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'''''Joker''''' is an 2012 [[Hindi]] fantasy film<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/101348210-indian-cinema-gets-3d-bandwagon-after-sohan-roys-dam-999-farah-khans-joker-be-2nd-# |title=Indian Cinema gets on 3D Bandwagon: After Sohan Roy's DAM 999, Farah Khan's JOKER to be the 2nd Bollywood 3D Movie |date=October 28, 2010 |work=Washington Bangla Radio |accessdate=29 January 2011}}</ref> directed by [[Shirish Kunder]], and also his second directorial venture after ''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]''.<ref name="indianexpress"/> The film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] opposite [[Sonakshi Sinha]] in lead roles. This will be the second film in which Sinha is paired opposite Kumar after [[Rowdy Rathore]]. The film released worldwide on August 31, 2012.<ref name="release">{{cite web|title=Joker release date confirmed, to arrive on 14th September, 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/10/29/16564/index.html |work=29 October 2011 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> ''Joker'' is reportedly Akshay Kumar's 100th film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/090712-Joker-trailer-to-release-with-Cocktail.htm/ |title='Joker' trailer to release with 'Cocktail' |date=2012-07-09 |work=mid-day.com}}</ref> The trailer of the film revealed on 11 July 2012, and also in cinemas along with ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''. [[Chitrangada Singh]] has also performed an item number in the film on song titled "kafirana". Upon its opening the movie crashed badly and was declared as a disaster by boxofficeindia.
'''''Joker''''' is an 2012 [[Hindi]] fantasy film<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/101348210-indian-cinema-gets-3d-bandwagon-after-sohan-roys-dam-999-farah-khans-joker-be-2nd-# |title=Indian Cinema gets on 3D Bandwagon: After Sohan Roy's DAM 999, Farah Khan's JOKER to be the 2nd Bollywood 3D Movie |date=October 28, 2010 |work=Washington Bangla Radio |accessdate=29 January 2011}}</ref> directed by [[Shirish Kunder]], and also his second directorial venture after ''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]''.<ref name="indianexpress"/> The film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] opposite [[Sonakshi Sinha]] in lead roles. This will be the second film in which Sinha is paired opposite Kumar after [[Rowdy Rathore]]. The film released worldwide on August 31, 2012.<ref name="release">{{cite web|title=Joker release date confirmed, to arrive on 14th September, 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/10/29/16564/index.html |work=29 October 2011 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> ''Joker'' was reportedly promoted as Akshay Kumar's 100th film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/090712-Joker-trailer-to-release-with-Cocktail.htm/ |title='Joker' trailer to release with 'Cocktail' |date=2012-07-09 |work=mid-day.com}}</ref> but later [[Akshay Kumar|Akshay]] clarified that the 100th film landmark had been crossed long before he even signed up for Joker. “It was a miscalculation on [[Shirish Kunder|Shirish]]’s part. [[Oh My God (2012 film)|OMG]] is my 116th film,”he said. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/akki%E2%80%99s-back-game-842 |title=Akki’s back in the game |date=September 19,2012 |work=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=September 19,2012}}</ref> The trailer of the film revealed on 11 July 2012, and also in cinemas along with ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''. [[Chitrangada Singh]] has also performed an item number in the film on song titled "kafirana". Upon its opening the movie crashed badly and was declared as a disaster by boxofficeindia.


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 18:26, 19 September 2012

Joker
File:New Joker movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShirish Kunder
Produced byFarah Khan
Akshay Kumar
StarringAkshay Kumar
Sonakshi Sinha
Minisha Lamba
Shreyas Talpade
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Gaurav Dagaonkar
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Hari Om Entertainment
Release date
  • 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹40 crore (US$4.8 million)
Box office₹20.10 crore (US$2.4 million)(2 weeks domestic nett)[2]

Joker is an 2012 Hindi fantasy film[3] directed by Shirish Kunder, and also his second directorial venture after Jaan-E-Mann.[4] The film stars Akshay Kumar opposite Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. This will be the second film in which Sinha is paired opposite Kumar after Rowdy Rathore. The film released worldwide on August 31, 2012.[1] Joker was reportedly promoted as Akshay Kumar's 100th film,[5] but later Akshay clarified that the 100th film landmark had been crossed long before he even signed up for Joker. “It was a miscalculation on Shirish’s part. OMG is my 116th film,”he said. [6] The trailer of the film revealed on 11 July 2012, and also in cinemas along with Cocktail. Chitrangada Singh has also performed an item number in the film on song titled "kafirana". Upon its opening the movie crashed badly and was declared as a disaster by boxofficeindia.

