''Cockpit'' is an Indian
Bengali language
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romantic thriller film
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A good thriller provides entertainment by making viewers uncomfortable with moments of suspense, the heightened feeling of anxiety and fright. A thril ...
directed by
Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, M.B.B.S. is an Indian film director, actor, and physician known for his work in Bengali language, Bengali-language films. Films directed by him include ''Chander Pahar (film), Ch ...
and produced by
Dev
Dev, sometimes capitalized as DEV, can be referred as:
People Single names
* Dev (born 1982), Indian actor
* Dev (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor
* Dev (born 1989), American singer
* Dev, Indian actor
First names
* Dev Anand (19 ...
under the banner of
Dev Entertainment Ventures
Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd is an Indian movie production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Deepak Adhikari and Gurupada Adhikari in 2017. In a short while, the company has grown on to become one ...
.
The film features
Dev
Dev, sometimes capitalized as DEV, can be referred as:
People Single names
* Dev (born 1982), Indian actor
* Dev (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor
* Dev (born 1989), American singer
* Dev, Indian actor
First names
* Dev Anand (19 ...
,
Koel Mallick and
Rukmini Maitra in the lead roles.
This is the second time Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and Dev are working as a director-actor duo, after the 2013 film ''
Chander Pahar
''Chander Pahar'' () is a Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and published in 1937. The novel follows the adventures of a young Bengali man in the forests of Africa. The novel is one of the most-loved adventure nove ...
''.
The film got positive response from critics and audience and was a box office 'hit'.
Plot
''Cockpit'' is a story inspired by true incidents. The story follows a flight that is going from
Mumbai
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to
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and gets hit from bad turbulent weather.
The film will follow as the pilot attempts to land the plane, even with damaged engines.
1996
The film opens with date
12 November 1996. Capt. Divakar Rakshit (
Prosenjit Chaterjee) is commanding a flight from
London
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to
Delhi
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. Divakar interacts with his Co-Pilot about his further plans after reaching Delhi. He says that he will then fly back to Kolkata to celebrate his son's birthday, after much conversation the crew finally starts it descend to Delhi. Meanwhile Another aircraft has taken off from Delhi, the ATC orders the flight to ascend but the captain didn't hear it properly. And suddenly both the aircraft come face to face. Both the pilots try their best to evade but it's too late resulting in a deadly crash, killing passengers and crew of both the aircraft.
Present Day
Capt
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. Dibyendu Rakshit (Dev) son of late Capt. Divakar Rakshit, is now serving as a Captain of
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
in Oriental Airlines. Dibyendu is preparing for his return flight back to Kolkata, and also to meet his wife as it's his first anniversary. Dev also sees the news as weather condition worsens both in Mumbai and Kolkata. Kirti Sachdev a
flight attendant
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and she is planning to quit flying after flying BOM-CCU sector which is her last flight accompanied by her friend and roommate Justin. The film also sees various passengers boarding this flight.
* Mr Dutta and his Wife who returning back as their son has refused to keep them and he is also on his final stage of his life
* Afreen Hamidi a model and actress who is now quitting acting because of stiff between his Boyfriend.
* Kitty who is flying back to Kolkata to meet her father, as both her parents have separated because of some issues
* A boy who is unable to secure a job in Mumbai is flying to Kolkata to give his interview as he is unable to get train tickets because of limited time.
* A teenage couple ran away from home as their parents are against their relationship also boarded the flight.
Dibyendu and his copilot
First Officer Neel and the rest flight crew of flight no OA511 after carrying out various inspections and walkaround finally prepare to takeoff. The ATC warns the OA511 of possible
Turbulence
In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to a laminar flow, which occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between ...
during takeoff. As they taxi to the runway the crew commanded by Kirti carries the safety demo. as the flight takes off the aircraft faces turbulence. After much struggle the aircraft flies above the clouds finally free of turbulence as its flying 36,000 ft above sea level. As the aircraft reaches its designated height, refreshments are being served, Kirti enters the cockpit to serve refreshments to the flight crew, Neel notices Kirti behaving strange towards Dibyendu. The story then shifts a few years back when Kirti met Dibyendu for first time in Mumbai. And their friendship increased, Kirti started thinking more. Justin reveals that Kirti has become extremely, because of constant breakups and she is unable to find her true love. and she is also alcoholic, feeling guilty, decides to help her, finally Kirti gives up drinking, and their friendship also grows, but Kirti falls more in love for Dib. On Kirti's birthday, she tries to express her love for Dib, but Dibyendu backs out as they are just friends, Angered Kirti thinks that he loves someone else. Dibyendu then invites Kirti to attend a beach party which she attends. Much to her shock, she sees Dibyendu with a girl named Riya, heartbroken and frustrated, Kirti completely broke down in tears.
