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After being imprisoned in a room for 14 years, Balajeet Roy is suddenly released. He then sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected him to misery.
Release date: 12 January 2006 (India)
Hindi: ज़िन्दा
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Box office. ₹32.5 crore (equivalent to ₹74 crore or US$11 million in 2017) Zinda (English: Alive)
is a 2006 Indian Hindi mystery-thriller film, starring Sanjay Dutt,
John Abraham, Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitly. The film was directed by
Sanjay Gupta and written by Gupta and Suresh Nair.
Zinda (English: Alive) is a 2006 Indian Hindi mystery-thriller film, starring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitly. The film was directed by Sanjay Gupta and written by Gupta and Suresh Nair. Vishal-Shekhar
composed the film's thematic music, with background music composed by
Sanjoy Chowdhury. It was released in India on 12 January 2006.
Zinda has been identified as an unauthorised remake of the South Korean film Oldboy (an official adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy).[1][2][3] Show East, the producers of Oldboy, who had already sold the remake rights to DreamWorks in 2004, initially expressed legal concerns but no legal action was taken as the studio had shut down.[4][5][6]
He befriends a Bangkok taxi driver named Jenny (Lara Dutta), who helps him track his kidnappers. Bala tracks down the restaurant that had served his food during his entire captivity and follows a delivery moped to his captors. Bala discovers that he was held in a private prison where people can pay to have others incarcerated. Bala tortures the owner Wong Foo (Rajendranath Zutshi) for answers by plucking out his teeth with a claw hammer; he then finds out he was imprisoned for "talking too much", and fights his way out of the building. Bala is injured during the fight, but a mysterious hooded man saves him and takes him to a taxi. The hooded man turns out to be Rohit Chopra (John Abraham). Soon Wong Foo kidnaps Jenny and tortures her. He threatens to remove Bala's teeth with his own clawhammer, but is interrupted by Rohit. Bala takes refuge with Jenny, and they have sex. Bala is informed that his daughter is alive. Bala's friend Joy (Mahesh Manjrekar) is killed, and Bala learns his kidnapper which is none other than Rohit.
Rohit reveals his reason of kidnapping Bala: they went to high school together, where Bala had lusted after Rohit's elder sister Reema. After Reema rejected him, Bala spreads a false rumour that she was a whore. She became the laughing stock of their school, and committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Rohit blamed Bala for her death, and engineered his imprisonment as revenge. Rohit tells Bala that he killed Nisha, and sent his daughter, who is now 14, to a brothel. Bala beats Rohit up and knocks him off of a balcony, but grabs his hand and pleads with him to tell him where his daughter is. Defiantly, Rohit lets go of Bala's hand and falls to his death. Bala then kills Rohit's goons and Wong Foo. In the end, Bala learns that his daughter is safe; Rohit had lied to him about selling her to a brothel to torment him. He finds her sitting on a river bank, and goes to meet her. He happily lives with his daughter.
Bollywood Mantra praised the film saying, "Zinda is a film that appears to be darkest movie ever by Sanjay Gupta. A hard hitting flick shot in Bangkok, it tells you a story never told before on Indian screen. And to make Sanjay Gupta's imagination come alive, who else but Sanjay Dutt is roped in to play the lead role. One of the most challenging roles ever by the deadly Dutt, it is sure to haunt you long after the screening is over".[7]
Narbir Gosal of PlanetBollywood.com gave the film a rating of 7.5/10, praising the performances by Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham, while criticising the fact that much of the dialogue and story was copied from Oldboy.
Futuremovies.com gave the film 6/10 and said, "Technically and style-wise Zinda is flawless", and praised Dutt's performance, saying "it is probably the pinnacle of his career".[8]
Subhash K Jha gave it 2.5/5 and stated that "the film belongs to Sanjay Dutt.... If the adventure-action genre in Hindi cinema needed a wake-up call, this is it".[9]
Nikhil Kumar of Apunkachoice.com gave the film 0.5/5 stars, saying "Sanjay Gupta's movie Zinda works primarily because of its gripping, although unoriginal, story and a noteworthy acting performance by its frontman Sanjay Dutt".[10]
The Hindu reviewer Sudhish Kamath and Planet Bollywood reviewer Narbir Gosal both note in their reviews of Zinda that they found the two films to be very similar in terms of plot, as well as in the depiction of specific scenes.[12][13][14]
Zinda has been identified as an unauthorised remake of the South Korean film Oldboy (an official adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy).[1][2][3] Show East, the producers of Oldboy, who had already sold the remake rights to DreamWorks in 2004, initially expressed legal concerns but no legal action was taken as the studio had shut down.[4][5][6]
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Synopsis
Software engineer Balajeet "Bala" Roy (Sanjay Dutt), is happily married to Nisha Roy (Celina Jaitly), with whom he is having a baby. Bala is suddenly captured by unseen assailants and imprisoned in a cell. He is kept in total isolation for 14 years without knowing who imprisoned him or why. While in captivity, he practices martial arts which he learns from watching T.V., with the intention of using it against the people who captured him. He is finally released, again without explanation, and sets out for revenge.He befriends a Bangkok taxi driver named Jenny (Lara Dutta), who helps him track his kidnappers. Bala tracks down the restaurant that had served his food during his entire captivity and follows a delivery moped to his captors. Bala discovers that he was held in a private prison where people can pay to have others incarcerated. Bala tortures the owner Wong Foo (Rajendranath Zutshi) for answers by plucking out his teeth with a claw hammer; he then finds out he was imprisoned for "talking too much", and fights his way out of the building. Bala is injured during the fight, but a mysterious hooded man saves him and takes him to a taxi. The hooded man turns out to be Rohit Chopra (John Abraham). Soon Wong Foo kidnaps Jenny and tortures her. He threatens to remove Bala's teeth with his own clawhammer, but is interrupted by Rohit. Bala takes refuge with Jenny, and they have sex. Bala is informed that his daughter is alive. Bala's friend Joy (Mahesh Manjrekar) is killed, and Bala learns his kidnapper which is none other than Rohit.
