Tezz
| Tezz | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Aditya Dhar (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt |
| Based on | The Bullet Train by Junya Satō |
| Produced by | Bharat Shah (Presenter) Ratan Jain |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Anil Kapoor Zayed Khan Kangana Ranaut Sameera Reddy Boman Irani |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | T. S. Suresh Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Songs: Sajid–Wajid Score: Sandeep Chowta |
Production companies | Venus Records & Tapes United 7 Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Venus Worldwide Entertainment Eros Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[1] |
| Budget | ₹52 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹26 crore[2] |
Tezz (transl. Fast) is a 2012 Indian action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy and Boman Irani. Malayalam actor Mohanlal appears in an extended cameo appearance.
The film is loosely based on the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train.[3] The film emerged as a commercial failure at the box office, and was declared a flop.
Plot[edit]
Aakash Rana is an illegal immigrant married to British-Indian citizen Nikita living as a successful engineer. He is eventually caught and deported from the UK, thus crushing his dreams of an ideal life.
Four years later, Aakash returns with a vengeance on his mind and teams up with his former employees Aadil Khan and Megha to wreak some havoc. What follows is a bomb threat on a train and a tense railway control officer Sanjay Raina and anti-terrorism officer Arjun Khanna trying every trick in the book to avert the disaster and to apprehend the culprits. Sanjay Raina tries his best to save his daughter Piya, and the passengers in the train who are thrown in the mix are police officer Shivan Menon and his team of police force, who are escorting a prisoner on the same ill-fated train. Aakash demands 10 million euros to tell them how to disarm the bomb. The ministry does not want to give the money, but Khanna convinces them that the money will be given back and is a way to lure the terrorists.
After following Aakash's instructions and dropping the money in a river, he walks away. Megha gets the money and tries to get away. She evades the cops after a vicious chase, but unfortunately, she is killed by a van in an intersection. Khanna finds out that Khan is one of the bombers and chases him. Khan is shot in the leg, but he gets away after jumping from the bridge and landing on a jet ski driven by Aakash. Aakash once again demands money and asks it to be left in a dustbin. The dustbin falls inward, and Aakash runs away with the money even though the police attempt to pursue him.
Khanna and his team find out where Aadil is and go to arrest him. Aadil commits suicide with a bomb, almost killing Khanna. Aakash calls Raina and tells him that a note has been left at a restaurant called Delhi Darbar that tells how to defuse the bomb. However, the restaurant catches on fire, and the letter is burnt. Aakash visits Nikita and his son, and they arrange to flight out of the UK that night. Khanna visits Nikita and tells her who her husband is. After changing the plan (that they should leave the UK via train because the police have 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.
Aakash 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 Aakash and the news that the bomb threat was a hoax. Khanna pursues her and demands her to tell him where Aakash is, so that he can catch him. Nikita convinces to Khanna that it was not Aakash that she saw. Khanna refuses to believe her lies and convinces to her that Aakash is a bomber and this is the only time she can save the passengers. She tells him that he is lying to her again because the bomb in the train was a rumor and everyone is safe. Khanna tells her that she is actually helping a criminal, but she doesn't believe him because so many people's lives have been ruined by that law. She lets Aakash go, but Khanna finds out as Aakash's son calls him Daddy. Nikita tries to convince Khanna that it's not Aakash, but Khanna, knowing that she is lying, refuses to listen to her and chases him, and they fight. Aakash tells Khanna to let him go and explains why he took such drastic actions. Realizing that Aakash was a victim of deportation and wants to just be with his family again at peace, Khanna stays silent (hinting he will let him leave scot free). However, the police arrive; after seeing that Aakash had a gun, they shoot him.
In the end, Nikita receives a letter Aakash had written. It stated that the money (which Aakash asked for defusing the bomb) was in Aakash's bank locker. He also states that she should give half the money to Megha's brother and Adil's mother. He asks her to tell his son that what he did was to get justice. Finally, Aakash tells Nikita that if they ever meet in the next life, the end of their love story would be much better and bids her goodbye.
