''Baazi'' () is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language

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directed by Anshuman Pratyush and produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner of Jeetz Filmworks Pvt. Ltd. It stars Jeet and

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and is an official remake of the

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film ''

Nannaku Prematho ''Nannaku Prematho'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, Bhogavalli Bapineedu and Reliance Entertainment. The film, se ...

'' (2016). The film was shot in London and the shoot was wrapped up in October 2020. It revolves around a man (Jeet), who vows to take revenge in order to give his father (

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) a new life. The film was to release on 14 May 2021, but got postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic aftermath. It was released on 10 October 2021 coinciding with Puja holidays.

Synopsis

''Baazi'' is a revenge story, where a son takes revenge for his father. A conman cheats an entrepreneur and takes his wealth. The man is suffering from a terminal disease and wants his son to take revenge for him. The son goes to London to seek revenge on the person, who is now rich and powerful. He befriends his daughter to approach him.

Cast

* Jeet as Aditya Mukherjee *

as Kyra *

as Rudra Pratap Mukherjee, Aditya's father *

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as Kancha *

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as Krishna Kumar Bardhan, Kyra's father, the main antagonist * Debdoot Ghosh as Bikram Mukherjee, Aditya's brother * Somnath Kar as Joy, Krishna Kumar's assistant * Pradip Dhar * Nandini Chatterjee * Nanak Madnani * Rohan Mitra

Production

''Baazi'' was announced in February 2020,is an official remake of Nannaku Prematho with Jeet and

as leading pair. The first shot of the film was taken in February 2020. The filming in London was suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic and production team returned to India. The filming was resumed on 10 October 2020, after lockdown due to the pandemic.

Release

The film was to release on 14 May 2021, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released on 10 October 2021 coinciding with Puja holidays.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack of the film is composed by

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Early life and education Born in a Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of thr ...

and lyrics penned by Pratik Kundu and Pranjol.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt13051364 2021 films 2020s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian action thriller films Films shot in London Bengali remakes of Telugu films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly