bang bang movie 2014
Bang Bang! is a 2014 Hindi action romantic musical film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Fox Star Studios.[4] The film is an official remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day[5] and features Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles performed by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz respectively in the original.[6] Fox Star Studios distributed and marketed the film worldwide.[7][8] The film released on October 2, 2014 in about 5100 screens worldwide, the biggest release for a Bollywood film.[9]
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[hide]Plot[edit]
Harleen Sahani, a bank receptionist, (Katrina Kaif) finds herself involved with Rajveer Nanda (Hrithik Roshan), a thief who has stolen the Kohinoor diamond. What turned out to be a date at a restaurant ends up in Harleen's life been plunged into danger. Authorities and a notorious criminal Omar Zafar (Danny Denzongpa) are after Rajveer.
Rajveer turns Harleen's life around, telling her to do what needs to be done now, while Rajveer's biggest wish is to return home after all is finished. Rajveer sedates Harleen through the film so that he takes her to a safe place because her life is in danger.
Rajveer wanted to get closer to Omar and extract revenge. He kills Omar by setting him ablaze in his water-driven airplane. The film ends with Harleen taking Rajveer home making his dream come true.
Cast[edit]
- Hrithik Roshan as Rajveer Nanda
- Katrina Kaif as Harleen Sahani
- Danny Denzongpa as Omar Zafar
- Jaaved Jaffrey as Hamid Gul
- Pawan Malhotra as Zorawar
- Jimmy Shergill as Viren Nanda
- Kanwaljit Singh as Jai's Father
- Deepti Naval as Jai's Mother
- Parth Akerkar as Robert
- Kishan Gohel as Parker
- Préity Üupala as Bar Dancer
- Sreerag Nambiar as Naveen
Production[edit]
Casting[edit]
Earlier reports had suggested that Siddharth Anand, who made Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Bachna Ae Haseeno and Anjaana Anjaani in the past, planned to make his next film with Shahid Kapoor. But Shahid wanted to avoid comparisons with Hollywood star Tom Cruise and soon news did the rounds that Anand was planning a film with Hrithik Roshan. In September 2012, first Hrithik was confirmed to play the lead role. After that Katrina Kaif was confirmed to play the female lead in the movie.[10][11][12] Hrithik started working on the film immediately after wrapping up Krrish 3. Hrithik Roshan charged 
30 crore (US$4.9 million) for the film and that was the highest amount any actor in Bollywood had charged up front till that date.[13][14]
30 crore (US$4.9 million) for the film and that was the highest amount any actor in Bollywood had charged up front till that date.[13][14]
"So what if Hrithik is charging 30 crore (US$4.9 million) for the film? I think it's less compared to what he gives in to his projects."
30 crore (US$4.9 million) for the film? I think it's less compared to what he gives in to his projects."
—Trade analyst Amod Mehra on Roshan's fee of 30 crore for the film Bang Bang.[15]
Filming[edit]
In December 2012, it was confirmed that official remake of Knight and Day will be called Bang Bang.[16][17] In March 2013, Kashmir schedule of the movie was cancelled.[18]Shooting for the film began on May 1, 2013, while the film was scheduled to release on May 1, 2014.[19] Unique water action sequences were shot in Thailand andGreece. In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Hrithik spoke about the action sequences in the film,"I have pushed myself to the extreme for this stunt. This sequence called for mental and physical tenacity. The rush that I experienced while training and executing the sequence was out of the world. I was hooked to a sea plane while I did the stunt. I had trained non-stop to even attempt the sequence". Hrithik refused to use body double to perform the stunts. [20]
Talking about another water action sequences, film's director Siddharth Raj Anand revealed, "We can control the action we shoot on land, but while shooting at sea, you're at the mercy of the tide. Three days before the shoot, Hrithik started practicing the stunts for five-six hours daily. It took us eight days to shoot the sequences in water. For another water action sequence, Hrithik trained for four days, before the shooting. He learnt to jetski with a speed boat pulling him along first. Then, an antiquated plane was brought in with an experienced pilot at the controls, so that it could be slowed down and speeded up at will."[21][22][23]
