Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur

Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
Official poster
Directed byHarry Baweja
Written byHarry Baweja
Harman Baweja[1]
Produced byPammi Baweja
Jyoti Deshpande
Narrated byOm Puri
Edited byNinad Khanolkar
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur (transl. Four princes 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur) is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language animated film, directed and produced by Harry Baweja. It is the sequel to the 2014 film Chaar Sahibzaade. The film was released on 11 November 2016.[2]

Plot

The film is based on the struggle between Khalsa and Mughals. After the Battle of Muktsar, Guru Gobind Singh Ji settled at Nanded. There he met Madho Das later Banda Singh Bahadur. Guru Gobind Singh Ji baptised him and sent him along with Baj Singh, Binod Singh, Ram Singh, Daya Singh, Kahan Singh and 20 other Sikhs[3] to Khanda, India to fight mughal tyranny in Punjab and also gave him Hukamnama for Sikhs to join his army on the way.

Banda Bahadur Singh camped at Bharatpur and freed the people of a village from local bandits. Then he fought the Battle of Sonipat, the Battle of Ambala, and Kaithal and conquered them. In the Battle of Samana, Banda Singh gained a marvellous victory. At Samana Banda made land reforms and abolished the zamindari system and granted property rights to tillers of the land.

Then he fought battles at Malerkotla, Ghuram, Kesar, Shahabad, Ambala, Mustafabad, Nahan, and Kapuri and conquered them. He fought the Battle of Rahon (1710) and captured Rahon. Thereafter Banda fought the Battle of Sadhaura and killed Faujdar Osman Khan of Sadhaura.

In the Battle of Chappar Chiri, Sikhs defeated the Mughal army. Sikh General Fateh Singh beheaded Wazir Khan. Sikhs also killed Diwan Suchananda and Banda to establish the first Khalsa Raj in Punjab.

Marketing

A virtual reality game has been installed to the theatres for younger audiences.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Harry Baweja, Jaidev Kumar, Rabbi Shergill and Nirmal Singh. The song "Hun Kis Theen" is based on the poetry of Bulleh Shah.[5]

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 star out of 5. He praised the voice over and certain portions of the film but criticised the running time and the animation.[6] Jasmine Singh of The Tribune gave the film 2 out of 5, writing, "Chaar Sahibzaade- Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur sets high standard in animation, but in terms of story and screenplay the film could not blow the victory trumpet.".[7] Nihit Bhave of The Times of India gave the film 3 stars praising the story but criticised the animation as he felt that " It is like watching Baahubali through a Chhota Bheem filter.".[8] Indo-Asian News Service gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 stating "Overall, this epic story will appeal only to Sikhs and those who have a keen interest in history."[9]

Box office

In its first weekend, the film grossed ₹38.5 million from overseas.[10]

Awards

List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
1st Filmfare Punjabi Awards 31 March 2017 Best Film Pammi Baweja Nominated [11]
Best Playback Singer (Male) Amrinder Gill ( for song "Bade chaava naal") Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chaar Sahibzaade movie review: For those with an interest in history". 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Featured Movie News | Featured Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176293006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Shilpa Shetty Kundra gives 'Chaar Sahibzaade 2' VR thumbs up | BizAsia Showbiz". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Sikh history hasn't been documented well and some of the versions available are inaccurate". The Indian Express. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ Rohit Vats (12 November 2016). "Chaar Sahibzaade – Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur review: Works in patches | movie reviews". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Rise with no shine". The Tribune. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Chaar Sahibzaade:The Rise Of Banda Singh Bahadur Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Chaar Sahibzaade movie review: For those with an interest in history". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Chaar Sahibzaade – Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur performs well; Rock On!! 2 is a colossal disaster in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Punjabi) 2017". Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.