Bombay March 12 Explained

Bombay March 12
Director:Babu Janardhanan
Producer:Haneef Muhammed
Starring:Mammootty
Unni Mukundan
Roma
Music:Prashant Pillai
Afzal Yusuf
Cinematography:Vipin Mohan
Editing:Vijay Shankar
Studio:Red Rose Creations
Distributor:Red Rose Release
PJ Entertainments
Runtime:131 minutes
Country:India
Language:Malayalam

Bombay March 12 is a 2011 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Babu Janardhanan. The film is based on the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts.[1] [2] The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Babu Janardhanan.[3] The film stars Mammootty, Unni Mukundan and Roma. The narrative is in a hyperlink format. It was released on 30 June 2011. It was dubbed and released in Hindi as Hadsa Bombay March 12.

Production

Casting

Unni Mukundan (Krishna), who plays a major supporting role in Bombay March 12, was formerly working as an assistant to veteran director A. K. Lohithadas.[4] [5] Model-turned-child artiste Babydiya makes her film debut with Bombay March 12.[6] [7]

Filming

Production commenced on second week of February 2011 and was completed from Coimbatore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and parts of Kerala and Rajasthan.[8] [9] Originally filmed in Malayalam, it will have dubbed releases in Tamil and Telugu.[10] It was rumored that Bombay March 12 would be simultaneously shot in Hindi.[11]

Music

Bombay March 12 features an original score composed by Prashant Pillai.[12]

The soundtrack to Bombay March 12 is composed by Afzal Yusuf. Sonu Nigam and Sadhana Sargam sang songs for the film. The song titled "Chakkaramavin Kombathu" has lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed.[13]

Track listing

Critical reception

Bombay March 12 received positive reviews upon release. Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com said, "Bombay March 12 is a promising debut for scriptwriter Babu Janardhanan as a director." He rated it three in a scale of five . and said "The storytelling is complicated and you need to be focused as every scene exposes yet another layer of the story, something Babu Janardhanan did as a writer in the Lijo Jose Pellissery directed City of God. But there is always a niggling thought at the back of our minds that the point he is trying to make – that 'one bad egg can spoil the whole basket' – could have been conveyed just as well in a more simple and linear narrative."[14] Mammootty's performance is appreciated as "one of his most subdued roles in recent times". According to Palicha, Unni Mukundan as Shahjahan "does full justice to the confidence that the director has reposed in him."[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: When terror strikes . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109053932/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/04/22/stories/2011042251200200.htm . dead . 9 November 2012 . Vijay George. 22 April 2011. The Hindu. 25 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Mammootty in Bombay, March12. https://web.archive.org/web/20101113042558/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/61451.html . dead . 13 November 2010 . 9 November 2010. IndiaGlitz. 6 April 2011.
  3. Mammootty in Bombay March 12. https://archive.today/20120909214919/http://www.screenindia.com/news/mammootty-in-bombay-march-12/712594/. dead. 9 September 2012. 19 November 2010. Screen India. 6 April 2011.
  4. News: Local boy hits Big screen. 30 June 2011. City Journal. 2 July 2011.
  5. News: Krishna shifts to Mollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102745/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-15/news-interviews/28690907_1_krishna-hindi-version-film. dead. 3 May 2012. 15 March 2011. The Times of India. 6 April 2011.
  6. http://malayalam.deepikaglobal.com/feature/Featuredetails.asp?ncode=2192&feature_cat=Cat19 "കോട്ടയത്തു നിന്നൊരു ബാലതാരം"
  7. News: Superstar Mammootty dons the role of Madani. K. Venugopal. Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2011. 29 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110702071557/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/superstar-mammootty-dons-role-madani-415. 2 July 2011.
  8. Web site: Kerala rival fronts have 50–50 chance: Mammootty. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014192208/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kerala-rival-fronts-have-5050-chance-mammootty/147055-37.html. dead. 14 October 2012. 25 March 2011. IBN Live. 6 April 2011.
  9. Web site: It is 1993 Bombay, March 12. 21 January 2011. INTV Live. 6 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110127053232/http://intvlive.com/Intv-News/01-21-2011/2011-01-21_It.html. 27 January 2011. dead.
  10. News: Mammootty in a film on Mumbai riots. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102805/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-15/news-interviews/28251509_1_hindi-film-mammootty-riots . dead . 3 May 2012 . 15 November 2010. The Times of India. 6 April 2011.
  11. News: Mammootty in Bombay sequel?. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-17/news-interviews/29138033_1_bomb-blasts-mammootty-babu-janardhanan . dead . 3 May 2012 . 17 March 2011. The Times of India. 6 April 2011.
  12. News: On a different track. Nita Sathyendran. The Hindu. 17 June 2011. 29 June 2011.
  13. Web site: Sonu Nigam entering Malayalam with 1993 Bombay March 12. Oneindia.in. 20 June 2011. 29 June 2011. 22 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022150653/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/sonu-nigam-enter-malayalam-bombay-march-12-200611-aid0062.html. dead.
  14. http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-bombay-march/20110701.htm Bombay March 12 is hard-hitting
  15. Web site: Review: Bombay March 12 is hard-hitting. Paresh C. Palicha. Rediff.com. 1 July 2011. 2 July 2011.

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