Bank is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language heist film directed by Arun Kumar. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Bank and as Vangi in Tamil. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Raghuvaran, Rahul Dev, Abbas and Veda. The film was released on 30 January 2009.
| Bank | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arun Kumar |
| Written by | Shivgopal Krishna |
| Produced by | Arun Kumar |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Raghuvaran Rahul Dev Abbas Veda |
| Cinematography | K. Jagadish |
| Edited by | Ramgopal Reddy |
| Music by | Chinni Charan |
Production company | Arun Entertainments |
Release date | 30 January 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast edit
- Jackie Shroff
- Raghuvaran
- Rahul Dev
- Abbas
- Veda
- Pooja Bharathi
- Sreedhar Rao
- Baby Bhavana
Production edit
Arun Kumar revealed that he initially wanted to produce the film but felt that only he could envision the tale correctly, and subsequently chose to direct the venture himself. While producing the film through the newly launched Arun Entertainments, he also sets up his own music company, Arun Music. He introduced newcomer, Chinni Charan, to be the composer and lyricist.[1] The director recruited an ensemble cast of Jackie Shroff, Raghuvaran, Rahul Dev, Abbas and Veda to star.[2] Shroff noted that Arun Kumar did not know how to speak English when he met him for the script narration, but was convinced to sign the film owing to the director's enthusiasm.[3][4] Model Sreedhar Rao appeared in a guest role and a song in the film.[5]
Production began during January 2007 and the film was mostly shot in Hyderabad and Mehaboob Studios in Mumbai.[1][6] An audio soundtrack release event was held in Hyderabad during November 2007. The event was presided over by the Telugu Film Producers' Council President Tammareddy Bharadwaja.[1]
Soundtrack edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naa Choopu" | Chinni Charan | Shaan | |
| 2. | "Apparao" | Suneetha Rao, Geetha Madhuri | ||
| 3. | "Chandamama" | Chinni Charan | Deepu | |
| 4. | "Hey Come On" | Rita | ||
| 5. | "Prathi Kshanam" | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| 6. | "Bank Bank" | Shankar Mahadevan, Ranjith |
Release edit
The film had a theatrical release on 30 January 2009. A critic from The Times of India gave the film one star out of five, and noted, "it remains a big question, how talented actors like Jackie Shroff and Raghuvaran could agree to do this lackluster film". The reviewer added, "on the face of it, a plot on bank robbery promises to be a nail-biting thriller, but the shoddy screenplay makes it a bad show".[7] A critic from TMDB stated "the film fell flat on its face solely due to the poor logic and the absolutely bizarre aspects of the story", adding that "while the first half goes about sketching the looting plan and the aftermath, the second half goes on with the torture done to the inmates of the house and also to the audience".
The Tamil dubbed version of the film was released straight to DVD in 2012.[8] The Hindi dubbed version of the film was scheduled to release in September 2008 after delays, but was not released.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Jackie Shroff released 'Bank'audio". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Shroff starrer ready | Hindi Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "'Pretenders can't be superstars'". The Hindu. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Welcome change? - CHEN". The Hindu. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Reviews". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Tamil movies". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bank Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Vangi: Jackie Shroff, Raghuvaran, Rahul Dev, Abbas". amazon.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Shroff returns to loot a BANK - bollywood news : glamsham.com". glamsham.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
