Bhangra Paa Le (transl. Let's do the Bhangra) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, directed by Sneha Taurani and produced by Ronnie Screwvala.[3] It stars Sunny Kaushal and Rukshar Dhillon.[4][5][6] Initially planned to release on 13 September 2019 and then 1 November 2019, it was theatrically released in India on 3 January 2020.[1]
| Bhangra Paa Le | |
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| Directed by | Sneha Taurani |
| Screenplay by | Dheeraj Rattan |
| Story by | Dheeraj Rattan |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Sunny Kaushal Rukshar Dhillon Shriya Pilgaonkar Parmeet Sethi Samir Soni Chaitnya Sharma Sheeba Chaddha Jayati Bhatia Akarsh Khurana Kamlesh Gill |
| Cinematography | Jitan Harmeet Singh |
| Edited by | Antara Lahiri |
| Music by | Songs: JAM8 Rishi Rich Yash Narvekar A Bazz Score: Ketan Sodha |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tips Industries |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Box office | est. ₹0.52 crore[2] |
Plot
editSet in Amritsar, the movie narrates the story of two generations.
Kaptaan, the grandfather of the protagonist Jaggi Singh, is a former army soldier whose passion is Bhangra. He continues to perform Bhangra after being recruited in the army. On the battlefield as well, he motivates his comrades to get up by beating a drum and performing Bhangra. Unfortunately, Kaptaan loses a leg in the war, and feels dejected and refuses to go home. Back home, Nimmo, the girl he loves, is about to get married.
Kaptaan had met Nimmo at a neighbouring wedding and wooed her family by performing Bhangra in the duel. Her brothers order Kaptaan to come ask for Nimmo's hand after the war, but as he fails to come, they arrange her alliance elsewhere.
In the camp, Kaptaan's comrades cheer him up by beating the drum, and motivate him to return home. He goes to Nimmo's house in the middle of her wedding preparations, and dances on one leg to woo her family again. Nimmo enters with the drum and provides him with support, and the family agrees to their wedding.
In the present, Jaggi Singh is a Bhangra aspirant from Khalsa college who wants Bhangra to make it big in the world. Kaptaan is Jaggi's idol, and he believes that in order to perform the main move in Bhangra, the "jhoomar", one has to be in love. He meets Simi Kohli in a wedding and they immediately hit it off. Later, they find out they are from rival colleges Khalsa and GNDU, in the international Bhangra competition, and part ways. Both teams get through the semi-finals, and Jaggi and Simi come closer. Simi falls in love, and dances her heart out in the qualifier round, which leads to GNDU winning the ticket to the finals in London. The qualifier round results lead to a crowd clash between the two teams, and Jaggi gets injured in the leg while trying to break off the fights. Upset, Jaggi then ignores Simi, breaks it off with his team, and returns to his village, where he eventually reunites with the village Bhangra group, Pendu Club, run by his father.
Pendu Club starts making dance videos and enters the competition in London through crowdfunding. Both GNDU and Pendu Club are able to clear the semi-final rounds. Jaggi and Simi meet again, and spend time together near the London Eye. He tells her about Kaptaan and Nimmo, and she tells him about her father who had abandoned her, who she recently met in London. They grow closer. Later, in the final round, Jaggi finds his leg collapsing. Simi enters in the wings with a drum, motivating Jaggi to keep dancing. He also performs "jhoomar" with the same energy now, and Pendu Club wins the competition. Simi and Jaggi finally unite as lovers.
