Squad (film)
| Squad | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Nilesh Sahay |
| Written by | Nilesh Zaheeda Sahay Shobha Nihalani |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Rinzing Denzongpa Malvika Raaj Pooja Batra |
| Cinematography | Anshuman Singh Thakur |
| Edited by | Debjan Bose Nilesh Sahay |
| Music by | Sonal Pradhan Amjad Nadeem Aamir |
Production company | Indian Media Entertainment Network |
| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Squad is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, directed and produced by Nilesh Sahay.[1] It is also produced by Brajesh Sahaya, Mohan gopinath, and Zee Cinema. Shobha Nihalani co-wrote the screenplay along with Nilesh Sahay. Rinzing Denzongpa, Pooja Batra and Malvika Raaj in lead roles. The film premiered on ZEE5 on 12 November 2021.[2]
Squad is the first Indian film to be shot in Belarus. Principal photography of the film commenced on 23 September 2019 at Belarusfilm studios in Minsk.[3]
The film centres around an elite STF squad tasked with the responsibility of protecting the granddaughter of a scientist who possesses blueprint of a lethal cyborg programme.
Plot
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Squad centers around a battle royal of Special Forces with an emotional touch at its core, The "parental" relationship formed over the course of story between Bhim Rana, a MARCOS commando turned deserter, and Mimi, an orphaned 6-year-old child who knows nothing about her life or her family, even though the only thing common between them is their loneliness will definitely warm your heart.
There is a special force team which is trained to do dangerous missions that only they can compelete as they are truly patriotic at heart. But due to one or another reason, some of them are dismissed from team. There is a good Indian scientist who created cyborgs for Indian army. Once there was a terrorist attack on a village where they send 10 cyborgs to save village. Cyborg kill all the terrorists but as they are incapable of differentiating good from bad they also kill all the innocent 4000 villagers as well (A/N: Poor people: :( Terrorists: These dumb cyborgs did a better job than us, maybe we should just steal the blueprints as well. But the since our screentime is over maybe next time. Cyborgs: RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT-A-TATATAAAA. Innocent Villagers: Why you kill us?? Why??? Dying Villager: ......I-I ...h-haven't watched R...R...R... Cyborgs[ >:( ]: RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT-A-TATATAAAA). After the horrifying incident scientist Banergee deactivates all the cyborgs and hides the blueprints of the cyborgs (A/N: Are you sure he is a scientist?? I mean why hide the blueprints when you can just destroy them and now because of his dumb decision he will endager his family's life). Now many countries are trying to find Dr. Banergee and his family to pressure him to get blueprints (A/N: Told you!!). There is a couple who is hiding in a country with Dr. Banergee's daughter Mimi and saving her from bad guys. Mimi has a special blood group that only 25 other people in world have. One day she gets injured due to which they need to go to hospital and due to that they need to come out of hiding. This info gets to Indian special task force but before that 5 other countries also come to know. So they all try to get Mimi in their possession. To save Mimi, Rajpoot assembles her special team squad. Then film centers around an elite STF squad tasked with the responsibility of protecting the daughter of a scientist who possesses blueprint of a lethal cyborg program. Then how team saves the girl despite being mole in base and team, that is the whole film.(A/M: Cue epic trailer music and brief mention of the director/writer)
Cast
- Rinzing Denzongpa as Bhim Rana
- Malvika Raaj as Aria [4]
- Naufal Azmir Khan as Veer
- Pooja Batra as Nandini Rajput
- Mohan Kapoor as Abhay Bhatnagar
- Rohan Arora as Nakul
- Amit Gaur as Ajay[5]
- Tanisha Dhillon as Addy[6]
- Ashish Tyagi as Girish
- Abdullah Osman as Ayutam
- Dishita Jain as Mimi
Production
It was announced in November 2018 that Rinzing Denzongpa, son of Danny Denzongpa, was to star in the film.[7] While it was originally set to be directed by Jyoti Kapur Das,[8] she later backed out, and Nilesh Sahay took over as Director.[9] Malvika Raaj, was bought on board to play the female lead in February 2019.[10] Malvika, famous for playing the younger "poo" in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (December 14, 2001), is the niece of veteran actress Anita Raj, and grand daughter of legendary Jagdish Raj.[11] In order get the best action possible, Producer Nilesh Sahay went out of his way to get legendary stunt co-ordinator Keir Beck,[12] and Fight choreographer Maciej Kwiatkowski on board. Dishita Jain, Amit gaur, Tanisha Dhillon, Ashish Tyagi & Abdullah Osman were cast in the film, shortly before it went on floors in September.
