Golondaaj is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language biographical 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, who is known as the "Father of Indian football".[3][4] The film emerged as blockbuster at the box-office. At the 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla, Dhrubo Banerjee won "Best Screenplay" award for Golondaaj.[5]
| Golondaaj | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dhrubo Banerjee[1] |
| Written by | Dhrubo Banerjee Dulal Dey |
| Screenplay by | Dhrubo Banerjee |
| Produced by | SVF Entertainment |
| Starring | Deepak Adhikari (Dev)[1] Alexx O'Nell Anirban Bhattacharya Ishaa Saha Indrasish Roy Srikanta Acharya John Bhattacharya Mirchi Agni,Joydeep Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Soumik Haldar |
| Edited by | Sanglap Bhowmick |
| Music by | Bickram Ghosh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | SVF Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 149:58 Minutes [2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | 6 Cr |
Synopsis
editBased on true events, Golondaaj depicts the inspiring journey of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari. Attributed as the "Father of Indian Football", he was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.
Cast
edit- Dev as Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari[6]
- Ankit Majumder as young Nagendra Prasad
- Alexx O'Nell as Major Frederick Jackson
- Anirban Bhattacharya as Bhargav Upadhyay [1]
- Ishaa Saha as Kamalini Debi Sarbadhikari, Nagendra's wife [7][1]
- Indrasish Roy as Captain Jitendra Banerjee [6]
- John Bhattacharya as Binod Bhattacharya
- Srikanta Acharya as Surya Kumar Sarbadhikari [6]
- Joydip Mukherjee as Prasanna Kumar Sarbadhikari
- Padmanabha Dasgupta as Raja Anandakrishna Deb
- Tulika Basu as Nagendra's mother
- Prantik Choudhury as Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
- Agnijit Sen (Mirchi Agni) as Narsinghprasad Sen Sharma (Naru)
- Ujaan Chatterjee as Moni Das
- Amitabh Acharya as Suro Das
- Anirban Sikdar as Dukhi Ram
- Biswajit Das as Jotadhari
- Aniruddha Gupta as Cyrus Ittarwala
- Dulal Dey as Purohit
- Debesh Sarkar as Mahidul Islam
- Jakir Hossen as Majid Islam
- Indrajit Mazumdar
- Issac Tirkeh as Akhilesh
- Abhishek Singh as Philip
Production
editThe 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.[8] 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 film of director Druvo Banarjee and first time collaboration with Dev.
The shooting for the film began in Kolkata from 5 February 2020.[6] 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.[9]
Soundtrack
edit| Golondaaj | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | September 2021 |
| Recorded | 2020 |
| Studio | Bickram Ghosh Studios |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:05 |
| Label | SVF |
| Producer | Bickram 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.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Juddhang Dehi" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Nirmalya Roy & Shovan Ganguly | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Vande Mataram" | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee | Nirmalya Roy | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Raasher Gaan" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly & Ujjaini Mukherjee | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Swopnere Din" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly | |
| 5. | "Je Chilo Aamar" | Rabindranath Tagore | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly | |
| 6. | "Gobindo Murari" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Iman Chakraborty |
Release
editThe 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.[10]
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.
Reception
editThe 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Golondaaj". Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "CBFC | Search Film".
- ^ "সামনে এলেন নগেন্দ্রপ্রসাদ". Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ BookMyShow. "Golondaaj Movie (2020) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Kolkata". BookMyShow. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d Akriti Anand (5 February 2020). "Golondaaj: First Look Of Dev Adhikari As Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari Released; Shoot Starts Today". www.spotboye.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Ishaa Saha's picnic misadventure". The Times of India. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "'গোলন্দাজ' দেব, প্রকাশ্যে ছবির মোশন পোস্টার". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Ganguly, Ruman. "I speak to my team every day to keep their spirits high: Dhrubo Banerjee". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Bengali film producers announce release date of seven movies, three to come during Durga Puja". The New Indian Express. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Golondaaj Movie Review: Golondaaj is a gritty film with ups and downs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Golondaaj review: Dev Adhikari's movie is a great concept packaged in a mediocre way". OTTplay. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2024.