Rohit reveals his reason of kidnapping Bala: they went to high school together, where Bala had lusted after Rohit's elder sister Reema. After Reema rejected him, Bala spreads a false rumour that she was a whore. She became the laughing stock of their school, and committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Rohit blamed Bala for her death, and engineered his imprisonment as revenge. Rohit tells Bala that he killed Nisha, and sent his daughter, who is now 14, to a brothel. Bala beats Rohit up and knocks him off of a balcony, but grabs his hand and pleads with him to tell him where his daughter is. Defiantly, Rohit lets go of Bala's hand and falls to his death. Bala then kills Rohit's goons and Wong Foo. In the end, Bala learns that his daughter is safe; Rohit had lied to him about selling her to a brothel to torment him. He finds her sitting on a river bank, and goes to meet her. He happily lives with his daughter.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Balajeet "Bala" Roy
- John Abraham as Rohit Chopra
- Lara Dutta as Jenny Singh
- Celina Jaitly as Nisha Roy
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Joy Fernandes
- Rajendranath Zutshi as Woo Fong (as Raj Zutshi)
Reception
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics, although John Abraham and Sanjay Dutt were singled out for praise.Bollywood Mantra praised the film saying, "Zinda is a film that appears to be darkest movie ever by Sanjay Gupta. A hard hitting flick shot in Bangkok, it tells you a story never told before on Indian screen. And to make Sanjay Gupta's imagination come alive, who else but Sanjay Dutt is roped in to play the lead role. One of the most challenging roles ever by the deadly Dutt, it is sure to haunt you long after the screening is over".[7]
Narbir Gosal of PlanetBollywood.com gave the film a rating of 7.5/10, praising the performances by Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham, while criticising the fact that much of the dialogue and story was copied from Oldboy.
Futuremovies.com gave the film 6/10 and said, "Technically and style-wise Zinda is flawless", and praised Dutt's performance, saying "it is probably the pinnacle of his career".[8]
Subhash K Jha gave it 2.5/5 and stated that "the film belongs to Sanjay Dutt.... If the adventure-action genre in Hindi cinema needed a wake-up call, this is it".[9]
Nikhil Kumar of Apunkachoice.com gave the film 0.5/5 stars, saying "Sanjay Gupta's movie Zinda works primarily because of its gripping, although unoriginal, story and a noteworthy acting performance by its frontman Sanjay Dutt".[10]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by duo Vishal-Shekhar and released by T-Series.[11]- "Ye Hai Meri Kahani" – Strings
- "Zinda Hoon Main" – Shibani Kashyap
- "Har Saans" – Krishna Beura
- "Kya Main Zinda Hoon" – Shibani Kashyap
- "Maula" – Vinod Rathod
- "Zinda Hoon Main Y" – Shibani Kashyap
- "Chal Rahi Hai Saanse" – Kailash Kher
- "Har Saans (Black Mamba Mix)" – Krishna Beura
Similarities with Oldboy
At a November 2005 press conference, representatives of Show East, the production company that released Oldboy, expressed concern Zinda was similar to their film, and said they were investigating the similarities. They noted that at the time, they did not have the final version of Zinda available to compare Oldboy with. They stated that if they found there was "strong similarity between the two [films]", they would be contacting their lawyers."[6]The Hindu reviewer Sudhish Kamath and Planet Bollywood reviewer Narbir Gosal both note in their reviews of Zinda that they found the two films to be very similar in terms of plot, as well as in the depiction of specific scenes.[12][13][14]
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| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Produced by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Gupta Suresh Nair |
| Based on | Oldboy by Park Chan-wook[1] Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt John Abraham Lara Dutta Celina Jaitly |
| Music by | Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury Songs: Vishal-Shekhar Nikhil Chinapa Dj Nawed Kinky Ronald Strings |
| Cinematography | Sanjay F. Gupta |
| Edited by | Bunty Nagi |
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹27.6 crore (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$9.7 million in 2017) |
| Box office | ₹32.5 crore (equivalent to ₹74 crore or US$11 million in 2017) |
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Action ... 2006 (India) · Zinda
Poster. A man, taken and locked up for 14 years without any sane
reason, is suddenly released, and has 4 days to figure out why this was
done to him. ..... Trivia. The film faced problem when makers of Korean film Oldboy sent a legal notice for copying the film without consent. See more » ...
