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{{Infobox film
| name = This Weekend
| name = This Weekend
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| image = Kaattu Puli.jpg
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| caption = Poster of the Tamil version of ''Kaattu Puli''
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| director = [[Tinu Verma]]
| director = [[Tinu Verma]]
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| producer =
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| starring = [[Arjun Sarja]]<br />[[Bianca Desai]]<br/>Dhanya
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja]]<br />[[Rajneesh Duggal]]<br />[[Sayali Bhagat]]<br />[[Bianca Desai]]<br/>Amit Dawer<br />Annanya Brahma<br />Jahan<br />Jennifer<br />Taniya Mirza
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'''''This Weekend''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language [[thriller film]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjun excited about jungle thriller Kaattu Puli |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-excited-about-jungle-thriller-kaattu-puli-tamil-news-67057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060731/https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-excited-about-jungle-thriller-kaattu-puli-tamil-news-67057 |archive-date=2022-09-19 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> directed by [[Tinu Verma]] and starring [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Bianca Desai]] and Dhanya. This film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title '''''Kaattu Puli'''''; {{Translation|Forest tiger}}) and Telugu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=19 November 2011 |title=Itsy Bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2642570.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2642570.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=V. Sangeetha |date=26 May 2011 |title=Action King Arjun has teamed up with Bollywood action choreographer Tinu Varma, for his next film Kaatu Puli. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/-action-king-arjun-has-teamed-up-with-bollywood-action-choreographer-tinu-varma-for-his-next-film-kaatu-puli-/articleshow/8585953.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060730/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/-action-king-arjun-has-teamed-up-with-bollywood-action-choreographer-tinu-varma-for-his-next-film-kaatu-puli-/articleshow/8585953.cms |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film released on 17 February 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=9 February 2012 |title='காட்டுப்புலி'யில் கவர்ச்சிப் புலிகள்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/arjun-s-kattupuli-from-feb-17-aid0136.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120020543/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/arjun-s-kattupuli-from-feb-17-aid0136.html |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref>
'''''This Weekend''''' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language [[thriller film]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjun excited about jungle thriller Kaattu Puli |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-excited-about-jungle-thriller-kaattu-puli-tamil-news-67057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060731/https://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-excited-about-jungle-thriller-kaattu-puli-tamil-news-67057 |archive-date=2022-09-19 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Indiaglitz|date=26 May 2011 }}</ref> directed by [[Tinu Verma]] and starring [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Rajneesh Duggal]], [[Sayali Bhagat]], [[Bianca Desai]], Amit Dawer, Annanya Brahma, Jahan, Jennifer and Taniya Mirza. The climax of the film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title ''Kaattu Puli''; {{Translation|Forest tiger}}) and Telugu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=19 November 2011 |title=Itsy Bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2642570.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2642570.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=V. Sangeetha |date=26 May 2011 |title=Action King Arjun has teamed up with Bollywood action choreographer Tinu Varma, for his next film Kaatu Puli. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/-action-king-arjun-has-teamed-up-with-bollywood-action-choreographer-tinu-varma-for-his-next-film-kaatu-puli-/articleshow/8585953.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060730/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/-action-king-arjun-has-teamed-up-with-bollywood-action-choreographer-tinu-varma-for-his-next-film-kaatu-puli-/articleshow/8585953.cms |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was released on 17 February 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=9 February 2012 |title='காட்டுப்புலி'யில் கவர்ச்சிப் புலிகள்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/arjun-s-kattupuli-from-feb-17-aid0136.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120020543/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/arjun-s-kattupuli-from-feb-17-aid0136.html |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
A family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by [[Rajneesh Duggal]] and [[Sayali Bhagat]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2011 |title=Sayali Bhagat okay with wearing bikini on screen |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sayali-bhagat-okay-with-wearing-bikini-on-screen-621422 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060732/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sayali-bhagat-okay-with-wearing-bikini-on-screen-621422 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Hanaya and Amith, and Jahan and Jennifer).<ref name="N">{{Cite web |date=4 June 2011 |title=A punching debut with a jungle thriller |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/jun/04/a-punching-debut-with-a-jungle-thriller-259584.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/jun/04/a-punching-debut-with-a-jungle-thriller-259584.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="S">{{Cite web |date=17 February 2012 |title=Kattupuli Movie Review |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39567/kollywood/kattupuli-movie-review-movie-review-details |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113082023/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39567/kollywood/kattupuli-movie-review-movie-review-details |archive-date=13 January 2013 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=SuperGoodMovies.com}}</ref>
A family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by [[Rajneesh Duggal]] and [[Sayali Bhagat]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2011 |title=Sayali Bhagat okay with wearing bikini on screen |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sayali-bhagat-okay-with-wearing-bikini-on-screen-621422 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060732/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sayali-bhagat-okay-with-wearing-bikini-on-screen-621422 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Annanya and Amit, and Jahan and Jennifer).<ref name="N">{{Cite web |date=4 June 2011 |title=A punching debut with a jungle thriller |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/jun/04/a-punching-debut-with-a-jungle-thriller-259584.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/jun/04/a-punching-debut-with-a-jungle-thriller-259584.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="S">{{Cite web |date=17 February 2012 |title=Kattupuli Movie Review |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39567/kollywood/kattupuli-movie-review-movie-review-details |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113082023/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39567/kollywood/kattupuli-movie-review-movie-review-details |archive-date=13 January 2013 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=SuperGoodMovies.com}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as Dr. Sanjay
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as Dr. Sanjay
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*[[Bianca Desai]] as Dr. Shivani
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*Dhanya as Anjali
*[[Rajneesh Duggal]] as Ajay
*[[Rajneesh Duggal]] as Ajay
*[[Sayali Bhagat]] as Divya
*[[Sayali Bhagat]] as Divya
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*[[Bianca Desai]] as Dr. Shivani
*Hananya
*Raj Preemi as Naga
*Amith
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*[[Tinu Verma]] as Rudra
*Jahan
*Amit Dawer as Raj
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*Jennifer
*Annanya Brahma as Sonal
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*[[Tinu Verma]]
*Tina as Dr. Sujata
*Sikha Aarya as Chanddi
*Jahan as Gaurav
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*Jennifer as Shruti
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*Taniya Mirza as Anjali
