Amazon Obhijaan
2017 film by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
- Dev
- Laboni Sarkar
- David James
- Svetlana Gulokava
Production
company
company
Shree Venkatesh Films
Release date
- 22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)[1]
Running time
Amazon Obhijaan (lit. The Amazon Expedition) is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language action-adventure film written and directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[5] Starring Dev in the lead role of Shankar, it is the sequel to 2013 film Chander Pahar and the second installment of Chander Pahar film series.[6] The film revolves around Shankar, an adventurer who, along with a lady and her father, travels the Amazon in search of the City of Gold, El Dorado.
Amazon Obhijaan happens to be the 100th film of the production house.[7] The highest-grossing Bengali film ever,[8] it was released theatrically on 22 December, 2017. On 5 January, 2018, the film was dubbed and released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia and Assamese. It is also the first Bengali film to release theatrically in United Kingdom on 12 January, 2018, in 30 years.
Plot
The sequel to the Chander Pahar film, the story begins with Shankar living in his hometown when he is approached by a young Italian woman named Anna Florian to accompany her and her father, Marco Florian, in finding mythical El Dorado, the city of gold in Amazon. Thus, the journey of Shankar begins.
Cast
- Dev as Shankar Ray Choudhuri
- Laboni Sarkar as Shankar's mother
- Tamal Ray Chowdhury as Shankar's father
- David James as Marco Florian[9]
- Svetlana Gulakova as Anna Florian
- Eduardo Munniz as Ankoma
- Augusto Cesar as Doctor
Production
In earlier 2014, according to a Bengali magazine, director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee has already penned the script, taking the story forward from where it left and Dev has been quoted as saying that the next location, after the African safari, will be the dense forests of Amazon rainforest.[10] The film has been titled Amazon Obhijan.[5] Shooting has been started from May 2016.[5]
Marketing
The first teaser and poster released on 21 September 2017.[11]
The film's official poster has been launched at the Mohun Bagan Ground and made a record of the biggest film poster of history in India on 4 November 2017. It broke the previous record of Bahubali's poster and achieve Guinness book world record.[12][13]
The trailer of the film was released on 1 December 2017[14][15] in Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu[16] language.
Graphic novel
| Amazon Obhijaan | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 November 2017 |
| Page count | 160 pages |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee |
| Creator | Chander Pahar by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay |
| Original publication | |
| Language | Bangla and English |
Amazon Obhijaan is a 2017 graphic novel based on the film of the same name.[17] It is written by the film's director Kamaleswar Mukherjee, and is available in English and Bengali.[18] The graphic novel acts as a promotional activity for the film. It was released on 11 November 2017.[19]
Soundtrack
Indraadip Dasgupta was signed to compose the songs of the film.
| Amazon Obhijaan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 5:22 | |||
| Label | SVF | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Indraadip Dasgupta chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Amazon Obhijaan | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chol Naa Jai" | Prasen | Arijit Singh | 5:22 |
| Total length: | 5:22 | |||
Reception
The Times of India rated the film 3/5, writing, "One must watch the film. Not only because of its grandeur but also to savour Kamaleswar’s imagination. The mythic city of El Dorado is pretty much the same as we had imagined in childhood. And finally, the film ends where it all began — with a reference to Reader’s Digest, the book that opened up the idea of Shankar’s first adventure, Chander Pahar, many years ago."[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan: A monumental film in Bengali cinema". www.in.com. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "CBFC | Search Film".
- ^ "SVF unveils biggest film poster for Bengali film 'Amazon Obhijaan'". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "'Amazon Obhijan' Becomes Highest Grossing Bengali Film Ever". Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dev's Amazon adventure starts now! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Locations of Dev's Amazon Obhijan will make you gasp - The Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Shree Venkatesh Films on a new high with its 100th film production". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Amazon Obhijan' becomes highest grossing Bengali film ever!". The Statesman. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "South African actor David James recollects 'magical experience' of acting in Amazon Obhijaan". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Dev, Kamaleswar planning Chander Pahar sequel!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Teaser of 'Amazon Obhijaan' launched on digital platforms". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ India.com Buzz Desk (5 November 2017). "Biggest Poster Measuring 60,800 Sq Ft of Bengali Film Amazon Obhijaan Launched At Mohun Bagan in Kolkata". Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Himatsingka, Anuradha (4 November 2017). "SVF unveils the biggest film poster for Bengali film 'Amazon Obhijaan'". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan trailer: From anacondas to panthers, this Bengali movie is making Twitter go WOW". Times Now. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan trailer: Dev's film marks monumental feat for Bengali film industry". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "(bengali-movie-amazon-obhijaan-to-release-in-six-languages) హాలీవుడ్ రేంజ్లో మరో భారతీయ సినిమా!". 9 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan graphic novel launched". Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan graphic novel launched". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "সবচেয়ে বড় পোস্টারের পর গ্রাফিক নভেল, ফের চমক 'আমাজন অভিযান'-এর". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Amazon Obhijaan Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
- Amazon Obhijaan at IMDb
- Amazon Obhijaan on Facebook
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Chander Pahar
- Chander Pahar (1937)
by other writers
- Chander Upatyaka (2015)
- Rajhangsir Sarobar (2017)
- Shankar Ray Choudhuri
- Diego Alvarez
- Chander Pahar (2013)
- Amazon Obhijaan (2017)
- Shankar's Next Adventure (TBA)
- Moon Mountain (2014)
- Amazon Obhijaan (2017)
