Irada (2017 film)
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Running time | 110 min[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹75 million[2] |
Box office | ₹11 million[2] |
Irada (transl. Intention) is a 2017 Indian thriller film directed by Aparnaa Singh and produced by Falguni Patel and Prince Soni. The film is written by Aparnaa Singh and Anushka Rajan, and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Divya Dutta, Sharad Kelkar, Sagarika Ghatge in lead roles.
The film raises the contemporary ecological issues of
Plot
The film is set in Bathinda, with its thermal power plants and factories in the background. It is based on a true story.[3]
The daughter of an ex-army man discovers that she has a serious life-threatening illness. Gradually they piece together the reason for this and discover that it is due to the carcinogenic elements that have entered the ground water. Everyone in the city is affected by it.[4]
A journalist meanwhile has discovered files that will incriminate the people responsible for this ground water poisoning, but he is kidnapped. His girlfriend, who is also a journalist, pursues the case, trying to convince the authorities to arrest the people responsible.
Meanwhile, a mysterious bomb blast in a business tycoon's factory prompts the state CM to hire an NIA officer. He meets the ex-army man seeking revenge for his dead daughter and the journalist demanding justice for her slain boyfriend. He tries to balance his knowledge of the truth, his wish for a more stable posting (having just come from a Naxal region), a better family life and his conscience.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Lt Col Parabjeet Walia (Retd)
- Arshad Warsi as NIA Officer Arjun Mishra
- Sharad Kelkar as Paddy F Sharma
- Sagarika Ghatge as Maya Singh
- Divya Dutta as Ramandeep Braitch, CM- Paddy's mistress
- Diwakar Kumar as Jagat Sinha
- Nikhil Pandey as Maya’s boyfriend
- Rajesh Sharma as Jeetu Arora- Paddy's Manager
- Prashant Gupta as Bhagat Singh
- Savita Bhatti as Harmeet Braitch
- Rumana Molla as Riya Walia
- Prince Soni as Sunday Singh
- Rohan Shah as Ricky Bhullar
- Radhika Bangia as Ruby Gill
- Rajeev Mehta as Abdul Hasan
- Mehtaab as Nanu Hasan
- Lubhani Attwal as Dolly Chadha
- Seerat Kaur as Mitali Sharma
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the film consists of 4 songs all of which have been composed by
The film also uses Hindi poetry and Urdu
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mahi" | Papon | 06:42 |
4. | "Mitran De" | Master Saleem, Kaur B & Earl Edgar | 04:26 |
Total length: | 21:47 |
Critical reception
On
Meena Iyer of The Times of India praised the concept of the film saying that, "Irada has its heart in the right place. Having picked up a subject that talks of environmental hazards, debutant director Aparnaa Singh’s conscientious streak shows" but criticized its writing saying that, "the film’s failing is it’s [sic] amateur writing and execution. You can see that the maker is crushed under the weight of the material chosen". The critic gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.[16] Box Office India said, "Aparnaa Singh's direction makes Irada a gripping and an intriguing film, which opens your eyes to some harsh realities in the world."[17] Shubha Shetty Saha from Catch News rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah surprise us with this socially relevant thriller!"[18] Stutee Ghosh of The Quint gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "‘Irada’ is well intentioned. Unfortunately, however, it suffers from amateurish execution. It has some nice touches but it never truly comes together. Still, it deals with an important issue that should reach more people and it definitely merits attention."[19] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "The clichéd story telling, the jaded treatment, this film massacres its objective – that of highlighting the rampant pollution of habitats in Punjab. The only silver lining to this film is watching the great cast trying to lend respectability to a movie that least deserves it."[20]
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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65th National Film Awards | Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Irada Entertainment and Aparnaa Singh | Won | [21] |
Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Won |
References
- ^ "Irada – Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ a b "Irada – Box Office". Box Office India.
- ^ Gonsalves, Colin (9 April 2015). "Killing a country's ecology". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Sharma, Aparnaa. "Iraada – the full film". You tube. Aparnaa Sharma. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Irada (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.
- ^ "Music Review: Irada". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Irada Movie Title Track". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Irada – film and credits".
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(help) - ^ "Irada – 2017". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Irada movie review". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Irada Movie Review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Film review: 'Irada' is a well-intended expose of pollution and graft". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Irada – Movie Review". Mid-Day.
- LiveMint.
- ^ "Irada: Conscientious but not compelling". The Hindu.
- ^ "Irada – Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Review: Irada". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Irada movie review: Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah surprise us with this socially relevant thriller!". Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "'Irada' Review: Good Intentions But Amateur Execution". The Quint.
- ^ "Movie Review – Irada". Filmfare.
- ^ "65th National Film Awards LIVE: Sridevi Posthumously Awarded Best Actress; Vinod Khanna Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award". News18. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
External links
- Irada at IMDb
- Irada Collection Archived 3 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine at ThatsBreaking Archived 21 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine