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Acid Factory
Acid Factory
Soundtrack album by Bappa Lahiri ; Shamir Tandon ; Manasi Scott ; Gourov Dasgupta ; Ranjit Barot
Released	2009
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Hindi
Label	Junglee Music

Acid Factory
Acid Factory
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Suparn Verma
Screenplay by	Sanjay Gupta; Suparn Verma
Story by	Milind Gadagkar
Based on	Unknown (2006) by Simon Brand
Produced by	Sanjay Gupta
Starring	Fardeen Khan; Irrfan Khan; Manoj Bajpayee; Dino Morea; Aftab Shivdasani; Dia Mirza; Danny Denzongpa
Cinematography	Sahil Kapoor
Edited by	Hemal Kothari
Music by	Songs:; Shamir Tandon; Manasi Scott; Gourov Dasgupta; Bappa Lahiri; Ranjit Barot; Score:; Amar Mohile
Distributed by	White Feather Films; Mumbai Mantra
Release date	9 October 2009;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹21 crore
Box office	₹5.20 crore

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Acid Factory is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Suparn Verma.^[2] The film stars Fardeen Khan, Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani, Dia Mirza, and Danny Denzongpa. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the 2006 American film Unknown.^[3]

Plot

Five men wake up inside a factory to find themselves locked. It is revealed that two of the men trapped have been kidnapped and held hostage by the other three for a planned heist. However, they themselves do not know who the hostages and kidnappers are. They receive a phone call from Kaiser, the leader of the gang, who informs them that he is on the way with ransom money and plans to tip off the hostages once he arrives. They try to escape but fail, causing them to lunge at one another in despair.

Sarthak regains his memory and realizes that he is one of the hostages and that JD is the other hostage, as they were both kidnapped. He informs JD that both of them are going to be killed. JD, however, is unaware, as he has no memory of the incident.

Max regains her memory and is revealed to be Kaiser's girlfriend. In addition, the gang members are revealed to be Om, Sultan, and Romeo. Once Kaiser arrives at the factory, Sultan regains his memories and discovers that JD and Sarthak were once business partners. Sarthak planned on selling the company, which was the reason for his kidnapping.

Kaiser gives Sarthak an opportunity to free himself by killing JD. Sarthak is tasked with killing Sultan by JD; however, he tries to get Romeo to kill him instead. Romeo escorts Sarthak to the balcony of the factory and fires his gun, making the gang believe that Sarthak is dead. However, they realize that Romeo is an undercover police officer assigned to capture the gang. A shootout occurs in the factory, where Sarthak finds two gas masks and hands one to Romeo. They fire at the tank, causing an explosion. Romeo and Sarthak escape the factory and find the police waiting outside to arrest the gang.

Cast

Fardeen Khan as Romeo, an undercover cop who infiltrates Kaiser's gang to bring it down
Irrfan Khan as Kaiser, The leader of the gang
Manoj Bajpayee as Sultan, one of Kaiser's accomplices
Neha Bajpai as Nandini S. Sanghvi, Sarthak's wife
Dino Morea as J.D., a rich businessman, Sarthak's friend, later revealed to be one of Kaiser's accomplice
Aftab Shivdasani as Sarthak, A rich business tycoon, JD's friend
Danny Denzongpa as Om, one of Kaiser's accomplices
Gulshan Grover as ACP Ranbir Singh, the assistant police commissioner who sends Romeo undercover
Dia Mirza as Max, Kaiser's girlfriend and accomplice

