Arundhati (2014 film)
Arundhati is a 2014 Indian Bengali horror thriller film directed by Sujit Mondal and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Koel Mallick as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu movie of the same name.
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| Directed by | Sujit Mondal |
| Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Nishpal Singh |
| Screenplay by | N K Salil |
| Starring | Koel Mallick Indraneil Sengupta Swagata Mukherjee Debshankar Haldar Bharat Kaul |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli Koti |
| Cinematography | Kumud Verma |
| Edited by | Raviranjan Maitra |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films Surinder Films |
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Running time | 137 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Development
The film is jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu film Arundhati, starring actors Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood.[1] The film is to be made around a budget of 6-7 crores INR.[2]
Cast
- Koel Mallick as Rani Arundhati aka Moni Maa/ Arundhati aka Mishti
- Indraneil Sengupta as Kal Rudra
- Debshankar Haldar as Fakir Baba
- Soma Chakraborty as Annada ma
- Sujoy as Mishti's would be husband Sid
- Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
- Bharat Kaul as Raja Krishna Kishore Bhatta
- Kaushik Chakraborty as Agnidev Bhatta
- Chandraniv Mukherjee as Shomu
- Mousumi Saha as Mishti's mother
- Dulal Lahiri as priest
Production
Casting
Koel Mallick will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."[3]
Filming
Filming of Arundhati started on 24 October 2013.[2] Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of Arundhati. She had to learn horse-riding and sword-fighting for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the Kolkata Maidan during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations include Bolpur and Kolkata.[2] Her sword-fighting sequences are based on the martial art Kalaripayattu.[3]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 30.May.2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:01 | |||
| Label | Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films | |||
| Producer | Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films | |||
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Jeet Gannguli and Koti composed the music for Arundhati.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Music | Lyricist |
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| 1 | "He Naropishach" | Monali Thakur | 3:46 | Jeet Gannguli and Koti | Chandrani Gannguli |
| 2 | "Borondala Saaja" | Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus | 4:09 | Jeet Gannguli | Chandrani Gannguli |
| 3 | "Joy Joy Ma" | Kailash Kher | 4:29 | Jeet Gannguli and Koti | Chandrani Gannguli |
References
- Bong Rocks (12 November 2013). "Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon". Sholoana Bangaliana. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- Dehi, Ranang (21 October 2013). "'অরুন্ধতী'-র ফার্স্ট লুক" [First look at 'Arundhati']. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Canter queen". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2019.