Filming
Although filming was originally meant to commence in April 2019 Minsk, delays in preproduction & casting pushed it to September 2019. After the Muharat Shot on 23 September, filming went on for almost a month.
Soundtrack
| Squad | |
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| Soundtrack album by Sonal Pradhan and Amjad Nadeem Aamir | |
| Released | 3 November 2021[13] |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 14:16 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| Squad - Full Album on YouTube | |
The film's music was composed and lyrics written by Sonal Pradhan and Amjad Nadeem Aamir.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Zindagi" | Sonal Pradhan | Sonal Pradhan | Samar Monsoon | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Main Toh Tere Nashe Mein" | Amjad Nadeem | Amjad Nadeem Aamir | Sukriti Kakar | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Baras Ja Tu" | Amjad Nadeem | Amjad Nadeem Aamir | Srishti Bhandari | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Mitti" | Sonal Pradhan | Sonal Pradhan | Samar Monsoon | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 14:16 | ||||
Reception
Critical Response
Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave 1 star out of 5 and stated,"Squad is designed to showcase Rinzing Denzongpa, veteran actor Danny Denzongpa's son, and Malvika Raaj, Anita Raaj's niece. All that the film manages to do is leave the hopeful duo high and dry because it just doesn't get off the ground. It is a non-starter of a launchpad.Squad isn't all action. It has a couple of songs. One is picturised in a bar somewhere in Eastern Europe where the heroine shakes a leg to the beat of a desi song. The other is a romantic ditty that interrupts a sequence in which the hero and the heroine are in grave danger and decide to lose themselves in the labyrinths of love."[14]
Shubham Dwivedi from Pinkvilla gave 2/5 rating and said,"Malvika Raaj delivers a generic performance and it is difficult to shine in a film that is loaded with the ulterior motive of serving lousy mediocrity by writer and director Nilesh. Rinzing is monotone and bland like a potato. The screenplay is a fish out of the water and seizes to surprise. The mighty predictable and tacky action sequences are merely choreographed to fulfill the runtime. The characters don’t have another dimension but the erratically misleading sense of jingoistic patriotism."[15]
References
- ^ "Epic battle for climax of Rinzing Denzongpa's film Squad". Mumbai Mirror. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Rinzing Denzongpa and Malvika Raaj's debut film Squad to release on ZEE5 on November 12, 2021". Bollywood Hungama. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "На "Беларусьфильме" снимают индийский блокбастер "Отряд"". BelTA (in Russian). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Danny Denzongpa's son Rinzing Denzongpa and Malvika Raaj spotted at dinner party in Mumbai | Hindi Movie News - Bollywood - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Suthar, Manisha (21 December 2019). "Amit Gaur in Rinzing Denzongpa's debut movie Squad". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "John Abraham meets Squad's Nilesh Sahay and Rinzing Denzongpa". Pune Mirror. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Roshmila (10 November 2018). "Danny Denzongpa's son Rinzing to make acting debut with action-thriller". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Mankad, Himesh (5 January 2019). "Rinzing Denzongpa's debut film, action-thriller Squad, will be directed by Jyoti Kapur Das". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "John Abraham meets Squad's Nilesh Sahay and Rinzing Denzongpa". Pune Mirror. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Malvika Raaj aka younger Poo from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham bags lead role in action thriller Squad". Bollywood Hungama. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (24 June 2017). "In her happy space". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Mankad, Himesh (7 February 2019). "Mad Max: Fury Road stunt director comes on board for Rinzing Dengzongpa's debut film Squad". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Squad – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn.
- ^ Saibal Chatterjee (12 November 2021). "Squad Review: Newbies Rinzin Denzongpa, Malvika Raaj Flounder In Dead-On-Arrival Dud". NDTV. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Shubham Dwivedi (16 November 2021). "Squad Review: Rinzing Denzongpa & Malvika Raaj's erratic actioner is a dispirited jingoistic mess". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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