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{{short description|2018 film directed by Anil Sharma}} | |||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Genius | | name = Genius | ||
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| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = [[Anil Sharma]] | | director = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] | ||
| producer = {{ubl|Deepak Mukut | Anil Sharma | K. C. Sharma | Kamal Mukut}} | | producer = {{ubl|Deepak Mukut | Anil Sharma | K. C. Sharma | Kamal Mukut}} | ||
| writer = Anil Sharma | | writer = Anil Sharma | ||
| screenplay = {{ubl|Sunil Sirvaiya|Amjad Ali}} | | screenplay = {{ubl|Sunil Sirvaiya|Amjad Ali}} | ||
| story = Anil Sharma | | story = Anil Sharma | ||
| starring = {{ubl|[[ | | starring = {{ubl|[[Utkarsh Sharma]]|[[Ishita Chauhan]]|[[Mithun Chakraborty]]|[[Ayesha Jhulka]]|[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]|Malti Chahar|[[K. K. Raina]]|[[Abhimanyu Singh]]|[[Dev Gill]]}} | ||
[[ | | music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Monty Sharma]] | ||
| music = | |||
| cinematography = Najeeb Khan | | cinematography = Najeeb Khan | ||
| editing = Ashfaque Makrani | | editing = Ashfaque Makrani | ||
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| runtime = 165 minutes | | runtime = 165 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = {{INR}} | | budget = {{INR}}22 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3818|title=Genius – Movie – Box Office India|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> | ||
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}4. | | gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}4.2crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/box-office/|title=Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=24 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Genius''''' is a 2018 Indian [[ | '''''Genius''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[psychological]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]. It marks the debut of his son [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as a male lead, who also featured as a child actor in Sharma's 2001 film ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]].'' [[Ishita Chauhan]] and [[Mithun Chakraborty]], with [[Ayesha Jhulka]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Remember Sunny Deol's Son in Gadar? He's Back in And As Genius |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/remember-sunny-deols-son-in-gadar-hes-back-in-and-as-genius-1870685 |access-date=8 July 2020 |publisher=[[NDTV.com]] |date=20 June 2018}}</ref> [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and Malti Chahar play supporting roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/cast/|title=Genius Cast List {{!}} Genius Movie Star Cast – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en-US|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/genius-teaser-director-anil-sharmas-son-utkarsh-make-his-debut-in-this-sci-fi-film-starring-ayesha-jhulka-nawazuddin-siddiqui-4382947.html|title=Genius teaser: Director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh makes his debut in this sci-fi film starring Ayesha Jhulka, Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/genius-teaser-utkarsh-sharma-introduced-as-archetypal-hindi-cinema-hero-in-father-anils-film-4550581.html|title=Genius teaser: Utkarsh Sharma introduced as archetypal Hindi cinema hero in father Anil's film- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri | The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri who is a topper yet charming man who comes to [[IIT Roorkee]] where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan, out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him, but Vasu outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly uses his hacking talent working part time for RAW. | ||
acknowledge his competence. With the help of RAW, Vasu finds Nandini, saves Mathura from a huge blast and finally kills MRS by drowning him in the river. All members of RAW praise him. The film ends with him sharing a big hug with Nandini. | |||
The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasu to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasu admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasu sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam the next day. However, Vasu outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini learns that Vasu had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to the US for her dream job. | |||
On the other hand, senior members of RAW, impressed by Vasu's intelligence, try to convince him to join RAW. After learning that his parents were killed in communal riots planned by ISI of Pakistan, Vasu finally decides to join RAW to take revenge against ISI. The film returns to the present, where Vasu, who is labelled incompetent by RAW, uses a walking stick and suffers from acute [[tinnitus]] and several injuries since his failed mission. | |||
Nandini had taken a break from her job to return to India and take care of Vasu. She takes Vasu to her house in Puducherry, where her mother is pleasantly surprised to see Nandini (who had never valued personal relationships before her career) make huge sacrifices for Vasu's welfare. Vasu and Nandini spend some romantic moments, but their happiness is short lived as Vasu starts having hallucinations about his failed mission. | |||
A confused Nandini tries to take Vasu to the US for treatment. Vasu refuses and narrates the tragic story of his failed mission to Nandini, after which he leaves to track MRS, the mastermind of ISI in India and the prime target of his failed mission. Soon after, it is shown that all the hallucinations were just a drama set up by Vasu to track his enemies. He, one by one, kills everyone who had helped MRS. On the other hand, MRS senses Vasudev's return and plans to kill him in a masquerade party. In the masquerade party, Vasu saves himself but gets injured once again. Seeing Vasu's miserable condition, Nandini breaks down. MRS, who was secretly observing them, takes advantage of this and kidnaps Nandini. Soon after, the senior members of RAW acknowledge his competence. With the help of RAW, Vasu finds Nandini, saves Mathura from a huge blast and finally kills MRS by drowning him in the river. All members of RAW praise him. The film ends with him sharing a big hug with Nandini. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad | * [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad | ||
