No Smoking (2007 film)

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No Smoking
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Written byAnurag Kashyap
Story byAnurag Kashyap
Raj Singh Chaudhary
Based on Quitters, Inc. (1978)
by Stephen King
Produced byKumar Mangat Pathak
Vishal Bhardwaj
Starring
Cinematography Rajeev Ravi
Edited by Aarti Bajaj
Music bySongs:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Score:
Hitesh Sonik
Clinton Cerejo
Production
companies
Big Screen Entertainment
Vishal Bhardwaj Films
Distributed by Eros International
Release dates
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹7.50 crore [a]
Box office₹3.49 crore [1]

No Smoking is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj and Kumar Mangat Pathak. The film stars John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal and Ranvir Shorey. The story follows K (Abraham), a self-obsessed, narcissist chain smoker who agrees to kick his habit to save his marriage and visits a rehabilitation centre, but is caught in a labyrinthine plot by Baba Bangali (Rawal), the man who guarantees he will make him quit.

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Taking inspiration from Stephen King's "Quitters, Inc.", Kashyap pitched the idea to Vishal Bhardwaj, who wanted to produce for him, and John Abraham, who wanted to work with him, both of whom accepted, and the rest of the cast followed. Principal photography took place in Bhuj, Dharavi, Mumbai, Uzbekistan, Siberia, Kazakhstan and Russia. Prominent themes include freedom, privacy, surveillance, and politico-religious methods of autocratic figures to suppress people's rights.

No Smoking premiered at the Rome Film Festival on October 24, before seeing its general release on October 26, 2007. The film was panned for its cryptic storytelling, and bombed at the box-office, grossing ₹3.49 crore (equivalent to ₹11 croreorUS$1.2 million in 2023) against a budget of ₹7.50 crore (equivalent to ₹23 croreorUS$2.7 million in 2023). However, it still went on to receive three nominations at the 53rd Filmfare Awards, and has since gained a cult following.

Plot

K, a wealthy businessman in his 30s, is confident, narcissistic, arrogant, and completely addicted to smoking. He smokes almost constantly, at work, at home and even in the bath. K's friends and family begs him to quit, and his friend Abbas and the doctor, offer to set up an appointment at a rehabilitation centre called 'Prayogshaala' ('The Laboratory'), which they claim will surely rid K of his habit, but K ignores their advice. His addiction puts severe strain on his relationship with his wife Anjali. After K cannot even make love to her without having to stop to light up a cigarette, she leaves him.

Finally realising that he has a problem, K decides to check out Prayogshaala, and meets Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bangali Sealdah Wale. K finds the building to be unconventional and confusing, similar to a Labyrinth. The method Prayogshaala uses to cure their patients of their addiction is based on fear and psychological manipulation. Each time a patient gives in to their vice, Baba makes sure that something shocking happens to them:

  1. Almost killing a loved one, by keeping him / her in a chamber full of cigarette smoke the person has smoked in his entire life, for a duration of 5 minutes.
  2. Losing a finger.
  3. Death of a loved one.
  4. Taking the soul of the person from his body

K initially refuses to sign the contract and pay the fee of ₹21,11,110 for his treatment but is forced to do so by Baba and his disciples. Baba then tells K that he is free to leave, but he must abide by the rules or he will suffer the consequences. K witnesses other members of the group as they try to quit smoking. Many end up losing fingers as they cannot resist the urge to smoke. K tries to keep to the terms but fails twice and is punished. He is now very conscious about the third time.

After some time, K meets an old friend, Alex, who is now a Cuban cigar seller. At an event, K is forced to place a cigar in his mouth, in order to appease his friend. Seconds later, he receives a phone call from the police, who inform him that his wife is missing and possibly dead. He calls Baba and is told that for smoking, his wife will be killed, as per the rules. He protests that he did not actually smoke and Baba apologizes for the mistake, but says it is too late. K asks Baba to tell the police about this, but the line goes dead and the phone number is non-existent on dialling. K's protests are ignored and the police believe that he is delusional. Trying to prove his story, he seeks out Abbas, who had lost a finger at the rehabilitation centre, only to find that the man has all fingers intact. Mocking him, the police force K to smoke. Shortly afterwards, K gets a phone call that his brother committed suicide due to his smoking habit. K raves angrily at the police and is thrown in the jail.

