Force | |
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Directed by | Nishikant Kamat |
Written by | Ritesh Shah |
Story by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
Based on | Kaakha Kaakha (Tamil) |
Produced by | Vipul Amrutlal Shah |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ayananka Bose |
Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
Music by | Songs: Harris Jayaraj Lalit Pandit Background Score: Sameer Phaterpekar |
Production company | Sunshine Pictures |
Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹28 crore [1] |
Box office | ₹40 crore [1] |
Force is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat. The film stars John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza and debutant Vidyut Jammwal in the lead roles, with Raj Babbar, Mukesh Rishi, Mohnish Bahl and Kamlesh Sawant appear in supporting roles. It is a remake of 2003 Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha .
Force was released on 30 September 2011 and received positive reviews from critics and audience, with praise for its acting, action sequences, music and technical aspects. [2] [3] A sequel titled Force 2 has been released in 2016, making it as the first installment of the Force film series.
ACP Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh is a responsible and stone-hearted officer in the NCB. He has no family or loved ones and has been alone in life. Yash meets Maya, an independent woman. Though the two get off to a rocky start, Maya warms up to him after she realises about his profession. When Maya suffers from an accident, Yash rushes her to the hospital and the two bond and start to meet regularly. Maya confesses her love to Yash, but Yash refuses, telling her that he does not want her to become his weakness in his professional life.
However, Swati, who is the wife of Yash's co-worker and friend Inspector Atul Kalsekar, convinces Yash that he is in love with Maya as well. Yash decides to accept her love. In the big drug case which the unit is investigating, Yash, along with DSP Mahesh Pandey, who is transferred on special duty from the New Delhi Income Tax Department, and Inspector Kamlesh Sawant, kills Vijay Reddy, a drug baron. Yash, Mahesh, Kamlesh and Atul are suspended for killing Reddy instead of arresting him. Vishnu Reddy, Vijay's heartless and aggressive brother, vows to avenge his brother's death by killing all the officers.
Yash and the other officers prepare themselves for Vishnu, but Vishnu and his henchmen successfully break into Mahesh's home and brutally murder him and his wife Rachana. The event shakens Yash and the other officers, but Yash and Maya's marriage takes place. Vishnu decides to attack each of the officers's weaknesses, where he kidnaps Swati and Atul is forced to tell him about Yash's location. Yash and Maya spend time with each other until Vishnu shoots Yash and kidnaps Maya. Yash miraculously survives and is admitted to the hospital. Vishnu tells Atul that he will release Swati if Atul kills Yash.
However, Atul cannot bring himself to kill his friend and instead joins forces with Yash to execute a plan against Vishnu and save Swati and Maya, but Yash and Atul finds Swati dead. Heartbroken, Atul kills himself, while Yash and Kamlesh arrive together and face Vishnu in a final confrontation. Vishnu shoots Maya in front of Yash and she dies in Yash's arms. Enraged, Yash brutally finishes off Vishnu, exacting his vengeance. In the aftermath, Yash is living alone again, having returned to his professional life, while remembering his moments with Maya.
In July 2004, Gautham Vasudev Menon agreed to direct a version of Kaakha Kaakha in Hindi with Sunny Deol in the lead role and revealed that the script was written five years ago with Deol in mind, but the film eventually failed to take off. [4] Producer Vipul Shah approached him to direct the Hindi version of the film in 2010 as Force with John Abraham and Katrina Kaif. Menon initially agreed before pulling out again, citing that he felt the eight years gap between the releases of it with the original was too long. [5] Nishikant Kamat of Evano Oruvan and Mumbai Meri Jaan fame, was roped in by the producers to direct the remake. [6] Asin was initially signed to reprise her role that she played in the Telugu remake Gharshana , but she is forced to withdraw from the film due to delay of filming and also her film dates clashed with her other film Ready . [7] She was later consequently replaced by Genelia D'Souza. [8] The antagonist was chosen as Vidyut Jamwal, a model turned actor who had reportedly won the role from 500 other people who were originally considered. Jamwal had to undergo strenuous training to build a body that could be comparable to the hero of the film. [9]
The shooting of the film ended in February 2011 after 65 days of shooting. [10] During the filming, John Abraham stated that "With Nishikant I have discovered the magic of raw action, but what is even more beautiful is the romance in 'Force'. This I believe will be my first pan-india film after a long gap." [11] The film involved tough stunts choreographed by Allan Amin, who worked with John Abraham earlier in Dhoom (2004). [12]
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 29 August 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 26:00 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
Harris Jayaraj chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack is composed by Harris Jayaraj, which is his second album in Hindi after his successful album Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001). [13] [14] "Khwabon Khwabon" was reused from the song "Uyirin Uyire" in the original film Kaakha Kaakha, [15] and "Main Chali" was reused from the song "Manasa" in Munna and “Mudhal Mazhai” from Bheemaa , half of each. The lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. [16] The track "Dum Hai Toh Aaja" was composed by Lalit Pandit. Sameer Phaterpekar composed the film's Background Score. The soundtrack album featuring five tracks was released by T-Series on 29 August 2011.
