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Plot
Lootera is an adaptation of O. Henry's The Last Leaf.[8] In the picturesque town of Manikpur (West Bengal) of 1953, the zamindar goes to watch a Chhau dance along with his daughter, Pakhi Roy Chaudhary, an aspiring writer. After Pakhi has an asthma attack from the ensuing excitement, she is rushed home and is given medication. As she recuperates, her father comforts her and narrates the story of the invincible king whose soul resided inside a parrot, and then proceeds to tell her that she is the parrot within whom his life resides.One day while learning to drive a car, Pakhi accidentally bumps into a motorcycle and mildly injures a handsome youth. While he is being treated, Pakhi gets drawn towards him. A few days later, the same youth introduces himself to the zamindar as Varun Shrivastav, an archaeologist who needs to study the land surrounding the temple owned by the zamindar. Over the next few weeks, Varun charms the zamindar and his daughter with his knowledge and persona, and is invited along with his assistant, to live at their home.
Soon, love brews between Varun and Pakhi as they bond over art and literature, and their love culminates into a passionate affair. Meanwhile, an act passed by the Indian government debars the powers of zamindars causing tension in the Chaudhary household.
As Varun's stay comes to an end, he proposes to Pakhi and preparations of their wedding begin thereafter. But on the wedding day, Varun is nowhere to be found, and it is discovered that the idols from the temple have been stolen and the currency notes from the purchase of the family's artefacts (arranged by Varun), turn out to be counterfeit.
An year later, Pakhi is living all alone in Dalhousie. Her father has passed away and she has still not recovered from her heartbreak. When a police inspector asks her in helping him nab Varun, she refuses to do so. Soon after that, Varun and his friend turn up at Dalhousie for their next heist and coincidentally stay at a lodge on Pakhi's property. Things turn ugly when the police gets wind of their whereabouts and a chase ensues. After Varun accidentally kills his friend along with a constable, he seeks refuge in Pakhi's house.
Although Pakhi does not turn him over to the police, she is nevertheless enraged and repels Varun's comforting advances and explanation. In a letter, she explains to Varun that she is dying of tuberculosis and will pass away the day the last leaf falls from the wilting tree outside the window.
Varun then plans his escape but refuses to go and takes care of the ailing Pakhi instead. Soon Pakhi warms up to him and her faith remains intact when each day she finds one last leaf remaining on the tree.
Eventually, it is revealed that apart from taking care of Pakhi, he also used to paint a leaf and tie it on a branch of the tree everyday so that she doesn't give up hope. In the end, as he is about to escape, Varun is shot down by the police while Pakhi realizes everything after she looks at the painted leaf closely and smiles with tears in her eyes.[9]
Cast
- Ranveer Singh as Varun Shrivastav aka Atmanand Tripathi
- Sonakshi Sinha as Pakhi Roy Chaudhary
- Barun Chanda as Zamindar
- Vikrant Massey as Devdas
- Arif Zakaria as A.K.Bajpai
- Adil Hussain as Inspector K.N. Singh
- Divya Dutta as Shyama
- Shirin Guha as Devyani
- Prince Hayer as Guest Appearance
Production
Development
Vikramaditya Motwane wrote the script of Lootera in 2005.[10] Bhavani Iyer had co-written the script with Motwane.[11] Ranveer Singh's character was created by the director whereas Sonakshi plays the role of female character from the book.[12] Actor Ranveer Singh claimed that he was not initially convinced with his character in Lootera and had declined to star in the movie. With script readings he grew confident that he could play the role of a con man in the movie, and rehearsed extensively.[13] In an interview with The Hindu, Sona Sinha stated, "I play a Bengali girl. It's an authentic Bengali look of the fifties that I am sporting and they (the director and designer Subarna) have taken a lot of trouble to go through the kind of clothes, jewellery, hair and make-up done in that era. We have tried to replicate it. Vikramaditya has kept the make-up simple with only the kajal, kumkum, and some laali on the lips which is what the women used to do then. It was the most difficult shooting experience for me so far. In terms of my character, my look, my performance and the locations, everything had to be from an era I knew nothing about."[14] The director insisted Ranveer's look be an amalgamation of James Dean and Dev Anand.[15]Filming
