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Amazon Obhijaan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKamaleshwar Mukherjee
Written byKamaleshwar Mukherjee
Based onCharacters of Chander Pahar, created
by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Produced byMahendra Soni
Shrikant Mohta
Starring
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited byRabiranjan Maitra
Music byIndraadip Dasgupta
Production
company
Distributed byShree Venkatesh Films
Release date
  • 22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)[1]
Running time
140 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budgetest.₹20 crore[3]
Box officeapprox.₹48.63 crore[4]

Amazon Obhijaan (lit. The Amazon Expedition) is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language action-adventure film written and directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[5] Starring Dev in the lead role of Shankar, it is the sequel to 2013 film Chander Pahar and the second installment of Chander Pahar film series.[6] The film revolves around Shankar, an adventurer who, along with a lady and her father, travels to Amazon in search of the City of Gold, El Dorado.

Amazon Obhijaan marked the 100th film of the production house.[7] Released in the theatres on 22 December 2017, it is the highest-grossing Bengali film of all time.[8] On 5 January 2018, the film was dubbed and released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia and Assamese. It also became the first Bengali film to release theatrically in United Kingdom on 12 January 2018, in 30 years.

Plot

The sequel to the Chander Pahar film, the story begins with Shankar living in his hometown when he is approached by a young Italian woman named Anna Florian to accompany her and her father, Marco Florian, in finding mythical El Dorado, the city of gold in Amazon. Thus, the journey of Shankar begins.

Cast

Production

In earlier 2014, according to a Bengali magazine, director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee has already penned the script, taking the story forward from where it left and Dev has been quoted as saying that the next location, after the African safari, will be the dense forests of Amazon rainforest.[10] The film has been titled Amazon Obhijan.[5] Shooting has been started from May 2016.[5]

Marketing

The first teaser and poster released on 21 September 2017.[11] The poster was launched at the Mohun Bagan Ground and made a record of the biggest film poster of history in India on 4 November 2017. It broke the previous record of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion's poster and achieve Guinness World Records.[12][13] The trailer of the film was released on 1 December 2017[14][15] in Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.[16]

Graphic novel

Amazon Obhijaan
Date11 November 2017
Page count160 pages
Creative team
WritersKamaleshwar Mukherjee
CreatorChander Pahar
by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Original publication
LanguageBangla and English

Amazon Obhijaan is a 2017 graphic novel based on the film of the same name.[17] It is written by the film's director Kamaleswar Mukherjee, and is available in English and Bengali.[18] The graphic novel acts as a promotional activity for the film. It was released on 11 November 2017.[19]

Soundtrack

Indraadip Dasgupta was signed to compose the music of the film. The only song in the film, sung by Arijit Singh, back vocals by Ishan Mitra, Sayan Ghosh, Amit Chatterjee and penned by Prasen was released on 16 December 2017.

Amazon Obhijaan
Soundtrack album by
Indraadip Dasgupta
Released2017
Recorded2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length5:22
LabelSVF
Producer
Indraadip Dasgupta chronology
Yeti Obhijaan
(2017) 		Amazon Obhijaan
(2017) 		Kabir
(2018)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chol Naa Jai"PrasenArijit Singh5:22
Total length:5:22

Reception

Bhaswati Ghosh of Ei Samay rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Amazon Obhijaan is the big scale Bengali commercial film and Bengal's answer to South Indian biggies like Baahubali." She praised the cinematography but criticised the narration, screenplay, VFX, background score and the dialogue delivery. She additionally praised the director and production house for their attempt to take Bengali cinema "one step further."[20]

Shamayita Chakraborty of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "One must watch the film. Not only because of its grandeur but also to savour Kamaleswar’s imagination. The mythic city of El Dorado is pretty much the same as we had imagined in childhood. And finally, the film ends where it all began — with a reference to National Geographic, the book that opened up the idea of Shankar’s first adventure, Chander Pahar, many years ago."[21]

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay of the Firstpost rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "While lavishly planned and mounted, the film is ruthlessly slaughtered by its absolutely shoddy writing and equally cringe-worthy execution." He crticised the film for the unnecessary excesses in every department - the editing, dialogues, cinematography, art direction, background score, sound design, costumes and the makeup.[22]

Sayantan Mondal of The Quint reviewed the film and wrote "‘Amazon Obhijaan’ is insipid, boring, lethargic and absolutely avoidable just like linking your Aadhar card." He mentioned how the cringe dialogues made the character of Shankar look more like an insurance agent and less of an explorer as if he was trying to sell an insurance policy to Anna.[23]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "CBFC | Search Film".
  3. ^ "SVF unveils biggest film poster for Bengali film 'Amazon Obhijaan'". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "'Amazon Obhijan' Becomes Highest Grossing Bengali Film Ever". Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Dev's Amazon adventure starts now! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Locations of Dev's Amazon Obhijan will make you gasp - The Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Shree Venkatesh Films on a new high with its 100th film production". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "'Amazon Obhijan' becomes highest grossing Bengali film ever!". The Statesman. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ "South African actor David James recollects 'magical experience' of acting in Amazon Obhijaan". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Dev, Kamaleswar planning Chander Pahar sequel!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Teaser of 'Amazon Obhijaan' launched on digital platforms". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  12. ^ India.com Buzz Desk (5 November 2017). "Biggest Poster Measuring 60,800 Sq Ft of Bengali Film Amazon Obhijaan Launched At Mohun Bagan in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  13. ^ Himatsingka, Anuradha (4 November 2017). "SVF unveils the biggest film poster for Bengali film 'Amazon Obhijaan'". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Amazon Obhijaan trailer: From anacondas to panthers, this Bengali movie is making Twitter go WOW". Times Now. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Amazon Obhijaan trailer: Dev's film marks monumental feat for Bengali film industry". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  16. ^ "(bengali-movie-amazon-obhijaan-to-release-in-six-languages) హాలీవుడ్ రేంజ్‌లో మరో భారతీయ సినిమా!". 9 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Amazon Obhijaan graphic novel launched". Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Amazon Obhijaan graphic novel launched". 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  19. ^ "সবচেয়ে বড় পোস্টারের পর গ্রাফিক নভেল, ফের চমক 'আমাজন অভিযান'-এর". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  20. ^ ঘোষ, ভাস্বতী (9 November 2023). "অ্যামাজন অভিযান: অন্তত বাণিজ্যের অভিযান সফল". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Amazon Obhijaan Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  22. ^ Chattopadhyay, Bhaskar (31 December 2017). "Amazon Obhijaan movie review: This is not the expedition we signed up for". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  23. ^ Mondal, Sayantan (24 December 2017). "'Amazon Obhijaan' Review: Dev and David James in the Swachh Woods". The Quint. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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