Marjaavaan

Marjaavaan
File:Marjaavaan poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Milap Zaveri
Produced by	Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Divya Khosla Kumar Monisha Advani Madhu Bhojwani Nikkhil Advani
Written by	Milap Zaveri
Starring	Riteish Deshmukh<br />Sidharth Malhotra<br />Tara Sutaria<br />Rakul Preet Singh
Music by	Songs:<br />Tanishk Bagchi<br />Meet Bros<br />Payal Dev<br />Yo Yo Honey Singh<br />Aditya Dev<br/>Sanjoy Chowdhury<br/>Score:<br />Sanjoy Chowdhury Chandan Saxena <br/> D. Imman (Theme music, reused from Viswasam)
Cinematography	Nigam Bomzan
Edited by	Maahir Zaveri
Production company	T-Series Films<br />Emmay Entertainment
Distributed by	PEN Marudhar Cine Entertainment (India) <br />Eros International (Overseas)
Release date	15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)
Running time	135 minutes<ref>"Marjaavan (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.</ref>
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹38 crore<ref name="BOI">"Marjaavaan – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 March 2020.</ref>(Note: Contains print and advertising costs)
Box office	₹65.34 crore<ref name="botop">"Marjaavan Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.</ref>

Marjaavaan (transl. I will die) is a 2019 Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri.<ref name="masala">Sachin, Ambica. "'Marjaavaan' movie review: Sidharth Malhotra fails to floor us". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 September 2020.</ref><ref>"Ritesh Deshmukh shares first look poster of Marjaavaan, the film will also star Tara Sutaria. See pic". Hindustan times. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</ref> It stars Riteish Deshmukh, Sidharth Malhotra, Tara Sutaria and Rakul Preet Singh.<ref name=":0">"Tara Sutaria's Second Film After Student Of The Year 2&nbsp;– Marjaavaan With Sidharth Malhotra". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</ref><ref>IANS (31 October 2018). "Milap Zaveri's next directorial titled 'Marjaavaan'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</ref>

Marjaavaan was released in theatres worldwide on 15 November 2019, and received mixed reviews from critics. However, its music album of released under T-Series became one of the biggest chartbusters with songs like "Tum Hi Aana", "Thodi Jagah" and "Kinna Sona", and the item number "Ek Toh Kam Zindagani" garnering charts.<ref>"Marjaavaan: Sidharth Malhotra to romance Tara Sutaria in Milap Zaveri film". Deccan Chronicle. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</ref> It was distributed by Pen Entertainment in India and Eros International overseas.<ref>"Marjaavaan box office day 2: Sidharth Malhotra film earns Rs 4.13 cr, Motichoor Chaknachoor gets 9 cr". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref><ref>"Producer Bhushan Kumar shifts release date of Marjaavaan for Ayushmann Khurrana's film Bala". India Today. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.</ref>

Plot

Raghu is a goon loyal to the thug Narayan Anna who controls the water mafia in Mumbai. Anna's dependence on Raghu doesn't sit well with Vishnu, Narayan Anna's son, whose complexes arise from more than just his short stature, as he is only three feet tall. When Raghu falls for Zoya, a mute Kashmiri girl who teaches children music, Vishnu jumps at the opportunity to use it to discredit his father's most favourite goon.

Zoya witnesses Gaitonde's murder by Vishnu so Vishnu orders Raghu to kill her, not knowing that Raghu loves her. The couple tries to run but Vishnu catches them and orders the couple and all the kids killed. Vishnu says Raghu and the kids will be safe if he kills only Zoya, as she is the sole eyewitness. Zoya tells Raghu to kill her so he and the kids remain safe. Raghu can't so she gives him the gun, places her thumb over his, and pulls the trigger. She dies in his arms.

The police arrest Raghu for Zoya's murder while her dead body is laid to rest by the community. In jail, he becomes depressed and broken. Vishnu unsuccessfully tries to get Raghu killed in jail, knowing if he is released, he will take revenge. When Vishnu reveals that Raghu will be sentenced to life, Vishnu helps Raghu get out by bribing the proofs, planning to kill him upon his release.

