Madly Bangalee

Madly Bangalee

Film poster
Directed by Anjan Dutt
Produced by Namit Bajoria
Starring Supriya Choudhury
Biswajit Chakraborty
Chandan Sen
Aparajita Auddy
Sudipa Basu
Siddhartha Chatterjee
Baisakhi Marjit
Biswajeet Chakrabarty
Lew Hilt
Pijush Ganguly
Music by Neel Dutt
Release dates
29 May 2009
Running time
130 minutes
Language Bengali

Madly Bangalee is a Bengali 2009 rock musical film directed by Anjan Dutt. During his previous film "Bong Connection" shot in Houston, Director Anjan Dutt received lot of help and support from Houston filmmaker San Banarje who arranged for the film's American cast and crew and saved the film. During this period, Anjan Dutt became a self-proclaimed fan of San Banarje and while creating this movie, "Madly Bangalee" where he named the protagonist "San Banarje" and played the role himself as a true fan of the young, talented filmmaker San Banarje

Plot

Madly Bangalee is a Bengali rock band that inspires the film’s title. They rehearse in a dowdy garage of Kolkata, owned by Bobby (Lew Hilt), who owns Bobby’s Garage. Four young boys with stardust in their eyes practise their numbers not knowing what they are really aiming at. But the garage is under threat from a South Kolkata don Baburam (Chandan Sen). One morning, an elderly man, San (Anjan Dutt), arrives from "America and Paris." Baaji, (Sumit) the drummer who is a Muslim had to drop out of school. He escapes from the trap of turning a terrorist like his older brother Sultan. He later becomes a police officer who bashes up everyone who tries to bribe him. Neon (Tanaji) plays the bass guitar but, sucked into the world of drugs, he disappears from the face of the earth with his guitar. Pablo, lead singer, lead guitarist and lyricist, leaves for the US and the group breaks up. Bobby dies.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

CT journalist Anirban De praised the movie saying "I just don’t know how to express the varied emotions that blended all too well in bringing to life the music mania that has been haunting the Bengali rock crazy cult through the ages. Anjan Dutt’s ‘Madly Bangalee’ is no doubt more than a mere tribute to the passion of rock and Neel Dutt compliments the passion by compiling an ensemble of entrancing numbers enriched by the voices of Anjan Dutt himself, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Rupam Islam and Arko – the latter’s ‘Mere Maula’ being the most captivating of the lot. Indraneel Mukherjee’s cinematography adds up to the romance." [2]

Soundtrack

Serial Song Title Artist Music
01 Ke Achho Kothay Nachiketa Chakraborty Lyrics by Nachiketa Chakraborty & Music by Neel Dutt
02 Maula Arko Mukherjee Neel Dutt
03 Tania Arko Mukherjee Neel Dutt
04 Tania Neel Dutt Neel Dutt
05 Samoy Tanya Sen Neel Dutt
06 Phirey Aschhe Ujjaini Mukherjee Neel Dutt
07 Kato Ki Karar Chhilo Anjan Dutt Neel Dutt
08 I Can Do Rupam Islam Neel Dutt
09 Samoy Rupam Islam Neel Dutt
10 Abide With Me Usha Uthup Neel Dutt

References

  1. "Madly Bangalee: Pleasant change". Screenindia.com. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "Madly Bangalee (2009) Bengali Film Review". calcuttatube.com. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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