Kishore Kumar Junior

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Kishore Kumar Junior
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Directed by Kaushik Ganguly
Screenplay by Kaushik Ganguly
Story by Kaushik Ganguly
Produced byRupa Dutta
Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee
Aparajita Auddy
Rwitobroto Mukherjee
Cinematography Gopi Bhagat
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music by Indradip Dasgupta
Production
company
Camellia Production Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget1.80 cr
Box office6.52 cr

Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ, released 2018) is a Bengali drama thriller film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Aparajita Auddy in lead roles. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

This film is about a singer who sings only those songs sung by the legendary Indian singer Kishore Kumar. The title of Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ) was bestowed by the famous singer himself. KKJ lives in Kolkata with his wife and son, and his band musicians are like his second family. KKJ, his wife, and band is invited to perform in a Government initiative, for some border villages in the state of Rajasthan. However, upon reaching Rajasthan, they are abducted by a group of Pakistanis, whose intentions are not clear. It is now up to KKJ to save his wife and band members.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Gauriprasanna Mazumder, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anand Bakshi, Mukul Dutt, Gulzar, A. Irshad, Kaushik Chakraborty; all music is composed by Indraadip Das Gupta

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Ki Ashay Bandhi khelaghar" Gauriprasanna Mazumder Shyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip Das Gupta Kumar Sanu 4:46
2."Zindagi Ek Safar" Hasrat Jaipuri Shankar–Jaikishan, Recreated By: Indraadip Das GuptaKumar Sanu3:32
3."Ek Din Pakhi Ure Jabe" Mukul Dutt R.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:40
4."Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb" Gulzar Hemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu5:08
5."Amar Swapna Tumi Ogo" Gauriprasanna Mazumder Shyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu2:23
6."Shing Nei Tobu"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:31
7."Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara II"Gauriprasanna Mazumder Kishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta Babul Supriyo 3:35
8."Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara"Gauriprasanna Mazumder Kishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKoushik Chakraborty3:11
9."Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" Anand Bakshi R.D.Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta Kumar Sanu 4:34
10."Chala Jata Hoon"Majrooh Sultanpuri R.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip Dasgupta Babul Supriyo 4:08
11."Akash Keno Daake"Gauriprasanna MazumderR. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:11
12."Panthi Hoon Main"A. IrshadKishore Kumar, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:41
13."Yeh Kya Hua"Anand BakshiR. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:27
14."Cholo Ure Jai"Kaushik ChakrabortyKaushik ChakrabortyPrithibi (Band)6:12
15."Medley"  Kumar Sanu, Rimita Mukherjee9:19

Release

The film released in India on 12 October 2018, just before Durga Puja. [4] Most of the songs in the movie are performed by Kumar Sanu.

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References

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