''Golondaaj'' is a 2021 Indian

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directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF. The film stars Dev,

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, Mirchi Agni and Srikanta Acharya. It is based on the life of

Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikary (Bengali: নগেন্দ্র প্রসাদ সর্বাধিকারী) was an Indian football personality, known as the "Father of Indian Football" for his role in founding the first Indian footbal ...

, "Father of Indian football". The film was a

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Golondaaj ''Golondaaj'' is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language historical sports drama film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF. The film stars Dev, Alexx O'Nell, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa ...

was a clean 'theatrical'

. At ''Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021'', Dhrubo Banerjee won ''Best Screenplay'' award for ''Golondaaj''.

Synopsis

Based on true events, ''Golondaaj'' depicts the inspiring journey of

, "The Father of Indian Football" who was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.

Cast

Production

The list of actors and actresses of the film was released on 25 January 2020 from the Twitter handle of SVF. That list shows that Dev,

, Srikanta Acharya,

are acting in the film. A ''

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'' article dated 2 April 2020 subsequently revealed

stars as Major Frederick Jackson, antagonist of the film. It is the third flim of director Druvo Banarjee and first time collaboration with Dev. The shooting for the film began in Kolkata from 5 February 2020. Due to

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they had to pause the shooting. The shooting was resumed on 1 December 2020 and wrapped up on 24 February 2021.

Soundtrack

The background score and the soundtracks are composed by

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and lyrics are penned by

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and Sugato Guha.

Release

The film released theatrically on 10 October 2021 and Golondaaj (2021) Hindi Dubbed Version also released theatrically on 12 November 2021 as Officially by SVF and it is soon to arrive as World Digital Premiere in our

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and TVs in SVF's official

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, hoichoi and internationally on

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and later as World Television Premiere in

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Reception

The film got positive to mixed reviews from critics who praised the direction, acting performances and music but found the screenplay flawed. At ''Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021'', Dhrubo Banerjee won ''Best Screenplay'' award for ''Golondaaj''.https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2021/winners.amp

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 11755300 2021 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian sports drama films 2020s Bengali-language films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian biographical drama films Films scored by Bickram Ghosh Indian association football films 2021 biographical drama films