Axone (film)

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Axone
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Film poster
Directed by Nicholas Kharkongor
Produced bySiddharth Anand Kumar
Vikram Mehra
Starring
CinematographyParasher Baruah
Edited bySuresh Pai
Music by Papon
M. Mangangsana
Mangka Mayanglambam
Tajdar Junaid
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)(London)
  • 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)(Mumbai)
  • 12 June 2020 (2020-06-12)(India)
[2]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
English

Axone is a 2019 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Kharkongor and produced by Yoodlee Films, Saregama India's film division. The film stars Sayani Gupta, Vinay Pathak, Lin Laishram, Dolly Ahluwalia, Adil Hussain, Lanuakum Ao, Tenzin Dalha, and Rohan Joshi. The film follows Northeast Indian migrants in New Delhi, in their attempt to organize a wedding party. [3] The film premiered at the London Film Festival on 2 October 2019. [4]

Contents

Plot

The story tells of a group of migrants from Northeast India to Delhi, Upasana, Chanbi, and Zorem, who are trying to help their friend Minam with her wedding preparations. Minam, who shares a flat with Upasana, Chanbi, and others from their region, is called away suddenly for an interview. Meanwhile, her friends try to find an ingredient to make 'Axone,' a special dish that they want for the wedding. The friends face various difficulties as they attempt to plan the wedding and prepare Axone. The other tenants object and the landlord's mother-in-law enforces her rule against parties or spicy cooking in the flat. They decide to hold the wedding at Chanbi's boyfriend Bendang's flat, but finding a way to cook Axone without drawing the attention of locals brings comical problems.

Shiv, the landlord's son, and a friend of Zorem, lends his hand. His girlfriend breaks up with him when she sees him with Upasana, and later with Chanbi. As the wedding hour nears, the friends are discouraged at the thought of failing Minam (who has not yet returned). Zorem finally resolves to cook Axone on Upasana's landlord's terrace, and receives the landlord's permission in spite of his mother-in-law. The friends manage to prepare the Axone just in time for the wedding.

The marriage commences with Minam initiating a video conference with her groom and family from her hometown. The friends hadn't realized that it was a long-distance wedding, where the bride's sister stood in for Minam. They had endured all the challenges with Axone for a wedding that wasn't even taking place in Delhi. After the ceremony, Zorem proposes to Upasana, and Chanbi decides to go back to her hometown with Bendang. In the meantime, Bendang reconciles with a racist incident from his past. In the end, the friends indulge in Axone, while Shiv laments not being able to find any mainland Indian cuisine.

Cast

Production

The film took 25 days to shoot on locations in New Delhi. [5]

Release

The film premiered at the London Film Festival on 2 October 2019 and made its debut in India at the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) on 19 October 2019. [5] The film was released on Netflix on 12 June 2020. [2]

Soundtrack

Axone
Soundtrack album by
Papon, M. Mangangsana, Mangka Mayanglambam and Tajdar Junaid
Released24 June 2020 [6]
Recorded2018-19
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length26:09
LanguageHindi

Khasi Meiteilon

Assamese
Label Saregama Music
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The multi-lingual soundtrack includes Papon, M. Mangangsana, Mangka Mayanglambam and Tajdar Junaid with lyrics written by Vaibhav Modi and Kh. Mangi Singh.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Dance It Out"Vaibhav ModiPapon Papon 3:09
2."Soraren"Kh. Mangi SinghM. MangangsanaMangka Mayanglambam Pena, Mrjing M.3:17
3."Nura Pakhang"Kh. Mangi SinghMangka MayanglambamMangka Mayanglambam Pena, Mrjing M.2:43
4."Bendang's Dreamy Piano"Tajdar JunaidTajdar Junaid-1:44
5."Bendang's Walking Away"-Tajdar Junaid-2:12
6."Cooking Up Storm"-Tajdar Junaid-1:01
7."Cousin Bhajan"-Tajdar Junaid-0:23
8."Hoi Kiw Dance Version"-Tajdar Junaid-1:41
9."Hoi Kiw Song"Maxter WarjriTajdar JunaidElisheba Khongthaw, Pyndapbiangfull Wanniang, Freddy Connor Kharmutee, Gabriel G. Momin, Denzil N. Marbaniang, Phillip Carson Basaiawmoit, Rihunlang M. Basaiawmoit1:40
10."Looking into Void"-Tajdar Junaid-2:00
11."Tokari Geet"--Umakanta Bairagi4:31
12."Upasana's Theme"-Tajdar Junaid-1:48
Total length:26:09

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