K is eventually bailed out. Soon, he learns that Baba permits sins and vices to be done during a period known as 'Zero Minute'. He attends an event, where he sees Baba, but is unable to reach him. K decides to light a cigarette. Suddenly, K wakes up in a Russian army base, with a call from his wife. She asks him why he believes she is dead. K is confused, but escapes from the base by jumping into water and ends up in a ragged room, from which he sees himself staring out from a hospital room. He also sees his wife and Baba. He calls out but no one can hear him, and he is told that it is because his body no longer hears his inner soul. The final punishment is complete.

K wakes up in his home to find his wife sleeping near him. He also discovers that he is missing two fingers. In a mid-credits scene, K, who has since gotten his finger back, is seen recommending the Prayogshala to a friend.

Cast

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John Abaraham (left), Ayesha Takia (center) and Bipasha Basu (right)

Production

Development

The idea for the film came during the making of Satya (1998), when director Ram Gopal Varma pitched a story to Anurag Kashyap, the film's writer, about a chain smoker's encounter with someone who despises smoking. Varma later incorporated his own idea of the story as a short segment in his anthology film, Darna Mana Hai (2003). During the shooting of Kashyap's Black Friday , his assistant narrated him a different script about a chain smoker who wakes up without cigarettes and is unable to get any because of a curfew. [2] Taking inspiration from Stephen King's "Quitters, Inc.", Kashyap decided to take the story forward. [3] [4] When asked if Cat's Eye (1985), an American anthology horror film that adapted "Quitters, Inc." as one of its segments, was an inspiration, he replied that he hadn't watched it until after the script was complete. [3]

According to Kashyap, when he narrated the script to producer Boney Kapoor, he told him that "no one in India would make this film." [5] After Omkara , Vishal Bhardwaj approached Kashyap, wanting to make a film with him, who told him about No Smoking, after which the project came to fruition. [6] [7] Remarking that the film has a universal subject, Kashyap further said that since none of his films were released up until that point, he shot the movie in "a lot of anger," and that by making the film, he was "defying the system." [8] The film was originally titled Smoking is Injurious to Health, but was later changed to No Smoking. [5] The film was distributed by Eros International. [9]

The film has been described as belonging to the genre of black comedy [b] and/or thriller. [c]

Casting

Kashyap approached actors through messages; John Abraham replied back, because Deepa Mehta, the director of his Oscar-nominated Water told him that he must work with Kashyap. [7] Thinking that Abraham would not be able to understand the idea, and afraid of throwing away the chance, he narrated him a bad script titled Lapata, after which Abraham told him that he expected something more intelligent from Kashyap. Thrilled, he told him about No Smoking, which the actor ended up loving. He further claimed that Abraham was trying to rediscover himself; that's what propelled him to accept the film, alongside Kabul Express , Taxi No. 9211 , Goal , Aashayein and Water. [6] Kashyap was uninhibited about his fondness for Abraham, calling him "smart," "intelligent" and "a good guy," who understood the script "immediately." When asked if K was Kashyap, he replied, "K is me and many like me and my battles." [5] There was a rumor of Abraham appearing in a nude scene, but Kashyap clarified that he hadn't decided how to shoot it. [17]

For the dual role of Anjali and Annie, "one a self-respecting woman, another opposite", Kashyap went to actresses he thought could do the role, but they refused, thinking the role was not substantial enough. [3] Ultimately, Ayesha Takia was cast. She was not comfortable with the lovemaking scenes, and the outfits of her character Annie, though Kashyap refused to make any changes. Despite this, he maintained that she was an "actress" and a "face" too. [6]

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Saif Ali Khan was erroneously reported to be in the film

