Wedding Anniversary is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Shekhar S Jha, produced by Kumar V Mahant and Achut Naik, and presented by Bharat Shah.[3][4] The film stars Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill in leading roles and was released on 24 February 2017.[1]
| Wedding Anniversary | |
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| Directed by | Shekhar S Jha |
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| Cinematography | Shanti Bhushan Roy |
| Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
| Music by | Abhishek Ray |
Production company | V K Productions |
| Distributed by | Bharat Shah |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹0.24 crore[2] |
Plot
editKahani (Mahie Gill) and her husband Nirbhay (Priyanshu Chatterjee) had planned to celebrate their wedding anniversary in Goa, but due to some last-minute work, Nirbhay stayed back and Kahani had to travel alone. While she waits for her husband in Goa, she picks up a book to read written by her favourite author, Nagarjun (Nana Patekar). After a short while, a visitor rings the doorbell of her house, who turns out to be none other than Nagarjun himself. The conversation that follows between the two, involves Nagarjun talking about love, its true meaning, and the relevance it has in our lives, and it forms the crux of the film.
Cast
edit- Nana Patekar as Nagarjun
- Mahi Gill as Kahani
- Priyanshu Chatterjee as Nirbhay
- Sanket Choukse
- Shruti Marathe
- Priya Tandon in a cameo appearance
- Asma Badar
- Kanika Dang
- Sneha Gupta
- Bhumika Gurung
- Yatin Karyekar
- Asad Khan
- Krishanu
- Abhishek Ray
- Rahul Prakash
- Shanti Bhushan Roy
- Neha Sharma
- Shruti Sharma
- Bhupesh Singh
- Yajuvendra Singh
- Tamara
- Tejan Yadav
Production
editFilming
editThe entire shooting of the film was done in Goa in May and June 2015.[5][6]
Soundtrack
edit| Happy Anniversary | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Abhishek Ray | |||||
| Released | 6 February 2018[7] | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 21:25 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
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The music for the film is composed by Abhishek Ray, while the lyrics have been penned by Abhiruchi & Manvendra. The music rights are bought by Zee Music Company.[8]
All music is composed by Abhishek Ray
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Rainbow Song" | Abhiruchi Chand | Abhishek Ray & Bhoomi Trivedi | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Dhinchakk" | Abhiruchi Chand | Abhinanda Sarkar | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Ittefaqan" | Manvendra | Abhishek Ray & Amika Shail | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Aaiye Saiyan" | Manvendra | Bhoomi Trivedi | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Bidesia" | Manvendra | Ustad Rashid Khan and Shirsha | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 21:25 | |||
Critical reception
editMihir Bhanage of The Times of India found the film to be boring and gave it a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "If you have issues in your love-life, visit a marriage counsellor. Wedding Anniversary will only add some phrases to your Hindi/Urdu vocabulary."[9] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll said that, "'Wedding Anniversary' is as much fun as a divorce hearing".[10] Vishal Verma of Glamsham gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "Wedding Anniversary is an unintentional horror that makes us wonder what on earth are talents like Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill doing in this flick?"[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wedding Anniversary Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Wedding Anniversary - Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Confirmed Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill team up for 'Wedding Anniversary'". 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Check Out On-location Pictures of Nana Patekar Mahie Gill Starrer 'Wedding Anniversary'". Bhaskar. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Mahie Gill to play Nana Patekar's muse". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill team up for 'Wedding Anniversary'". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Wedding Anniversary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ ""Soulful songs break the clutter of today's templatised tracks in the music of Wedding Anniversary, "Abhishek Ray". BollywoddHelpline. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Wedding Anniversary Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Film review: 'Wedding Anniversary' is as much fun as a divorce hearing". Scroll. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Wedding Anniversary Movie Review: An unintentional horror". Glamsham. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.