* [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Vasudev Shastri aka Genius | * [[Anirban mitra ]] as NSA Officer Bablu | ||
* [[Ishitha Chauhan]] as Nandini Chauhan | * [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Vasudev Shastri aka Genius, Nandini's love interest | ||
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Mr Samar Khan / MRS | * [[Ishitha Chauhan]] as Nandini Chauhan, Vasudev's love interest | ||
* [[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Nandini's | * Malti Chahar as Rubina, RAW Agent. | ||
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Mr Samar Khan / MRS, an ISI agent and the main antagonist | |||
* [[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Nandini's mother | |||
* [[KK Raina]] as Mr Das | * [[KK Raina]] as Mr Das | ||
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister | * [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister | ||
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Mr. Praveen Joshi | * [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Mr. Praveen Joshi | ||
* [[Dev Gill]] as Mr. | * Arjun Dwivedi as Saleem | ||
* [[Dev Gill]] as Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, MRS' mole in RAW | |||
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore | * [[Ashok Samarth]] as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore | ||
* Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand | * Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
The film received generally poor reviews. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 1/5 stars saying "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare."<ref>{{Cite web|url= | The film received generally poor reviews. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 1/5 stars saying, "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/critic-review/genius-movie-review/|title=Genius Review – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=24 August 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> Ronak Kotecha of [[The Times of India]] was equally critical of the film giving it 2/5 stars.<ref>{{Citation|title=Genius Movie Review {2/5}: A messed up mumbo jumbo of some juvenile IIT hacks, loud sounds and verbose filmy dialoguebazi|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/genius/movie-review/65520102.cms|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> [[The Indian Express]] gave it a "nil" rating describing it as feeling redundant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/genius-movie-review-anil-sharma-nawazuddin-siddiqui-rating-5322696/|title=Genius movie review: The Anil Sharma film feels redundant|date=25 August 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=26 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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The music of the film is composed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]], | The music of the film is composed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tera-fitoor-new-song-from-utkarsh-sharmas-genius-unites-energies-of-arijit-singh-himesh-reshammiya-4722421.html|title=Tera Fitoor: New song from Utkarsh Sharma's Genius unites energies of Arijit Singh, Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Monty Sharma]] composed the background score, while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]], [[Kumaar]], and [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]. The first song of the film "Tera Fitoor", which is sung by [[Arijit Singh]] was released on 12 July 2018 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/genius-song-tera-fitoor-teaser-arijit-singh-sings-romantic-ballad-composed-by-himesh-reshammiya-4714541.html|title=Genius song Tera Fitoor teaser: Arijit Singh sings romantic ballad composed by Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The album was released on 9 August 2018 by [[Tips Industries Limited|Tips Music]]. | ||
{{Tracklist | {{Tracklist | ||
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[[Category:2018 action thriller films]] | [[Category:2018 action thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian action thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing]] | [[Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]] | [[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]] | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 17 August 2023
| Genius | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Anil Sharma |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Anil Sharma |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Score: Monty Sharma |
| Cinematography | Najeeb Khan |
| Edited by | Ashfaque Makrani |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Soham Rockstar Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹22 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹4.2crore[2] |
Genius is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological action thriller film directed by Anil Sharma. It marks the debut of his son Utkarsh Sharma as a male lead, who also featured as a child actor in Sharma's 2001 film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Ishita Chauhan and Mithun Chakraborty, with Ayesha Jhulka,[3] Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Malti Chahar play supporting roles in the film.[4][5][6]
Plot
The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri who is a topper yet charming man who comes to IIT Roorkee where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan, out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him, but Vasu outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly uses his hacking talent working part time for RAW.
The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasu to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasu admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasu sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam the next day. However, Vasu outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini learns that Vasu had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to the US for her dream job.
On the other hand, senior members of RAW, impressed by Vasu's intelligence, try to convince him to join RAW. After learning that his parents were killed in communal riots planned by ISI of Pakistan, Vasu finally decides to join RAW to take revenge against ISI. The film returns to the present, where Vasu, who is labelled incompetent by RAW, uses a walking stick and suffers from acute tinnitus and several injuries since his failed mission.