In July 2013, one of the songs of the film, "Meherbaan" was shot in the city of Santorini in Greece and choreographed by Ahmed Khan.[24][25][26] In Phuket, Hrithik Roshan performed a stunt where he had to use a water jetpack called a Flyboard and go 45 feet high in the sky and then dive down in the water. It was for the first time that something like this was used in Bollywood or Hollywood and Hrithik became the first actor to do a flyboarding stunt in a film.[27][28] Hrithik was injured during this schedule and subsequently had to undergo a brain surgery for removal of a blood clot from his brain (Subdural haematoma).[29] Also, the Kashmir schedule of the film was delayed because of unrest in the valley.[30]
The delays caused the film to postpone its release date to October 2, 2014.[7] There were reports that the film had overshot its budget to 130 crore (US$21 million) from a planned budget of around 80-90 crore (US$−15 million).[31] But film's director Siddharth Anand denied such reports, ”It’s funny! Yes, Bang Bang! is a big-ticket film but its budget is as per the scale of the film. There’s no question of exceeding it.”[32] The shooting resumed in January 2014, in Shimla,[33] Manali, Mumbai,Abu Dhabi,[34] Delhi [35] and Prague.[36] The shooting schedule in Shimla went on for straight six weeks.[37] The Manali bridge where the majority of scenes were shot, has become a grand tourist attraction and it was renamed as Bang Bang Point.[38][39] Just before Abu Dhabi segment of film, a song shoot was completed at an open-cafeteria in Film City, Mumbai on 19 April 2014. Shimla was created in Film City, Mumbai to can a song and few action sequence for the film. The film was shot for 20 days in Film City with the lead pair of Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif. After wrapping up the Mumbai schedule, filming team left for Abu Dhabi.[40]
130 crore (US$21 million) from a planned budget of around 80-90 crore (US$−15 million).[31] But film's director Siddharth Anand denied such reports, ”It’s funny! Yes, Bang Bang! is a big-ticket film but its budget is as per the scale of the film. There’s no question of exceeding it.”[32] The shooting resumed in January 2014, in Shimla,[33] Manali, Mumbai,Abu Dhabi,[34] Delhi [35] and Prague.[36] The shooting schedule in Shimla went on for straight six weeks.[37] The Manali bridge where the majority of scenes were shot, has become a grand tourist attraction and it was renamed as Bang Bang Point.[38][39] Just before Abu Dhabi segment of film, a song shoot was completed at an open-cafeteria in Film City, Mumbai on 19 April 2014. Shimla was created in Film City, Mumbai to can a song and few action sequence for the film. The film was shot for 20 days in Film City with the lead pair of Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif. After wrapping up the Mumbai schedule, filming team left for Abu Dhabi.[40]
Abu Dhabi schedule of shooting was the intense action-packed schedule. In Abu Dhabi, filming started early May, and took place at various locations in Abu Dhabi including the Corniche, Liwa oasis, Hyatt Capital Gate Hotel, Qasr al Sarab, Emirates Palace and Yas Island. In one of the chase sequence in the film, 120 cars were involved. For the first time in a Bollywood movie, F1 cars were used.[40][41] Even after the brain surgery, all the stunts were performed by Hrithik himself. The stunts were designed by Andy Armstrong [42][43] [43][44] and shot in Abu Dhabi.[45] The Abu Dhabi segment of shooting was completed on 20 May in collaboration withtwofour54.[1][46] It is the first Bollywood film to be shot and co-produced in Abu Dhabi.[1] Last leg of the film was scheduled in Prague. One of the stunts where Hrithik was on water skies being pulled along by a sky plane was shot in a lake in Prague. Hrithik trained for four days to shoot this scene.[47] The shooting was wrapped on 15 July 2014.[48][49]
Marketing[edit]
The teaser of Bang Bang!, revealing the logo and the release date of the film, was released on 13 June 2014.[50] On July 1, 2014, a motion poster of the film which featured Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif was released on YouTube, revealing the first look of the film.[51] The first teaser of the film was released on 23 July 2014.[52]The teaser was well appreciated by audience and celebrities as well and became the most watched teaser/trailer (in the first 24 hours) of Indian cinema[53][54][55][56]On September 7, 2014 music composer of the film Vishal Dadlani revealed the exclusive picture from the title track of the movie.[57] On September 8, 2014 third poster of the film and second poster featuring Hrithik and Katrina holding guns in their hands was released. The poster featured Hrithik in a denim shirt and jeans and Katrina in a short black number and high heels with a chopper parked in the background.[58][59][60] With all the posters, teasers and songs, film managed to grab worldwide attention.[61][62] On 19 September 2014 first look of the villain Omar Zafar Danny Denzongpa was revealed.[63]
