Tiki-Taka (film)

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Tiki-Taka
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Directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Written byRohan Ghose
Shouvik Banerjee
Produced byShouvik Basu
Navratan Jhawar
Raylin Valles
Starring
CinematographyRavi Kiran Ayyagari
Edited bySumit Chowdhary
Music by Nabarun Bose
Production
companies
Ratanshree Nirman
Ten Films
Roadshow Films
Distributed by ZEE5
Release date
  • 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Tiki-Taka, previously titled as Khelechi Ajgubi, is a 2020 Indian ZEE5 original Bengali language sports drama situational comedy film directed and produced by Parambrata Chattopadhyay. [1] The film stars African national Emona Enabulu in the main lead role while director Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Ritabhari Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee play supporting roles in the film. [2] The film was set on the backdrop of West Bengal and other parts of North-East India. [3] The film was premiered via ZEE5 on 11 September 2020 and opened to positive reviews. [4] [5]

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Plot

The storyline of the film revolves around the Senegalese national Khelechi Ajgubi (Emona Enabulu) who has landed in India to fulfill his aspirations of pursuing his career as a professional footballer before falling trap into a comedy of errors.

Cast

Production

The film production originally launched in Bengali language and the film was initially tentatively titled as Khelechi Ajgubi. [8] The principal photography of the film began in March 2018, keeping in mind about the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [9] The directorial venture was announced by actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay who also made his debut as a producer through this project. [10] The film title was later changed to Tiki-Taka which is a technique popularly used in the sport of football. [11] The film was dubbed in Hindi during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. [12] Senegalese actor Emona Enabulu was roped into play the male lead role. The portions of the film were predominantly shot in Kolkata. [13] [9]

Release

The film was supposed to have its theatrical release in 2020 but was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and filmmakers intended to release it via OTT platform. [12] ZEE5 bought the digital distribution rights of the film and was released on the platform on 11 September 2020. [4]

Reception

After release, Tiki Taka received positive reviews from critics, with praises for the plot, light-hearted comedy and individual performances.

Upam Buzarbaruah of Times Of India wrote "Tiki Taka is a nice watch. It boasts of some decent performances. While Parambrata and Emona rule the screen with their chemistry, Ritabhari also delivers her role quite nicely. The rest of the cast, however, have too short a screen presence for us to judge their performances" [14]

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