asha Bhosle6:09
4."Baby Gold"Sona Mohapatra, Jyotica Tangri3:35
5."Jhunna Jhunna"Pratibha Singh Baghel, Krutika Borkar4:11
6."Womaniya" (Raw Version)Vishal Mishra3:54
7."Aasmaa" (Studio Version)Vishal Mishra6:09
8."Womaniya" (Film Version)Palak Muchhal3:54
Total length:36:16

Reception

Critical response

Priyanka Sinha Jha of CNN-News18, praising Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar for their 'endearing' performances, rates the film with three and half stars out of five. She writes, "What sets apart Saand Ki Aankh is that director Tushar Hiranandani frames the issues of patriarchy and gender discrimination within the structure of a family drama which is heart-wrenching and triumphant in equal measure." Concluding, she opined, that the simple storytelling, with good background score and suitable production design the film has hit the bullseye.[19] Sonal Gera of India TV gave three and half stars out of five and noted that Saand Ki Aankh is a 'compelling feminist statement'. Criticising make-up and prosthetics used on Taapsee and Bhumi she felt that they looked too young to be 60-year olds. Nevertheless, praising the performance of Pannu, Pednekar and Prakash Jha, she concluded, "The films needs to be watched but for powerful performances by inarguably two of the best actresses of recent times, Prakash Jha's baddie, an inspiring narrative and for the sheer joy of watching a good female-centric movie".[20] Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave two stars out of five and concluded "This feels like a waste of rich narrative possibilities, as mechanically feelgood as those two dozen Britflicks that have cast Dames Dench, Smith et al as old dears who shoot from the lip".[21]

Box office

Saand Ki Aankh's opening day domestic collection was ₹48 lacs. On the second day, the film collected ₹1.08 crore. On the third day, the film collected ₹91 lacs, taking total opening weekend collection to ₹2.47 crore.[3]

As of 29 November 2019, with a gross of ₹27.79 crore in India and ₹2.84 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹30.63 crore.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mohan Dixit, Ayush (16 April 2019). "Saand Ki Aankh first look: Bhumi Pednekar, Taapsee Pannu age to portray Prakashi and Chandro Tomar". Times Now News 18. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Saand Ki Aankh Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh]. "From the sets of #SaandKiAankh... Stars Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Vineet Singh and Prakash Jha... Directed by Tushar Hiranandani... Produced by Reliance Entertainment, Anurag Kashyap and Nidhi Parmar. https://t.co/nwnAhUTmWK" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Prakash Jha joins the cast of Saand Ki Aankh". The Indian Express. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Saand Ki Aankh: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar kick off Anurag Kashyap's production". India Today. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b न्यूज डेस्क (10 February 2019). "बॉलीवुड फिल्म 'सांड की आंख' की शूटिंग आज से शुरू, बागपत के इस गांव में पहुंची दो मशहूर अभिनेत्रियां". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Anurag Kashyap, Pritish Nandy fight over Womaniya; film to star Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu". Hindustan Times. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Mukkabaaz Actor Vineet Singh Finalised for Anurag Kashyap's Saand Ki Aankh". News 18. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ VIJAYAKAR, R.M. (22 February 2019). "Taapsee Pannu Learning Air Pistol for Sharpshooter Role in 'Saand Ki Aankh'". India West. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  11. ^ Singh, Raghuvendra (30 April 2019). "Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar wrap-up Saand Ki Aankh". Filmfare. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ न्यूज डेस्क (17 February 2019). "सांड की आंख: गन और घाघरा के साथ तापसी- भूमि का खेत में वेलंटाइन". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  13. ^ Taapsee Pannu [@taapsee]. "तम सब को मारे #साँडकीआँख के परिवार के तरफ़ से "हैपी होली" ! रंग चढ़ने वाला है .... #ComingSoon #SaandKiAankh #HappyHoli https://t.co/TNFYSPejQT" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
  14. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh |Shooter Daadi - Loaded and Ready|Taapsee Pannu,Bhumi Pednekar|Tushar Hiranandani". YouTube. Reliance Entertainment. 13 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh first look: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar play world's oldest sharpshooters". Indian Express. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh - Official Teaser - Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar - Tushar Hiranandani - This Diwali". YouTube. Reliance Entertainment. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh - Official Trailer- Bhumi Pednekar, Taapsee Pannu - Tushar Hiranandani - This Diwali". YouTube. Reliance Entertainment. 23 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Saand Ki Aankh - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  19. ^ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (22 October 2019). "Saand Ki Aankh Movie Review: Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar Hit the Bullseye". CNN-News18. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  20. ^ Gera, Sonal (23 October 2019). "Saand Ki Aankh Review | A compelling feminist statement with a few flaws". India TV. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. ^ McCahill, Mike (24 October 2019). "Saand Ki Aankh review – women take aim at Indian convention". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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