| Laal Rang | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Syed Ahmad Afzal |
| Written by | Syed Ahmad Afzal Pankaj Matta |
| Produced by | Nitika Thakur, Krian Media |
| Starring | Randeep Hooda Akshay Oberoi Rajneesh Duggal Pia Bajpai Meenakshi Dixit Shreya Narayan |
| Cinematography | Dhirendra Shukla |
| Edited by | Shounok Ghosh |
| Music by | Mathias Duplessy Shiraz Uppal Vipin Patwa |
| Production company | Krian Media |
| Distributed by | Krian Media |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 10 crore |
| Box office | est.₹ 22.68 crore |
Laal Rang (transl. Red colour) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, the film depicts the theft of blood from blood banks and how the lives of two friends involved in the trade get affected. The film was released on 22 April 2016. It received mixed reviews, with praise for the story, performances and production values but criticism towards the slow screenplay.
Plot
Rajesh, a youngster, is in love with fellow student Poonam. Rajesh meets Shankar, the owner of an illegal blood bank. Shankar has recently had his heart broken by a Punjabi girl called Rashi, whom he still misses. Though initially, Rajesh is not aware of Shankar's illegal trades, he likes it the instant he learns about it and becomes involved in earning quick money to impress Poonam. Slowly, as the business kicks off, Rajesh starts showing off his money to Poonam. The cops, who have a hint of this business, are also closing in on the illegal activity. Shankar confesses his crime and is arrested, saving Rajesh and Poonam's relationship. Five years later, Shankar is released from prison, and he reunites with Rajesh and Poonam. The couple has a son that they have named after Shankar.
Cast
- Randeep Hooda as Shankar Singh Malik
- Akshay Oberoi as Rajesh Dhiman
- Rajniesh Duggall as SP Gajraj Singh
- Pia Bajpai as Poonam Sharma
- Meenakshi Dixit as Raashi
- Shreya Narayan as Neelam
- Rajendra Sethi as Pushpendra
- Ashutosh Kaushik as Vishnu
- Priya Gupta as Sunita
- Jaihind Kumar as Harnaam
- Abhimanue Arun as Suraj aka Draculla
- Kumar Saurabh as Shani Baba
- Rehan Kidwai as Dr. Sabharwal
- Sanjay Dumroo as Mithuniya
- Kulvinder Baksshish as Naresh
- Pall Singh as Prakash
- Atul Chouthmal as Sub Inspector Swaraj
- Pushkar Anand as Prahlad
Production
The film was largely filmed in and around Karnal, Haryana.
Release
Critical reception
Mohar Basu of The Times of India gave it 2 stars out of 5, wrote that film is half-baked and unconvincing. Despite the grit, it never becomes a riveting film. Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave it 3 stars out of 5, wrote that movie has a shade grey and is much more high voltage than an ordinary thriller. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, quoted that film is meant to be based on two `real life’ incidents, but it doesn't tell us which. Anna MM Vetticad of Firstpost criticized that title is hot but film is not.
Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com praised actor and criticized film by giving it 2.5 stars out of 5. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV said that the characters aren't insignificant.
Music
The music for Laal Rang was composed by Shiraz Uppal, Vipin Patwa & Mathias Duplessy. The music rights of the film were acquired by T-Series.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhaang Ragad Ke" | Mange Ram Koch | Vipin Patwa | Vikas Kumar, Vipin Patwa | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Bawli Booch" | Vikas Kumar | Mathias Duplessy | Vikas Kumar | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Mera Mann" | Shakeel Sohail | Shiraz Uppal | Shiraz Uppal, Kashif Ali | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Aye Khuda" | Kausar Munir | Shiraz Uppal | Mukhtiyar Ali, Sameer Khan | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Laali" | Kausar Munir | Mathias Duplessy | Sameer Khan | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Kharch Karod" | Vikas Kumar, (Rap By Fazilpuria) | Vipin Patwa | Vikas Kumar, Fazilpuria, Randeep Hooda, Vipin Patwa | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Kharch Karod (Slow)" | Vikas Kumar | Vipin Patwa | Vikas Kumar | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 15:52 | ||||
Box office
According to Box Office India, movie collected ₹2.68 crore in its lifetime on a budget of 10 crores.
Sequel
Laal Rang 2: Khoon Chusva, a sequel to the film by director Afzal was announced in 2023.
References
- "Seeing red: Randeep Hooda is out for blood in Laal Rang - The National". thenational.ae. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Laal Rang". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Laal Rang - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "All Of The Characters Are A Part Of Me, But I Am None Of Them". Filmcity.one.
An entertaining dark comedy. It is about crime – kind of a mafia crime, a dark comedy, and a bromance.
- "Review: Randeep Hooda shines in Laal Rang". Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
Laal Rang is a crime drama set in Karnal, Haryana, and is about the blood trading business.
- "Yeh Laal Rang". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "Randeep Hooda is chilled out, says Pia Bajpai". The Times of India. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "'Laal Rang' movie review: Randeep Hooda's performance impresses audience". International Business Times. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- Correspondent, D. C. (25 April 2016). "Director Syed Ahmad Afzal gets a thumbs up from Haryana CMO for Laal Rang". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Laal Rang Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Laal Rang review: Randeep Hooda shines in this dark Haryanvi tale". hindustantimes.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Laal Rang movie review: Randeep Hooda is a true-blue Jat and can and does sound authentic". indianexpress.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "'Laal Rang' review: Randeep Hooda, the topic are hot, but the film is not". firstpost.com. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Review: Randeep Hooda shines in Laal Rang". rediff.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Chatterjee, Saibal (22 April 2016). "Laal Rang Movie Review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- "Randeep Hooda announces his return as Shankar in Laal Rang 2 with first look poster, shoot to begin soon". India Today. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
Further reading
- Joshi, Namrata (29 April 2016). "Laal Rang: Meet the mofussil cool". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
- Gupta, Rachit (23 April 2016). "Movie Review: Laal Rang". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
- Duara, Ajit (27 April 2016). "Movie Review: Laal Rang". Open. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
- "'Laal Rang': A hard-hitting story told well (IANS Movie Review, Rating: ***1/2)". Business Standard. Indo-Asian News Service. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
