Calendar Girls (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
| Produced by | Sangeeta Ahir Bhandarkar Entertainment |
| Written by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
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| Music by | Meet Bros Anjjan Amaal Mallik |
| Cinematography | Hari K. Vedantam |
| Distributed by | Hi-5 Entertainments LLP. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹130 million (US$1.9 million) |
Calendar Girls is a 2015 Indian drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and co-produced by Sangeeta Ahir and Bhandarkar Entertainment.[2] The film's music was composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik.[3] The film released on 25 September 2015.[4] According to director Madhur Bhandarkar, the story of Calendar Girls is 75% reality and 25% fiction.[5][6]
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Plot
The film focuses on five girls who hail from different regions of India, and who have been selected to pose for the country's most prestigious annual calendar which is a joint effort of a business tycoon, Kumar Kukreja, and his photographer friend, Timmy Anand.[7]
Suhel Seth and Rohit Roy have also played significant role in Calendar Girls.[8] Five new actresses have made their debut in Hindi film industry with Calendar Girls.[9][10] The teaser of Calendar Girls was released on 1 July 2015.[11] The film's trailer was released on 17 August 2015. Calendar Girls was banned in Pakistan.[12]
Release
Calendar Girls was released on 25 September 2015.[4]
Cast
- Akanksha Puri as Nandita Menon, from Hyderabad
- Avani Modi as Nazneen Malik, from Lahore
- Kyra Dutt as Sharon Pinto, from Goa
- Ruhi Singh as Mayuri Chauhan, from Rohtak
- Satarupa Pyne as Paroma Ghosh, from Kolkata
- Keith Sequeira as Pinaki (Paroma's Boyfriend)
- Deepak Wadhwa as Inzamam (Nazneen's Boyfriend)
- Indraneil Sengupta as Shashank (Sharon's Husband)
- Vikram Sakhalkar as Harsh Narang (Nandita's Husband)
- Mita Vasisht as Escort broker
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Soundtrack
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| Released | 10 September 2015 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 21:58 |
| Label | T-Series |
The music for the film is composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik while lyrics are by Kumaar. The music rights have been acquired by T-Series. The full audio album was released on 10 September 2015.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Awesome Mora Mahiya" | Kumaar | Meet Bros Anjjan | Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal | 03:37 |
| 2. | "Khwaishein (Rock Version)" | Kumaar | Amaal Mallik | Arijit Singh | 05:10 |
| 3. | "We Will Rock The World" | Kumaar | Meet Bros Anjjan | Neha Kakkar, Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal | 04:11 |
| 4. | "Shaadi Wali Night" | Kumaar | Aditi Singh Sharma | 03:29 | |
| 5. | "Khwaishein (Film version)" | Kumaar | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 05:31 |
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Critical reception
Bollywood Hungama rated the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, describing the five calendar girl characters as "very relatable". The site summarized, "On the whole, Calendar Girls can be watched for its wholesome entertainment value, hard hitting drama and engaging narrative."[14] Subhash K. Jha rated the film three stars out of five, saying, "It is fairly engaging and sometimes powerful in its message on how far the ruthless metropolis takes the unsuspecting career girls before dumping them on the derrieres to re-gather their destiny."[15]
References
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- ↑ Now, meet Vijay Mallya on screen – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Ekta Kapoor introduces nudity clause, Kyra Dutt first to sign. The Indian Express (26 April 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Satarupa Pyne excited for Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Calendar Girls’. The Indian Express (19 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
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- ↑ Pakistan’s Ministry of Culture refuses No Objection Certificate to Calendar Girls – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (24 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
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