Paran Jai Jaliya Re
| Paran Jai Jaliya Re | |
|---|---|
 Poster of Movie Paran Jai Jaliya Re | |
| Directed by | Ravi Kinnagi |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Starring |
Dev Subhashree Ganguly |
| Music by | Jeet Ganguly |
Release dates |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Paran Jai Jaliya Re (English: My Heart is Set on Fire) is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Ravi Kinnagi. This film stars Dev and Subhashree Ganguly.[1] It is a remake of 2007 Hindi film Namastey London. The director of the original Vipul Shah filed a case against the producers of Paran Jai Jaliya Re and they gave a penalty of Rs. 150 million.[2] The film was recorded as an All Time Blockbuster.
Plot
Anna (Subhashree Ganguly) is a NRI girl living in London whose father (Biswajit Chakraborty) wants her to get married with an Indian lad. However, Anna is deeply involved in a platonic relationship with a half-British boy Harry. Anna's brother, Sid (Tota Roy Choudhury) is in a relationship with a British girl and wants to marry her. However, his father refuses to let him marry her and which makes Sid choose to leave his parents' home. Meanwhile, Anna's father manages to bring his wife and daughter to India where he can find a suitable groom for his daughter. They meet Raj, a quintessential charming Bengali lad who falls in love with Anna and their marriage is finalized since Raj's father is an old friend of Anna's dad. However, although Anna likes Raj, she hatches a plan to delay and finally annul the engagement by implementing her brother's plan of bringing Raj to London and 'breaking up' with him abroad. Now in a foreign land, Dev tackles the adversities before him in order to win over Anna and marry her at last.
Cast
- Dev as Raj
- Subhasree Ganguly as Anna
- Rahul Banerjee (actor) as Vivek (Guest Appearance)
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Sid
- Biswajit Chakraborty as Anna's Father
- Labony Sarkar as Anna's Mother
- Aritra Dutta Banik as Raj's Cousin
Soundtrack
The biggest hit was "Aami Tomari Thakbo" sung by the talented singer Zubeen Garg & the title track sung by Jeet Ganguly himself.
All tracks written by Jeet Ganguly.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paran Jai Jaliya Re" | Jeet Ganguly | |
| 2. | "Swapno Neel" | Jeet Ganguly | |
| 3. | "Mon Jaane" | Shaan, June Banerjee | |
| 4. | "Dhaker Taale" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Parinta, Sudipta, Chorus | |
| 5. | "Ami Tomari Thakbo" | Zubeen Garg | |
| 6. | "Paran Jai Jaliya Re (Remix)" | Jeet Ganguly |
Controversy
The producers of the movie were sued soon after the release of the film, following the revelation that the plot was lifted from 2007 film Namastey London. Producer Vipul Shah brought plagiarism charges against the film and the film was banned from screening twice, once by a lower court and later by Calcutta High Court. However, after the High Court decision, the producers came to a truce after Shree Venkatesh Films agreed to pay a "fine" of seventy-five lakh (7.5 million) rupees. This out-of-court settlement can be considered hefty since the making of the film took about 2 crore (20 million) rupees. Moreover, the settlement required the movie to display a title card stating 'Based on Namastey London, a film by Vipul Amrutlal Shah'.[2]
Critical reception
The film got mostly negative critical reception, but viewer response was unprecedented since it earned the biggest opening ever in Bengali film history. Even though taken off the screens for a while, the film sustained on people memory thanks to the attractive cast and the negative publicity and started running to packed houses as soon as screenings restarted.