Cast
edit- Sunny Kaushal as Jaggi and Kaptaan Singh
- Rukshar Dhillon as Simi Kohli
- Shriya Pilgaonkar as Nimmo
- Swasti Kapur as Kiran
- Sarthak Kakar as Pappi
- Parmeet Sethi as Jaggi's father
- Jayati Bhatia as Jaggi's mother
- Samir Soni as Simi's father
- Sheeba Chaddha as Geeta Kohli, Simi's mother
- Mahavir Bhullar as Kaptaan's father
- Seema Kaushal as Kaptaan's mother
- Kamlesh Gill as Nimmo's grandmother
- Naila Grewal as Heer
- Varun Narang as Bhangra competition judge
- Mark Bennington as Henderson
- Sunit Razdan as Subedar Karim
Release
editThe film was scheduled to be released theatrically on 1 November 2019, but got delayed, and finally released in India on 3 January 2020.[1] The film was later released on Netflix on 1 March 2020.[7]
Soundtrack
edit| Bhangra Paa Le | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by | |||||
| Released | 16 December 2019[8] | ||||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 38:43 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Tips Music | ||||
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The music of the film is composed by Shubham Shirule, Keeran, Aakashdeep Sengupta, Kaushik - Aakash - Guddu (KAG), Ana Rehman, Nilotpal Munshi, Kiranee for JAM8, Rishi Rich, Yash Narvekar and A Bazz with lyrics written by Shloke Lal, Kiranee, Shubham Shirule for JAM8, Siddhant Kaushal, Mandy Gill, Raftaar, Yash Narvekar, Manisha and A Bazz. The song "Bhangra Paa Le" is a remake of the song "Bhangra Paale" from the film Karan Arjun.[9][10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhangra Paa Le" | Mandy Gill | Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Mandy Gill | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Kala Joda" | Shloke Lal, Raftaar, Manisha | Aakashdeep Sengupta for JAM8 | Romy, Shalmali Kholgade, Manisha Rap: Raftaar | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Ho Ja Rangeela Re" | Yash Narvekar, Kiranee and Shloke Lal for Jam8 | Rishi Rich, Yash Narvekar, Shubham Shirule & Kiranee for JAM8, | Shashwat Singh | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Jhoomar Dhaaga" | Shubham Shirule, Mandy Gill | Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Mandy Gill | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Re Sardar" | Shloke Lal for JAM8 | Keeran for JAM8 | Mandy Gill | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Peg Sheg" | Shloke Lal for JAM8, A Bazz | Nilotpal Munshi for JAM8, A Bazz | Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh, Shashwat Singh, A Bazz | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Sun Sajna" | Kiranee, Shloke Lal for JAM8 | Rishi Rich, Yash Narvekar, Kiranee for JAM8, | Navraj Hans, Jonita Gandhi, Yash Narvekar, Kiranee | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Angana" | Shloke Lal for JAM8 | Ana Rehman for JAM8 | Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Raanjhan" | Mandy Gill | Shubham Shirule for JAM8 | Neeti Mohan, Tushar Joshi | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Sacchiyaan" | Siddhant Kaushal | KAG for JAM8 | Amit Mishra, Harshdeep Kaur | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Ajj Mera Yaar" | Shloke Lal for JAM8 | Shubham Shirule, Ana Rehman for JAM8 | Amit Mishra | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 38:43 | ||||
Reception
editShubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the 2 out of 5, calling it a "passable dance drama."[11] Rahul Desai of Film Companion wrote, "In short, a malnourished Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar elopes with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi but ends up having a quick and dirty shotgun wedding with Good Morning Vietnam instead. You can sense that the makers are trying too hard to convince us of a world in which a war of Bhangra – arguably the most globally recognized form of Indian dancing – is comparable to wartime love."[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bhangra Paa Le gets new release date again, to release on Jan 3, 2020". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Bhangra Paa Le – Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (19 January 2019). "BREAKING: Ramesh Taurani's daughter Sneha Taurani's directorial debut to star Sunny Kaushal and Rukhsar Dhillon :Bollywood Film News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal's brother Sunny Kaushal starrer 'Bhangra Paa Le' to release on September 13 - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Sunny Kaushal and Rukshar Dhillion starrer Bhangra Paa Le to release on September 13". Mumbai Live. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Sunny Kaushal, Rukshar Dhillon's Bhangra Paa Le to release on September 13, 2019". Times Now Newsews. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Kiara Advani, Manisha Koirala, Hayao Miyazaki, and More on Netflix in March". NDTV Gadgets 360. 29 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Bhangra Paa Le - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Bhangra Paa Le: Salman Khan, SRK's iconic Karan Arjun song to be recreated for Sneha Taurani's film". Firstpost. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Bhangra Paa Le: Sunny Kaushal and Rukshar Dhillon recreate Salman and Shah Rukh Khan hit number". India Today. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (4 January 2020). "Bhangra Paa Le movie review: A passable dance drama". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Desai, Rahul (3 January 2020). "Bhangra Paa Le Movie Review: A Ho-Hum Dance Movie That Hits All The Familiar Notes". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.