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{{Short description|2018 Indian Bengali film by Kaushik Ganguly}}
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| name          = Kishore Kumar Junior
| name          = Kishore Kumar Junior
| caption        =  
| caption        =  
| native_name     =  
| native_name   =  
| image          = Kishore_Kumar_Junior_poster.png
| image          = Kishore Kumar Junior (2018) film poster.jpeg
| alt            = Man with curly hair, sunglasses, and a moustache, singing
| alt            = Man with curly hair, sunglasses, and a moustache, singing
| director      = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| director      = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| producer      = Camelia Production Pvt. Ltd.
| producer      = Rupa Dutta
| screenplay    = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| screenplay    = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| story          = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| story          = [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| starring      = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Aparajita Auddy]]<br/>[[Rwitobroto Mukherjee]]
| starring      = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Aparajita Auddy]]<br/>[[Rwitobroto Mukherjee]]
| music          = '''Original Tunes:'''<br>[[R.D. Burman]],<br>[[Shyamal Mitra]],<br>[[Shankar-Jaikishan]],<br>[[Hemanta Mukherjee]],<br>[[Kishore Kumar]]<br>'''Re-Arrangement by:'''<br>[[Indradip Dasgupta]]
| music          = [[Indradip Dasgupta]]
| cinematography = Gopi Bhagat
| cinematography = [[Gopi Bhagat]]
| editing        = Sanju Satpati
| editing        = Subhajit Singha
| studio        =  
| studio        = Camellia Production Pvt. Ltd.
| distributor    =  
| distributor    = [[PVR Pictures]]<br>Dream Merchant
| released      = {{Film date|2018|10|12|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2018|10|12|df=y}}
| runtime        =  
| runtime        =  
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| language      = Bengali
| language      = Bengali
| budget        = 1.80 cr
| budget        = 1.80 cr
| gross          = 6.52 cr<!--must be reliable source, which must be cited-->}}
| gross          = 6.52 cr<!--must be reliable source, which must be cited-->
}}


'''''Kishore Kumar Junior''''' (''KKJ'', released 2018) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Drama Film|drama film]] directed by [[Kaushik Ganguly]], starring [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], and [[Aparajita Auddy]] in lead roles.<ref name="What’s next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after ‘Kishore Kumar Junior’?">{{cite news |title=What’s next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after ‘Kishore Kumar Junior’? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/whats-next-for-prosenjit-chatterjee-after-kishore-kumar-junior/articleshow/66051518.cms | date=3 October 2018 | accessdate=28 March 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India’s copy singers: Prosenjit">{{cite news |title=Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India’s copy singers: Prosenjit |date=4 October 2018|first=Shamayita|last=Chakraborty|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/kishore-kumar-junior-is-a-tribute-to-indias-copy-singers-prosenjit/articleshow/66066451.cms |accessdate=28 March 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/7/15976/kishore-kumar-junior-would-have-made-national-news-if-it-were-not-a-regional-film-prosenjit |accessdate=10 October 2018 |work=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film was a sleeper hit.
'''''Kishore Kumar Junior''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[musical drama film]] directed by [[Kaushik Ganguly]], starring [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], and [[Aparajita Auddy]] in lead roles.<ref name="What’s next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after ‘Kishore Kumar Junior’?">{{cite news |title=What's next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after 'Kishore Kumar Junior'? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/whats-next-for-prosenjit-chatterjee-after-kishore-kumar-junior/articleshow/66051518.cms | date=3 October 2018 | accessdate=28 March 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India’s copy singers: Prosenjit">{{cite news |title=Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India's copy singers: Prosenjit |date=4 October 2018|first=Shamayita|last=Chakraborty|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/kishore-kumar-junior-is-a-tribute-to-indias-copy-singers-prosenjit/articleshow/66066451.cms |accessdate=28 March 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/7/15976/kishore-kumar-junior-would-have-made-national-news-if-it-were-not-a-regional-film-prosenjit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012060941/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/7/15976/kishore-kumar-junior-would-have-made-national-news-if-it-were-not-a-regional-film-prosenjit |url-status=live |archive-date=12 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=Cinestaan}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
 