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
Stunt director [[Tinu Verma]] first met [[Arjun Sarja]] on the sets of ''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' (2000).<ref name="N" /> This film marks the Bollywood debut of Arjun Sarja and Bianca Desai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gayathry V. Pillai |date=10 March 2010 |title=Arjun goes to Bollywood |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2010/arjun-goes-bollywood-100310.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060731/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2010/arjun-goes-bollywood-100310.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2010 |title=THE TRI-LINGUAL STAR |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2010/oct/04/the-tri-lingual-star-192416.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2010/oct/04/the-tri-lingual-star-192416.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Talakona]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=S. R. Ashok Kumar |date=1 July 2011 |title=Going wild |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz/article2150641.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060733/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz/article2150641.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] after fourteen cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2012 |title=Arjun’s Kaatupuli – Censor objects |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-12-02/arjun-tinu-varma-09-02-12.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220144814/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-12-02/arjun-tinu-varma-09-02-12.html |archive-date=20 December 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2012 |title='Kaattu Puli' and 14 cuts |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaattu-puli-and-14-cuts-hollywood-news-77861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaattu-puli-and-14-cuts-hollywood-news-77861 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2012 |title=Tinu Varma miffed as his 'Kaattu Puli' gets 'A' |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/tinu-varma-miffed-as-his-kaattu-puli-gets-a/47244/story.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601150300/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/tinu-varma-miffed-as-his-kaattu-puli-gets-a/47244/story.htm |archive-date=1 June 2013 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=V. Lakshmi |title=My film's an original: Tinu Verma |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-films-an-original-tinu-verma/articleshow/11564852.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/My-films-an-original-Tinu-Verma/articleshow/11564852.cms |archive-date=2020-10-12 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
Stunt director [[Tinu Verma]] first met [[Arjun Sarja]] on the sets of ''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' (2000).<ref name="N" /> This film marks the Bollywood debut of Bianca Desai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gayathry V. Pillai |date=10 March 2010 |title=Arjun goes to Bollywood |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2010/arjun-goes-bollywood-100310.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060731/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2010/arjun-goes-bollywood-100310.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2010 |title=THE TRI-LINGUAL STAR |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2010/oct/04/the-tri-lingual-star-192416.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2010/oct/04/the-tri-lingual-star-192416.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Talakona]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=S. R. Ashok Kumar |date=1 July 2011 |title=Going wild |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz/article2150641.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060733/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz/article2150641.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] after fourteen cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2012 |title=Arjun's Kaatupuli – Censor objects |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-12-02/arjun-tinu-varma-09-02-12.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220144814/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-12-02/arjun-tinu-varma-09-02-12.html |archive-date=20 December 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2012 |title='Kaattu Puli' and 14 cuts |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaattu-puli-and-14-cuts-hollywood-news-77861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060734/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaattu-puli-and-14-cuts-hollywood-news-77861 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2012 |title=Tinu Varma miffed as his 'Kaattu Puli' gets 'A' |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/tinu-varma-miffed-as-his-kaattu-puli-gets-a/47244/story.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601150300/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/tinu-varma-miffed-as-his-kaattu-puli-gets-a/47244/story.htm |archive-date=1 June 2013 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=V. Lakshmi |title=My film's an original: Tinu Verma |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-films-an-original-tinu-verma/articleshow/11564852.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/My-films-an-original-Tinu-Verma/articleshow/11564852.cms |archive-date=2020-10-12 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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[[Amitabh Bachchan]] attended the film's audio launch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2011 |title=First Look: 'The Weekend' |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/first-look-the-weekend/articleshow/9977778.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620143325/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/first-look-the-weekend/articleshow/9977778.cms |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2011 |title=Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollybuzz-1509-401067.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060735/https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollybuzz-1509-401067.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2011 |title=Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the cast and director of forthcoming Hindi film "This Weekend" (L/R): Tinu Varma, Rajneesh Duggal, Arjun Sarja and actress Sayali Bhagat during a ceremony for the film's music launch in Mumbai late September 13, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images) |pages=39 |work=[[Kuwait Times]] |url=https://issuu.com/kuwaitnews/docs/kt20110915 |access-date=16 September 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Tinu Verma]] had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big B launches This Weekend, Candice heats up music launch |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/big-b-launches-this-weekend-candice-heats-up-music-launch-11325#photo-145071 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728134213/http://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/big-b-launches-this-weekend-candice-heats-up-music-launch-11325#photo-145071 |archive-date=2013-07-28 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>
[[Amitabh Bachchan]] attended the film's audio launch since [[Tinu Verma]] had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2011 |title=First Look: 'The Weekend' |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/first-look-the-weekend/articleshow/9977778.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620143325/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/first-look-the-weekend/articleshow/9977778.cms |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2011 |title=Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollybuzz-1509-401067.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919060735/https://www.news18.com/news/india/bollybuzz-1509-401067.html |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2011 |title=Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the cast and director of forthcoming Hindi film "This Weekend" (L/R): Tinu Varma, Rajneesh Duggal, Arjun Sarja and actress Sayali Bhagat during a ceremony for the film's music launch in Mumbai late September 13, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images) |pages=39 |work=[[Kuwait Times]] |url=https://issuu.com/kuwaitnews/docs/kt20110915 |access-date=16 September 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big B launches This Weekend, Candice heats up music launch |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/big-b-launches-this-weekend-candice-heats-up-music-launch-11325#photo-145071 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728134213/http://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/big-b-launches-this-weekend-candice-heats-up-music-launch-11325#photo-145071 |archive-date=2013-07-28 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 19 June 2024

