Sairat

Sairat

Official Release Poster
Directed by Nagraj Manjule
Produced by Nagraj Manjule,
Nitin Keni,
Nikhil Sane
Story by Nagraj Manjule
Starring Akash Thosar
Rinku Rajguru
Music by Ajay−Atul
Cinematography Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Edited by Kutub Inamdar
Production
company
Essel Vision Productions, Aatpat Production, Zee studios
Release dates
  • 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
Country India
Language Marathi
Box office est. ₹32.25 crore (US$4.8 million) (8days) [1]

Sairat (Marathi: "Wild") is an Indian 2016 romance film starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar. It is directed by Nagraj Manjule and produced by Nagraj Manjule, Nitin Keni, and Nikhil Sane under the banner of Aatpat Production,Zee Studios and Essel Vision Productions. The music, produced by Ajay-Atul, was released on 6 April 2016. The film was released in India on 29 April 2016.[2]

Plot

The film follows the story of Parshya, a low-caste man, and Archie, a rich daughter of an "upper caste landlord", who fall in love despite pressures from society that they must not be together. When their relationship is discovered, the couple is faced with violence and many challenges before they leave for the city.[3][4]

Music

The songs and background score for the film are composed by composer duo Ajay−Atul, who had earlier worked with director Nagraj Manjule on his debut film Fandry (2013).[5] The soundtrack includes western classical pieces recorded at Sony Scoring Stage in Hollywood, California, a first for an Indian film.[6] The orchestra of 66 musicians – including a 45-piece string section, 6-piece woodwind section, 13-piece brass section, 6-piece horn section, and 1 harp – was conducted by Mark Graham.[2]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Yad Lagala"  Ajay Gogavale 05:14
2. "Aattach Baya Ka Baavarala"  Shreya Ghoshal 05:34
3. "Sairat Jhala Ji"  Chinmaya Sripada, Ajay Gogavale 06:09
4. "Zingaat"  Ajay−Atul 03:46

Production

Nagraj Manjule wrote Sairat as a "classic love story" and aimed for it to be more commercial than his previous films. It was based on his own experiences and so he chose his own village, Karmala in Solapur, as the setting. Filming commenced in February 2015 and concluded in May.[7]

Release

The film was released with english subtitles in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, NCR,Kolkata, Bhilai and Hyderabad.[8] The film was scheduled to screen at 400 theatres and the total number of shows amounted to 8500 shows. Incredibly, in the second week, additional 60 theatres have been deputed to screen the film and the total number of shows stands at 14,000 now.[9]

Critical reception

In addition to challenging the caste system in India, Sairat casts Archie (the main female character) in a leading role in the action scenes.[4] The director was questioned about his decision to cast Rinku Rajguru as the main character, despite her not being "conventionally 'good looking'"; he disputed this and described most film actresses as "bimbettes" compared to the strong character played by Rinku.[10] Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror rated the film with four star saying, "The word I will use to describe Sairat is 'significant'."[11]

Box office

Sairat took ₹3.60 crore (US$530,000) on its opening day, ₹3.95 crore (US$590,000) on the second day and ₹4.55 crore (US$680,000) on sunday, taking its 1st weekend collections to ₹12.10 crore (US$1.8 million), film added ₹2.90 crore (US$430,000) on monday taking its four day total to ₹15 crore (US$2.2 million).[12][13][14] The total collection of the movie at the end of first week is 25.25 crore.[15]

Awards

The film was selected for the 66th Berlin International Film Festival under its Generation 14plus section.[16][17] Rinku Rajguru was awarded a National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015 "for her effective portrayal of a lively girl who defies societal norms but ultimately has to face the wrath of her family".[18][19]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sairat-box-office-report-this-teenage-love-story-breaks-all-records-and-mints-in-rs-2525-crore-in-a-week-2209899
  2. 1 2 Bhanage, Mihir (29 March 2016). "'Sairat' is maiden Indian film to record symphonic orchestra in Hollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (18 December 2015). "Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in Generation Section". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Shedde, Meenakshi (12 April 2016). "Can cinema break the caste barrier in society?". Forbes India. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Bhanage, Mihir (23 February 2014). "Ajay-Atul compose theme song for Fandry". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Pawar, Yogesh (27 March 2016). "'Sairat' first Indian film to record music at Hollywood". DNA India. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Sahani, Alaka (6 March 2016). "Discrimination exists everywhere in India: Nagraj Manjule". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Chatterjee, Suprateek (30 April 2016). "‘Sairat' Is A Soaring, Gut-Wrenching Melodrama On Young Love And Caste-Based Discrimination". Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/five-reasons-why-sairat-starring-rinku-rajguru-and-akash-thosar-is-a-must-watch_1882699.html
  10. ↑ Bhanage, Mihir (15 April 2016). "Bollywood actresses are bimbettes, says Nagraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Matkari, Ganesh (29 April 2016). "Film Reviews: EXERCISES IN STYLE". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/collection/1st-Weekend-Box-Office-Collection-Of-SAIRAT-4552
  13. ↑ Thasale, Dakshata (2 May 2016). "Nagarajamule box office 'sairata' bang bang 2 days". India (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Bhandari, Amit (2 May 2016). "Box office sairata susata, drove 12 crore in three days". ABP (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/marathi/news/kallabaji/sairat-makes-record-break-25-25-cr-collection-in-first-week/312782
  16. ↑ "Programme: Generation 14plus: Sairat [Wild]". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "WATCH: Teasers Of 'Fandry' Director Nagraj Manjule's Next, 'Sairat', Selected To Compete At Berlin Film Festival". Huffington Post. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Atulkar, Preeti (29 March 2016). "I'm enjoying this moment to the fullest: Rinku Rajguru". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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