In November 2011, the filmmakers confirmed Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh for the lead roles.[16] By December 2011, both the actors attended workshops for the look of the character, body language, speech as the film was set in Bengal in the era of 1950s. Subarna Ray Chaudhari undertook extensive research to design the costumes for the characters to fit the required look.[17] A romantic song was shot in December 2011.[18] The first schedule was completed in Mumbai by end of December 2011.[19] In January 2012, the set of the film erected in Dalhousie, where the actors were to shoot over for few days was destroyed due to bad weather that caused heavy losses amounting to 50 lac.[20] The weather forced the crew to trek through knee-high snow.[21] However, certain scenes were canned at Kalatop, close to Dalhousie.[19] The schedule was postponed to March 2012.[22] The next schedule began in Kolkata from January 23, 2012[23] and continued in rural parts of West Bengal.[24] Scenes involving Ranveer, Sonakshi and Barun Chanda were shot at the 11th century Jain temple in Deulghata and Belkuri. The area being Maoist affected, with great risk the entire cast and crew shot scenes under heavy police control.[25] In March 2012, the team made its second attempt to shoot in Dalhousie,[19] but actor Ranveer Singh injured his back and hence the schedule was postponed to May 2012. During May 2012, the team made its third attempt to shoot at Dalhousie wherein scenes that were left out to be filmed in the snow were shot by creating a set under artificial snowy conditions in summer season.[19][26] Certain scenes featuring Shirin Guha and Arif Zakaria separately were wrapped up by March 2012.[22][27] Along with potential 50 crew members the leading duo shot at Royal Palace of Khanyan in the Hooghly district.[25] Old house scenes were later filmed in Purulia. The final schedule of the film took place in Mumbai, and was wrapped up in July 2012.[19] The filming was complete by the end of August 2012 and the release date was scheduled to March 29, 2013.[28] The first trailer released in March 2013 later revealed that the film would release on July 5, 2013.Music
| Lootera | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover Art | ||||
| Soundtrack album to Lootera by Amit Trivedi | ||||
| Released | 29 May 2013 (CD release) 7 June 2013 (music release) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack, classical, Hindustani classical | |||
| Length | 25:32 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Amit Trivedi | |||
| Amit Trivedi chronology | ||||
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The audio was launched at PVR Cinemas, Juhu in Mumbai on 7 June 2013. The music composer claimed, "The music of this film is a tribute to R. D. Burman in terms of melody and orchestration." He performed the song "Zinda" and songs "Sawaar Loon", "Manmarziyan", "Monta Re" were performed by singer Shilpa Rao and lyricist-singers Amitabh Bhattacharya and Swanand Kirkire, live at the event.[32]
Track listing
The track listing was revealed on 29 May 2013 on the official social network page of the film.[33]All lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sawaar Loon" | Monali Thakur | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "Ankahee" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | 4:35 | |
| 3. | "Shikayatein" | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Mohan Kanan | 4:30 | |
| 4. | "Monta Re" | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Swanand Kirkire | 3:58 | |
| 5. | "Zinda" | Amit Trivedi | 4:01 | |
| 6. | "Manmarziyan" | Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Shilpa Rao | 4:11 | |
Total length: | 25:32 | |||
Critical reception
The soundtrack of Lootera received highly positive reviews from critics.Rafat of glamsham.com gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "it will not be an exaggeration to compare the music of this album to late Pancham Da's swan song, the awesome 1942-A LOVE STORY, the memorable music of which is still popular to this day. Says a lot about LOOTERA! A must have!"[34] At Koimoi, Manohar Basu rated the album 4 out of 5 and claimed, "Amit Trivedi and Amitabh Bhattacharya with this album has perhaps delivered a masterpiece they can live off all their lives."[35] Indibeats also gave it 4 out of 5 stars and observed, "if the music audience of our country are craving for quality, this must be one of the best selling albums of the year! Excellent!"