Golondaaj

Golondaaj is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language historical sports drama film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF. The film stars Dev, Alexx O'Nell, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha, Indrasish Roy, John Bhattacharya, Mirchi Agni and Srikanta Acharya. It is based on the life of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "Father of Indian football".[2][3] The film was a blockbuster at box-office. Despite Tonic was a blockbuster at box-office but at the end it's runtime Golondaaj was a clean 'theatrical' blockbuster. At Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021, Dhrubo Banerjee won Best Screenplay award for Golondaaj.[4]

Golondaaj
Official release poster
Directed byDhrubo Banerjee[1]
Written byDhrubo Banerjee
Dulal Dey
Screenplay byDhrubo Banerjee
Produced bySVF Entertainment
StarringDeepak Adhikari (Dev)[1]
Alexx O'Nell
Anirban Bhattacharya
Ishaa Saha
Indrasish Roy
Srikanta Acharya
John Bhattacharya
Mirchi Agni
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited bySanglap Bhowmick
Music byBickram Ghosh
Production
company
Distributed bySVF Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
Running time
150 Minutes (approx.)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget3.5 Crore
Box office5.65 Crore

Synopsis

Based on true events, Golondaaj depicts the inspiring journey of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "The Father of Indian Football" who was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.

Cast

Production

The list of actors and actresses of the film was released on 25 January 2020 from the Twitter handle of SVF. That list shows that Dev, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha, Indrasish Roy, Srikanta Acharya, John Bhattacharya are acting in the film.[7] A The Times Of India article dated 2 April 2020 subsequently revealed Alexx O'Nell stars as Major Frederick Jackson, antagonist of the film.

It is the third flim of director Druvo Banarjee and first time collaboration with Dev.

The shooting for the film began in Kolkata from 5 February 2020.[5] Due to COVID-19 Pandemic they had to pause the shooting. The shooting was resumed on 1 December 2020 and wrapped up on 24 February 2021.[8]

Soundtrack
Golondaaj
Soundtrack album by
Bickram Ghosh
ReleasedSeptember 2021
Recorded2020
StudioBickram Ghosh Studios
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelSVF
ProducerBickram Ghosh
Official audio
Golondaaj - Full Album on YouTube

The background score and the soundtracks are composed by Bickram Ghosh and lyrics are penned by Srijato and Sugato Guha.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Juddhang Dehi"SrijatoBickram GhoshNirmalya Roy & Shovan Ganguly3:21
2."Vande Mataram"Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Nirmalya Roy3:36
3."Raasher Gaan"SrijatoBickram GhoshShovan Ganguly & Ujjaini Mukherjee3:25
4."Swopnere Din"SrijatoBickram GhoshShovan Ganguly 
5."Je Chilo Aamar"Rabindranath TagoreBickram GhoshShovan Ganguly 
6."Gobindo Murari"SrijatoBickram GhoshIman Chatterjee 

Release

The film released theatrically on 10 October 2021 and the Hindi dub was released theatrically on 12 November 2021 by SVF. It was later digitally released on SVF's official OTT platform, the Hindi dub was also released on JioCinema and the Bengali original on hoichoi, internationally Amazon Prime Video was the release platform. It had its television premiere on Star Jalsha.[9]

Golondaaj Official Movie Game, a football sports mobile video game was released alongside the film as a tie-in and was developed by Hungama Games.[10]

Reception

The film got positive to mixed reviews from critics who praised the direction, acting performances and music but found the screenplay flawed.[11][12] At Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021, Dhrubo Banerjee won Best Screenplay award for Golondaaj.[13]

References
  1. "Golondaaj".
  2. "সামনে এলেন নগেন্দ্রপ্রসাদ". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. BookMyShow. "Golondaaj Movie (2020) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Kolkata". BookMyShow. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2021/winners.amp
  5. Akriti Anand (5 February 2020). "Golondaaj: First Look Of Dev Adhikari As Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari Released; Shoot Starts Today". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. "Ishaa Saha's picnic misadventure". The Times of India. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. "'গোলন্দাজ' দেব, প্রকাশ্যে ছবির মোশন পোস্টার". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 26 January 2020.
  8. Ganguly, Ruman. "I speak to my team every day to keep their spirits high: Dhrubo Banerjee - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. "Bengali film producers announce release date of seven movies, three to come during Durga Puja". The New Indian Express. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. "Golondaaj Official Movie Game". apkpure.com.
  11. "Golondaaj Movie Review: Golondaaj is a gritty film with ups and downs". The Times of India.
  12. https://amp/s/www.ottplay.com/amp/review/golondaaj-review-dev-adhikaris-movie-is-a-great-concept-packaged-in-a-mediocre-way/17918c6ddc683%5B%5D
  13. https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2021/winners.amp
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