Originally, director Rajkumar Santoshi was to play the role of the doctor, and writer Abbas Tyrewala was to play the role of Abbas; that's why Kashyap named the character after him. But Tyrewala later opted out and the role was given to Ranvir Shorey instead. [18] Furthermore, erroneous reports surfaced that Saif Ali Khan would be appearing in a cameo, on the request of co-producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, who worked with him in Omkara. [19] It was also reported that Bipasha Basu was to appear in an item number. [20] [21] When asked what made Kashyap appear in the film, he replied, "only vanity." [3]

Kashyap cast well-known actors in hope of increasing his chances, as any of his directorial efforts had yet to get a release up until that point. [3]

Filming

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Principal photography also took place in Dharavi (pictured)

Principal photography took place in Bhuj, Dharavi, Mumbai, Uzbekistan, Siberia, Kazakhstan and Russia. [5] [22] During the shooting in Uzbekistan, a Russian actor dressed as a soldier had to chase Abraham. After running 200 meters, the man collapsed, as there was a lack of oxygen, since the shooting was on high altitudes. He had to be rushed to the hospital, as he had stopped breathing. [23]

Soundtrack

No Smoking
Studio album by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Released5 September 2007 (2007-09-05) (India)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Eros Music
Producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj chronology
Omkara
(2006)		No Smoking
(2007)		 U, Me Aur Hum
(2008)

The official soundtrack was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, who also co-produced the film, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar. [d]

Track listing

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Daler Mehndi (left) and Adnan Sami (right) contributed to the soundtrack

All tracks are written by Gulzar.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kash Laga" Daler Mehndi, Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj 5:47
2."Phoonk De"Sukhwinder Singh5:55
3."Ash Tray"Deva Sengupta4:39
4."Jab Bhi" (Trance) Sunidhi Chauhan 5:06
5."Phoonk De" (Club Mix) Rekha Bhardwaj 5:15
6."Jab Bhi" (Jazz) Adnan Sami 5:03

Themes

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K's predicament was compared to Alex DeLarge (pictured), the protagonist in A Clockwork Orange

Anurag Kashyap has stated that it was the story of "arrogance versus super arrogance, freedom to choose versus censorship; and that in the end freedom loses." On the significance of fingers, he said that fingers could also be used to hold a pen, which symbolises writing that is freedom of expression; and that K without his fingers represented his body without soul. [3] [5] Girish Shahane compared the film favorably to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, arguing that in both the film, "the cure is worse than the disease if it robs you of your soul." [26]

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The character of Baba Bangali admired Hitler (pictured)

Zoeb Matin compared the "pompously philosophic" figure of Baba Bangali to crooked despots who use false spiritualism as a means to fulfil their nefarious end. [26] Phelim O'Neill called him "Hitler-loving," [27] and Anil Sinanan called him "a proud Hitler fan." [28] Philip French pointed out that his means of coercion include constant surveillance and loss of privacy. [10] Gautaman Bhaskaran noted further that, "in using politico-religious methods, including curbing the freedom of his non-Muslim female employees by making them wear veils, the character reflects the state of autocracy and fanaticism, driven by money, politics and religion, which prevails in some sections of Indian society," and how the film is ultimately about manipulating the human being as K loathes the idea of giving up his right. [29]

Raja Sen doubted the claims of Kashyap fans that K stood for Kashyap, arguing instead "K is a character with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, a selfish bastard without a soupcon of grief," so that must not be the director's intention. [30]

Release

No Smoking was invited to be screened at the 2nd Rome Film Festival, where the film had its premiere on October 24, where it was well-received, before its general release on October 26, 2007. [e]

Reception

Box office

Prithviraj Hegde noted that No Smoking could be cheered at film festivals, but that "it sure won't either at a suburban multiplex nor a tent cinema in Tamil Nadu or Bihar." [32] It ultimately bombed at the box-office, grossing ₹3.49 crore (equivalent to ₹11 croreorUS$1.2 million in 2023) against a budget of ₹7.50 crore (equivalent to ₹23 croreorUS$2.7 million in 2023). [f]