Cast[edit]
- Ajay Devgn as Aakash Rana, an engineer, small-time criminal, and has an alliance with his fellow employees.
- Anil Kapoor as Anti-Terrorism Officer Arjun Khanna, a cop who tries to stop Rana and his friends.
- Zayed Khan as Aadil Khan, Aakash's employee who is a bomber and assists Aakash in his plans for revenge.
- Kangana Ranaut as Nikita Malhotra / Nikita Aakash Rana, Aakash's wife who has no memory of him since he became a criminal.
- Sameera Reddy as Megha Singh, Aakash's 2nd employee who was hit by a speeding van.
- Boman Irani as Sanjay Raina, Arjun's comrade whose daughter boards a train with a bomb
- Danny Sapani as David, the train driver
- Manpreet Bambra as Arjun's daughter
- Philip Martin Brown as Police Chief Inspector Alan Fisher
- Dominic Power as Joseph
- Avika Gor as Piya Raina, Sanjay and Renu's daughter, who boards a train with a hidden bomb.
- Puja Bratt as Doctor Renu Raina
- Bhavna Pani as Radhika
- Cory Goldberg
- Naveed Choudhry as Worker/Mechanic
- Neeraj Vora
- Lee Nicholas Harris as Armed Police Officer SO19
- Jing Lusi as Reporter
- Jamie Maclachlan as Reporter
- Mohanlal as Shivan Menon (Extended cameo appearance)
- Mallika Sherawat as Desi Club Dancer Laila (Item number in song Laila)
Music[edit]
The film score was composed by the musical duo Sajid–Wajid, and the lyrics were penned by Shabbir Ahmed and Jalees Sherwani. It was released by Eros Music and Venus Records & Tapes. The music launch was held in Delhi on 30 March.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tere Bina" | Jalees Sherwani | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Tezz" (Female Version) | Jalees Sherwani | Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Main Hoon Shab" | Shabbir Ahmed | Mohit Chauhan | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Laila" | Shabbir Ahmed | Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Tere Bina" (Female Version) | Jalees Sherwani | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Tezz" (Male Version) | Jalees Sherwani | Shaan | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Laila" (Remix) | Shabbir Ahmed | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Tere Bina" (Remix) | Jalees Sherwani | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 5:16 |
| 9. | "Tezz" (Female Remix) | Jalees Sherwani | Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Tere Bina" (Sad Version) | Jalees Sherwani | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Tezz" (Male Remix) | Jalees Sherwani | Shaan | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Tere Bina" (Indian) | Jalees Sherwani | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 59:25 | |||
Release[edit]
The theatrical trailer was released on 4 January 2012.[5] The film was released on 27 April 2012 in 1950 screens.[2]
Tezz: The Official Movie Game, a mobile video game was released by Indiagames to accompany its release.[6]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The movie received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 out 5, writing "TEZZ is a taut, entertaining action spectacle. Those with an appetite for well-made thrillers should lap it up!"[7] Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave 3 out of 5 Stars saying "Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching".[8] Srijana Mitra Das of The Times of India gave it three stars out of five.[9]
Conversely, 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] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out 5, writing ″The best thing about Tezz is its length — mercifully short — and the action, choreographed by Gareth Milne (Bourne Identity, Bourne Ultimatum) and coordinated by Peter Pedrero.″[3] 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tezz – BBFC". BBFC.
- ^ a b c "Tezz – Movie – Box Office India".
- ^ a b "Anupama Chopra's review: Tezz". 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Tezz Music Launch". April 2012.
- ^ "Tezz (2012)". IMDb. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Tezz: The Official Movie Game". phoneky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (26 April 2012). "Tezz: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (26 April 2012). "Tezz Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars". WorldSnap. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Mitra Das, Srijana. "Tezz". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Chettiar, Blessy. "Review: Tezz". DNA. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Masand, Rajeev. "Masand: 'Tezz' is an awfully boring film". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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