The Film
The Film is a 2005 Indian thriller film directed by Junaid Memon also produced along with Amitabh Bhattacharya. The film stars Mahima Chaudhry, Khalid Siddiqui, Ananya Khare, Chahat Khanna, Ravi Gossain, Vaibhav Jhalani and Vivek Madan in lead roles with Sulabha Deshpande, Mukesh Khanna, Nasser Abdullah and Rakesh Bedi in important supporting roles with a voice-over by Irrfan Khan. The film focuses on seven strugglers, after failing constantly in their attempts to enter Bollywood industry, chooses the path of crime to achieve this end.
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 Film's poster[1] | |
| Directed by | Zunaid Memon |
| Produced by | Amitabh Bhattacharya Junaid Memon |
| Story by | Junaid Memon |
| Starring | Mahima Chaudhry Khalid Siddiqui |
| Music by | Samidha-Khalid Siddharth-Suhas |
| Cinematography | Amitabha Singh Ayhan Ghanim |
| Edited by | Ajay Kedare |
| Distributed by | Nomad Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹145,000 (US$2,000) (total)[2] |
Cast
- Mahima Chaudhry as Sushmita Banerjee
- Khalid Siddiqui as Vijay
- Ananya Khare as Nandini
- Chahat Khanna as Ankita
- Ravi Gossain as Raman
- Vaibhav Jhalani as Aditya
- Vivek Madan as Irfan
- Mukesh Khanna as Police Commissioner
- Sulabha Deshpande as Mrs. Briganza
- Nassar Abdullah as Inspector Javed Khan
- Rakesh Bedi as Pappi Da
- Ranvir Shorey as Director Kaushik
- Irrfan Khan as voice-over of Shamim Bhai
- Satyen Kappu as Guruji
Critical reception
Joginder Tuteja from IndiaGlitz stated that film has a message of "shortcuts" and "crime never pays" but with a "predictable script".[3] Critic Taran Adarsh rated the film 1,5 out 5, stating "THE FILM is a decent attempt by a first-time director, who has focused more on the story than the stars".[4] Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff praised the film, stating it as "a laudable effort" from Junaid Memon.[5]
References
- Bradley Fernandes (15 October 2012). "Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa poster a rip-off!". Filmfare. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "The Film (2005) - Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- Joginder Tuteja (30 November 2005). "The Film Movie Review - A 'plan' goes awry". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- Taran Adarsh (25 November 2005). "The Film (2005) review by Taran Adarsh". BH News Network. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- Indrani Roy Mitra (25 November 2005). "The Film: Laudable effort". Rediff desk. Rediff. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
External links
- The Film at IMDb
- The Film at Bollywood Hungama
- The Film at mm52 portal
- The Film at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film at Molodezhnaja portal (German)