Music

The soundtrack is composed by Bappa Lahiri, Manasi Scott, Gourov Dasgupta, Ranjit Barot and Shamir Tandon.^[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s):
1.	"Yeh Jism"	Virag Mishra	Shamir Tandon	Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
2.	"Khatti Meethi"	Manasi Scott, Amitabh Bhattacharya	Manasi Scott	Manasi Scott
3.	"Jab Andhera Hota Hai"	Shellee	Gourov Dasgupta	Anchal Datta Bhatia, Saptak Bhattacharjee, Shweta Vijay
4.	"Kone Kone Mein"	Virag Mishra	Bappa Lahiri	Vasundhara Das
5.	"Raftaar"	Virag Mishra	Shamir Tandon	Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
6.	"Yeh Jism - Club Remix"	Virag Mishra	Bappa Lahiri	Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
7.	"Kone Kone Mein - Lounge Kilogram Mix"	Virag Mishra	Bappa Lahiri	Vasundhara Das
8.	"Jab Andhera Hota Hai - Remix"	Shellee	Gourov Dasgupta	Anchal Datta Bhatia
9.	"Nothing Else Will Do"	Virag Mishra	Ranjit Barot	Ranjit Barot

Plagiarism accusations

When questioned similarities with the 2006 American film Unknown, Verma claimed he did not know whether it was a rip off or not. According to him, the writer came up with the story three years before it appealed to him and he decided to direct it. He remained unfazed by its being a remake or not.^[5]

Simon Brand, who directed the original film, was shocked when he learned about Acid Factory through an Indian journalist in Los Angeles. Brand spoke to members of the industry who knew the subject and they told him it was difficult to sue the makers for plagiarism since the film had already been released in the United States, which was a common practice in India. Brand claimed to feeling enormous helplessness and frustration at not being credited for an unauthorized remake shot with four or five times more budget than his film.^[3]

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews and failed at the box office. Deepu Lalwani of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it a well crafted, well-executed film with an ensemble cast pitching in competent performances.^[6] The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and called it a sufficiently engaging film that could have broke new ground.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Acid Factory – Movie". Box Office India.
^ "ACID FACTORY". British Board of Film Classification.
^ ^a ^b "Plagios 'made in Bollywood'". El Mundo. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
^ "Not So Acidic – Rather Quite Happily Alkaline!". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
^ "'Acid Factory' is an edgy film, says Supran Verma". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ Hungama, Bollywood (9 October 2009). "Acid Factory Movie Review by deepu.lalwani - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Acid Factory Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links

Acid Factory at IMDb

[auto-1] "Acid Factory – Movie". Box Office India.

[2] "ACID FACTORY". British Board of Film Classification.

[COPY-3] "Plagios 'made in Bollywood'". El Mundo. Retrieved 14 November 2009.

[4] "Not So Acidic – Rather Quite Happily Alkaline!". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.

