Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back

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Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back
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Film Poster
Directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas [1]
Story by V. Vijayendra Prasad
Based on Vikramarkudu
by S. S. Rajamouli
Produced byAshoke Kumar Dhanuka
Himanshu Dhanuka
Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee
Richa Gangopadhyay
Supriyo Dutta [2]
Edited byRabiranjan Moitra
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Shree Pritam
Distributed by Eskay Movies
Release date
  • 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
Country India
Language Bengali [3]

Bikram Singha is an Indian Bengali-language action film directed by Rajib Biswas. A remake of the 2011 Tamil-language film Siruthai , [4] which itself is based on the 2006 Telugu-language film Vikramarkudu , it stars Prosenjit Chatterjee in a double role along with Richa Gangopadhyay & Anusmriti Sarkar. [5] [6] Bollywood actress Mahek Chahal did an item song in this film, marking Bengali debut [7]

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The film received an "A" certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification. [8] The film was dubbed into Hindi Language as "Ek Rowdy Bikram".

Plot

Gupi (Prosenjit Chatterjee) is a small-time conman in love with Madhu (Richa Gangopadhyay), a pretty woman whom he met at a wedding he wasn't invited to. Into this picture, the world enters six-year-old Osmita (Baby Titli), who inexplicably believes Gupi to be her dad. And if this wasn't bad enough, Gupi becomes the object of a series of life-threatening attacks by a gang of criminals who seem to know something he doesn't.

While trying desperately to save his life and love, Gupi stumbles upon a deadly secret. A secret that will take him to a small town named Debgarh: A town terrorized by its ruthless MLA and the mafia he controls; a town whose inhabitants' only hope for redemption is Gupi.

Later, he learns that ACP Bikram Singha Roy (Prosenjit Chatterjee), his look alike, is in danger from criminals.

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Dhin Tak Na" Bappi Lahiri Bappi Lahiri 3:58
2."Guti Guti Paye"  Shaan, Mahalakshmi Iyer 4:19
3."Na Champa Na Chameli"  Mamta Sharma 4:12
4."Saat Paake Bandha"  Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 5:28
5."Dhuan Dhuan" Shaan, Mahalakshmi Iyer4:05
6."Lori" Saberi Bhattacharya3:43
Total length:25:45

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