Nandini had taken a break from her job to return to India and take care of Vasu. She takes Vasu to her house in Puducherry, where her mother is pleasantly surprised to see Nandini (who had never valued personal relationships before her career) make huge sacrifices for Vasu's welfare. Vasu and Nandini spend some romantic moments, but their happiness is short lived as Vasu starts having hallucinations about his failed mission.
A confused Nandini tries to take Vasu to the US for treatment. Vasu refuses and narrates the tragic story of his failed mission to Nandini, after which he leaves to track MRS, the mastermind of ISI in India and the prime target of his failed mission. Soon after, it is shown that all the hallucinations were just a drama set up by Vasu to track his enemies. He, one by one, kills everyone who had helped MRS. On the other hand, MRS senses Vasudev's return and plans to kill him in a masquerade party. In the masquerade party, Vasu saves himself but gets injured once again. Seeing Vasu's miserable condition, Nandini breaks down. MRS, who was secretly observing them, takes advantage of this and kidnaps Nandini. Soon after, the senior members of RAW acknowledge his competence. With the help of RAW, Vasu finds Nandini, saves Mathura from a huge blast and finally kills MRS by drowning him in the river. All members of RAW praise him. The film ends with him sharing a big hug with Nandini.
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborthy as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad
- Anirban mitra as NSA Officer Bablu
- Utkarsh Sharma as Vasudev Shastri aka Genius, Nandini's love interest
- Ishitha Chauhan as Nandini Chauhan, Vasudev's love interest
- Malti Chahar as Rubina, RAW Agent.
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Mr Samar Khan / MRS, an ISI agent and the main antagonist
- Ayesha Jhulka as Nandini's mother
- KK Raina as Mr Das
- Zakir Hussain as Minister
- Abhimanyu Singh as Mr. Praveen Joshi
- Arjun Dwivedi as Saleem
- Dev Gill as Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, MRS' mole in RAW
- Ashok Samarth as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore
- Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand
Reception
The film received generally poor reviews. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. Bollywood Hungama gave it 1/5 stars saying, "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare."[7] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India was equally critical of the film giving it 2/5 stars.[8] The Indian Express gave it a "nil" rating describing it as feeling redundant.[9]
Soundtrack
| Genius | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 9 August 2018[10] | |||
| Studio | HR Musik Limited | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:28 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Tips Music | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| Tera Fitoor Song Video - Genius at YouTube | ||||
| Singles from Genius | ||||
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The music of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya,[11] and Monty Sharma composed the background score, while lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir, Kumaar, and Shabbir Ahmed. The first song of the film "Tera Fitoor", which is sung by Arijit Singh was released on 12 July 2018 .[12] The album was released on 9 August 2018 by Tips Music.
| Track listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Tera Fitoor" | Arijit Singh | 5:10 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dil Meri Na Sune" | Atif Aslam | 3:56 | ||||||
| 3. | "Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main[13]" | Himesh Reshammiya, Neeti Mohan, Vineet Singh | 4:42 | ||||||
| 4. | "Holi Biraj Ma" | Jubin Nautiyal | 3:35 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pyar Le Pyar De" | Dev Negi, Ikka, Iulia Vantur | 5:10 | ||||||
| 6. | "Dil Meri Na Sune" (Reprise) | Atif Aslam, Payal Dev | 3:55 | ||||||
Total length: |
26:28 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Genius – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ Goyal, Divya (20 June 2018). "Remember Sunny Deol's Son in Gadar? He's Back in And As Genius". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Genius Cast List | Genius Movie Star Cast – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Genius teaser: Director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh makes his debut in this sci-fi film starring Ayesha Jhulka, Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Genius teaser: Utkarsh Sharma introduced as archetypal Hindi cinema hero in father Anil's film- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (24 August 2018). "Genius Review – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "Genius Movie Review {2/5}: A messed up mumbo jumbo of some juvenile IIT hacks, loud sounds and verbose filmy dialoguebazi", The Times of India, retrieved 26 August 2018
- ↑ "Genius movie review: The Anil Sharma film feels redundant". The Indian Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "Genius – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Gaana.
- ↑ "Tera Fitoor: New song from Utkarsh Sharma's Genius unites energies of Arijit Singh, Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Genius song Tera Fitoor teaser: Arijit Singh sings romantic ballad composed by Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Himesh Reshammiya delivers yet another romantic number with Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main". The Times of India. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
- Genius on IMDb
- Genius at Bollywood Hungama