Paran Jai Jaliya Re
Paran Jai Jaliya Re (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. 75 lakh.[2] In this movie, Dev and Subhashree Ganguly act together in the second time after the film, Challenge.
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| Directed by | Rabi Kinagi |
| Produced by | Srikant Mohta |
| Written by | N.K. Salil |
| Based on | Namastey London |
| Starring | Dev Subhashree Ganguly |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli |
| Cinematography | Kumud Verma |
| Edited by | Rabi Ranjan Maitra |
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| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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, Raj tackles the adversities before him in order to win over Anna and marry her at last.
Cast
- Dev as Raj
- Subhashree Ganguly as Anna
- Rahul Banerjee as Vivek (Guest Appearance)
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Siddhartha "Sid" Banerjee
- Maryam as Liza, Siddhartha's wife
- Biswajit Chakraborty as Ranjit Bannerjee, Anna's father
- Labony Sarkar as Maya Banerjee, Anna's mother
- Aritra Dutta Banik as Raj's Cousin
- Bodhisttva Majumdar as Bijay, Raj's father
- Mousumi Saha as Raj's Mother
- Locket Chatterjee as Seema, Raj's aunt
- Rajat Ganguly as Ranjit's friend
- Mita Ganguly as Raj's grandmother
- Shaan as Harry
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Shree Venkatesh Films | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Shree Venkatesh Films | |||
| Producer | Shree Venkatesh Films | |||
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The biggest hit was "Chokher Jole (চোখের জলে)" sung by Zubeen Garg.
All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit, Priyo Chattopadhyay; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chokher Jole (চোখের জলে)" | Priyo Chattopadhyay | Zubeen Garg | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Swapno Nil (স্বপ্ন নীল)" | Gautam Susmit | Jeet Gannguli | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Mon Jane (মন জানে)" | Gautam Sushmit | Shaan, June Banerjee | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Dhaker Taley" | Priyo Chattopadhyay | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Parinita, Sudipto & Chorus | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Poran Jai Jolia Re Title Track" | Gautam Sushmit | Jeet Gannguli | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Paran Jai Jaliya Re (Remix)" | Gautam Sushmit | Jeet Gannguli |
Controversy
The producers of the movie were sued for plagiarism soon after the release of the film by Vipul Shah who produced Namastey London who alleged that the plot was his film. The film was banned from screening twice, once by a lower court and later by Calcutta High Court. After the High Court decision, the producers came to a settlement 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]
References
- "Poran Jay Joliya Re (2009) Bengali Movie". calcutatube.com. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "Copycat pays Rs 75 lakh to play Poran Jai plays on – Poran Jai Joliya Re strikes out-of-court deal with Namastey London". The Telegraph. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2018.