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The Attacks of 26/11
File:The Attacks of 2611.jpg
The Attacks of 26/11-First look
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byRam Gopal Varma
Rommel Rodrigues
Produced byParag Sanghvi
StarringNana Patekar<
Sanjeev Jaiswal
Production
company
Alumbra Entertainment
Distributed byEros International
Release dates
  • February 2013 (2013-02) (Berlin)
  • 1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi & Telugu
Budget₹30 crore (US$3.5 million)[2]

The Attacks of 26/11 is a 2013 Hindi crime-thriller film, based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film had a worldwide release on 1 March 2013.[3] The film stars Sanjeev Jaiswal who plays the role of terrorist Ajmal Kasab, with art direction by Uday Singh. A seven minute promo of the film was released over internet on 23 November 2012.[4][5][6][7][8]

The first look of the film was revealed on January 17, 2013.[9][10] The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed the film, uncut, with an 'Adults Only' certificate.[11] The film was selected to be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama as well as the Competition section.[12][13] The film had a worldwide release on 1st March 2013, to positive reviews, [14][15]and was opened to critical acclaim at the Indian Films Division Auditorium, in New Delhi.[16]

Cast

Production

Under the art direction of Uday Singh a replica of Taj Hotel was created with a cost of ₹ 4 crore.[19] Varma auditioned 500 applicants and selected Sanjeev Jaiswal to play Ajmal Kasab, the prime accused terrorist in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai.[20][21] Varma had also asked policemen to watch 15-minute trailer of 'The Attacks of 26/11'.[22] The film is restricted to the night of the incident and has focused on the happenings between 9 pm to 1 am when Kasab was caught.[23] The shooting of the film completed on December 10, 2012 with last shot of the massacre at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station.[24][25] The owner of Leopold Cafe plays himself in the film.[26] The actors in the film have met the victims and research on the subject including the eyewitnesses, police statements, judgment, charge sheets and author Romil Saxena.[27][28]

Marketing

The film's first 7 minutes were released on November 23, 2012, online on Youtube through the channel of Eros international.[29] A special screening of the film was arranged by the director for Karan Johar and Rakesh Maria.[30] The first trailer of Satya 2 will be attached with the film.[31][32]

Reception

The film received positive reviews from most critics. Subhash K. Jha of the Deccan Herald gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling the movie "a work of riveting resonance" and "one of the best films in recent times on the wages of terrorism" [33]. Resham Sengar of Zee News called the film "a moving sketch of the dreadful terror attack", and gave the film 4 stars out of 5. [34]. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 out of 5 and said that the film was "A powerful retelling of a regrettable event in history". [35]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 2.5 stars calling the movie "watchable" and saying "Ram Gopal Varma is still not back to his best and The Attacks of 26/11 isn’t an unqualified triumph." [36]

Soundtrack

The first song from The Attacks Of 26/11 was released at the Leopold Cafe on February 11, 2013 at exactly the time when the terror attacks began on the cafe and Mumbai city. According to director Ram Gopal Verma,there's only one song in The Attacks of 26/11, a background song sung by Sukhwinder Singh composed by Rushin.[37][38][39] There are total 4 songs in the album. Ram Gopal Varma sung the song 'Nethutti Ruchi Mariginda' in the Telugu version of this film.[40]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maula Maula"Irshad KamilSukhwinder Singh, Rooshin Dalal 
2."Aatanki Aaye"Jaspreet JaszShreya Ghoshal, Shabab Sabri, Aman Trikha 
3."Khoon Kharaba Tabaahi"Rashid IqbalChaitra Ambadipudi 
4."Raghupati Raghav"Irshad Kamil  
5."Nazam track 26/11"Liaqat JafriChorus 

Soundtrack reception

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave it 2 out of 5 and stated that except Maula Maula the rest songs are average to hear and may just enhance the film's narrative to some extent.[41]

References

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  3. ^ "RGV asks policemen to watch his film". IBNLive.
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  21. ^ "First Look of Ram Gopal Varma's 'The Attacks of 26/11': See who plays Ajmal Kasab". IBNLive. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ http://www.imdb.com/news/ni41158373/
  23. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/news-interviews/36485128_1_ram-gopal-varma-nana-patekar-film
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  35. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/reviews/type/view/id/1256
  36. ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/the-attacks-of-26-11-788
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