[5] "'Acid Factory' is an edgy film, says Supran Verma". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[6] Hungama, Bollywood (9 October 2009). "Acid Factory Movie Review by deepu.lalwani - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[7] "Acid Factory Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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+| based_on       = ''[[Unknown (2006 film)|Unknown]]'' (2006) by [[Simon Brand]]
-| producer       = Sanjay Gupta
-| screenplay     = Sanjay Gupta<br>Suparn Verma
+| producer       = [[Sanjay Gupta (director)|Sanjay Gupta]]
+| screenplay     = Sanjay Gupta<br />Suparn Verma
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-| starring       = [[Fardeen Khan]]<br>[[Irrfan Khan]]<br>[[Manoj Bajpayee]]<br>[[Dino Morea]]<br>[[Aftab Shivdasani]]<br>[[Dia Mirza]]<br>[[Danny Denzongpa]]
+| starring       = [[Fardeen Khan]]<br />[[Irrfan Khan]]<br />[[Manoj Bajpayee]]<br />[[Dino Morea]]<br />[[Aftab Shivdasani]]<br />[[Dia Mirza]]<br />[[Danny Denzongpa]]
-| music          = Shamir Tandon<br>[[Manasi Scott]]<br>Gourov Dasgupta<br>[[Bappi Lahiri]]<br>[[Ranjit Barot]]
+| music          = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Shamir Tandon]]<br />[[Manasi Scott]]<br />Gourov Dasgupta<br />Bappa Lahiri<br />[[Ranjit Barot]]<br />'''Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]
 | cinematography = Sahil Kapoor
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 | runtime        = 105 minutes
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-'''''Acid Factory''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/acid-factory-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjmxnje|title=ACID FACTORY|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> directed by Suparn Verma under the banner of White Feather Films.<ref>http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2009/10/acid-factory-review.html{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film released on 9 October 2009. The movie is a remake of 2006 Hollywood thriller ''[[Unknown (2006 film)|Unknown]]''.
+'''''Acid Factory''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Suparn Verma]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ACID FACTORY |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/acid-factory-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjmxnje |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Fardeen Khan]], [[Irrfan Khan]], [[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Dino Morea]], [[Aftab Shivdasani]], [[Dia Mirza]], and [[Danny Denzongpa]]. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the 2006 American film ''[[Unknown (2006 film)|Unknown]]''.<ref name="COPY">{{cite web |title=Plagios 'made in Bollywood' |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/11/13/cultura/1258144902.html |access-date=14 November 2009 |website=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+Five men wake up inside a factory to find themselves locked. It is revealed that two of the men trapped have been kidnapped and held hostage by the other three for a planned heist. However, they themselves do not know who the hostages and kidnappers are. They receive a phone call from Kaiser, the leader of the gang, who informs them that he is on the way with ransom money and plans to tip off the hostages once he arrives. They try to escape but fail, causing them to lunge at one another in despair.
-''Acid Factory'' is about a group of characters whose sense of past has vanished in a haze of coma like sleep they have woken up from only to discover that reality could be a figment of their imagination.
+Sarthak regains his memory and realizes that he is one of the hostages and that JD is the other hostage, as they were both kidnapped. He informs JD that both of them are going to be killed. JD, however, is unaware, as he has no memory of the incident.
-Their sense of right or wrong is clouded by this state of complete distrust and self-righteousness.
+Max regains her memory and is revealed to be Kaiser's girlfriend. In addition, the gang members are revealed to be Om, Sultan, and Romeo. Once Kaiser arrives at the factory, Sultan regains his memories and discovers that JD and Sarthak were once business partners. Sarthak planned on selling the company, which was the reason for his kidnapping.