Plot

Agastya is a space scientist, working on the development of a communication system, to communicate with aliens. But Agastya loses the faith of his seniors and is allotted with a deadline of one month to conclude his project with some substantial results.

In the mean time Agastya is informed by his girlfriend Diva (Sonakshi Sinha) about his father's illness. On hearing this they both reaches his native village Paglaapur, whose colorful inhabitants include a man who speaks in gibberish, another who thinks he is a lamp post and everyone else who think that the World War II is still going on.

Soon after reaching there, Agastya finds that he was called on a false pretext of illness by his father.

On getting apprised about truth, Agastya decides to move back to US, but after hearing the plight of the inhabitants of Paglapur, due to the brushing aside of the village by the government because of its being absent from the demarcated map of India, he makes his mind to come out with some solution for the problem.

As the story proceeds, Agastya comes up with a quaint idea pertaining to the crop circle and arrival of aliens in his village, in order to fetch a recognition for his otherwise isolated village undergoing a plight of neglect ever since the independence.

With frames moving ahead, Agastya along with other villagers creates crop circle in Paglapur and spreads rumor about arrival of aliens in the village. And from there, amid tremendous media hype, takes over some hilarious sequences knitted around UFO and fictitious man made aliens.

Cast

Production

Development

Shirish Kunder had the project in development for several years before finding financial backing and flop films, and had to negotiate for use of the specific title which Kunder stated is important to the script itself.[8] The film is being produced by Farah Khan, Shirish Kunder, and Akshay Kumar under the banner of Three's Company and Hari Om Entertainment.[9] The film was shot in 3D using 3D cameras, however in June 2012, it was announced that the film was no longer in 3D anymore, since Ra.One and Don 2 have taken the goals, if Joker flopped it would be a loss on the whole crew, therefore the film will only be released in 2D format.[4] According to director, Shirish Kunder, "It is an underdog story about how individuals make it big in life and in the process, get help from aliens from a fictional planet".[10] Shreyas Talpade will play Akshay's brother in the film.[11] Female lead opposite to Shreyas will be played by Minisha Lamba,[12] who will enact the role of an innocent TV reporter.[13] Sonakshi will also perform an item number in the film.[9] American actor Alexx ONell was also signed to play a role in the film.[7]

Filming

The first schedule of shooting was initially slated to take place in Ludhiana, however the location was changed to Chandigarh.[14] The shooting began on 14 February 2011 in Chandigarh.[15][16][17] The crew finished the 19 day schedule on 12 March 2011, finishing 40% of the production work.[18] The second schedule started on 17 May 2011 in Mumbai[15] and concluded in June 2011.[19] The film is now slated to release on the 31st of August, 2012. The theatrical trailer was released on UTV Motion Pictures' YouTube channel on 11 July 2012 only online. Whilst it released worldwide on television on 13 July 2012, and also in cinemas along with Cocktail.

Reception

Joker received negative reviews from critics. Based on 16 reviews, review aggregate site desimartini.com gave the film the verdict, "Apart from an interesting concept and a handful of funny moments, Joker is drag and doesn't work as a comedy or as a sci-fi caper. Skip it!" The site's average audience rating is 2/5.[20] Independent Bollywood gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and said "A Funny and weird entertainer with message".[21] Soumyadipta Banerjee of In.com gave 0.5 out of 5 stars and said "Not only that the aliens are weird, the whole movie seems be in some weird planet after a point of time".[22] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTVMovies.com gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Joker is a crude joke of a film that will leave you in tears unless you have a stomach strong enough to digest such unmitigated junk."[23] Noted film critic Taran Adarsh also gave it 1 out of 5 stars and labelled it as a complete "disaster" and a "joke of a film".[24]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, nephew of noted composer, A. R. Rahman.[25] The song titled I Want Fakth You from Joker was leaked online on 11 July 2012, along with the theatrical trailer which has been composed by Gaurav Dagaonkar. The song has been acclaimed by the audience, however the song is actually named Kaafirana and will be released under that title worldwide and also on the soundtrack.[26]

