Bhonsle (film)

Bhonsle
Directed by Devashish Makhija
Produced by Muvizz.com
Written by Devashish Makhija
Starring Manoj Bajpayee
Cinematography Jigmet Wangchuk
Production
company
Muvizz
Release date
  • 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) (Busan)
Country India
Language Hindi

Bhonsle is an 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Devashish Makhija. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee in the title role of a retired Mumbai cop who befriends a North Indian girl and her brother, when the local politicians are trying to get rid of the migrants. Its first look was launched at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film will be premiered in the 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section of the 2018 Busan International Film Festival and will also be screened in the non-competitive India Story section at the Mumbai Film Festival.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Makhija started writing the script of Bhonsle in 2011 and completed it in 2015 but could not find the producers. In 2016, Makhija directed an 11 minute short film titled Taandav starring Manoj Bajpayee, about a head constable who breaks out into a dance to deal with the strains of his life.[3] Bajpayee had suggested him to make a short "to prove that they could carry off the idea."[3] Makhija said that he made the short because he was not able to make Bhonsle. He said that the purpose of the short was to "show the world that a film about a havaldar (constable) could be interesting."[3] Makhija took inspiration for Bhonsale's mannerisms from his father who had become "something else" after Makhija left for Mumbai from his hometown Kolkata.[3] The script was selected by the National Film Development Corporation of India for their event, Film Bazaar in 2016.[4]

The film's principal photography began on 21 October 2017. The Ganpati festival scene was shot for two days in Mumbai in August that forms a backdrop in the film.[5] For the pullout shot on the day of the Ganpati immersion, Bajpayee was placed in the crowd of 70,000 people. The scene took six retakes to complete and throughout the shoot no one recognised Bajpayee.[3] The filming was completed in late December, 2017.[6] Several scenes were shot in closed narrow spaces as Makhija wanted to "create a sense of suffocation."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival 2018: Manoj Bajpayee returns to French Riviera with Devashish Makhija' political drama Bhonsle". Firstpost. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Manoj Bajpayee's Bhonsle to be premiered at Busan International Film Festival 2018". India TV. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ramnath, Nandini (26 September 2018). "In 'Bhonsle', Manoj Bajpayee's Mumbai constable has something to say on the insider-outsider debate". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Laghate, Gaurav (10 November 2016). "Muvizz.com's 'Bhonsle' starring Manoj Bajpayee selected by NFDC for Film Bazaar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (13 October 2017). "Busan: Helmer Devashish Makhija set for "Bhonsle" (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Manoj Bajpayee wraps up Devashish Makhija's Bhonsle in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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