Chengiz

Chengiz is an 2023 Indian Bengali-language period action crime thriller film co-written and directed by Rajesh Ganguly from a story written by Neeraj Pandey and himself. It is produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani. It stars Jeet, Sushmita Chatterjee, Rohit Roy and Shataf Figar. The music was composed by Kaushik Guddu and Aneek Dhar, while the action sequences were designed by Stunt Silva.

Chengiz
theatrical release poster
Directed byRajesh Ganguly
Written byNeeraj Pandey
Rajesh Ganguly
Screenplay byRajesh Ganguly
Based on Calcutta Underworld
Produced byJeet
Gopal Madnani
Amit Jumrani
Starring
CinematographyManas Ganguly
Edited byMalay Laha
Music byKaushik Guddu
Aneek Dhar
Beatz MA
Production
companies
Grassroot Entertainment
Jeetz Filmworks
Distributed byJeetz Filmworks (Bengali)
AA Films (Hindi)
Release date
  • 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)[1]
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali[2][3]

Chengiz was theatrically released in India on 21 April 2023 in Bengali, along with its dubbed version in Hindi. It is the first Bengali film to be released simultaneously in Bengali and Hindi languages.[2][3][4][5] It was a box-office success and became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2023.[6]

Premise

In 1976, Jaidev Singh finishes a gangster named Rashid Khan, a henchman of a local councillor, in order to avenge his parents' death and steps into the Calcutta underworld at the age of 16, where he starts working for a powerful gangster Md. Omar alias Nalli Bhai and also changes his name as Chengiz. After working with Nalli Bhai, in 1995, Chengiz starts to establish his own crime ring across Bengal, UP and Bihar, but his life changes when he has to deal with his maternal uncle ACP Samir Sinha, who is appointed to eradicate Chengiz's crime ring. Somehow in 2001, Chengiz managed to escape from Calcutta in disguise and the police failed to arrest him. At the end, in 2022, at Marakkesh, Morocco, Jaidev alias Chengiz (now old) is seen having lunch at a hotel, thus implying that he is still operating some parts of Kolkata from there itself (proving himself to be an era of the Calcutta underworld) and always keeping a constant close watch on his uncle Samir Sinha.

Cast
  • Jeet in dual role as
    • Jaidev Singh aka Chengiz, a dreaded underworld gangster of Calcutta
    • Daniel D'Souza, a software engineer [7]
      • Ayush Das as teenage Jaidev Singh
  • Rohit Roy as ACP Samir Sinha[8]
  • Susmita Chatterjee as Nandini Sen, Chengiz's girlfriend-cum-wife
  • Rooqma Ray as Debjani, Debu and Rupali's daughter
  • Shataf Figar as Mohammad Omar alias Baren Nalli, Central Kolkata gangster
  • Indrajit Mazumder as Mughal Abbas
  • Sudip Mukherjee as Commissioner Amit Dhar
  • Biswarup Biswas as Arun Roy aka Kallu, an assassin
  • Annine Sen as Pubali, Ispahani's wife
  • Ayesha Bhattacharya as Sonali, Andrew's wife
  • Mousumi Das as Rupali, Debu's wife
  • Avrajit Chakraborty as Ispahani
  • Sam Mukherjee as Andrew Braganza
  • Suvosmita Mukherjee[9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of three original songs composed by Aneek Dhar and Kaushik-Guddu, namely, "Widda", Ebhabe Ke Daake" and "Ragada". Lyrics are written by Pranjal Das and Prosen.

The first song "Widda" was released on 27 March 2023 in Bengali and Hindi. The second song "Ebhabe Ke Daake" in Bengali and "Teri Meri Baatein" in Hindi, released on 8 April 2023. all instruments and vocal dubbed YRF Studios.[10] The third song "Ragada" was released on 13 April 2023 in Bengali and Hindi.[11]

Original version
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Widda"Pranjal DasAneek DharDivya Kumar3:16
2."Ebhabe Ke Daake"ProsenKaushik-GudduArijit Singh4:14
3."Ragada"Pranjal DasAneek DharMika Singh3:08
Hindi version
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Widda"Panchhi JalonviAneek DharDivya Kumar3:16
2."Teri Meri Baatein"Kunaal VermaaKaushik-GudduSanjith Hegde4:17
3."Ragada"Shabbir AhmedAneek DharMika Singh3:08

Marketing

The official Bengali teaser of the film was released on 30 November 2022.[12] The official Hindi teaser of the film was released on 23 March 2023.

The official Bengali and Hindi Trailer of the film was released on 3 April 2023.[13]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released simultaneously in Bengali and Hindi theatrically on 21 April 2023.[1][14][15]

Screenings and statistics

Chengiz is released in approximately over 774 screens and with over 1232+ shows in all over India,[16] which was "the highest in recent times for a Bengali film". In India, The Bengali version premiering on over 120 screens, with approximately 300 shows.[16][17] The Hindi version was reported to showcase on over 650 screens, with over 800 shows.[16][18]

Reception

Critical response

Ujjainee Roy of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chengiz could make the team proud; it’s quite stately in production value and treatment. The action sequences choreographed by Stunt Silva are slick, well-timed and edited quite effortlessly with Jeet excelling in mano-a-mano combat scenes. The long gunfight sequence towards the climax, however, brings in too many elements. This can also be said of the film; it has too many players in the mix, and everyone is out to get Chengiz. After a point, you may stop caring about who’s the lesser (or the better) criminal."[19] Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chengiz has a plot and fantastic action sequences but it lacks a convincing presentation. The film starts with sloppy acting and continues to reflect an iota of research as it progresses. Billed as a period film, Chengiz shows the ’90s Kolkata and yet the makers take no effort to make the period look convincing."[20]

Box office

On its opening day, Chengiz collected a total net of ₹0.35 crore (US$44,000)[16][21]–₹0.37 crore (US$46,000) worldwide.[22] The Hindi dubbed version of the film initially released theatrically in over 800 shows across India[16] and netted ₹0.10 crore (US$13,000) at the Indian box office in the first day.[22] The Hindi dubbed version collected ₹1.25 crore (US$160,000) at the box office in its first week.[23]

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