-As the story reveals through the hazy mist of confusion confounded by loss off memory, the audience is just shown the tip of the iceberg. Five men wake up inside the stolid confines of a factory to find themselves locked in this claustrophobic nowhere land. As the plot unfolds, we gradually learn that two of the people who are trapped have been kidnapped and held hostage by the rest of the three for a heist. But the irony is they themselves do not know who the hostages are and who the kidnappers are. The plot is like a Rubik cube that acquires the contours of solid colours on each side as the narrative unfolds. Their fears are heightened by a phone call from Kaiser(Irrfan), the leader of the gang, who informs them that he is on his way with the ransom money and plans to knock off the two hostages as soon as he arrives. Every one fears for their lives as they are unaware about the fact which two of them are the hostages. They plan to escape, fail and end lunging at each other in despair as the clock ticks away. Individual foibles and shortcomings surface in this final hour of despair. Like caged animals, they alternately bicker among themselves and then jointly plan means of escape but to no avail.
+Kaiser gives Sarthak an opportunity to free himself by killing JD. Sarthak is tasked with killing Sultan by JD; however, he tries to get Romeo to kill him instead. Romeo escorts Sarthak to the balcony of the factory and fires his gun, making the gang believe that Sarthak is dead. However, they realize that Romeo is an undercover police officer assigned to capture the gang. A shootout occurs in the factory, where Sarthak finds two gas masks and hands one to Romeo. They fire at the tank, causing an explosion. Romeo and Sarthak escape the factory and find the police waiting outside to arrest the gang.
-Sarthak(Aftab) gets his memory back and realises he is a hostage and that JD(Dino) is the other hostage as both of them were kidnapped. He informs JD that both of them are going to be killed. JD however is skeptical because he has no memory of the events yet.
-Meanwhile, Max(Dia) also recovers her memory and finds out she is Kaiser's girlfriend and that the other gang members are Om(Danny), Sultan(Manoj) and Romeo(Fardeen). Om also remembers everything. Just before Kaiser arrives in the factory, JD and Sultan also manage to remember everything, where it is revealed that JD and Sarthak were business partners and Sarthak was going to sell the company and JD wanted revenge hence the reason for Sarthak's kidnapping. It is also revealed that Kaiser does not like Romeo because he has an eye on Max.
-The dreaded Kaiser gives Sarthak an opportunity to free himself by forcing him to kill JD. He then asks Sultan to kill Sarthak but makes an excuse to send Romeo to do the job. Romeo takes Sarthak outside to the balcony and fires in the air making the gang believe that Sarthak is dead. However, they figure that Romeo is in fact an undercover cop planted by the police and has not killed Sarthak. Eventually, there is a shootout in the factory where Sarthak finds 2 gas masks and gives one to Romeo. They fire at the pentane tank, causing an explosion similar to the one that caused everyone to lose their memory. This time, Romeo and Sarthak escape the factory to discover the cops waiting outside to arrest the gang. In the end, Romeo and Sarthak get back to their lives.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Fardeen Khan]] as Romeo
+*[[Fardeen Khan]] as Romeo, an undercover cop who infiltrates Kaiser's gang to bring it down
-*[[Irrfan Khan]] as Kaiser
+*[[Irrfan Khan]] as Kaiser, The leader of the gang
-*[[Manoj Bajpayee]] as Sultan
+*[[Manoj Bajpayee]] as Sultan, one of Kaiser's accomplices
-*[[Neha (actress)|Neha Bajpai]] as Nandini S. Sanghvi
+*[[Neha (actress)|Neha Bajpai]] as Nandini S. Sanghvi, Sarthak's wife
-*[[Dino Morea]] as J.D.
+*[[Dino Morea]] as J.D., a rich businessman, Sarthak's friend, later revealed to be one of Kaiser's accomplice
-*[[Aftab Shivdasani]] as Sarthak
+*[[Aftab Shivdasani]] as Sarthak, A rich business tycoon, JD's friend
-*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Om
+*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Om, one of Kaiser's accomplices
-*[[Gulshan Grover]] as ACP Ranbir Singh
+*[[Gulshan Grover]] as ACP Ranbir Singh, the assistant police commissioner who sends Romeo undercover
-*[[Dia Mirza]] as Max
+*[[Dia Mirza]] as Max, Kaiser's girlfriend and accomplice
 ==Music==
-The album has 9 tracks, composed by various composers such as Bappa Lahiri, Mansi Scott and Shamir Tandon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not So Acidic - Rather Quite Happily Alkaline! |url=http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieMusicReview.aspx?mid=21209 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012031656/http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieMusicReview.aspx?mid=21209 |archivedate=12 October 2009 }}</ref>
+The soundtrack is composed by Bappa Lahiri, [[Manasi Scott]], Gourov Dasgupta, [[Ranjit Barot]] and [[Shamir Tandon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not So Acidic – Rather Quite Happily Alkaline! |url=http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieMusicReview.aspx?mid=21209 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012031656/http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieMusicReview.aspx?mid=21209 |archivedate=12 October 2009 }}</ref>