This film is about a singer who sings only those songs sung by the legendary Indian singer [[Kishore Kumar]]. The title, Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ), was bestowed by the famous singer himself. KKJ lives in Kolkata with his wife and son, and his band musicians are like his second family. KKJ, his wife, and band are invited to perform in a Government initiative, for some border villages in the state of Rajasthan. However, upon reaching Rajasthan, they are abducted by a group of Pakistanis, whose intentions are not clear. It is now up to KKJ to save his wife and band members.
This film is about a singer who sings only those songs sung by the legendary Indian singer [[Kishore Kumar]]. The title of Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ) was bestowed by the famous singer himself. KKJ lives in Kolkata with his wife and son, and his band musicians are like his second family. KKJ, his wife, and band is invited to perform in a Government initiative, for some border villages in the state of Rajasthan. However, upon reaching Rajasthan, they are abducted by a group of Pakistanis, whose intentions are not clear.
 
It is now up to KKJ to save his wife and band members.
 
Most of the songs in the movie are performed by [[Kumar Sanu]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Aparajita Auddy]] as Rita Ghosh (Wife of KKJ)
* [[Aparajita Auddy]] as Rita Ghosh (Wife of KKJ)
* [[Rwitobroto Mukherjee]] as Rishi (Son of KKJ)
* [[Rwitobroto Mukherjee]] as Rishi (Son of KKJ)
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Firoz
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Firoz, a terrorist operating the cross border terrorism in Rajasthan
* Masood Akhtar as Taufiq
* Masood Akhtar as Taufiq, Firoz's henchman
* Lama Halder as Khokon
* Lama Halder as Khokon
* [[Kaushik Ganguly]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Kaushik Ganguly]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Mir Afsar Ali]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Mir Afsar Ali]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Kumar Sanu]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Kumar Sanu]] as Himself in a special appearance
* [[Rajat Ganguly]] as Central Minister
* Rajat Ganguly as Suranjan Moitra, Central Minister


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| length1 = 4:46
| length1 = 4:46
| title2 = Zindagi Ek Safar
| title2 = Zindagi Ek Safar
| music2 = [[Shankar-Jaikishan]], Recreated By: Indraadip Das Gupta
| music2 = [[Shankar–Jaikishan]], Recreated By: Indraadip Das Gupta
| lyrics2 = [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
| lyrics2 = [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
| extra2 = Kumar Sanu
| extra2 = Kumar Sanu
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| music12 = Kishore Kumar, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta
| music12 = Kishore Kumar, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta
| music13 = R. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta
| music13 = R. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip Dasgupta
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| artist    = [[Indradip Dasgupta]]
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| released  = 2018
| recorded  = 2016
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| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length    =
| label      = Camelia Production Pvt. Ltd.
| producer  = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title = [[Kabir (film)|Kabir]]
| prev_year  = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc      = {{Singles
| name        = Kishore Kumar Junior
| type        = Soundtrack
| single1    = Ki Ashay Bandhi khelaghar
| single1date = 12 Sep 2018
| single2    = Zindagi Ek Safar
| single2date = 20 Sep 2018
| single3    = Ek Din Pakhi Ure Jabe
| single3date = 24 Sep 2018
| single4    = Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb
| single4date = 30 Sep 2018
| single5    = Amar Swapna Tumi Ogo
| single5date = 3 Oct 2018
| single6    = Shing Nei Tobu
| single6date = 7 Oct 2018
| single7    = Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara
| single7date = 26 Oct 2018
}}
}}
}}


== Release ==
== Release ==
The film released in India on 12 October 2018, just before [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/4/16063/two-of-my-wishes-got-fulfilled-working-in-kishore-kumar-junior-rwitobrata-mukherjee |accessdate=10 October 2018 |work=Cinestaan}}</ref>
The film released in India on 12 October 2018, just before [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Roushni |title=Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/4/16063/two-of-my-wishes-got-fulfilled-working-in-kishore-kumar-junior-rwitobrata-mukherjee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018203120/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/oct/4/16063/two-of-my-wishes-got-fulfilled-working-in-kishore-kumar-junior-rwitobrata-mukherjee |url-status=live |archive-date=18 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=Cinestaan}}</ref> Most of the songs in the movie are performed by [[Kumar Sanu]].