However, when Raghu returns, Vishnu sees that he is not the same after Zoya's death. He tries to bring Raghu back to his old ways but fails. Narayan warns Vishnu to stop but he angrily kills Narayan and sends goons to Raghu. Raghu kills them all and vows revenge on Vishnu; his friends join him.

On the day of Dussera, when Vishnu comes to burn Ravana's idol, Raghu arrives. Vishnu shoots an arrow into his heart, but Raghu burns him. Raghu sees Zoya and dies peacefully, surrounded by friends and family. The police arrive and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ravi Yadav, states that Raghu has returned to his life, which was with Zoya.

Cast

• Riteish Deshmukh as Vishnu Anna Shetty
• Sidharth Malhotra as Raghu Vendranath
• Tara Sutaria as Zoya Ahmed
• Rakul Preet Singh as Aarzoo Hussain
• Nassar as Narayan Anna Shetty
• Shaad Randhawa as Mazhar
• Ravi Kishan as ACP Ravi Yadav
• Om Kanojiya as Timepass
• Anant Jog as Gaitonde
• Amit Mehra as Gaitonde's son
• Varinder Singh Ghuman as Rakka
• Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as Prison Fighter
• Godaan Kumar as Shafi
• Uday Nene as Gopi
• Alina Kazi as Payal Hussain
• Swati Seth as Zarika
• Nora Fatehi in a special appearance in the song "Ek Toh Kum Zindagani"
• Nushrat Bharucha in a special appearance in the song "Peeyu Datt Ke"

Production

Filming

Principal photography began on 7 December 2018 with Malhotra sharing his picture on his official Instagram account.<ref>"Sidharth Malhotra on Instagram: "Ishq aur inteqaam ka koi mazhab nahi, koi ek Rab nahi! ...#Marjaavaan Shoot begins today! @milapzaveri @riteishd @tarasutaria__..."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</ref><ref>"Shooting of Marjaavaan Begins". Movie Alles. 12 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.</ref> The second schedule is set to roll in from mid-January and will end by March 2019. Sidharth Malhotra is shooting with a dozen goons and has switched to action mode. "The stunt team wanted to shoot with a body double because Sidharth's back and shoulder would be on fire but he was adamant on doing the scene himself to make it look authentic and stay true to his character".<ref name="auto">Mankad, Himesh (21 January 2019). "Sidharth attempts a fire stunt scene without a body double for Marjaavaan". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 14 March 2019.</ref><ref>"Ritesh Deshmukh starrer Marjaavaan commences shooting". Retrieved 8 December 2018.</ref> Siddharth wrapped up his portion except for songs on 15 March 2019. He announced the news by posting a picture with crews with a heartfelt message.<ref>Singh, Shalini (15 March 2019). "It's a wrap! Sidharth Malhotra winds up the shoot of Marjaavaan; shares pics from the sets". Times Now News 18. Retrieved 21 March 2019.</ref> In November 2019, Deshmukh revealed that Shah Rukh Khan had helped the production team with some VFX shots for the former's role as a dwarf.<ref>"Shah Rukh Khan helped team Marjaavaan with certain VFX shots for Riteish Deshmukh's role as a dwarf! : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.</ref>

Marketing

The official poster of the film was shared by Sidharth Malhotra on 30 October 2018, announcing the release date of 8 November 2019. On 5 August 2019, Malhotra announced that the film is delayed to avoid the clash with Siddharth Anand's big budget film War starring Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan, but the release date was not confirmed. On 23 August 2019, the first poster was unveiled by Malhotra, giving the new release date of 8 November 2019. On 3 September, a second poster was unveiled, in which it was shown that the release date of the film is advanced to 8 November.<ref>Sidharth Malhotra [@SidMalhotra] (6 September 2019). "Taareekh nayi hai lekin anjaam wahi hoga. Ishq mein maarenge bhi aur marenge bhi. Milte hain 8th Nov ko. #Marjaavaan" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2019 – via Twitter. </ref> On 10 October, he announced new release date of film is 15 November 2019.<ref>Sidharth Malhotra [@SidMalhotra] (10 October 2019). "Thodi der se aayenge par maarenge bhi aur marenge bhi! #Marjaavaan will now release on 15th November 2019" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via Twitter. </ref>