[36] Sakhayan Ghosh of The Indian Express stated, "Lootera has the kind of sublimity that will grow with time, and work even better with the film." He gave the album 3.5 out of 5.[37] Yashika Mathur of Indo Asian News Service also gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Lootera has fine compositions. No item numbers, no discotheque peppy tracks. It is a relaxed compilation of songs."[38] Giving the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, Sheetal Tiwari of bollyspice.com added, "Lootera features a great combination of lyrics, music and vocals. Its beauty lies in its quiet intensity and Trivedi proves yet again why he is one of the best composers of this era."[39] Business of Cinema wrote, "Good when we expect great from Amit Trivedi. He’s set the bar so high up there, this meal cooks slow. Robbed, but not loot gaye."[40] Karthik S of Milliblog stated, "Trust Amit to spring back with a vengeance from his recent middling state!"[41] Jyoti Prakash of Indian Box Office rated the album 3 out of 5 stars and opined, "Overall, the album is good – as per the requirements of the film – but it somewhere lacks the knockout punch. A few light-hearted tracks could have added to its overall appeal."[42]
Marketing
The first look and the trailer of the film was released on 15 March 2013. To match with the old world theme of the film, the film launch was held at the Liberty Cinema in Mumbai, which was constructed in 1947.[43] The trailer was well received and appreciated by critics, especially the featured background score.[44][45] The second theatrical trailer was released on June 10, 2013.[46] Unlike other films, the lead actress allotted forty days for the pre-marketing of the film.[44]Release
The film was screened at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai two days prior to its release date. The release in India was on estimated 1,600 screens, emphasizing more multiplex releases rather than single screens.[47]Critical reception
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Critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 on a scale of 5 and wrote, "On the whole, LOOTERA is an intrinsically earnest and profoundly heartwarming story that stays in your heart. An absolute must for those who love romantic films or are romantic at heart. This one's a cinematic gem!".[48] Raja Sen of Rediff rated 5/5 stars and noted, "Lootera is a gorgeous, gorgeous film, one that uses its period setting affectionately, with loving detail, and not exploitatively, as our cinema is wont to do."[49] Meena Iyer of The Times of India assigned the film 4 out of 5 and noted, "Lootera is a love saga of yore." She added, "You may find this film boring if state-of-the-art, slow romance is not your idea of a movie outing."[50] Deccan Herald gave four stars and stated, "Lootera is a flawed gem filled with moments of glorious emotions. The storytelling shows the hands of a masterly visionary who tends to dither in moments of deep drama. But then there is Sonakshi Sinha, who makes you forget all the blemishes in this unforgettable tragedy".[51] Manohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 4/5 stars, commenting that "Lootera is one film that will overwhelm you. Vikramaditya Motwane has given a seraphic piece that glorifies cinema itself. The narrative is framed on a devastative tapestry and the film’s climax knots up calamitously that will keep one absorbed."[52] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 4/5 and wrote, "An epic canvas, a quiet love story, a cops-and-robbers drama and an impressively sophisticated storytelling style: Lootera has all this and much more. In short, Lootera is a Bollywood miracle – a rare Mumbai film that is mounted on a lavish scale and yet dares not to play by the established norms of the marketplace." Critic Mayank Shekhar wrote, "God is in the detail, so is a good film–this is director Vikramaditya Motwane's second."[7] Deepanjana Pal for Firstpost noted, "Lootera fumbles as a love story and without this pivot, Pakhi and Varun's story wobbles awkwardly. For instance, you have to wonder how loving a relationship is when a woman learns the man she loves has been shot, but doesn't ask him anything about his injury."[7] Ravi Ranjan of Indian Box Office Online gave it 4 out of 5 stars and claimed that, "Today's hippie generation might not like the film much, but it's a classic piece of art – must watch!"[6]
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