All lyrics are written by Javed Akhtar
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Khwabon Khwabon" | KK, Suchitra Kumar, Jaspreet Jasz | 5:21 |
2. | "Chahoon Bhi" | Karthik, Bombay Jayashri, Neeraj Sridhar | 4:54 |
3. | "Dum Hai Toh Aaja" (Composed by Lalit Pandit) | Mahua Kamat | 5:05 |
4. | "Main Chali" | Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal, Suzanne D'Mello | 5:11 |
5. | "Dil Ki Hai Tamanna" | Vijay Prakash, Shalini Singh, Neha Bhasin | 5:32 |
Total length: | 26:00 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Bollywood Hungama | [17] |
Planet Bollywood | [18] |
Filmfare | [19] |
Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave 3/5 stars and said, "Force delivers as promised and turns out to be an impressive soundtrack. While 'Khwabon Khwabon' was anyway expected to be the USP of the soundtrack, 'Main Chali' turns out to be another number that works quite well for the soundtrack. Overall, an album that has a potential to turn much bigger if the film too turns out to be a good success." [17] Tanuj Manchanda of Planet Bollywood gave 7/10 and quoted in his review that "After hearing all songs, one can say that this is undoubtedly one of the best albums of the year both in terms of lyrics and compositions. Harris Jayaraj has proved his mettle time and again and this time also he succeeds with flying colours. Javed akhtar as usual is dedicated towards giving his best. And the best part of the album is that all songs except 'Dum Hai To Aaja' are soulful and a treat for all music lovers and does not have any remixes to rob off the impact. Force is definitely recommended!" [18] Devesh Sharma at Filmfare awarded it 3/5 stars and quoted "Overall, Jayraj has arrived on the Hindi music scene and one looks forward to hearing more of his original tunes (and not reprises) in future." [19] Komal Nahta of Koimoi stated that, "the songs have not become as popular as they are nice. Javed Akhtar's lyrics are appropriate." [20]
Force was released on 30 September 2011. The film marks John Abraham's biggest opening for a release up-to date. [21]
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Force is an engrossing story of vendetta and the execution of the material makes it stand out in the crowd. The film has the requisite amount of zing and force, so essential for action movies that talk of heroism. If you are looking for a sensible masala film with substance, Force should most definitely figure on your agenda." [22] The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Force is a heady cocktail of high powered action and breezy romance that ensure there's never a dull moment". [23] Aakanksha Naval-Shetye of DNA India rated 3/5 stars and said "The best part of the film are its action sequences which are well thought out, however, it has a fairly predictable story line". [24] Hamara Bollywood gave 3/5 stars and wrote "In the category of action movies, Force just might be the best one of the year as it doesn’t fail to deliver on the action, it also finds time to include romance and a slight hint of comedy". [25] Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Force doesn't live up to its title...at all". [26] Komal Nahta of Koimoi gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Force will be liked by the youngsters, especially guys. In the final tally, it will prove to be an above-average fare, thanks to the impressive start all over". [20] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and concluded "Force is hardly a force to reckon with". [27]
Upon release, Force opened to decent start at the domestic box office and packed cinema halls, "witnessing 100% occupancy across shows", according to Box Office India . [28] The film grossed ₹48.4 million (US$610,000) in India on the first day. [29] Force has fared well, despite number of screens and shows being limited. It collected approx ₹245.2 millionnett in 1st week. Force is John's biggest opener, in solo lead. The film dropped on Monday but then held steady collections through the weekdays but the collections were low. [30] Force fell heavily in its second weekend taking an 85% fall from its first, it collected ₹20 million nett to ₹235.0 million nett in 10 days. [31] The film had a poor opening of around $500,000 in overseas. The opening figures from United Kingdom were £65,000, North America $100,000, UAE $160,000 and Australia $60,000. [32] The film collected ₹347.2 million in India and was declared as "above average". [33]
Producer Vipul Shah planned a sequel to the film titled Force 2 . [34] The film was directed by Abhinay Deo and Sonakshi Sinha played a RAW agent in the sequel. [35] [36]
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