Critical reception

No Smoking was panned for its cryptic storytelling. [g] Rajeev Masand of IBN Live gave it 1.5/5 and said, "What the director gives us is an extremely arrogant piece of work that reeks of over-confidence and self-proclaimed genius. How else do you explain the intentionally incohesive screenplay, the bizarre dialogue, and the blatant disregard for the viewer's time and patience?" [12] Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India also gave it 1.5/5 stars and said, "No Smoking leaves you completely baffled and desperately looking for logic in its surreal sequences of John in a jaded jail, John in a tunnel, John in a bathtub, John in Siberia-like surroundings." [34] Indu Mirani from DNA India rated the "bizarre" film 1.5/5, and said, "There is a fine line between intelligence and indulgence and with No Smoking, director Anurag Kashyap crosses it often. It’s not like he has made a rank bad film, but that understanding its plot's many forward and backward movements would be out of the scope of the layman." [35] Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times rated it 1 star and said, "Too in-depth man, too in-depth, puffing, driving, the sex act, fingers being chopped. Kcuf, kcuf. What’s happening out here? You can’t make out, you don’t care, and you’re fed up of the affectations, the self-indulgence." [36] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama giving it 1 out of 5, called it the "most complicated cinematic experience of 2007," although, he did praise the filming of "Jab Bhi" song. [37] Prithviraj Hegde of Rediff.com gave the film 0 stars and said, "The movie unfolds like a bad dream and spins into a downward spiral that's unreal, incomprehensible and leaves you dazed. And as you may have gathered, I still have no clue what the movie was about." [32]

Overseas critics were kinder. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. [38] Phelim O'Neill of The Guardian gave it 3 out of 5, saying, "While no screen credit is offered to King, it's clear his tale directly forms this film's basis, making it kind of a first for Indian cinema. It could be the beginning of a trend. While a slack pace, unsettled internal logic and a goofy subplot undo much of director Kashyap's hard work." [27] Neil Smith from Film 4 said, "A cut above the usual Bollywood fare, though ultimately too slight to justify its rather exorbitant running time." [39] Tajpal Rathore from BBC Films gave it 1 out of 5 and said, "No Smoking is a surprisingly sincere effort, but shouldn't make your life feel any more fulfilled, even if you are a smoker. The shoddy screenplay is stale, and its situations laughable, and though the actors' give it their all, it just doesn't light up in the end. No smoke, and no fire, in what is ultimately a bit of a drag." [13]

Abraham's performance divided critics. Bhaskaran said that he gave "a solid performance as a conceited man." [29] Adarsh stated that he made "a sincere attempt to leave a mark and succeeds to an extent." [37] Mirani called him "good." [35] Mohamed said that "he still has to learn the A B C of acting," [36] and Sinanan found his performance "leaden." [28]

Takia's performance was criticised. Adarsh said that she "runs through her role mechanically." [37] Mirani stated that she "sleepwalks through her part." [35] Mohamed said that she "has to stop looking plump." [36]

Rawal's performance was praised. Bhaskaran said that he played his role with a "verve." [29] Adarsh found him "okay," and so did Mirani. [37] [35]

Shorey's performance was criticised. Adarsh found him "a big bore." [37] Mirani said that he "disappoints greatly." [35]

Cinematography was praised. According to Masand, the film had "spectacular photography." [12] Adarsh said that it was a "good-looking film," and that cinematography was its "only aspect that stand out." [37] O'Neill stated that the film had a "slick look." [27]

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The works of Franz Kafka (left), David Lynch (center) and Neil Gaiman (right) were counted among as influences on the film

The film has been noted to be influenced by the works of Franz Kafka (particularly The Trial ), David Lynch, [30] [40] Lars Von Trier, Neil Gaiman, and graphic novels in general, [35] as well as The Game, Seconds , [10] Schindler's List and Being John Malkovich . [28]

It has since gained a cult following. [h]

Accolades

At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, No Smoking was nominated in three categories[ citation needed ]:

The film was honoured at the 2011 Indian Film Festival. [44]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Budget figure includes print and advertising costs [1]
  2. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [10] [11] [12]
  3. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [13] [14] [9] [15] [16] [12]
  4. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [24] [25] [17]
  5. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [22] [6] [31]
  6. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [1] [11] [16]
  7. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [31] [33] [3] [30]
  8. ↑ Attributed to multiple references [41] [11] [42] [43]

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