Cockpit is an Indian Bengali language drama film directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and produced by Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures.[1] The film features Dev, Koel Mallick and Rukmini Maitra in the lead roles.[2][3] This is the second time Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and Dev are working as a director-actor duo, after the 2013 film Chander Pahar.[1][4][5] The film got positive response from critics and audience and was a box office 'hit'.
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Directed by | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee |
Written by | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee |
Produced by | Gurupada Adhikari & Dev |
Starring | Dev Koel Mallick Rukmini Maitra Ziaul Roshan |
Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra |
Music by | Arindom Chatterjee |
Production company | Dev Entertainment Ventures |
Distributed by | Piyali Films (India) Jaaz Multimedia (Bangladesh) |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Cockpit is a story inspired by true incidents. The story follows a flight that is going from Mumbai to Kolkata and gets hit from bad turbulent weather.[1][3] The film will follow as the pilot attempts to land the plane, even with damaged engines.[1]
The film is produced by Dev, his second production after his film Chaamp.[1] When describing his reason for starring and producing in the film, Dev said "I am trying to do films that are offbeat yet commercial – ones that are out of the box. I can vouch for the concept of Cockpit. It is something no one has dealt with in the past. I am sure the audience will love it.".
Shooting for the film has taken place in Bangkok, Pattaya, Mumbai and Kolkata. The post-production of the film has been taking place in Mumbai.[8]
The film released on 22 September 2017 on the holiday of Durga Puja.[9] In November 2017, it was announced by Bangladeshi film company Jaaz Multimedia that through an exchange of films with SVF Entertainment, Cockpit will release in Bangladesh.The release date of cockpit in Bangladesh is 8 December.[10]
The Times of India gave the film a 4/5 star rating, calling it a must-watch film.[11] In their review, The Times of India praised the film for exploring a new topic and leaving room for expanding the film into a franchise for other characters, which it described as a "rarity" in an industry full of remakes. While the performances of the main cast was praised, the review criticized Dev's delivery of his English dialogue, describing it as sometimes "barely understood". The heavy use of visual effects was also criticized for being unrealistic, but overall the film was praised in all other aspects from the acting to the music.[11]
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Soundtrack album by Arindom Chatterjee | ||||
Released | 2017 | |||
Genre | Feature film Soundtrack | |||
Label | Zee Music Bangla | |||
Producer | Arindom Chatterjee | |||
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Singles from Cockpit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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The soundtrack for the film has been composed by Arindom Chatterjee. The soundtrack contains four songs, including some sung by popular singers Atif Aslam and Arijit Singh. The first single, titled "Mithe Alo", has been sung by Atif Aslam[12] and was released on 23 August 2017. The second single from the album, "Bhalobasa Jaak", is sung by Arijit Singh and Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury and was released on 5 September.[13] "Kolkatar Rasogolla" was released as a single on 12 September.[14] "Khela Shesh" was released as the final single on 19 September.[15] On 15 September the soundtrack was officially released mid-air on a special flight, a first for a Tollywood soundtrack.[16]
All music is composed by Arindom Chatterjee.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mithe Alo" | Anindya Chottopadhay | Atif Aslam and Nikhita Gandhi | 04:57 |
2. | "Bhalobasa Jaak" | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Arijit Singh and Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury | 04:14 |
3. | "Kolkatar Rasogolla" (Originally composed by Bappi Lahiri) | Pulak Bandyopadhyay | Kavita Krishnamurthy and Stylebhai | 4:28 |
4. | "Khela Shesh" | Kaushik Ganguly | Arijit Singh | 4:52 |
5. | "Khela Shesh (Reprise)" | Kaushik Ganguly | Arijit Singh | 4:10 |
Total length: | 18:31 |
The film premiered on television on 14 January 2018 in Zee Bangla and Zee Bangla Cinema.
The film was nominated for multiple awards at the 2018 Filmfare Awards East.[17][18]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | Best Director | Filmfare Award | Nominated | Filmfare Awards East | [17] |
2018 | Rukmini Maitra | Best Actress | Filmfare Award | Nominated | Filmfare Awards East | [17] |
2018 | Arijit Singh | Best Singer (Male) | Filmfare Award | Nominated | Filmfare Awards east for the film Cockpit | |
2018 | Rukmini Maitra | Best Debut (Female) | Filmfare Award | Won | Filmfare Awards East Also for the film Chaamp |
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