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
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[[Category:2018 Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kaushik Ganguly]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kaushik Ganguly]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian musical drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Jukebox musical films]]
[[Category:Jukebox musical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kishore Kumar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hemant Kumar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shyamal Mitra]]
[[Category:Kishore Kumar]]
[[Category:Films distributed by PVR Inox Pictures]]
[[Category:Camellia Productions films]]

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Kishore Kumar Junior
Man with curly hair, sunglasses, and a moustache, singing
Directed byKaushik Ganguly
Produced byRupa Dutta
Screenplay byKaushik Ganguly
Story byKaushik Ganguly
StarringProsenjit Chatterjee
Aparajita Auddy
Rwitobroto Mukherjee
Music byIndradip Dasgupta
CinematographyGopi Bhagat
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Production
company
Camellia Production Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Dream Merchant
Release date
  • 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget1.80 cr
Box office6.52 cr

Kishore Kumar Junior is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language musical drama film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Aparajita Auddy in lead roles.[1][2][3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

This film is about a singer who sings only those songs sung by the legendary Indian singer Kishore Kumar. The title, Kishore Kumar Junior (KKJ), was bestowed by the famous singer himself. KKJ lives in Kolkata with his wife and son, and his band musicians are like his second family. KKJ, his wife, and band are invited to perform in a Government initiative, for some border villages in the state of Rajasthan. However, upon reaching Rajasthan, they are abducted by a group of Pakistanis, whose intentions are not clear. It is now up to KKJ to save his wife and band members.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All lyrics are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Gauriprasanna Mazumder, Hasrat Jaipuri, Anand Bakshi, Mukul Dutt, Gulzar, A. Irshad, Kaushik Chakraborty; all music is composed by Indraadip Das Gupta.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Ki Ashay Bandhi khelaghar"Gauriprasanna MazumderShyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip Das GuptaKumar Sanu4:46
2."Zindagi Ek Safar"Hasrat JaipuriShankar–Jaikishan, Recreated By: Indraadip Das GuptaKumar Sanu3:32
3."Ek Din Pakhi Ure Jabe"Mukul DuttR.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:40
4."Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb"GulzarHemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu5:08
5."Amar Swapna Tumi Ogo"Gauriprasanna MazumderShyamal Mitra, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu2:23
6."Shing Nei Tobu"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta Mukherjee, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:31
7."Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara II"Gauriprasanna MazumderKishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaBabul Supriyo3:35
8."Sedino Akashe Chilo Kato Tara"Gauriprasanna MazumderKishore Kumar, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKoushik Chakraborty3:11
9."Kuch Toh Log Kahenge"Anand BakshiR.D.Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu4:34
10."Chala Jata Hoon"Majrooh SultanpuriR.D. Burman, Recreated By: Indraadip DasguptaBabul Supriyo4:08
11."Akash Keno Daake"Gauriprasanna MazumderR. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:11
12."Panthi Hoon Main"A. IrshadKishore Kumar, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:41
13."Yeh Kya Hua"Anand BakshiR. D. Burman, Recreated by: Indraadip DasguptaKumar Sanu3:27
14."Cholo Ure Jai"Kaushik ChakrabortyKaushik ChakrabortyPrithibi (Band)6:12
15."Medley"  Kumar Sanu, Rimita Mukherjee9:19

Release[edit | edit source]

The film released in India on 12 October 2018, just before Durga Puja.[4] Most of the songs in the movie are performed by Kumar Sanu.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "What's next for Prosenjit Chatterjee after 'Kishore Kumar Junior'?". The Times of India. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. Chakraborty, Shamayita (4 October 2018). "Kishore Kumar Junior is a tribute to India's copy singers: Prosenjit". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. Sarkar, Roushni. "Kishore Kumar Junior would have made national news if it were not a regional film: Prosenjit". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Sarkar, Roushni. "Two of my wishes got fulfilled working in Kishore Kumar Junior: Rwitobrata Mukherjee". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]