Sonchiriya

Sonchiriya (transl. The golden bird; Hindi pronunciation: [soːntʃɪɽɪjaː]) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language Western action[6][7][8] film co-written and directed by Abhishek and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Ashutosh Rana. The film presents a rooted tale set in Chambal.[9][10] The film was released on 1 March 2019 in 940 screens worldwide, with 720 screens in India and 220 in overseas regions.[11] The film received positive reviews from critics. Its dialogues are entirely in the Bundeli dialect.[12]

Sonchiriya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Chaubey
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Written byAbhishek Chaubey
Sudip Sharma
StarringSushant Singh Rajput
Bhumi Pednekar
Manoj Bajpayee
Ranvir Shorey
Ashutosh Rana
Music byVishal Bhardwaj
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited byMeghna Sen
Production
company
Distributed byRSVP Movies
Release date
  • 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)[1][2]
Running time
143 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Bundeli
Budget₹220 million[4]
Box officeest. ₹104.2 million[5]

Plot

The story of film is set in ravines of river Chambal valley. It tells the tale of dacoits in 1975, who termed themselves Baaghis, the rebels.

Lacchu gives information to Baaghis that a dowry of tons of gold and cash will be given to the bride by her father so Dacoit Maan Singh alias 'Dadda' should raid. Special Task Force (STF) headed by Inspector Virendra Singh Gujjar attacks them during the loot in which Dadda gets killed. This leads to a split between gang. Lakhna wants to surrender to police while Vakil Singh wants to follow baaghi's dharm (way of life) of rebellion.

On run they meet Thakur's wife Indumati Tomar with a girl named Sonchiriya alias 'Lalli' whom Indumati's family head had raped. Indumati had killed him to save Sonchiriya and ran away to rescue her and take her to hospital. Indumati's whole family is chasing her to get her killed. She pleads Baaghis to help her take Sonchiriya to the hospital. Baaghis agree.

Indumati's family arrives and tries to take away Khushi with them. While Vakil Singh agrees to let her go, Lakhna revolts and disagrees. In this melee, Indumati's own child fires a bullet on Vakil's brother and kills him by accident. Lakhna and team along with Indumati and Sonchiriya escape and Vakil Singh vows to chase them and kill. It is revealed that Maan Singh looted dowry house to save Lacchu's father from inspector Gujjar knowing very well that it was a trap to kill them. Gujjar had taken him hostage and promised to free only if Lacchu brings Baaghis to that village for the police to kill all Baaghis at once and get reward from the government.

Midway to hospital, Lakhna tells Indumati a background story about a curse of killing innocent children inside a room by mistake led Baaghis' whole group being killed turn by turn. And that they need to find Sonchiriya (a metaphor for a 'Saviour Girl') to get rid of the curse. Baaghis meet Dacoit Phuilya and she joins Lakhna to save the bleeding girl and take them to Dholpur Hospital. They are joined again by Vakil Singh and gang in the task. Vakil says "to ward off the curse we need to save this girl from death, it is a chance to repent, this girl is "our Sonchiraiya, our saviour". Indumati's son wants to kill her mother but Lakhna confronts and tell the truth that his grandfather was his biological father. Lakhna and Indumati makes to hospital.

While the girl is being hospitalized, Lakhna who, being chased by Gujjar, was hiding behind the tree comes out to surrender as his task of saving Sonchiriya was finished. But by the curse, Lakhna is shot dead by Gujjar.

In the aftermath, it is revealed that Vakil Singh has been killed by the police at the railway station, as his corpse is loaded in a tractor. Later, while traveling towards police station after killing Lakhna, Gujjar is shot and killed by one of his thakur constable whose uncle (other constable with him in his gypsy) was earlier assaulted and insulted by him.

Cast

Production

The principal photography for the film began on 19 January 2018 in Chambal.[13][14] On 1 April 2018, the shoot was wrapped up.[15]

Soundtrack
Sonchiriya
Soundtrack album by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Released20 February 2019[16]
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:17
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Vishal Bhardwaj chronology
Pataakha
(2018)		 Sonchiriya
(2019)
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music of the film has been composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, while the lyrics have been written by Varun Grover except one song "Naina Na Maar" (lyrics by Ashok Mizaj Badr).

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Baaghi Re"Mame Khan4:42
2."Sonchiraiya"Rekha Bhardwaj5:08
3."Ruan Ruan"Arijit Singh3:41
4."Naina Na Maar"Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj3:48
5."Saanp Khavega"Sukhwinder Singh4:01
6."Sonchiraiya" (Reprise)Rekha Bhardwaj4:59
7."Baaghi Re" (Remix)Mame Khan3:58
Total length:30:17

Release

The film was released on 1 March 2019.[17] Unlike Udta Punjab, Abhishek Chaubey has a smooth ride with Sonchiriya as CBFC retains most of the abuses.[18] British Board of Film Classification has certified the film with runtime of 143 minutes and the film is set for release.[3] The film was released on 1 March 2019 to 720 screens in India and 220 screens in overseas circuit, making it 940 screens worldwide.[11] The leading actor Sushant Singh Rajput was disappointed that many theaters used unofficial dubbed version of the movie.[19][20]

Reception

Critical response

As per Rotten Tomatoes, the film has score 78% based on 7 reviews with average rating of 6.33/10.[21] Raja Sen reviewing the film in Hindustan Times rated the film with three stars out of five. He liked the lead cast in role of bandits but feels that the slow pace kept the film from becoming a great film.[22] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it three and half stars out of five and praising the acting of the whole cast he says "Cast Live And Breathe Their Roles".[23] Renuka Vyavahare writing for The Times of India gave three and half stars out of five and writes "Gripping, tense and unpredictable, despite being a slow-burn western, Chaubey's period thriller makes for a riveting watch."[24] Taran Adarsh giving three and half stars out of five feels that it is a very well-made film but caters to a niche audience.[25] Anupama Chopra of Film Companion gives three stars out of five and summarize the review as "A Stunningly Shot, Masterfully Staged Fusion Of Caste, Violence And Jungle Law."[26]

Accolades
Award[lower-alpha 1] Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 2] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 15 February 2020 Critics Award for Best Film Abhishek Chaubey [lower-alpha 3] Won [27]
[28]
[29]
[30]
Best Story Abhishek Chaubey
Sudip Sharma		 Nominated
Best Screenplay Sudip Sharma
Best Dialogue
Best Cinematography Anuj Rakesh Dhawan
Critics Award for Best Actress Bhumi Pednekar
Best Supporting Actor Ranvir Shorey
Best Production Design Rita Ghosh
Best Sound Design Kunal Sharma
Best Action Anton Moon and Sunil Rodrigues
Best Costume Design Divya Gambhir and Nidhi Gambhir Won
Mirchi Music Awards 19 February 2020 Best Background Score Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar Nominated [31]

Notes
  1. Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.
  2. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. Tied with Anubhav Sinha for Article 15.

References
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  8. "Localities of Chambal gathered on the sets of Sonchiriya after this scene!". Mid Day. 16 February 2019.
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