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Khadaan is an upcoming 2024 Indian Bengali-language period action thriller film written and directed by Soojit Rino Dutta.[1][2] Jointly produced by Nispal Singh and Dev under the banners of Surinder Films and Dev Entertainment Ventures respectively,[3] the film stars Dev in a dual role,[4] alongside Jisshu Sengupta in lead roles, while Barkha Bisht, Idhika Paul, Anirban Chakrabarti, John Bhattacharya and Sneha Bose play other pivotal roles.[5][6] It will mark Dev's debut as creative director[7] and a comeback to the action genre after a few years.[8][9] The film is based upon the gruesome tale of revolt, tussle for power and friendship between two workers in the coal mines of Damodar Valley,[10] who try to change to change their fate along with the destiny of the other workers.[11][12]
| Khadaan | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Soojit Rino Dutta |
| Screenplay by | Biswaroop Biswas |
| Dialogues by | Soojit Rino Dutta Biswaroop Biswas |
| Story by | Soojit Rino Dutta |
| Produced by | Nispal Singh Dev |
| Starring | Dev Jisshu Sengupta Barkha Bisht Idhika Paul Anirban Chakrabarti |
| Cinematography | Shailesh Awashthi |
| Edited by | MD. Kalam |
| Music by | Rathijit Bhattyacharya Savvy Nilayan Chatterjee |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Surinder Films Dev Entertainment Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The film was officially announced on 1 January 2024 with a character motion poster.[13][14] Principal photography commenced on 16 February 2024 in Kolkata,[15][16] with the major filming taking place in Asansol, Durgapur and Raniganj in subsequent schedules.[17] The soundtrack and background score of the film is composed by Rathijit Bhattyacharya, Savvy and Nilayan Chatterjee.[18] The screenplay and dialogues of the film are written by Biswaroop Biswas and Dutta himself respectively,[19] with cinematography by Shailesh Awashthi and editing by MD. Kalam.
Extensively shot across the coal mines of Bengal, the film is scheduled to release in the theatres on 20 December 2024, on the eve of Christmas.[20][21][22]
Shyam comes from a remote village of Purulia to work as a laborer in the coal mines of the Damodar Valley.[23] There he meets Mohan. The story depicts how Mohan and Shyam with their unbeatable spirit, will proceed to change their destiny and rewrite the fate of the other workers, with their reckoning bond of friendship.[24][25]
In August 2023, there were rumours that Raj Chakraborty is collaborating with Dev for an action film, which would be based on coal smuggling, under the production of Shree Venkatesh Films. But later it was revealed during mid-September, that Dev opted out of Chakraborty's project due to date issues and Mithun Chakraborty signed the film. In Necember 2023, it was confirmed that the coal smuggling based film originally was pitched by Soojit Rino Dutta,[33][34][35] while Raj Chakraborty's film was anything else, which Dev previously turned down. Surinder Films came on the board associating with Dev Entertainment Ventures to co-produce the film.
Initially during the timespace of 2015-16, Soojit Rino Dutta began researching at the coal mining areas and explored the subject of coal smuggling and the socio-political events related with the residents of those surroundings. After he finished the research, playwright Biswaroop Biswas completed the screenplay, while Dutta himself wrote dialogues. Since most of the film takes place in a rural backdrop, Dev was reported to have learned the Santhali accent for the film. The story is set against the backdrop of Raniganj, located in the region of Asansol. Initially Nilayan Chatterjee was reported to be the music director of the film, while Rathijit Bhattyacharya and Savvy also came on the board along with him. Cinematographer Shailesh Awashthi, who previously worked with Dev for Challenge 2 (2012) and Rangbaaz (2013), was signed for the film, with MD. Kalam as the editor. Aejaz Gulab Shaikh, Sunil Rodrigues and Rajesh Kannan were roped to design the action sequences, whereas D. Shankaraiyaa and Bablu Singha were chosen for dance choreography and production designing respectively.
