Mohenjo Daro (film)

Mohenjo Daro
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd. (AGPPL)
Disney India
Starring Hrithik Roshan
Pooja Hegde
Music by A R Rahman
Cinematography C. K. Muraleedharan
Production
company
Disney India
Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd. (AGPPL)[1]
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹100 crore (US$15 million)[2]

Mohenjo Daro is an upcoming Indian epic adventure-romance film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and co-produced by Ashutosh Gowariker Productions and Disney India.[1] The film features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles.[3]The film is set in the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro in the era of the Indus Valley civilization that dates back to 2600 BC.[4]

The soundtrack album and film score are composed by A. R. Rahman[5] to songs penned by Javed Akhtar.[6] The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 August 2016.[7]

Cast

Production

Development

Ashutosh Gowariker announced the film officially in February 2014 with A. R. Rahman composing the film score.[5] In August 2014, Hrithik Roshan was confirmed to play the male lead and was paid ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) for the role making him the highest paid Bollywood actor.[17] Actress Pooja Hegde was signed as the female lead.[1] On taking up the project, in an interview, Gowariker stated that there was meagre and superficial information available about the people in that civilization, particularly about their lifestyle, food and feelings. The lack of information about the period troubled Gowariker and he decided that whenever he would get a story to tell, it will be depicted in the 2600 BC-Mohenjo Daro.[4] On the film's plot, he was quoted as saying, "While the plot will follow the discovery of Mohenjo-daro and the culture and the vibe of the ancient civilisation, it will largely center on a love story."[4] It took Gowariker three years to piece together a plot of the entire civilization through various cities and weave a love story into it.[4] During his reconnaissance, he met as many as seven archaeologists who had been closely involved in documenting the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation.[4] He had also visited the archaeological site of Dholavira.[4] Further, with the film being set in a certain period, the whole site had to be recreated in a film studio. He was involved in working out the logistics during June 2014.[4] The film's stunts would be choreographed by Glenn Boswell[18] and the costumes will be designed by April Ferry[19] and Neeta Lulla.[20] U.K. based trainer Joshua Kyle Baker was roped in to train Roshan for his character in the film. He described the three-month training so as to allow Roshan to appear 'lithe' and 'agile' rather than muscular.[21] Relating the natural environment required for Mohenjo Daro, Gowariker was impressed with the calamitous VFX seen in the films The Day After Tomorrow and 10,000 BC that were designed by Karen Goulekas. In September 2014, as a visual effects supervisor, Goulekas was brought on board for the film.[22] Gowariker revisited Bhuj in December 2014 to begin pre-production.[23]

Filming

The principal photography commenced in Bhuj on 27 January 2015.[24] The first schedule of 101 days was wrapped up in the same city by 23 May 2015.[25] In June 2015, Hrithik started training to fight with tigers in one of the sequences of the film.[26][27] Filming resumed in Bhuj and was completed by October 2015.[28][29] The second schedule of filming began in Jabalpur on November 2, 2015, where a fight sequence with crocodiles was completed.[30][31] In December 2015, the third schedule began at Film City in Mumbai.[32] On April 4, 2016, the crew filmed the climax of the film at China Creek in Thane.[33]

Filming was completed on April 8, 2016.[34][35]

Legal issues

In mid-September 2014, owing to non-payment of their regular expenses and remuneration, the workers belonging to Allied Mazdoor Union and Film Studio Setting refused to complete the pre-production work in Bhuj, Gujarat. To this stalled situation, Gowariker took a legal route and lodged a complaint with the 'Indian Film and Television Producers Council' accusing the members of stalling work that would result in losses to the company. Lawrence D'Souza, executive producer of the film, maintained that though their payments were ready, the remote filming locations of Bhuj delayed the reception of the same.[36]

Ayananka Bose had originally been signed as the cinematographer but when the film was delayed, he took up other projects as he was paid on a project-to-project basis. Bose failed to join the discussions prior to filming and requested Gowariker to be allowed to join the set directly after he was done with his other commitments. A displeased Gowariker replaced Bose with C.K. Muraleedharan.[37]

References

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  2. ↑ Template:Times of India
  3. ↑ "Pooja Hegde paired opposite Hrithik Roshan in Mohenjo Daro". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Núria Bonals Hidalgo (9 June 2014). "Ashutosh Gowariker and Hrithik Roshan team up for Mohenjo Daro". Bollyspice. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Rahman to compose for Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro". Mumbai Mirror. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Javed Akhtar turns lyricist for Mohenjo-Daro". Bollywood Hungama.
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  8. ↑ "Kabir Bedi to play villain in Hrithik Roshan starrer Mohenjo Daro". Bollywood Hungama. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Arunoday Singh turns villain". DNA. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan's co-star Kishori Shahane in 'Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale' - The Times of India". Retrieved 2015-08-10.
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  14. ↑ "BJP wilfully ignored my potential: Nitish Bharadwaj". DNA India. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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  17. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan demands Rs 50 crore for Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Mohenjo Daro'?". DNA India. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ashutosh Gowariker hires 'The Hobbit' stunt coordinator for Mohenjo Daro". The Times of India. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Emmy Award winning costume designer roped in for Mohenjo Daro". Hindustan Times. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Neeta Lulla to style Hrithik Roshan for Ashutosh Gowariker’s 'Mohenjo Daro'". DNA India. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan wants UK trainer Joshua Kyle Baker for Mohenjo Daro. Agility needed, not muscles of Krrish 3!". Stardust. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ashutosh Gowariker hires 'The Hobbit' stunt coordinator for Mohenjo Daro". The Times of India. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Ashutosh Gowariker revisits Bhuj to begin pre-production of 'Mohenjo Daro'". Deccan Chronicle. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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  25. ↑ "It's a wrap! Hrithik Roshan completes shooting for 'Mohenjo Daro'". Deccan Chronicle. 23 May 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  26. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan to train to fight with tigers for ‘Mohenjo Daro’". Indian Express.
  27. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan Will Fight Tigers in Mohenjo Daro". NDTV.
  28. ↑ "Hrithik Roshan Resumes Shoot For ‘Mohenjo Daro’ Post Back Injury". koimoi.
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  30. ↑ "Mohenjo Daro: Leaked Pictures show Hrithik Roshan with 20 feet-long crocodile on movie set". IBTimes.
  31. ↑ "Hrithik asks fans to maintain decorum in Jabalpur". Business Standard. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  32. ↑ "Revealed: Hrithik's first look from 'Mohenjo Daro'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  33. ↑ "When Hrithik lost his cool over a pic". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  34. ↑ "Journeys that test strength of character are ones ubshould be most PROUD OF! Its a WRAP!—Hrithik Roshan on Twitter". Twitter. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  35. ↑ "‘Mohenjo Daro’ to hit screens on August 12 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  36. ↑ "Ashutosh Gowariker files complaint against union members for disrupting shoot". Bollywood Hungama. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  37. ↑ "'Mohenhjo Daro' DOP fired for taking up other projects during film's delay". Deccan Chronicle. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mohenjo-daro.
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