Golondaaj is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language historical sports drama film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF. The film stars Dev, Alexx O'Nell, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha, Indrasish Roy, John Bhattacharya, Mirchi Agni and Srikanta Acharya. It is based on the life of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "Father of Indian football".[3][4]
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Directed by | Dhrubo Banerjee[1] |
Written by | Story : Dhrubo Banerjee, Dulal Dey Dialogue : Dhrubo Banerjee, Anirban Bhattacharya Lyrics : Srijato, Sugato Guha |
Screenplay by | Dhrubo Banerjee |
Produced by | SVF Entertainment |
Starring | Dev[1] Alexx O'Nell Anirban Bhattacharya Ishaa Saha Indrasish Roy Srikanta Acharya John Bhattacharya Mirchi Agni |
Cinematography | Soumik Haldar |
Edited by | Sanglap Bhowmick |
Music by | Bickram Ghosh |
Production company | SVF Entertainment |
Distributed by | SVF Entertainment |
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Running time | 149:58 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Budget | ₹6 crore [2] |
Box office | ₹15.6 crore [2] |
Based on true events, Golondaaj depicts the inspiring journey of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "The Father of Indian Football" who was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.
The list of actors and actresses of the film was released on 25 January 2020 from the Twitter handle of SVF. That list shows that Dev, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha, Indrasish Roy, Srikanta Acharya, John Bhattacharya are acting in the film.[7] A The Times Of India article dated 2 April 2020 subsequently revealed Alexx O'Nell stars as Major Frederick Jackson, antagonist of the film.
It is the third flim of director Druvo Banarjee and first time collaboration with Dev.
The shooting for the film began in Kolkata from 5 February 2020.[5] Due to COVID-19 Pandemic they had to pause the shooting. The shooting was resumed on 1 December 2020 and wrapped up on 24 February 2021.[8]
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Released | September 2021 |
Recorded | 2020 |
Studio | Bickram Ghosh Studios |
Genre | Film Soundtrack |
Label | SVF |
Producer | Bickram Ghosh |
Official audio | |
Golondaaj - Full Album on YouTube | |
The background score and the soundtracks are composed by Bickram Ghosh and lyrics are penned by Srijato and Sugato Guha.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
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1. | "Juddhang Dehi" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Nirmalya Roy & Shovan Ganguly | 3:21 |
2. | "Vande Mataram" | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee | Nirmalya Roy | 3:36 | |
3. | "Raasher Gaan" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly & Ujjaini Mukherjee | 3:25 |
4. | "Swopnere Din" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly | |
5. | "Je Chilo Aamar" | Rabindranath Tagore | Bickram Ghosh | Shovan Ganguly | |
6. | "Gobindo Murari" | Srijato | Bickram Ghosh | Iman Chatterjee |
The film released theatrically on 10 October 2021 and Golondaaj (2021) Hindi Dubbed Version also released theatrically on 12 November 2021 as Officially by SVF and it is soon to arrive as World Digital Premiere in our mobile phones, laptops and TVs in SVF's official OTT platform, hoichoi and internationally on Amazon Prime Video and later as World Television Premiere in Star Jalsha.[9]
The film got positive to mixed reviews from critics who praised the direction, acting performances and music but found the screenplay flawed.[10][11] People liked Bickram Gosh's music arrangement and background score.