All lyrics are written by Shirish Kunder

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kafirana" (Composed by Gaurav Dagaonkar)Sunidhi Chauhan & V.Sai Subhankar5:00
2."Jugnu"Udit Narayan4:10
3."Sing Raja"Daler Mehndi & Sonu Kakkar3:50
4."Yeh Joker"Sonu Nigam & Shweta Pandit4:40
5."Tears of Joker"Instrumental3:20
6."Alien Arrival"Instrumental2:48

Audio review

Shreshit Poddar of Score Magazine, gave it 2 out of 5 stars & said,"You know something is wrong with an album when the instrumental tracks immensely outshine the vocal tracks. I must mention that each of the songs has a strong underlying melody but gross injustice is done to them by Shirish Kunder’s lyrics."[27] Music Aloud's review said "He may or may not have composed the tunes for the controversy-ridden soundtrack of Jaanemann, but when GV Prakash Kumar actually got to do a credited debut in Bollywood, it turned out to be a rather uninventive one" and rated it 5/10.[28]

Box office

India

Joker Earned ₹5 crore On its Opening Day. Which is one Of the worst openings for Akshay Kumar in Years.[29].It was declared a disaster at the box office.

Overseas

Joker had a poor opening overseas too.Joker will close out at $700,000 approx.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joker release date confirmed, to arrive on 14th September, 2012". 29 October 2011. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings
  3. ^ "Indian Cinema gets on 3D Bandwagon: After Sohan Roy's DAM 999, Farah Khan's JOKER to be the 2nd Bollywood 3D Movie". Washington Bangla Radio. October 28, 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Akshay's 'Joker' will be first full-fledged 3D film". Indian Express. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ^ "'Joker' trailer to release with 'Cocktail'". mid-day.com. 2012-07-09.
  6. ^ "Akki's back in the game". Deccan Chronicle. September 19,2012. Retrieved September 19,2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b IANS (April 12, 2011). "Alexx O'Nell in Shirish Kunder's 'Joker'". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  8. ^ "Akshay Kumar in Shirish Kunder's Joker". Sawf News. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Sonakshi To Do Item Number in Joker". Press Trust of India. NDTV. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  10. ^ "I don't get Farah's cinema: Shirish Kunder". 17 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Shreyas to play Akshay's brother in 'Joker'". IANS. IBNLive. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  12. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (2 February 2011). "Minissha Lamba joins Joker". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Minissha to play innocent TV reporter in Joker". 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Shirish to begin shooting for Joker in Chandigarh". PTI. IBN Live. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha's Joker Second Schedule Starts in May". Sawf News. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Shirish Kunder to begin shooting Joker from 12 February". Business of Cinema. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  17. ^ "Are you ready for this Joker?". Rediff. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  18. ^ Singh, Manisha Pradhan (15 March 2011). "Akshay Kumar & Sonakshi Sinha starrer Joker 40% complete". Business of Cinema. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  19. ^ Aikara, Anita (10 June 2011). "Star Diary". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Joker reviews". desimartini. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  21. ^ "Joker Movie Review". Independent Bollywood. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  22. ^ "Joker is just weird!". In.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  23. ^ "Saibal Chatterjee's review of Joker". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  24. ^ Adarsh, Taran. "Joker (2012) Hindi Movie Critic Review". Bollywood Hungama.
  25. ^ "Rahman's protege and nephew Prakash to compose for Joker". Oneindia.in. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  26. ^ "GV Prakash goes to Bollywood". Behind Woods. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  27. ^ "Music Review - Joker".
  28. ^ "Joker – Music Review". Music Aloud. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  29. ^ "Joker day 1 india". boxofficeindia.com.
  30. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4888&nCat=
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