Chittagong (film)

Chittagong
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bedabrato Pain
Produced by	Bedabrato Pain Shonali Bose
Story by	Bedabrato Pain Shonali Bose (screenplay & story) Piyush Mishra (dialogues)
Starring	Manoj Bajpai Vega Tamotia Jaideep Ahlawat Alexx ONell
Music by	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography	Eric Zimmerman
Editing by	Aldo Velasco
Release date(s)	February, 2012 (tentative)
Country	India
Language	Hindi, Bengali and English

Chittagong is an upcoming Indian film, directed by Bedabrato Pain. The film is based on Chittagong Uprising starring Manoj Bajpai in the lead.^[1][2] The film will have music by acclaimed trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty will do the sound.^[3]

Plot

Set against the backdrop of a little known saga in 1930s British-occupied India - where a group of schoolboys and young women, led by a schoolteacher, Masterda Surya Sen (Manoj Bajpai) dared to take on the Empire. Chittagong is the story of a diffident 14 year old boy, Jhunku (Delzad Hiwale). Swept up into this seemingly impossible mission, the reluctant teenager battles with his own self-doubts to achieve an improbable triumph.

The film is a riveting action-drama, made more so by the fact that it is true.

Cast

• Manoj Bajpai - Masterda Surya Sen
• Barry John
• Delzad Hiwale
• Vega Tamotia - Pritilata Waddedar
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui
• Raj Kumar
• Jaideep Ahlawat
• Dibyendu Bhattacharya
• Alexx ONell

Controversy

Director Anurag Kashyap, posted a message on his Facebook account, accusing Amitabh Bachchan of using his clout for delaying the release of Chittagong, as his son Abhishek Bachchan's film is also based on Chittagong uprising. ^[4]. Bedabrato Pain, though, said it was delayed due to the ditributors suggesting to postpone it for a while despite him preferring it to release prior to Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. He also said that Abhishek and his mom Jaya had loved the script when he went to offer the role to Abhishek.^[5]

Soundtrack

Chittagong
Soundtrack album by Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Recorded	2011
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Hindi
Shankar Ehsaan Loy chronology
Aarakshan (2011) Chittagong (2011)

All lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi, all music composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nishaan"	Sukhwinder Singh

References

1. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee, back in the limelight". Screenindia.com. 2010-07-02. http://www.screenindia.com/news/manoj-bajpayee-back-in-the-limelight/640489/. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
2. ^ "Manoj is back with a bang -STAR Box Office – News". Starboxoffice.com. 2010-07-01. http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2010/July/News_20100701_4. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
3. ^ "I’m in no competition with Abhishek: Manoj - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-02-02. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Im-in-no-competition-with-Abhishek-Manoj/articleshow/5524400.cms. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
4. ^ "Anurag Kashyap accuses Big B of postponing release of Chittagong". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/12/09/15053/index.html. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Mr Bachchan didn't call: Bedabrato Pain : Star Talk". Santabanta.com. http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=43004. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 

External links

• Official Website of Chittagong - The Film
• Chittagong (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Trialer on Youtube.