Calendar Girls (2015 film)

Calendar Girls
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Produced by	Sangeeta Ahir Bhandarkar Entertainment
Written by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Starring	Akanksha Puri Avani Modi Kyra Dutt Ruhi Singh Satarupa Pyne
Music by	Meet Bros Anjjan Amaal Mallik
Cinematography	Hari K. Vedantam
Distributed by	Hi-5 Entertainments LLP.
Release dates	25 September 2015[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹130 million (US$1.9 million)

Calendar Girls is a 2015 Indian drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and co-produced by Sangeeta Ahir and Bhandarkar Entertainment.^[2] The film's music was composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik.^[3] The film released on 25 September 2015.^[4] According to director Madhur Bhandarkar, the story of Calendar Girls is 75% reality and 25% fiction.^[5][6]

Plot

The film focuses on five girls who hail from different regions of India, and who have been selected to pose for the country's most prestigious annual calendar which is a joint effort of a business tycoon, Kumar Kukreja, and his photographer friend, Timmy Anand.^[7]

Teaser

Suhel Seth and Rohit Roy have also played significant role in Calendar Girls.^[8] Five new actresses have made their debut in Hindi film industry with Calendar Girls.^[9][10] The teaser of Calendar Girls was released on 1 July 2015.^[11] The film's trailer was released on 17 August 2015. Calendar Girls was banned in Pakistan.^[12]

Release

Calendar Girls was released on 25 September 2015.^[4]

Cast

• Akanksha Puri as Nandita Menon, from Hyderabad
• Avani Modi as Nazneen Malik, from Lahore
• Kyra Dutt as Sharon Pinto, from Goa
• Ruhi Singh as Mayuri Chauhan, from Rohtak
• Satarupa Pyne as Paroma Ghosh, from Kolkata
• Keith Sequeira as Pinaki (Paroma's Boyfriend)
• Deepak Wadhwa as Inzamam (Nazneen's Boyfriend)
• Indraneil Sengupta as Shashank (Sharon's Husband)
• Vikram Sakhalkar as Harsh Narang (Nandita's Husband)
• Mita Vasisht as Escort broker

Suhel Seth as Kumar Kukreja, Calendar sponsor Rohit Roy as Timmy, Photographer, Calendar partner Karan Aanand as Palash Bose Kiran Kumar as Narang's Atul Parchure as Tiwari Ji, Mayuri's Secretary Madhur Bhandarkar (cameo) as himself Suchitra Pillai as Naina, Socialite Samiksha Bhatnagar as Nandita's Sister Shishir Sharma as Mayuri's Father Sharad Ponkshe

Soundtrack

Calendar Girls
Soundtrack album by Amaal Mallik Meet Bros Anjjan
Released	10 September 2015
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Length	21:58
Label	T-Series

The music for the film is composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik while lyrics are by Kumaar. The music rights have been acquired by T-Series. The full audio album was released on 10 September 2015.^[13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Awesome Mora Mahiya"	Kumaar	Meet Bros Anjjan	Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal	03:37
2.	"Khwaishein (Rock Version)"	Kumaar	Amaal Mallik	Arijit Singh	05:10
3.	"We Will Rock The World"	Kumaar	Meet Bros Anjjan	Neha Kakkar, Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal	04:11
4.	"Shaadi Wali Night"	Kumaar		Aditi Singh Sharma	03:29
5.	"Khwaishein (Film version)"	Kumaar	Amaal Mallik	Armaan Malik	05:31
Total length:					21:58

Critical reception

Bollywood Hungama rated the film three-and-a-half stars out of five, describing the five calendar girl characters as "very relatable". The site summarized, "On the whole, Calendar Girls can be watched for its wholesome entertainment value, hard hitting drama and engaging narrative."^[14] Subhash K. Jha rated the film three stars out of five, saying, "It is fairly engaging and sometimes powerful in its message on how far the ruthless metropolis takes the unsuspecting career girls before dumping them on the derrieres to re-gather their destiny."^[15]

References

1. Bollywood Hungama. "Calendar Girls postponed by 50 days owing to Censor trouble". Bollywood Hungama.
2. "Madhur Bhandarkar uncovers his 'Calendar Girls'". Times of India. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. "Watch Calendar Girls 2015 official teaser HD". Telangana Newspaper. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
4. "Madhur Bhandarkar's CALENDAR GIRLS trailer to be out next week". Glamsham. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
5. "'Calendar Girls' will reveal shocking things: Madhur Bhandarkar".
6. "Calendar Girls Movie Review: Vijay Mallya should sue Bhandarkar!". Glamsham. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
7. "'Calendar Girls' teaser: Reminds you of 'Fashion' and 'Heroine'". Times of India. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
8. Now, meet Vijay Mallya on screen – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
9. Ekta Kapoor introduces nudity clause, Kyra Dutt first to sign. The Indian Express (26 April 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
10. Satarupa Pyne excited for Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Calendar Girls’. The Indian Express (19 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
11. "WATCH: Hot and steamy teaser of 'Calendar Girls' unveiled". ABP Live. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
12. Pakistan’s Ministry of Culture refuses No Objection Certificate to Calendar Girls – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (24 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-13.
13. "Calendar Girls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes.
14. Bollywood Hungama (24 September 2015). "Calendar Girls". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
15. Subhash K Jha. "Calendar Girls Review: Not Bad At All". SKJ Bollywood News. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links

• Calendar Girls at the Internet Movie Database
• Calendar Girls at Bollywood Hungama