Soundtrack

Marjaavaan
Soundtrack album by Tanishk Bagchi, Meet Bros, Payal Dev, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Aditya Dev, Sanjoy Chowdhury and D. Imman
Released	27 November 2019<ref>"Marjaavaan – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref>
Recorded	2018–19
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	51:10
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series
Producer	Bhushan Kumar
External audio Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube

This music of film is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Meet Bros, Payal Dev, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Aditya Dev and Sanjoy Chowdhury with lyrics written by Kumaar, Tanishk Bagchi, Kunaal Vermaa, Manoj Muntashir, A. M. Turaz, Rashmi Virag, Prasoon Joshi, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Dope Leo and Mujtaba Aziz Naza.

The second song, "Ek Toh Kum Zindagani", is a remake of the song "Pyar Do Pyar Lo" from the film Janbaaz, being the second remake of the song after Anees Bazmee's Thank You, where it was composed by Pritam.<ref>"Marjaavaan song Ek Toh Kum Zindagani teaser: Nora Fatehi and Tanishk Bagchi to spin Rekha's Pyar Do Pyar Lo". Bollywood Life. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.</ref><ref>"Marjaavaan's Pyaar Do Pyaar Lo: Nora Fatehi sizzles in another remake". India Tv. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.</ref>

The fourth song Haiya Ho, is a remake of "Chahe Meri Jaan Tu Le Le", a song from Dayavan.<ref>"Marjaavaan song Haiya Ho: Rakul Preet Singh woos a grieving Sidharth Malhotra in yet another recreated number. Watch". Hindustan Times. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.</ref>

Two songs of the film which were removed from the final cut were released later as singles as they didn't go well with the narrative of the film. They were the song "Peeyu Datt Ke", starring Nushrat Bharucha which was released on 2 December 2019 and the song Masakali 2.0 which is a recreated version of the song "Masakali" from the 2009 film Delhi-6 and was released on 8 April 2020 by T-Series.

Kinna Sona, a Pakistani song originally sung by the Pakistani qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,<ref>"Marjaavaan song Kinna Sona:for Aisi Bhi Kya Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria ruin Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's classic". India Today. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.</ref> was covered by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam for the film's soundtrack. In February 2019 the All Indian Cine Workers Association levied a ban<ref>IANS (19 February 2019). "Pakistani artists banned by India's cine association". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.</ref> on all Pakistani artists, hence the track was replaced at the last minute by a version sung by the Indian singer Jubin Nautiyal. Although the song remained a cover of the Pakistani Qawwali. In June 2020 T-Series released the initial cover sung by Atif Aslam on YouTube, however were forced to remove it and issue an 'apology' after a threat-laced campaign led by the far-right Indian nationalist party: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tum Hi Aana"	Kunaal Vermaa	Payal Dev	Jubin Nautiyal	4:09
2.	"Ek Toh Kum Zindagani"	Tanishk Bagchi, A. M. Turaz	Tanishk Bagchi	Neha Kakkar, Yash Narvekar	3:10
3.	"Thodi Jagah"	Rashmi Virag	Tanishk Bagchi	Arijit Singh	3:38
4.	"Haiya Ho"	Tanishk Bagchi	Tanishk Bagchi	Tulsi Kumar, Jubin Nautiyal	2:50
5.	"Kinna Sona"	Kumaar	Meet Bros	Jubin Nautiyal, Dhvani Bhanushali	4:33
6.	"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram"	Manoj Muntashir	Tanishk Bagchi	Palak Muchhal	3:28
7.	"Hasbi Rabbi"	Traditional	Aditya Dev	Altamash Faridi, Kamaal Khan, Ali Zaidi	5:04
8.	"Tum Hi Aana" (Sad Version)	Kunaal Vermaa	Payal Dev	Jubin Nautiyal	1:23
9.	"Thodi Jagah" (Female Version)	Rashmi Virag	Tanishk Bagchi	Tulsi Kumar	3:36
10.	"Tum Hi Aana" (Duet Version)	Kunaal Vermaa	Payal Dev	Jubin Nautiyal, Dhvani Bhanushali	4:08
11.	"Hasbi Rabbi Naat"	Mumtaz Aziz Naza	Sanjoy Chowdhury	Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Munir Aziz Naza	1:11
12.	"Tum Hi Aana" (Happy Version)	Kunaal Vermaa	Payal Dev	Jubin Nautiyal	2:49
13.	"Peeyu Datt Ke"	Yo Yo Honey Singh, Dope Leo	Yo Yo Honey Singh	Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ritu Pathak	3:48
14.	"Masakali 2.0"	Tanishk Bagchi	Tanishk Bagchi	Sachet Tandon, Tulsi Kumar	2:52
15.	"Kinna Sona (Atif Aslam Version)"	Kumaar	Meet Bros	Atif Aslam	4:31
Total length:					51:10

