This Weekend
| This Weekend | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tinu Verma |
| Starring | Arjun Sarja Bianca Desai Dhanya |
| Music by | Vijay Verma |
Production company | Kapishek Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi Tamil |
This Weekend is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[1] 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; transl. Forest tiger) and Telugu.[2][3] The film released on 17 February 2012.[4]
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,[5] Hanaya and Amith, and Jahan and Jennifer).[6][7]
Cast
- Arjun Sarja as Dr. Sanjay
- Bianca Desai as Dr. Shivani
- Dhanya as Anjali
- Rajneesh Duggal as Ajay
- Sayali Bhagat as Divya
- Hananya
- Amith
- Jahan
- Jennifer
- Tinu Verma
Production
Stunt director Tinu Verma first met Arjun Sarja on the sets of Champion (2000).[6] This film marks the Bollywood debut of Arjun Sarja and 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
Amitabh Bachchan attended the film's audio launch.[15][16][17] Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.[18]
Reception
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]
References
- ^ "Arjun excited about jungle thriller Kaattu Puli". Indiaglitz.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (19 November 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shankar (9 February 2012). "'காட்டுப்புலி'யில் கவர்ச்சிப் புலிகள்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
- ^ "Sayali Bhagat okay with wearing bikini on screen". NDTV. 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b "A punching debut with a jungle thriller". The New Indian Express. 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Kattupuli Movie Review". SuperGoodMovies.com. 17 February 2012.
- ^ Gayathry V. Pillai (10 March 2010). "Arjun goes to Bollywood". Filmibeat.
- ^ "THE TRI-LINGUAL STAR". The New Indian Express. 4 October 2010.
- ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (1 July 2011). "Going wild". The Hindu.
- ^ "Arjun's Kaatupuli – Censor objects". Behindwoods. 9 February 2012.
- ^ "'Kaattu Puli' and 14 cuts". Indiaglitz. 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Tinu Varma miffed as his 'Kaattu Puli' gets 'A'". Nowrunning. 23 January 2012.
- ^ V. Lakshmi. "My film's an original: Tinu Verma". The Times of India.
- ^ "First Look: 'The Weekend'". The Times of India. 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend'". CNN-IBN. 16 September 2011 – via News18.
- ^ "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 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.
- ^ "Big B launches This Weekend, Candice heats up music launch". NDTV.
- ^ Rohit Ramachandran (20 February 2012). "Kaattu Puli Tamil Movie". Nowrunning.