The film was announced by the makers on 1 January 2024 with a motion poster, which revealed the title of the film as Khadaan.[36][37][38][39] It also revealed the first look of Dev's character as Shyam Mahato in the film.[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] On 14 February 2024, on the eve of Saraswati Puja,[48] the Muhurat of the film was performed.[49][50] On 16 January 2024, Dev, along with his team including Soojit Dutta, went to recce at the Sonpur Bazari Coal mines in ECL Pandaveshwar,[51][52][53][54][55][56] accompanied by ECL officers, to consider the place as one of the shooting spots.[57][58][59][60] On that occasion, Dev also inaugurated his wax statue at the Asansol Wax Museum, organized by sculptor Sushanta Roy.[61][62][63][64][65]
Chanchal Chowdhury entered talks to play a pivotal role in the film,[66] supposed to be the antagonist. He refused due to time constraints. Post Chowdhury's exit, Mosharraf Karim, Jeetu Kamal[67] and Anirban Bhattacharya were reported to be proposed for that role in the film, but ultimately Jisshu Sengupta came on the board and was announced playing a Vaishnavite character of Dev's friend in the film in January 2024.[68][69][70][71] It marked Dev and Jisshu together in a film 8 years after Zulfiqar in 2016.[72][73][74][75] Jisshu, the captain of the team Bengal Tigers in the Celebrity Cricket League, conditioned to shoot only if he got leave to play, to which the makers agreed.[76][77][78] Later, Idhika Paul was announced as the film's lead actress,[79][80][81][82] and Soumitrisha Kundu was reported to be a part of the film,[83] but it was proved to be a rumour when Barkha Bisht joined the cast for that role.[84][85][86] It marked pairing up between Dev and Barkha, 14 years after Dui Prithibi in 2010.[87][88] Barkha's character from the film was revealed with a motion poster on 19 November 2024.[89] Anirban Chakrabarti was confirmed to play an important role in the film.[90] In February 2024, Sumit Ganguly[91] and Raja Dutta joined the cast, reuniting with Dev after a few years.
Bonny Sengupta was approached for a pivotal role in the film,[92] but he rejected it,[93] because he didn't want to work in any dark or negative character,[94][95][96][97] also prefering to maintain his romantic hero image among the audience.[98] Later, Amartya Ray was offered the role,[99] but after he rejected it, John Bhattacharya joined the cast in March 2024, for the role.[100] In an interview to Aajkaal, Bhattacharya stated, "it is absolutely difficult to leave the opportunity of sharing screen with two acting giants, Dev da and Jisshu da".[101] Anirban Chakrabarti's character in the film was revealed with his first look poster on 18 November 2024.[102][103][104][105]
Major parts of the film was shot in the coal mines of Asansol and Raniganj in West Bengal.[106][107] The makers planned to shoot the first schedule of the film in Kolkata in February 2024, after Dev would complete his schedule in Tekka (2024). The filming commenced on 16 February 2024 with a short schedule in Kolkata,[108][109][110] with revealation of the first look posters of Dev and Jisshu.[111][112][113][114] On 25 February 2024, an action sequence was shot at the tram depot in Nonapukur. In an interview to the Anandabazar Patrika, the director informed about the difficulties of finding a suitable shooting spot in Kolkata.[115] For 3 days, they shot in the rural environment at Nalban in Bidhannagar but had to shoot indoor on the fourth day due to heavy rains.[116]
From 4 March 2024, the second schedule was started in the coalfields in Asansol.[117][118][119][120][121] The remaining parts were filmed in the Asansol and Raniganj coalfields where Dev had went earlier to recce.[122][123][124] The second schedule was completed by 10 March 2024. It was shot across Durgapur, Asansol and Bankura.[125][126] A scene was filmed at the Rondiha Barrage beside the Damodar River in Panagarh, where Dev and Jisshu met the fans who came to see the shooting.[127][128][129][130] On 1 October 2024, the producers informed with a new poster that the filming has been completed and wrapped up.[131][132][133] On 13 March 2024, the makers uploaded second poster of the film, informing that the second schedule of the film has been completed.[125][134][135]
The teaser was initially planned to release on 14 August 2024.[136][137][138][139][140] But it was postponed as a sign of solidarity with the then ongoing protests against the RG Kar rape and murder incident.[141][142][143][144][145][146] The teaser was finally dropped on 29 August 2024, 2 weeks after the initially scheduled date.[147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156] It was praised by eminent personalities like Srijit Mukherjee.[157][158] As a part of the ground level promotions at an event in Medinipur, Jisshu Sengupta dialed Dev and spoke out one of his prime dialogues from the movie.[159][160][161]
| Khadaan | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Rathijit Bhattyacharya, Savvy and Nilayan Chatterjee | |
| Recorded | 2023–24 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Bengali |
| Label | Surinder Films |
| Producer | Nispal Singh Dev |
The music of the film has been composed by Rathijit Bhattyacharya,[162][163][164] Savvy and Nilayan Chatterjee. The lyrics have been penned by Ritam Sen, Sudip Nandy and others.
The first single "Rajar Raja" was released on 12 November 2024.[165][166][167] It marked Dev in a dance song after a decade of films including no dance numbers.[168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179] The second single "Haye Re Biye" is scheduled to release on 22 November 2024.[180]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rajar Raja" | Ritam Sen | Savvy | Dev Arijit | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Haye Re Biye" | Sudip Nandy | Nilayan Chatterjee | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, June Banerjee | TBA |
The film is scheduled to release in the theatres on 20 December 2024 on the eve of Christmas weekend.[181][182][183][184][185]
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