Badsha – The Don
Badshah – The Don is a 2016 Indian-Bangladeshi action comedy film directed by Baba Yadav. It was produced by Eskay Movies and Jaaz Multimedia.[4] It is a remake of the 2010 Telugu movie Don Seenu starring Ravi Teja.[5] The film stars Indian Bengali film actor Jeet and Bangladeshi television host and film actress Nusrat Faria Mazhar. Badshah – The Don is also the third collaboration between Baba Yadav and Jeet, after Boss: Born to Rule and Game: He Plays To Win.
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| Directed by | Baba Yadav |
| Produced by | Himanshu Dhanuka Abdul Aziz |
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| Music by | Suddho Roy Akassh |
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| Distributed by | Eskay Movies Jaaz Multimedia |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹ 6 crore[1][2][3] |
| Box office | ₹ 40 lakh[1][2][3] |
Cast
- Jeet as Badsha, a village boy of Jiagunj.
- Nusrat Faria as Shreya
- Shraddha Das as Priya, Shreya's best friend
- Ferdous Ahmed as Jayanta alias Johnny Bhai
- Sushoma Sarkar as Badsha's sister
- Rajatava Dutta as Tarun alias Tony Bhai
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Shyam Bhai, underworld Don
- Biswanath Basu as Monty, Badsha's Friend
- Raja Dutta as MLA's right hand
- Pradip Dhar as Tony's henchman
- Sumit Ganguly as Johnny's henchman
Plot
A story of a boy who always wanted to be a Don from childhood. He reaches to London, England, where he friends a girl named Shreya and he fall in love with her.
Production and development
The muhurat of Badsha was in February 2016 in Kolkata.[6] Ashok Dhanuka said shooting was due to start in May.
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Akassh & Suddho Roy | ||||
| Released | 27 June 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 12:17 | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
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The soundtrack was composed by Suddho Roy and Akassh. The soundtrack was released on 27 June 2016.[7] Track listing via Saavn.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dhat Teri Ki" | Priyo Chatterjee, Dipanjan | Divya Kumar & Shaberi Bhattacharya | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Piya Tore Bina" | Suddho Roy, Dipanjan | Shadaab Hashmi | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Mubarak Eid Mubarak" | Priyo Chatterjee | Akassh | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 12:17 | |||
Accolades
| Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | References |
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| Filmfare Awards East | Best Choreography | "Dhat Teri Ki" | Nominated | [8] |
| Tele Cine Awards | Best Actress (Bangladesh) | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Won | [9] |
References
- "Shakib's 'Shikari' rules box office". Samakal. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- "Eid release 'Shikari' rules box office". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- "Shikari – Tops in Eid Release". The Daily Star. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- "Meet JEET's leading lady in BADSHAH – Nusraat Faria". India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Dev, Jeet not ready to ditch remakes?". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "The muhurat of Jeet's "Badshah" took place early morning on Friday at Kolkata". Cine Kolkata. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Badshah – The Don by Akassh, Suddho Roy, 27 June 2016, retrieved 25 June 2017
- "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East)". Filmfare. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Razzak conferred with a lifetime achievement award in Kolkata". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 June 2017.