Hrithik Roshan devised a simple but unique strategy to promote the film. On the lines of the popular Ice Bucket Challenge - one of the biggest trends of the year, the dare on social media, he came up with the dare-to-do game to bollywood buddies Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Nargis Fakhri, Sonam Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopre, Dino Morea, Uday Chopra, Dabboo Ratnani on Twitter asking them to post videos of themselves doing a particular task and adding a #bangbangdare to it. Hrithik even dared the smokers asking them not to smoke for 3 days.[64][65][66][67][68][69][70] One of the company challenged Hrithik himeself when he was asked to buy bed sheets from their store and if he did so then the money he spent plus Rs 5 lacs would be donated to the city hospitals. He took the dare sportingly.[71] While most stars take to television shows to generate buzz about their films, Hrithik refrained from promoting his movie through reality TV shows.[72][73]
To protect the movie from piracy, makers of film approached the Court with the plea that the film should not be viewed on any device or broadcast on any platform through internet without their permission. without their permission and submitted a list of 90 websites. The Court responded positively on that restrained them all from making the movie available on the internet.[74]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Bang Bang! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vishal-Shekhar | ||||
| Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
| Genre | Film Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
| Producer | Vishal-Shekhar | |||
| Vishal-Shekhar chronology | ||||
| ||||
The songs of the film are being composed by Vishal-Shekhar; whilst the background score is being composed by Salim-Sulaiman. The digital album rights of the film were acquired by Zee Music Company.[75][76]
The first look of the song "Tu Meri" was revealed on 20 August 2014 featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif.[77] On 21 August 2014 video of the same song was released. The song was written and sung by Vishal Dadlani.[78][79] Second song of the film "Meherbaan" featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif was released on 3 September 2014. This song was written by Anvita Dutt Guptan and sung by Ash King, Shilpa Rao and Shekhar Ravjiani.[80][81] The teaser of the title song was released on 16 September 2014 featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif.[82] On 17 September 2014 full video of the same song was released. The title track was written by Vishal Dadlani and sung by Benny Dayal and Neeti Mohan. It was choreographed by Bosco-Caesar. The song experience was "fun" for Hrithik, who said, "It's my ode to the inspiration he (Michael Jackson) has been." While Katrina described her experience as "Dancing with Hrithik was the biggest challenge. His flexibility is incredible. It is at a different level altogether. You have to be really good to match up to his energy. He has natural energy when he dances. It comes to him so effortlessly".[83][84][85][86] All the songs were well received by audience with the positive response.[87][88]
| Track listing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Tu Meri" | Vishal Dadlani | Vishal Dadlani | 04:17 | ||||||
| 2. | "Meherbaan" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Ash King, Shilpa Rao, Shekhar Ravjiani | 05:05 | ||||||
| 3. | "Uff" | Benny Dayal, Harshdeep Kaur | 04:32 | |||||||
| 4. | "Bang Bang" | Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan | 05:20 | |||||||
| 5. | "Meherbaan (Reprise version)" | Shekhar Ravjiani | 03:01 | |||||||
Critical Reception[edit]
The film released worldwide on 2 October 2014 with early screenings in Dubai on 1 October. India Times rated 4.5/5 stated, "It has some 'must-haves' of a pot-boiler, but misses the real thing - a solid story." Tushar Joshi of Daily News and Analysis gave 3.5 out of 5 stars to the film and said,"Watch it if you are in the mood for a entertainer."
India[edit]
Domestically, Bang Bang received mixed reviews. The film was reviewed positively for its action sequences and performances while highly criticized for its story, screenplay.[89][90].
Records[edit]
- For the first time, Flyboard stunt was done in a Bollywood or Hollywood film and Hrithik Roshan became the first actor to do a flyboarding stunt in a film.[28]
- This is the first film to be shot and co-produced in Abu Dhabi.[1]
- For the first time in a Bollywood film, F1 cars were used.[40][41]
- Hrithik was paid 30 crore for the film, the highest amount any actor in Bollywood had charged up front till that date.[13]
- The film was released in about 5100 screens worldwide, the biggest release for a Bollywood film.[9]
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