Target Kolkata | |
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Directed by | Kartick Singh |
Produced by | Shyamol Biswas |
Starring | See below |
Production company | SRB Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Target Kolkata is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Kartick Singh, produced by Shyamol Biswas and presented by SRB Films. The music of this film is composed by Nayan Bhattacharya and Dron Acharya. This was a surprise regional hit of 2013 and had an occupancy of around 55-60% for 2 weeks.
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All lyrics are written by Banibrata Mukherjee and Anindya Bose; all music is composed by Nayan Bhattacharya and Dron Acharya
No. | Title | Singer | Length |
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1. | "Elomelo" | ||
2. | "Pahi Paka Pnepepe Kay" | ||
3. | "Hele Dhorte Pare Na" | ||
4. | "Rojnamcha" | ||
5. | "Janeman" | ||
6. | "Rangila" | Kunal Ganjawala | |
7. | "Target Kolkata (theme)" |
Madhusree Ghosh of The Times of India opined that "Honestly, Target Kolkata had potential. The plot, which mixed Kolkata’s underworld with international terrorism, was different from regular commercial movies, the music directors took effort to make melodies worth remembering and especially the cinematography was exceptionally good as the cinematographers took great joy to show Kolkata in light and also in darkness". [1]
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