Bachchhan Paandey
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Directed by | Farhad Samji |
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Story by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
Based on | Jigarthanda by Karthik Subbaraj |
Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
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Cinematography | Gavemic U. Ary[1] |
Edited by | Charu Shree Roy |
Music by | Score: Julius Packiam Songs: Amaal Malik Jaani Vikram Montrose Roy |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Bachchhan Paandey is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji,and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon and Jacqueline Fernandez. It is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda [3][4] which itself was inspired by the 2006 South Korean movie A Dirty Carnival.[5][6][7] The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on 18 March 2022.[2]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Bachchhan Paandey
- Kriti Sanon as Myra Devekar[8]
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Sophie[9]
- Arshad Warsi as Vishu[10]
- Pankaj Tripathi as Bhaves Sir[11]
- Prateik Babbar as Kaandi[12]
- Sanjay Mishra as Bufferia Chacha
- Abhimanyu Singh as Pendulum[13]
- Snehal Daabbi[14]
- Saharsh Kumar Shukla[15]
Production
Development
Bachchhan Paandey was initially supposed to a remake of Veeram but the makers altered the script to come up with an original idea.[16] Later sources, however, report that Bachchhan Paandey is a remake of the Tamil film Jigarthanda.[3][4]
The title derives from a character of the same name, played by Kumar, in the 2008 actioner Tashan. The title was initially spelled Bachchan Pandey but was later changed to Bachchhan Paandey.[17]
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 6 January 2021 in Jaisalmer.[18][19][20] Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting was delayed,[21] but filming has started on 6 January.[22] and was wrapped up in July 2021.[23]
Release
Bachchhan Paandey is scheduled to be released theatrically on 18 March 2022.[2] It was was earlier scheduled to release on 25 December 2020,[24] but was changed to 22 January 2021,[25] Aamir Khan had asked Kumar to change the release date.[26] Then it was scheduled to release on 4 March 2022, but was again got delayed.[27]
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- ^ a b "Not Akshay Kumar's 'Bachchan Pandey' but Salman Khan's 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' to be remake of Ajith's 'Veeram'?". Daily News & Analysis. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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- ^ Kanyal, Jyoti (22 February 2021). "Kriti Sanon wraps up Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey in Jaisalmer". India Today. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ JOINS AKSHAY KUMAR AND KRITI SANON IN SAJID NADIADWALA'S GANGSTER DRAMA BACHCHAN PANDEY". Mumbai Mirror. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon team up for 'Bachchan Pandey'". Mumbai Mirror. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "'Bachchan Pandey': Pankaj Tripathi joins the cast of the Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer". The Times of India. 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon starrer 'Bachchan Pandey' goes on floors in Jaisalmer". Daily News & Analysis. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Abhimanyu Singh to play the antagonist in Akshay Kumar starrer Bachchan Pandey". Bollywood Hungama. 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Snehal Daabbi to play hardcore villain in Bachchan Pandey; speaks highly of Akshay Kumar and remembers their viral, funny scene in Deewane Huye Paagal". Bollywood Hungama. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon starrer 'Bachchan Pandey' goes on floors in Jaisalmer". Daily News & Analysis. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar Starrer Bachchan Pandey Not A Remake Of Veeram Anymore". Outlook. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar's 'Bachchan Pandey' now called 'Bachchhan Paandey', makers drop new poster". DNA India. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "'Bachchan Pandey': Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer goes on floors with a muhurat shot". The Times of India. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Bachchan Pandey' Goes On Floors". News 18. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar-starrer Bachchan Pandey goes on floors". Outlook India. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Bachchan Pandey: Akshay Kumar-Kriti Sanon's film to kickstart in January next year". India TV News. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar starts shooting for 'Bachchan Pandey', drops first look as gangster". newindianexpress.com. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar to shoot final scene of Bachchan Pandey with 200 artists". Bollywood Hungama. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ @akshaykumar (26 July 2019). "Coming on Christmas 2020!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bachchan Pandey gets fresh release date. Akshay Kumar announces with new look". India Today. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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- ^ "Bachchan Pandey, Heropanti 2, and Tadap to release on these dates". The Indian Express. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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