Meanwhile in Kolkata, Riya is feeling unwell as she is struggling from panic attack. As the flight is approaching Kolkata, the aircraft suddenly faces hydraulic failure, damaging both the engines and resulting in crash, killing everyone. But it turned out to be a nightmare for Riya as her health condition is not good. In reality, the aircraft is on its final approach to Kolkata.
Film then shifts to another flashback, where it shows Dibyendu meeting Riya in a dance school, and after that their friendship turned into relationship, they get married. Meanwhile, Kirti angry and frustrated has again started drinking, as Riya has married Dib. Much to her disappointment, her friend Justin makes her understand it was another crush, but Kirti rebukes, claiming she was in love with Dib. On the same day, Kirti returns home in a drunken state. As Justin leaves. Kirti calls back to Dibyendu who was returning from a night out with Riya. Dib, after much hesitation, picks up the call of Kirti who is in drunken state. On asking what he is doing, Kirti eventually abuses Riya which angers Dib, and he disconnected the call. Riya realizes that it was Kirti asking him if she was drunk, Riya immediately realizes she might do something wrong in drunken state and calls Justin who after hearing about Kirti suddenly runs back to her apartment to find out Kirti tried to end her life. Next morning, Riya and Dibyendu fly to Mumbai after learning about Kirti condition. Riya tells Kirti to move on as she has a long way to live.
At the present, OA511 is on its approach to Kolkata, suddenly faces slow compression failure, i.e., leakage in the fuselage, forcing the aircraft to fly from 36,000 feet to 9,000, the area where the weather condition is bad. OA511 Crew request the ATC to divert the flight to any nearby airport, unfortunately all the airports are not available, forcing the crew to fly to Kolkata, but the plane is also running out of fuel. The news of aircraft facing problem gets viral in news channel claiming that aircraft can crash. OA511 finally begins its descent in
Kolkata
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but overshoots the runway, panicking all the passengers. Kirti gets injured while trying to save a child from getting injured. The aircraft tries a second time to land, but this time they run out of fuel. Finally, they land safely. Tears of joy floats in passengers, crew and their family members. Dibyendu also receives a hero's welcome, after leaving the aircraft he meets Riya. Kirti arrives in the scene and apologies to Dibyendu and Riya. As she leaves, she hugs Dibyendu for the last time. She then goes for a date with copilot Neil. As Dibyendu and Riya leave the airport, she reveals she is pregnant, and he is going to become a father. Dibyendu feels extremely overjoyed by this news as they both leave home.
Cast
*
Dev
Dev, sometimes capitalized as DEV, can be referred as:
People Single names
* Dev (born 1982), Indian actor
* Dev (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor
* Dev (born 1989), American singer
* Dev, Indian actor
First names
* Dev Anand (19 ...
as Captain Dibyendu Rakshit
*
Koel Mallick as Mrs. Riya Dibyendu Rakshit
*
Rukmini Maitra as Kirti Sachdev
*
Prosenjit Chatterjee as Captain Dibakar Rakshit, Dibyendu's late father (flashback)
*
Bulbuli Panja
Bulbuli Panja is an Indian actress who works in Bengali cinema and television . She was born in Patna, Bihar. She has acted in movies like Bapi Bari Jaa (2012), Cockpit and Bolo Dugga Mai Ki. She has appeared in Star Jalsha and Zee Bangla seri ...
as Captain Dibakar Rakshit's wife/ Captain Dibyendu Rakshit's mother
*
Ziaul Roshan as Neel Banerjee, Dibyendu's assistant
*
Shataf Figar
Shataf Figar is an Indian actor. He acted in movies like Shershaah, 89, Kolkata Calling, Dark Chocolate and Chorabali, Khoj and Cockpit, ''Made in China'' (2019) and ''Extraction'' (2020). In 2022, he appeared in the film ''Raavan''.
...
as air traffic controller
*
Paran Bandopadhyay as Mr. Dutta
*
Priyanka Sarkar
Priyanka Sarkar is an Indian film and television actress who mosty works in Bengali films. Her first successful film was ''Chirodini Tumi Je Amar'' (2008) directed by Raj Chakraborty. She was married to actor Rahul Banerjee.
