Shamitabh
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| Shamitabh |
| Directed by | R. Balki |
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| Produced by | Sunil Lulla R. Balki Rakesh Jhunjhunwala R. K. Damani Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Sunil Manchanda Shobha Kapoor Ekta Kapoor Dhanush |
| Written by | R. Balki |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
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Production
company |
Hope Productions
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Wunderbar Films Balaji Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Eros International MAD Entertainment Ltd[1] |
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Release dates
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Scheduled for
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 2.1 Development
- 2.2 Casting
- 2.3 Filming
- 3 Music
- 4 Release
- 4.1 Marketing
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Dhanush
- Akshara Haasan
- Rekha
- Abhinaya
- Rukmini Vijayakumar
- Rajeev Ravindranathan
- Vandita Shrivastava
- Cameo Appearances
- Rohit Shetty
- Karan Johar
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Anurag Basu
- Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Gauri Shinde
- Javed Akhtar
- Boney Kapoor
- Ekta Kapoor
Production
Development
In August 2013, reports announced that Dhanush would play the lead role in R. Balki's next film.[7] But Balki denied them as rumors citing that they may have arisen when he had shot for an advertisement featuring .[8] In November 2013, it was confirmed that Amitabh Bachchan, along with Kollywood star Dhanush would feature in the lead roles, making this the second Bollywood film for Dhanush after Raanjhanaa (2013). The film also marked the acting debut of Kamal Haasan's daughter, Akshara Haasan.[9] In addition to portraying one of the film's central characters, Amitabh Bachchan had also bankrolled the venture.[10] In May 2014, Balki revealed that the film would be titled Shamitabh which also sounded similar to the Bollywood star`s name,[11] whilst also revealing that half the film's shooting had been completed.[12] Amitabh Bachchan lent his voice to Dhanush who reportedly played a deaf and mute junior artiste in the film.[13] The reason behind the film's title was that the film had its name derived from the duo’s names in which 'Sh' from Dhanush was added as a prefix to Amitabh, therefore becoming Shamitabh.[14]Casting
Besides the lead cast,[9] it was confirmed in February 2014 that actor Rajeev Ravindranathan of 3 Idiots (2009) fame confirmed that he would appear in a small role in the film.[15] Rajeev confirmed the same again in July 2014.[16] In August 2014, it was reported that director Mahesh Bhatt had acted in a cameo role in the film.[17][18] Later it was reported that not only Mahesh Bhatt, but Karan Johar, Anurag Basu, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani, Gauri Shinde, along with lyricist Javed Akhtar and producers Boney Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor would do camoes in the film.[19] Actress Abhinaya of Nadodigal (2009) fame was selected to play a crucial role in the film.[20] Actress Rekha was selected to play a supporting role.[21] Vandita Shrivastava, an MBA-turned-actress, stated that she had a role in the film.[22]Filming
Principal photography commenced on February 2014 in Igatpuri.[6][23] Amitabh Bachchan began shooting for his portions in the film in April 2014.[24] Shamitabh became the first Bollywood film to be shot in the Finnish Laplands and in Helsinki.[25][26] The crew shot some scenes at the Seven Hills Hospital, the same place where Amitabh Bachchan underwent two abdominal surgeries and saw the birth of Aaradhya, his granddaughter.[27] Some scenes were also shot in London.[28] The team took a break in mid-July 2014 to celebrate Dhanush's birthday and the success of his 25th film, Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014).[29] In mid-August 2014, Amitabh Bachchan stated that he had completed his portions for the film,[30] whilst also confirming that 90% percent of the film's shooting had been completed.[31] Dhanush reportedly did a few dastardly stunts in the film.[32] The film's cinematographer P. C. Sreeram was fascinated by Akshara's acting capability and lack of nervousness while shooting with Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan and lauded her as a "women of substance".[33] Akshara did her own choreography for her dance.[34]During the shooting of the film in Finland, a Snow Storm hit the area where shooting was going on for a dance sequence in the film and had to immediately walk back towards a safer environment. Hence, they walked for about 10 kilometers with their heavy equipment. Choreographers Bosco-Caesar decided to continue with it and shot the song the next day since a delay would have caused permission trouble.[35]
Music
| Shamitabh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 16 January 2015 |
| Length | 25:40 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Eros Music |
| Shamitabh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[38] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Ishq E Phillum" | Swanand Kirkire | Suraj Jagan | 04:30 | ||||||
| 2. | "Sha Sha Sha Mi Mi Mi" | Kausar Munir | Caralisa Monteiro | 05:20 | ||||||
| 3. | "Piddly Si Baatein" | Swanand Kirkire | Amitabh Bachchan | 05:09 | ||||||
| 4. | "Stereophonic Sannata" | Swanand Kirkire | Shruti Haasan | 04:59 | ||||||
| 5. | "Thappad" | Swanand Kirkire | Suraj Jagan & Earl D'Souza | 04:07 | ||||||
| 6. | "Lifebuoy" | Swanand Kirkire | Suraj Jagan | 01:54 | ||||||
