Aazaan
| Aazaan | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Prashant Chadha |
| Written by | Prashant Chadha Shubra Swarup Heeraz Marfatia. |
| Screenplay by | Shubra Swarup |
| Produced by | M. R. Shahjahan |
| Starring | Sachiin J Joshi Candice Boucher |
| Cinematography | Axel Fischer BVK |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla Humphrey Dixon |
| Music by | Salim-Sulaiman |
Production companies | JMJ Entertainment PVT LTD Alchemia Films |
Release date |
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| Land | Template:Film India |
| Sprache | Hindi |
Aazaan (Hindi: अज़ान) is the upcoming action film directed by Prashant Chadha starring Sachiin J Joshi and South African model Candice Boucher. Aazaan marks the debut of entrepreneur turned actor Sachiin J Joshi of Energy Drinks who will be seen in title role. It is one of the most expensive films in Bollywood.[1]
Plot
Aazaan is about biological warfare where Aazaan (Sachiin J Joshi) plays an informant, who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the country from the threat of biological warfare.
Cast
- Sachiin J Joshi as Aazaan Khan : Aazaan Khan, half Afghan and half Indian gets drawn into an espionage to find his younger brother a suspected terrorist. He is a young army officer and working for RAW(India's Research and Analysis Wing).
- Dalip Tahil as Mahfouz : He is a savant on a mission and is trying to save world from being destroyed by Doctor.
- Candice Boucher as Afreen : She is a sand-artist and she grounds Aazaan with human emotions of love.
- Aarya Babbar as Imaad : He is mislead but passionate man.
- Alyy Khan as Sam Sharma
- Ravi Kissen as Pandey : A controversial RAW officer.
- Sachin Khedekar as Home Minister
- Sajid Hassan as Doctor : He is Ex-CIA and into biological warfare and is determined for the absolute inhalation of India.
- Samy Gharbi as Malak : He is tough from inside out and loyal to Doctor.
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Home Minister
- Sarita Choudhury as Menon
- Amber Rose Revah as Sofiya
- Neet Mohan as Aman Khan
Production
Pre-Production
Cinematographer Alix Fischer was called for cinematography of the film due to his experience in the field for action-thrillers. Former Playboy cover-girl Candice Boucher was signed as the lead actress opposite Sachiin J Joshi who would be playing a sand-artist in the film.[2] Amber Rose of From Paris With Love fame will also be starring alongside. Humphrey Dixon was signed as the editor.[3]
The international action company Action Concept is been given the work to direct the action stunts since the film involves shooting on multiple foreign locations.[4]
Filming
The filming took place at multiple international locations like Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Poland, France, Germany and India.[5] The climax of the film was shot in Chechnya, Russia. Azaan is the first film to be shot in Chechnya after it became an ecological disaster zone, with oil and chemical leaking into the ground and radioactive material left lying about.[6]
Accidents
It was reported that Sachiin got injured when filming a scene where he had to lay down with a sniper, and got hit next to his eye.[7]
Release
The first look of Aazaan was unveiled at Festival De Cannes,2011 and received an overwhelming response.[8] The film is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2011.
Music
The music for the film is given by the duo of Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant and is under Xtreme Music label.[9] The music of Aazaan was launched by Sanjay Dutt.
Audio Listing
| No. | Titel | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aazaan" (Theme) | 2:18 | ||
| 2. | "Afreen" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Salim Merchant | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Afreen" (Dessert Mix) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Salim Merchant | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Afreen" (Remix) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Salim Merchant | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Afreen" (Reprise) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Bismillah" | Irfan Siddique | Kailash Kher | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Habibi Habibi" | Shraddha Pandit | Benny Dayal | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Khuda Ke Liye" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Salim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Khuda Ke Liye" (Remix) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Salim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit | 5:05 |
References
- ^ "AAZAAN-one of the most expensive films of Bollywood - Yahoo! OMG! India". In.omg.yahoo.com. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "Playboy covergirl Candice Boucher plays sand-artist in Aazaan". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "Aazaan Movie Story". Top10bollywood.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "International action company Action Concept to direct stunts for Aazaan". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "AAZAAN (Hindi, 2011) - Prashant Chadha's Bollywood Action Film | à¦"à§&#x;াশিংà¦&#x;ন বাংলা রেডিà¦" Washington Bangla Radio USA". Washingtonbanglaradio.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "AZAAN climax to be shot in Chechnya, Russia - bollywood news". glamsham.com. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ Hitlist, The (2011-06-03). "'Aazaan' debutant almost lost his eye during filming". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/news-interviews/29555495_1_cannes-candice-boucher-prestigious-film-festivals
- ^ "Aazaan : Soundtrack listing and details". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.