This Weekend
Poster of the Tamil version of Kaattu Puli
Directed byTinu Verma
StarringArjun Sarja
Rajneesh Duggal
Sayali Bhagat
Bianca Desai
Amit Dawer
Annanya Brahma
Jahan
Jennifer
Taniya Mirza
Music byVijay Verma
Production
company
Kapishek Films
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

This Weekend is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[1] directed by Tinu Verma and starring Arjun Sarja, Rajneesh Duggal, Sayali Bhagat, Bianca Desai, Amit Dawer, Annanya Brahma, Jahan, Jennifer and Taniya Mirza. The climax of the film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title Kaattu Puli; transl. Forest tiger) and Telugu.[2][3] The film was released on 17 February 2012.[4]

Plot

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A family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by Rajneesh Duggal and Sayali Bhagat,[5] Annanya and Amit, and Jahan and Jennifer).[6][7]

Cast

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Production

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Stunt director Tinu Verma first met Arjun Sarja on the sets of Champion (2000).[6] This film marks the Bollywood debut of Bianca Desai.[8][9] The film was shot in Talakona.[10] A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the Central Board of Film Certification after fourteen cuts.[11][12] The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.[13][14]

Soundtrack

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Amitabh Bachchan attended the film's audio launch since Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.[15][16][17][18]

Reception

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A critic from SuperGoodMovies.com gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that the film "was okay for Arjun fans".[7] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com gave the film a rating of one-half out of five stars and called the film "an act of raping cinema".[19]

Box office

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The film released to no expectations and was a box office failure.[20][21]

References

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  2. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (19 November 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ V. Sangeetha (26 May 2011). "Action King Arjun has teamed up with Bollywood action choreographer Tinu Varma, for his next film Kaatu Puli". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ Shankar (9 February 2012). "'காட்டுப்புலி'யில் கவர்ச்சிப் புலிகள்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Sayali Bhagat okay with wearing bikini on screen". NDTV. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "A punching debut with a jungle thriller". The New Indian Express. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Kattupuli Movie Review". SuperGoodMovies.com. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ Gayathry V. Pillai (10 March 2010). "Arjun goes to Bollywood". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ^ "THE TRI-LINGUAL STAR". The New Indian Express. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (1 July 2011). "Going wild". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Arjun's Kaatupuli – Censor objects". Behindwoods. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. ^ "'Kaattu Puli' and 14 cuts". Indiaglitz. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Tinu Varma miffed as his 'Kaattu Puli' gets 'A'". Nowrunning. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  14. ^ V. Lakshmi. "My film's an original: Tinu Verma". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  15. ^ "First Look: 'The Weekend'". The Times of India. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend'". News18. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the cast and director of forthcoming Hindi film "This Weekend" (L/R): Tinu Varma, Rajneesh Duggal, Arjun Sarja and actress Sayali Bhagat during a ceremony for the film's music launch in Mumbai late September 13, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images)". Kuwait Times. 15 September 2011. p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Big B launches This Weekend, Candice heats up music launch". NDTV. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  19. ^ Rohit Ramachandran (20 February 2012). "Kaattu Puli Tamil Movie". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Movies Releasing this Week (Feb 16 2012)". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  21. ^ "In Theatres for Week of February 12". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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