Tere Bin Laden
Tera Bin Laden | |
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Directed by | Abhishek Sharma |
Screenplay by |
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Story by | Abhishek Sharma |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil |
Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Production company | Walkwater Media |
Distributed by | BSK Network and Entertainment[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹258 million (US$3.2 million)[3] |
Box office | ₹1,150 million (US$14 million)[3] |
Tere Bin Laden (transl. Without you, Laden / Your Bin Laden) The film was released worldwide, except the United States and Pakistan, on 16 July 2010.
A sequel, Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive, was released in 2016.
Plot
Ali Hassan is a reporter with Danka TV, a downmarket local TV channel in
Ali decides to defuse the situation by making another tape in which Osama would be declaring ceasefire with US. He manages to convince Noora and Qureshi. During the shooting of the tape in Danka TV studio, Noora unwittingly detonates a grenade, which kills his beloved prize rooster. Depressed, Noora runs away from the location with the Osama-makeup still on, forcing Ali and his team to follow suit. They manage to get hold of Noora and try to convince him for another shoot. Meanwhile, the FBI team, led by Ted Wood and Usman, head of the
Cast
- Ali Zafar as Ali Hassan
- Pradhuman Singh Mall as Noora / Osama bin Laden
- Sugandha Garg as Zoya Khan
- Nikhil Ratnaparkhi as Gul
- Piyush Mishra as Majeed Khan
- Rahul Singh as Qureishi Ahmed
- Seema Bhargavas Shabbo
- Barry John as Ted Wood (Ted-ji)
- Chirag Vohra as Lateef Hussain
- Chinmay Mandlekar as Usmaan Khan
- Rajendra Sethi as Jamal Bhai, a travel agent
- Harry Josh as Security guard
- Masood Akhtar as Goga from Rahim Yar Khan
- Sudipto Balav as an ISI agent[8]
Production
Development
Abhishek Sharma was working with Pooja Shetty Deora when he developed the idea of making a film on Osama. According to him, the idea was apparently due to a "severe" headache.[9] "I had a severe headache one day and had tied a cloth around my head, which looked like a turban. I had a lot of facial hair then. Someone commented that I looked like Osama Bin Laden. It then struck me to do a spoof on Bin Laden", he said.[10] He then did research on Osama bin Laden through internet by watching his tapes and prepared the first draft of the film, which was cleared by Pooja Shetty.[9]
Casting
For the film's cast, Sharma didn't want any "established stars or people that are easily recognizable" as the film wouldn't have the "intended effect on audience".[11] Ali Zafar was the first one to be cast. Sharma watched his music videos and decided to give the journalist's role to him as he had the "quirkiness" and "wit" to be in a comedy film.[10] Zafar was initially cautious about the script but decided to do the film after reading the script, which he liked.[12] He prepared for the role by watching and studying reporters and learning how they function. He attended a 10-day workshop with Barry John along with other actors of the film.[13] Pradhuman Singh was selected to play as Osama bin Laden after an "innumerable auditions and a tedious process". The casting of Osama was "a challenge", according to Sharma. Sharma knew Singh since their days together at a workshop in the National School of Drama and according to him, Singh was "good at mimicry". They made a short film and a documentary together after which Sharma shifted to Mumbai.[11][14] Singh was given an Osama tape to watch, and he later learned Arabic for eight months to get the diction.[15]
Filming
The film crew attempted to get the locations, costume design, and language as similar as possible to that in Pakistan, and recreated the scene of
Release
Tere Bin Laden was released on 23 July 2010 in 344 screens across India.[17] It was distributed by BSK Network and Entertainment Private Limited, owned by Boney Kapoor.[18] The release of the film was delayed in the United States because the producers first wanted to gauge the film's response in other countries and also considering the sensitivity of the topic in the US.[19] Pakistan's censor board renamed the title of the movie as Tere Bin as Zafar didn't want the people to think of the film as a biography of Osama bin Laden[13] and Middle East countries banned the release of the film.[20]
Critical reception
The film garnered mixed to positive reviews.
Political analyst, Jyoti Malhotra in Arab international daily,
Box office
In India, the film opened on 350 screens and collected ₹ 50 million in its opening weekend. Friday morning shows opened with 20–25% in key areas like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Bangalore, and evening settled down to 35–40% with average occupancy cultivating first day gross box office of ₹ 11.1 million, with glowing reviews ranging from 3–4 star ratings and strong word of mouth from audience Saturday showed an impressive jump of 80–85% and settle down to ₹ 17.5 million, Sunday showed further jump of 66% compared to Saturday, and garnered further ₹ 21.5 million cultivating to cumulative an astounding opening weekend collection of more than ₹ 50 million gross. The film collected ₹82.5 million (US$1.0 million) at the end of its theatrical run.[30] It was declared an average grosser at the box office.[30]
Awards and nominations
- 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Nominated[31]
- Apsara Award for Best Story – Abhishek Sharma
- Apsara Award for Best Screenplay – Abhishek Sharma
Nominated[32]
- Best Male Debut – Ali Zafar
- Best Comedian – Pradhuman Singh Mall
Soundtrack
Tere Bin Laden | ||||
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Length | 25:31 | |||
Label | Pen Music | |||
Producer | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack of Tere Bin Laden was released on 21 June 2010. The music directors of the film include, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca and Dhruv Dhalla while the lyrics have been penned by Jaideep Sahni[33]
Controversies
Walkwater Media, the film's production company, reportedly received threatening letters which accused the company of supporting Osama bin Laden and terrorism by making the comedy film.[34]
Pakistan's film censor board banned the film on grounds that extremists could use it as a pretext to launch attacks.[35][36]
Sequel
In May 2012, it was announced that VJ-turned actor Ayushmann Khurrana will be the lead actor for the sequel.[37] The sequel will also be produced by Pooja Shetty and directed by Abhishek Sharma.[38] Sharma announced that Manish Paul would be playing the lead role in Tere Bin Laden 2, while Pradhuman Singh would return in the sequel and continue portraying the role of Osama bin Laden look-alike. Ali Zafar will also return in the sequel, but only for a cameo appearance apparently.[39]
See also
- List of cultural references to the 11 September attacks
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External links
- Tere Bin Laden at IMDb
- Tere Bin Laden at Rotten Tomatoes