+{{Infobox album
+| name         = Acid Factory
+| type         = soundtrack
+| artist       = Bappa Lahiri <br/> [[Shamir Tandon]] <br/> [[Manasi Scott]] <br/> Gourov Dasgupta <br/> [[Ranjit Barot]]
+| released     = 2009
+| genre        = [[Film soundtrack]]
+| language     = Hindi
+| label        = [[Junglee Music]]
+}}
+{{Track listing
+| extra_column = Singer(s):
+| title1 = Yeh Jism
+| lyrics1 = Virag Mishra
+| music1 = [[Shamir Tandon]]
+| extra1 = Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
+| title2 = Khatti Meethi
+| lyrics2 = [[Manasi Scott]], [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]
+| music2 = Manasi Scott
+| extra2 = Manasi Scott
+| title3 = Jab Andhera Hota Hai
+| lyrics3 = [[Shellee]]
+| music3 = Gourov Dasgupta
+| extra3 = Anchal Datta Bhatia, Saptak Bhattacharjee, Shweta Vijay
+| title4 = Kone Kone Mein
+| lyrics4 = Virag Mishra
+| music4 = Bappa Lahiri
+| extra4 = [[Vasundhara Das]]
+| title5 = Raftaar
+| lyrics5 = Virag Mishra
+| music5 = Shamir Tandon
+| extra5 = Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
+| title6 = Yeh Jism - Club Remix
+| lyrics6 = Virag Mishra
+| music6 = Bappa Lahiri
+| extra6 = Anchal Datta Bhatia, Raaj Gopal Iyer
+| title7 = Kone Kone Mein - Lounge Kilogram Mix
+| lyrics7 = Virag Mishra
+| music7 = Bappa Lahiri
+| extra7 = Vasundhara Das
+| title8 = Jab Andhera Hota Hai - Remix
+| lyrics8 = Shellee
+| music8 = Gourov Dasgupta
+| extra8 = Anchal Datta Bhatia
+| title9 = Nothing Else Will Do
+| lyrics9 = Virag Mishra
+| music9 = [[Ranjit Barot]]
+| extra9 = Ranjit Barot
+}}
+==Plagiarism accusations ==
+When questioned similarities with the 2006 American film ''[[Unknown (2006 film)|Unknown]]'', Verma claimed he did not know whether it was a rip off or not. According to him, the writer came up with the story three years before it appealed to him and he decided to direct it. He remained unfazed by its being a remake or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/acid-factory-is-an-edgy-film-says-supran-verma/|title=‘Acid Factory’ is an edgy film, says Supran Verma|website=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=26 October 2009}}</ref>
+[[Simon Brand]], who directed the original film, was shocked when he learned about ''Acid Factory'' through an Indian journalist in Los Angeles. Brand spoke to members of the industry who knew the subject and they told him it was difficult to sue the makers for plagiarism since the film had already been released in the United States, which was a common practice in India. Brand claimed to feeling enormous helplessness and frustration at not being credited for an unauthorized remake shot with four or five times more budget than his film.<ref name="COPY"/>
-#"Kone Kone Mein" - [[Vasundhara Das]]
-#"Kone Kone Mein (Lounge Kilogram Mix)" - Vasundhara Das
-#"Nothing Else Will Do" - Ranjit Barot
 ==Critical reception==
+The film received mixed reviews and failed at the box office. Deepu Lalwani of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it a well crafted, well-executed film with an ensemble cast pitching in competent performances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2009-10-09 |title=Acid Factory Movie Review by deepu.lalwani - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/acid-factory/user-reviews/acid-factory-movie-review-by-deepu-lalwani/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |language=en}}</ref> The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and called it a sufficiently engaging film that could have broke new ground.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Acid Factory Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/acid-factory/movie-review/5106441.cms |access-date=2023-12-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
-Acid factory got positive reviews from the critics and was declared a semi-hit. Taran Adarsh (Bollywood Hungama) gave 3/5 and Rediff.com gave it 2/5 stars while PlanetBollywood and Glamsham.com give it 9/10 and 4/5 stars respectively.<ref>http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/09-acid-factory-movie-review-100903.asp</ref><ref>http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=f100809052800</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{Official website|http://www.whitefeatherfilms.in/acid_factory.php}}
 * {{IMDb title|1201557}}
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-[[Category:Indian films]]
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-[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]
+[[Category:Hindi-language action thriller films]]
+[[Category:Unofficial film adaptations]]