Satellite Shankar

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Satellite Shankar
Satellite Shankar poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrfan Kamal
Written byIrfan Kamal
Vishal Vijay Kumar
Produced byMurad Khetani
Ashwin Varde
Starring Sooraj Pancholi
Megha Akash
CinematographyJitan Harmeet Singh
Edited by Chandan Arora
Music byScore:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Songs:
Mithoon
Rochak Kohli
Tanishk Bagchi
Sandeep Shirodkar
Production
companies
Cine 1 Studios
Distributed by Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment
Release date
  • 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) [1]
Running time
122 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.20 crore [3]
Box officeest.54 lakh [4]

Satellite Shankar is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Irfan Kamal. The film starring Sooraj Pancholi and Megha Akash [5] is produced by Cine 1 Studios and SCIPL. The film based on the life of Indian soldiers, tells a story of the adventures of Indian soldier (played by Pancholi). The principal photography began on 6 September 2018, [6] and was shot across ten states in India. [7] [8]

Contents

The film was released on 8 November 2019 and was a box office bomb. [1]

Plot

Indian Army soldier Shankar gets injured in cross firing at the border. Senior Officer suggests him to take 8 days rest after consultation with doctors. Shankar requests for leave instead of rest, officers agree and tell him to report to duty on the morning of 8th day. While travelling, he helps citizens and ends up missing his train. Online news reporter covers his story without acknowledging him. The story later revolves around how he reaches his home and then back to duty in a short span of time.

Cast

Production

The film marks the return of Sooraj Pancholi who essays the role of an army officer after 3 years' hiatus as he previously starred in his debut 2015 action film Hero. [9] [10] The filming began on 3 September 2018 in Kashmir and most portions of the film were shot in North India in a 60-day schedule. The South Indian actress Megha Akash was cast as the female lead opposite Sooraj Pancholi, which marks her debut in Bollywood industry. [11] The film was shot across the 10 states of India. [8]

Release

The film was theatrically released on 8 November 2019. [1]

The filmmakers in February 2019 confirmed that the film will not have its theatrical release in Pakistan following the 2019 Pulwama attack on the Central Reserve Police Force in Jammu and Kashmir, which happened on 14 February 2019 resulting in the death of 40 CRPF personnel. [12] [13] [14]

Soundtrack

Satellite Shankar
Soundtrack album by
Released6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) [15]
Recorded2019
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length15:02
Language Hindi
Label T-Series
External audio
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This music of the film is composed by Mithoon, Rochak Kohli, Tanishk Bagchi and Sandeep Shirodkar while lyrics are written by Mithoon, Kumaar and Manoj Muntashir.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Aari Aari" Kumaar Tanishk Bagchi Romy, Bombay Rockers 3:45
2."Tere Sang"Mithoon Mithoon Arijit Singh, Mithoon, Aakanksha Sharma5:09
3."Jai He" Manoj Muntashir Sandeep Shirodkar Salman Ali 2:58
4."Pyaar Ka Satellite"Kumaar Rochak Kohli Rochak Kohli, Amit Gupta3:10
Total length:15:02

Reception

Filmfare gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "Satellite Shankar meanders off course a wee bit, is melodramatic and OTT at times but its heart certainly beats for Indian armed forces alright." [16]

Box office

Satellite Shankar's opening-day domestic collection was 10 lacs. On the second day, the film collected 12 lacs. On the third day, the film collected 10 lacs, taking the total opening-weekend collection to 32 lacs. The lifetime collection of film was 05.4 million. [4]

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