Milan Talkies

Milan Talkies
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTigmanshu Dhulia
Written byTigmanshu Dhulia
Kamal Pandey
Abhishek Mazumdar
Produced byP.S. Chhatwal Om Prakash Bhatt
StarringAli Fazal
Shraddha Srinath
Ashutosh Rana
Reecha Sinha
Sanjay Mishra
Sikandar Kher
CinematographyHari K. Vedantam
Edited byPraveen Angre
Music bySongs:
Rana Mazumder
Guest Composer:
Akriti Kakkar
Score:
Dharma Vish
Production
companies
Filmy Keeda Productions Pvt Ltd
Torque
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest.23.4 Crores (INR)[2]

Milan Talkies is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.[3][4] Written by Dhulia, Kamal Pandey and Abhishek Mazumdar, the film stars Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath (her Hindi debut), Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra, Reecha Sinha and Sikandar Kher,[5] with its plot revolving around a struggling film director, who wants to become the biggest filmmaker in India. It is the story how his life revolves around movies and how he falls in love in filmy style.[6][7] It was released on 15 March 2019.[8][9]

Plot

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An aspiring filmmaker and his lady-love find themselves in a fix after being met with violent opposition from the girl`s family members.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Milan Talkies
Soundtrack album by
Released5 March 2019 [10]
Recorded2017–18
GenreFeature Film Soundtrack
Length26:06
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Rana Mazumder chronology
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
(2018)
Milan Talkies
(2019)

The music of the film was composed by Rana Mazumder with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, while Akriti Kakar wrote the song "Jobless" as a guest composer, singing it with her sisters Prakriti Kakar and Sukriti Kakar.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bakaiti"Sukhwinder Singh, Benny Dayal4:40
2."Mind Na Kariyo Holi Hai"Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal4:46
3."Shart"Sonu Nigam4:58
4."Jobless" (Lyrics and Music: Akriti Kakkar)Akriti Kakar, Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar2:50
5."Shart" (Reprise)Neha Karode3:13
6."Din Dahade"Neeraj Shridhar, Shaan, Rana Mazumder4:39
Total length:26:06

Reception

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Critical response

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Shailajit Mitra from The New Indian Express wrote "That also sums up, sadly, the fate of Tigmanshu Dhulia’s recent works. Like his hero, he is a director who would rather act".[11] A reviewer of Hindustan Times says "Ali Fazal, Shraddha, Ashutosh and Sanjay are particularly delightful. There are a few road bumps though – the film’s length and entirely forgettable music".[12] Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com wrote "Their spontaneity for this muddled script is commendable, but not enough to suffer yet another case of repentant fathers and couples on a train to happily-ever after".[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Milan Talkies | British Board of Film Classification". BBFC.
  2. ^ "Milan Talkies - Box office collection till now". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ "'Milan Talkies' trailer: Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath starrer is a story entrenched in Bollywood". The Times of India. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Milan Talkies Trailer: Tigmanshu Dhulia Returns to Hinterland, Takes Ali Fazal Along". CNN-News18. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Desi love story: Milan Talkies has a release date". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Milan Talkies trailer: Watch Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath in a romantic film peppered with action". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ "No Pak release for Tigmanshu Dhulia's Milan Talkies, director says Indian films should never release there". Times Now. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  8. ^ Chauhan, Gaurang (20 February 2019). "Milan Talkies trailer: Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath starrer is for the movie buff in all of us". Times Now. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. ^ Singh, Simran (22 February 2019). "Tigmanshu Dhulia on failure of Zero: Had Sholay released today, even that classic would've got trolled on Twitter". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Milan Talkies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  11. ^ "'Milan Talkies' movie review: Tigmanshu Dhulia's film insults movie nostalgia". The New Indian Express. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Milan Talkies movie review: Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath find love in the time of anti-Romeo squads". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Milan Talkies Review: Confused fluff!". Rediff.com. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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