Filmography
Te ...
as Afreen Hamidi
*
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakrabo ...
as Shanu Ghoshal
*
Anindya Chatterjee
Anindya Chatterjee is an Indian bengali film director, music director, singer, lyricist, actor and producer based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the singer-lyricist of prominent Bengali band Chandrabindoo. In recent times he has composed ...
as Kitty's Father
*
Saayoni Ghosh as Monica / Kitty's mother
*
Arshiya Mukherjee as Kitty
* Roja Paromita Dey as Justin, Kriti's friend and an air hostess
*
Ambarish Bhattacharya as a passenger in the plane
* Nader Chowdhury as a passenger in the plane
* Abhisekh Singh as Ushnish
* Nasimul Haque
* Sonali Roy
* Diya Mukherjee
* Padmanava Dasgupta as TV news reporter
* Debomay Mukherjee as plane passenger
* Krishna Kishore Mukhopadhyay as Monica's father-in-law
Production
The film is produced by Dev, his second production after his film ''
Chaamp
''Chaamp'' is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty with story written by Dev. Produced by Dev, the film stars him in the lead role, along with Rukmini Maitra, in her debut film and Chiranjeet Chakrabort ...
''.
When describing his reason for starring and producing in the film, Dev said "I am trying to do films that are offbeat yet commercial – ones that are out of the box. I can vouch for the concept of Cockpit. It is something no one has dealt with in the past. I am sure the audience will love it.".
Filming
Shooting for the film has taken place in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
,
Pattaya
Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi province, Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
and
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. The post-production of the film has been taking place in Mumbai.
Release and reception
The film released on 22 September 2017 on the holiday of
Durga Puja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...
. In November 2017, it was announced by Bangladeshi film company
Jaaz Multimedia that through an exchange of films with
SVF Entertainment, ''Cockpit'' will release in Bangladesh.The release date of cockpit in Bangladesh is 8 December.
Critical reception
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
gave the film a 4/5 star rating, calling it a must-watch film.
In their review, The Times of India praised the film for exploring a new topic and leaving room for expanding the film into a franchise for other characters, which it described as a "rarity" in an
industry full of remakes. While the performances of the main cast was praised, the review criticized Dev's delivery of his English dialogue, describing it as sometimes "barely understood". The heavy use of visual effects was also criticized for being unrealistic, but overall the film was praised in all other aspects from the acting to the music.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film has been composed by
Arindom Chatterjee
Arindom Chatterjee, also known by the mononym Arindom, is an Indian music director, singer, and composer noted for his compositions in commercial Bengali movies. His 2012 debut movie, ''Bojhena Shey Bojhena'', fetched him the Best Debutant Com ...
. The soundtrack contains four songs, including some sung by popular singers
Atif Aslam and
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...
. The first single, titled "
Mithe Alo", has been sung by Atif Aslam and was released on 23 August 2017. The second single from the album, "Bhalobasa Jaak", is sung by Arijit Singh and
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury is an Indian Bengali singer. She rose to fame with the release of 'Tumi Asbe Bole' & 'Jagarane Jay Bibhabaree' from the Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona in 2011. She has been a prominent singer in Bengali films s ...
and was released on 5 September. "Kolkatar Rasogolla" was released as a single on 12 September. "Khela Shesh" was released as the final single on 19 September. On 15 September the soundtrack was officially released mid-air on a special flight, a first for a Tollywood soundtrack.
World television premiere
The film premiered on television on 14 January 2018 in
Zee Bangla and
Zee Bangla Cinema.
Accolades
The film was nominated for multiple awards at the 2018 Filmfare Awards East.
, -
, 2018
,
Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, M.B.B.S. is an Indian film director, actor, and physician known for his work in Bengali-language films. Films directed by him include ''Chander Pahar'' (2013), '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (2013), '' Amazon Obhijaan'' (2017) ' ...
, Best Director
,
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
,
, Filmfare Awards East
,
, -
, 2018
,
Rukmini Maitra
, Best Actress
,
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
,
, Filmfare Awards East
,
, -
, 2018
,
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...
, Best Singer (Male)
,
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
,
, Filmfare Awards east for the film ''Cockpit''
, -
, 2018
,
Rukmini Maitra
, Best Debut (Female)
,
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
,
, Filmfare Awards East
Also for the film
Chaamp
''Chaamp'' is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty with story written by Dev. Produced by Dev, the film stars him in the lead role, along with Rukmini Maitra, in her debut film and Chiranjeet Chakrabort ...
,
References
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Bengali-language Indian films
2010s Bengali-language films
Films scored by Arindam Chatterjee
Films directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2010s adventure drama films
Indian adventure drama films
Indian films based on actual events
Films produced by Dev (Bengali actor)
2017 drama films
2017 films
Films set on airplanes
Indian aviation films