Release

The film was released on 15 November 2019 after the release date was postponed by a week to accommodate the release of Bala.<ref>Bhushan Kumar [@itsBhushanKumar] (10 October 2019). "I've had a long standing relationship with @MaddockFilms and #DineshVijan is also a personal friend. I've decided to shift #Marjaavaan to 15th November 2019, to make way for #Bala. My best wishes to the team! @TSeries" (Tweet) – via Twitter. </ref><ref>"Sidharth Malhotra's 'Marjaavaan' release postponed to avert clash with Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Bala". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.</ref>

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="Review">"'Marjaavaan': Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar and others hail the revenge drama". The Times of India. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.</ref>

Bollywood Hungama have it a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote, "The Sidharth Malhotra Tara Sutaria starrer MARJAAVAAN is a true blue masala entertainer that has the potential to impress its target audience". Khaleej Times rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and said, "'Marjaavan' falls several shades short of a proper Bollywood masala entertainer that it aspires to in spite of having all the ingredients for it. The weak and clichéd plotline along with heavy-duty dialogues that should have impressed but end up sounding hollow is only part of the problem."<ref name="masala" />

The Times of India rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and reviewed, "Marjaavaan attempts to check all the boxes for an emotional action rollercoaster, but its dated execution doesn't quite make the kill."<ref>Kotecha, Ronak (14 November 2019). "Marjaavaan Movie Review {2.5/5}: Nothing to die for". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

Mumbai Mirror rated the film 2 on 5 stars and said, "This Sidharth Malthotra, Riteish Deshmukh and Tara Sutaria-starrer is a tedious watch."<ref>Guha, Kunal (15 November 2019). "Marjaavaan Movie Review: This Sidharth Malthotra, Riteish Deshmukh and Tara Sutaria-starrer is a tedious watch". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

Scroll.in rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "A 1980s Bollywood flashback with characters who are cardboard cutouts."<ref>Jhunjhunwala, Udita (15 November 2019). "'Marjaavaan' movie review: A 1980s Bollywood flashback with characters who are cardboard cutouts". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

Box office

Marjaavaan's opening day domestic collection was ₹7.03 crore. On the second day, the film collected ₹7.21 crore. On the third day, the film collected ₹10.18 crore, taking the total opening weekend collection to ₹24.42 crore.<ref name="botop" />

As of 16 December 2019, with a gross of ₹56.88 crore in India and ₹8.46 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹65.34 crore.<ref name="botop" />

External links

• Marjaavaan on IMDb
• Marjaavaan at Bollywood Hungama
• Marjaavaan at Rotten Tomatoes