A man, taken and locked up for 14 years without any
sane reason, is suddenly released, and has 4 days to figure out why this
was done to him.
Director:
Sanjay GuptaCast
| Cast overview: | |||
| Sanjay Dutt | ... | Balajit 'Bala' Roy | |
| John Abraham | ... | Rohit Chopra | |
| Lara Dutta | ... | Jenny Singh Sarji | |
| Celina Jaitly | ... | Nisha B. Roy | |
| Mahesh Manjrekar | ... | Joy Fernandes | |
| Raj Zutshi | ... | Woo Fong | |
| Alisha Baig | ... | Reema Chopra | |
| Nitin Raghani | |||
| Aditya Siddhu | |||
| Rushita Singh | ... | Reema B. Roy | |
| Rahhull Dosani | |||
| Chirag | |||
| Gaurav Chanana | ... | (as Gaurav) | |
| Master Shlok Chaturvedi | |||
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Storyline
Unkempt and
unruly-looking, Balajit Roy (Sanjay Dutt), gets released from a room in
Bangkok that he had been forcibly confined to. Reflecting on his life as
a Software Engineer; his first wedding anniversary with his expectant
wife, Nisha (Celina Jaitley); his friend, Joy Fernandes (Mahesh
Manjrekar); and his house by the jetty. It is here that an unknown male
shoots a tranquilizing dart, and he wakes up in a dark cell, is fed
fried Won Tons twice a day, and has a TV set for company. He watches the
world news - Nisha's murder with him as the prime suspect; the events
of September 11, 2001; the devastating 2004 Tsunami; and the fall of
Saddam Hussein. Valium gas is injected into the cell, he is rendered
unconscious, taken out, groomed, while the cell is cleaned. This becomes
a routine in his life, and then after 14 years he is let out. With the
help of a savvy, street-smart taxi-driver, Jenny Singh Sarji, and Joy,
he sets out to locate the person(s) responsible for his confinement,
and...
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$167,246, 15 January 2006, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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(DJ Nikhil Chinappa)
Written by Vishal Dadlani
Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Sanjay Dutt
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
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The film faced problem when makers of Korean film Oldboy sent a legal notice for copying the film without consent. See more »Goofs
When Bala is fighting his way through the horde of guards inside the prison building, right before he gets stabbed in the back, the guy who stabs him steps on a baseball bat. The bat is completely hollow (so when it was used in filming it didn't actually injure anyone), but when the stabber steps on it, the bat is crushed and actually bends in the middle. See more »Quotes
Balajeet Roy: Touching the rain drops after ages... I touched life again... Yes... I will get my freedom...See more »
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Kabhi Muskura Ke(DJ Nikhil Chinappa)
Written by Vishal Dadlani
Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Sanjay Dutt
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
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The only reason this
movie ended up with more as 1 star is because some hardcore nationalist
bollywood lovers didn't write honest reviews. Don't get me wrong. I have
nothing against remakes nor bollywood, but this is just uninspired
crap. I like any kind of movies. But movies ought to be made by people
who enjoy making them, they should be skilled. Willing to put effort in
making a good movie. This guy is allowed to make movies because he is
from a rich influential family.
Sanjay Gupta must be one of the least talented directors these days. None of his work is original and all of his movies are cheap copies. this is the same, he saw a movie. Liked it, but just didn't understand it. it doesn't even come close to the original. Everything is just worse as the original oldboy. Camera work, story (that doesn't work out anymore) de fighting is lame, making it not offending for the Indian audience by cutting out the incest totally destroyed the story. The actor had to be a pretty face, too bad he didn't have acting skills with it. This untalented director shouldn't even be allowed to sell pop-corn in a cinema. Too bad mom and dad had money.
Its a direct insult to the real oldboy, and Sanjay didn't even pay for the rights to rip it. Please don't watch it, get oldboy instead. This one will only make you vomit
Sanjay Gupta must be one of the least talented directors these days. None of his work is original and all of his movies are cheap copies. this is the same, he saw a movie. Liked it, but just didn't understand it. it doesn't even come close to the original. Everything is just worse as the original oldboy. Camera work, story (that doesn't work out anymore) de fighting is lame, making it not offending for the Indian audience by cutting out the incest totally destroyed the story. The actor had to be a pretty face, too bad he didn't have acting skills with it. This untalented director shouldn't even be allowed to sell pop-corn in a cinema. Too bad mom and dad had money.
Its a direct insult to the real oldboy, and Sanjay didn't even pay for the rights to rip it. Please don't watch it, get oldboy instead. This one will only make you vomit
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