Chalbaaz

Chalbaaz
Official Poster
Directed byJoydip Mukherjee
Written byHarish Shankar
Screenplay byPele Bhattacharya
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGargay Trivedi
Edited byRavi Ranjan Maitra
Music bySavvy
Production
company
Distributed byEskay Movies
Release date
  • 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20)[1]
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Chalbaaz (transl. Trickster) is a 2018 Indian Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Joydip Mukherjee.[2][3][4][5] The film stars Bangladeshi Superstar Shakib Khan and Subhashree Ganguly in the lead roles.[6][7] The cast also includes Rajatabha Dutta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Syed Hasan Imam, Atul Sharma and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film is produced by OT Ltd Productions The film is a remake of 2015 Telugu movie Subramanyam for Sale. The film was released in India on 20 April 2018. And Released in Bangladesh on 27 April 2018. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.[8] It topped the box office in its opening week.[9][10]

The film was also the third collaboration between Shakib Khan and Joydeep Mukherjee pair after huge success of the films Shikari and Nabab and the third collaboration between Shakib Khan and Eskay Movies, second time pairing with Shakib-Subhashree and director Joydeep Mukherjee with Subhashree Ganguly after successful Nabab.[11]

Plot

Raja (Shakib Khan) is a money minded youth who goes to the UK to earn big bucks. One fine day, he comes across Srijata (Subhashree Ganguly) who ditches her family for her long time boyfriend. As time passes by, Srijata gets cheated on by her boyfriend big time and is left stranded in London. Twist in the tale arises when Srijata requests Raja to come along with her to Kolkata and clear the chaos which was created by her elopement. What will Raja do now ? That forms the rest of the story.

Cast

  • Shakib Khan as Raja Chowdhury
  • Subhashree Ganguly as Srijata
  • Rajatava Dutta as Bhojohori Manna / Bhoja Da, Raja's assistant; chef of Indian Standard Institute (currently known as Bureau of Indian Standards)
  • Shantilal Mukherjee - Pappu Mallick, Mallick family's enemy
  • Sagnik Chatterjee as Bikram, Priya's brother; who went to keep his father's word, became desperate to marry his sister to Raja
  • Joydip Mukherjee as Rajshekhar Dutt, Vinay's father and competition organiser; Later he came to India from UK to marry his son to Sunita, the youngest daughter of the Mallick family.
  • Subrata as Thakurbabu; Raja's father
  • Rebeka Rouf as Raja's step mother
  • Shiba Shanu as Tota, Vikram's gang
  • Mahamudul Islam Mithu
  • Rajdeep Ghosh
  • Shahed Ali
  • Shikha Khan Mou as Aruna Mallick, Adinath Mallick's wife
  • Jadu Azad
  • Honey Bafna
  • Amit Ganguly
  • Jayanta Hore
  • Panchanan Ghatak
  • Manoshi Sengupta as Priya, Vikram's sister and Raja's fiance
  • Rumpa
  • Ashish Vidyarthi as Adinath Mallick, Srijata's paternal uncle; Who is currently the head of the Mallick family
  • Esha Bhattacharjee
  • Momo Shiuly
  • Reshma
  • Priyanti Gomes
  • Papiya
  • Dhiman
  • Mridul Sen
  • Atul Sharma as Competition Judge
  • Rene Costa as Airport Security
  • Kumud Pant as Chef
  • Charlotte Dunnico as Marie
  • Tatiana Zarubova as Competition Participant

[12][13]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Chalbaaz is composed by Savvy, while lyrics of the film songs are penned by Priyo Chattopadhyay. The first song from the movie, the title song "Chalbaaz", is sung by Shadaab Hashmi. The Title song "Chalbaaz" was released as a promotional single on 8 March 2018.[14] the Video Song "Aish Kori" was released on YouTube on 15 March 2018 and was well received by Critics and Audiences.[15] The Third Video Song "Projapoti Mon" was released on YouTube on 23 March 2018 and Tor Premer Brishtite sung by Armaan Malik and Madhubanti Bagchi Released on 29 March 2018.

Chalbaaz
Soundtrack album by
Savvy
Released2018
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length15:39
LabelEskay Movies
Savvy chronology
Bizli
(2018) 		Chalbaaz
(2018) 		Sultan: The Saviour
(2018)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Chalbaaz (Title Song)"Priyo ChattopadhyaySavvyShadaab Hashmi4:00
2."Aish Kori"SavvySavvySavvy, Madhubanti Bagchi3:33
3."Projapoti Mon"Priyo ChattaopadhyaySavvyMadhushree4:16
4."Tor Premer Brishtite"AnyamanSavvyArmaan Malik, Madhubanti Bagchi3:50
Total length:15:39

References

  1. ^ "Chaalbaaz". The Times of India. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর 'চালবাজ' শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর নতুন ছবি 'চালবাজ'. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ ভারতের হায়দ্রাবাদে শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর চালবাজি. bangla.report.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ শুভশ্রীকে নিয়ে এবার শাকিবের চালবাজ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ শুরু হয়েছে শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর 'চালবাজ' এর শুটিং. Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ শাকিব খান 'চালবাজ'. poriborton.com (in Bengali). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ চালবাজ রিভিউ: হালকা মেজাজের রোমান্টিক কমেডি ছবি. Jugantor (in Bengali). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ^ "'Chalbaaz' storms box office". Prothom Alo. 3 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Chaalbaaz making moves!". The Daily Star. 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর নতুন 'চালবাজ'. pbd.news (in Bengali). 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Subhasree starrer Chalbaaz in a spot". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "'Chaalbaaz' new song: Enjoy the tune of love with 'Tor Premer Brishtite'". The Times of India. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. ^ "'Chaalbaaz' title track: Shakib Khan burns the dance floor with his stunning dance moves". The Times of India. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  15. ^ "'Chaalbaaz' new song: Shakib and Subhashree show off their amazing dance moves in 'Chal Aish Kori'". The Times of India. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.