This Weekend is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[1] directed by Tinu Verma and starring Arjun Sarja, Rajneesh Duggal, Sayali Bhagat, Bianca Desai, Amit Dawer, Annanya Brahma, Jahan, Jennifer and Taniya Mirza. The climax of the film was also partially reshot in Tamil (under the title Kaattu Puli; transl. Forest tiger) and Telugu.[2][3] The film was released on 17 February 2012.[4]
| This Weekend | |
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 Poster of the Tamil version of Kaattu Puli | |
| Directed by | Tinu Verma |
| Starring | Arjun Sarja Rajneesh Duggal Sayali Bhagat Bianca Desai Amit Dawer Annanya Brahma Jahan Jennifer Taniya Mirza |
| Music by | Vijay Verma |
Production company | Kapishek Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editA family consisting of a father, Dr. Sanjay; a mother, Dr. Shivani; and their daughter, Anjali are having a picnic but get stuck in the forest. They are joined by three couples (played by Rajneesh Duggal and Sayali Bhagat,[5] Annanya and Amit, and Jahan and Jennifer).[6][7]
Cast
edit- Arjun Sarja as Dr. Sanjay
- Rajneesh Duggal as Ajay
- Sayali Bhagat as Divya
- Bianca Desai as Dr. Shivani
- Raj Preemi as Naga
- Tinu Verma as Rudra
- Amit Dawer as Raj
- Annanya Brahma as Sonal
- Tina as Dr. Sujata
- Sikha Aarya as Chanddi
- Jahan as Gaurav
- Jennifer as Shruti
- Taniya Mirza as Anjali
Production
editStunt director Tinu Verma first met Arjun Sarja on the sets of Champion (2000).[6] This film marks the Bollywood debut of Bianca Desai.[8][9] The film was shot in Talakona.[10] A kissing scene was removed when the film was certified by the Central Board of Film Certification after fourteen cuts.[11][12] The film was awarded an 'A' certificate.[13][14]
Soundtrack
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Amitabh Bachchan attended the film's audio launch since Tinu Verma had worked as an action director for several of Amitabh Bachchan's films.[15][16][17][18]
Reception
editA critic from SuperGoodMovies.com gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that the film "was okay for Arjun fans".[7] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com gave the film a rating of one-half out of five stars and called the film "an act of raping cinema".[19]
Box office
editThe film released to no expectations and was a box office failure.[20][21]
References
edit- ^ "Arjun excited about jungle thriller Kaattu Puli". Indiaglitz. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (19 November 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ V. Sangeetha (26 May 2011). "Action King Arjun has teamed up with Bollywood action choreographer Tinu Varma, for his next film Kaatu Puli". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Shankar (9 February 2012). "'காட்டுப்புலி'யில் கவர்ச்சிப் புலிகள்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Sayali Bhagat okay with wearing bikini on screen". NDTV. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "A punching debut with a jungle thriller". The New Indian Express. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Kattupuli Movie Review". SuperGoodMovies.com. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Gayathry V. Pillai (10 March 2010). "Arjun goes to Bollywood". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "THE TRI-LINGUAL STAR". The New Indian Express. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (1 July 2011). "Going wild". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Arjun's Kaatupuli – Censor objects". Behindwoods. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "'Kaattu Puli' and 14 cuts". Indiaglitz. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Tinu Varma miffed as his 'Kaattu Puli' gets 'A'". Nowrunning. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ V. Lakshmi. "My film's an original: Tinu Verma". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "First Look: 'The Weekend'". The Times of India. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Bollybuzz: Big B launches the music of 'This Weekend'". News18. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the cast and director of forthcoming Hindi film "This Weekend" (L/R): Tinu Varma, Rajneesh Duggal, Arjun Sarja and actress Sayali Bhagat during a ceremony for the film's music launch in Mumbai late September 13, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images)". Kuwait Times. 15 September 2011. p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Big B launches This Weekend, Candice heats up music launch". NDTV. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Rohit Ramachandran (20 February 2012). "Kaattu Puli Tamil Movie". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Movies Releasing this Week (Feb 16 2012)". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "In Theatres for Week of February 12". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
edit- This Weekend at IMDb