Himmatwala (2013 film)
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| Himmatwala | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
| Written by | Sajid Khan |
| Screenplay by | Sajid Khan |
| Story by | Sajid Khan |
| Produced by | Sajid Khan |
| Starring | Ajay Devgan Tamannaah Bhatia Paresh Rawal Mahesh Manjrekar Adhyayan Suman Zarina Wahab |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni |
| Edited by | Nitin Rokade |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
Production company | Pooja Entertainment |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹38 crore (US$4.6 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹45 crore (US$5.4 million) |
Himmatwala is a 2013 Indian action comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani. The film features Ajay Devgan opposite Tamannaah in the lead roles. It is an official remake of the 1983 film of the same name, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Jeetendra and Sridevi.
The first look poster of Himmatwala was revealed on 8 August 2012, whilst the trailer unveiled on 24 January 2013.[3] The film was released on 29 March 2013 and was critically panned from the critics and was a huge commercial failure.
Synopsis
Set in a village in the 1980s, a beloved and admired priest witnesses a murder committed by the local landlord. In order to prevent the truth from being exposed, the landlord frames the priest in an attempt to destroy his faith with the villagers. Unable to live with the shame and his reputation ruined, the priest takes his life. After a failed assassination attempt on the landlord by the priest son, Ravi, he's exiled from his family and home. After years of living in the city, he's ready to return to his village and finally avenge his father's death. While the landlord may have power and influence with his money, there's one thing he can't buy; a Himmatwala.
Cast
- Ajay Devgan as Ravi
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Rekha
- Paresh Rawal as Narayandas
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Sher Singh
- Adhyayan Suman as Shakti
- Zarina Wahab as Savitri[4]
- Leena Jumani as Padma[5]
- Anil Dhawan as Ravi's father
Special appearances;
- Ritesh Deshmukh as Real Ravi
- Chunky Pandey as Michael Jaikishan
- Surveen Chawla in song Dhoka Dhoka
- Amruta Khanvilkar in song Dhoka Dhoka
- Sayantani Ghosh in song Dhoka Dhoka
- Rinku Ghosh in song Dhoka Dhoka
- Mona Thiba in song Dhoka Dhoka
- Sonakshi Sinha in item-number Thank God It's Friday[6]
Character map of remakes
| Himmatwala (Hindi) (1983) |
Himmatwala (Hindi) (2013) |
Jeetendra |
Ajay Devgn |
Sridevi |
Tamannaah |
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
The film has a special disco song called "Thank God It's Friday" sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and scored by Sachin-Jigar. The other songs have been scored by Sajid-Wajid. The soundtrack includes remakes of the hit songs from the old version of the film, "Taki O Taki" and "Nainon Mein Sapna." The song promo of "Naino Mein Sapna" was released on 8 February 2013. It has been re-created with the singers Amit Kumar and Shreya Ghoshal.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nainon Mein Sapna" | Sameer Anjaan | Amit Kumar, Shreya Goshal | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Taki Taki" | Sameer Anjaan | Mika Singh, Shreya Goshal | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Dhoka Dhoka" | Sameer Anjaan | Bappi Lahiri, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mamta Sharma | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Bum Pe Laat" | Sameer Anjaan | Shaan, Soham & Shubh Mukherjee | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Thank God Its Friday" | Sameer Anjaan | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:12 |
Critical reception
The film received extremely negative reviews from critics & audience, with an aggregate review score of 1/5 from "reviewbol.com"[7] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars and said "This one might impress the wannabe Himmatwalas out there. But it'll take more than himmat to go back to the gawdiest era of all. Rest, as they say, is history. Repeated!"[8] Rediff gave the film 2 stars out of five stating that, "Sajid Khan loves big scale but the production values of all his film and their aesthetics are consistently tacky. Himmatwala is no different.".[9]
Taran Adarash of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars stating that, "A film that promises big entertainment, Himmatwala is hugely disappointing!".[10] Shubra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 stars and said "I expected Himmatwala to be predictable. I also expected it to be annoying, and it doesn't disappoint on both scores. But I didn't think it would be so dull. In the rest, it needs all your courage. Hai himmat?"[11] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV Movies gave the film 1.5 stars and said "Himmatwala is a mindless potpourri that brings together the worst ingredients of 1980s Hindi cinema and parlays them into a messy mélange that quivers repeatedly under its own weight."[12]
Komal Nahta rated the film 1 star out of 5 saying that "Director Sajid Khan has tried to recreate the era of the eighties but has overlooked the fact that the audience has moved decades ahead."[13] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times rated the film 1 star commenting, "When Himmatwala ended, I felt like I had aged a few years. Honestly, you need real courage to brave this one."[14] Oneindia.com gave 1 star and wrote, "Honestly, I still can't believe that I'm in my fine senses after watching the nonsensical Himmatwala."[15] Rajeev Masand gave 1 star and commented, "It must take a special kind of skill to remake a mediocre film like 1983's Himmatwala without even marginally improving on it. Director Sajid Khan's potpourri of excessive melodrama, puerile humor, cartoonish action, and garish songs plods on for two-and-a-half hours with little concern for your bladder or your mental health. Packed from start to finish with too many underwhelming action scenes, and song sequences that pale in comparison to Jeetendra and Sridevi’s matka-jhatkas, the new Himmatwala is a busy, crowded film but one that’s deathly dull in the final reckoning."[16]
Box office
Himmatwala had an average opening within range of 50-55% primarily at single screens than multiplexes[17] where it collected around ₹10.50 crore (US$1.3 million) on its first day.[18] It had steep fall all over within range of 30% where it collected around ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) on its second day.[19] It did not grow over the weekend and netted around ₹26.50 crore (US$3.2 million) because of negative reports[20] and dull response at multiplexes.[21] It had not shown improvement and had earned around ₹38 crore (US$4.6 million) in its first week.[22] It had a steep fall in its second week and netted tiny figures of around ₹4.77 crore (US$570,000) nett.[23] The movie was declared a flop by box office India.[24]
References
- ^ "HIMMATWALA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Mangaokar, Shalvi (2 April 2013). "Himmatwala: what a dud! - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala promo with Race 2 | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | News". BollywoodHungama.com. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Tamanna in Himmatwala Remake". Chennaipatrika.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Yahoo! India Movies (23 August 2012). "Jeetendra's Himmatwala revisted Photos | Pictures - Yahoo! Movies India". In.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Sonakshi Sinha to do an item number in Himmatwala remake | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.reviewbol.com/movie/himmatwala/
- ^ Mukherjee, Madureeta (29 March 2013). "Himmatwala movie review - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Review: Himmatwala is strictly for one-time laughs". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala (2013) Hindi Movie Critic Review by Taran Adarsh". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Gupta, Shubra. "Himmatwala: Ajay Devgn manages to get it in a couple of moments". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-himmatwala-798
- ^ "Himmatwala Movie Review". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Anupama Chopra's review: Himmatwala". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala Movie Review : What a lame joke!". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Old is cold!". 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala Opens Well". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala First Day Business". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala Second Day Business". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "HIMMATWALA MOVIE REVIEW". Reviewgang.
- ^ "Himmatwala Has Low Weekend". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala Has Poor First Week". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala Second Week Territorial Breakdown". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Box Office Earnings 12/04/13 - 18/04/13 (Nett Collections in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.