1920 London
| 1920 London | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tinu Suresh Desai |
| Written by | Girish Dhamija (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sukhmani Sadana |
| Story by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Sharman Joshi Meera Chopra Vishal Karwal |
| Cinematography | Prakash Kutty |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan |
| Music by | Songs: Shaarib-Toshi JAM8 Score: Amar Mohile |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹210 million[2] |
| Box office | ₹226.7 million[2] |
1920 Londonis a 2016 Indiansupernatural horror filmdirected byTinu Suresh Desai.It is the third installment in the1920film series,[3]after1920and1920: The Evil Returns.The film starsSharman Joshi,Meera Chopra,andVishal Karwalin lead roles. The film managed to recover its budget and became a moderate success but it couldn't repeat the success of its previous installments. It was followed by another installment titled1921.
Plot
[edit]The film opens with Shivangi, the princess of a royal house inSikar,Rajasthan,now living in London with her husband Kunwar Veer Singh. They are a happy couple until one day when Veer develops a minor illness that soon develops into a disease, shrivelling his body and shrinking his head. Veer is hospitalised and his symptoms worsen – his body begins to contort unnaturally and he begins growling in strange languages. The doctors seem to diagnose it astetanus,which is incurable. Shivangi is frightened; Veer is just not the same and Shivangi's handmaiden, Kesar Ma deems itblack magic.
Kesar Ma thinks it is because Veer's father, the King, had two wives and the second wife wanted Veer, the heir, out of the way. The film moves to Rajasthan, where Shivangi and her family visit an exorcist to remedy Veer's condition. The exorcist attempts to confront the spirit by entering the other realm through a mirror, but is soon expelled, being too weak to confront the entity. The exorcist refers the King to the most powerful spiritual master in the land, Mewar Baba, whose real name is Jai Singh Gujjar.
Shivangi shudders on hearing about Jai. Some years ago, she was deeply in love with Jai. Her uncle saw them together and attempted to blackmail her into sleeping with him. Jai stepped in and fought off the uncle who promptly reported the scuffle to the King. Jai was charged with attempted murder. Shivangi inexplicably stood as a witness against Jai, who was then sentenced to prison for five years. Shivangi contacts Jai to help her save her husband. Jai flatly refuses, but Shivangi pleads with him for help, and he finally agrees to go to London.
Jai investigates the matter and discovers that Veer's troubles began upon receiving a strange amulet as a gift from an unknown admirer in Rajasthan. The amulet transmitted the demon into Veer. Jai prepares Shivangi into reciting a spiritual chant to bind the spirit to their mansion so that Jai can throw the locket into theThamesRiver, thereby freeing Veer. Shivangi maintains the chant over the demon's attempt to thwart it and Jai finishes the task. However, it is revealed that the amulet and the entity were dispatched by Jai himself, and as he prepares to leave London, Shivangi confronts him, asking him how he knows the source of the amulet. Jai admits his vengeance, saying that he wanted Veer dead. Shivangi reveals why she betrayed him years ago: When their affair was revealed, the King had ordered Jai to be killed. Shivangi had begged for his life and it was granted for the price of her betrayal. Now guilty and dismayed, Jai resolves to stay in London and free Veer from the demon.
Jai prepares his final assault on the spirit and invokes his own spiritual master through a letter. The master chastises Jai for acting in haste and then regretfully says that the demon will not leave without taking a soul. The master directs Jai to an abandoned church where he receives a set of charmedCelticdaggers. Jai prepares a charm to attack the entity. He enters the spirit's realm through a mirror and recovers the amulet. It attacks ferociously and is about to stop Shivangi when Jai smashes the mirror, closing the portal and trapping himself in the realm, so Shivangi can burn the amulet and free her husband. Shivangi sees Jai smile peacefully from a shard of the mirror before it breaks as Veer comes to life. After two weeks, Veer and Shivangi find the letter of correspondence between Jai and his master. Jai had offered his soul so Veer could be freed. Veer is touched and places Jai's photograph upon his mantelpiece as the film ends.
Cast
[edit]- Sharman Joshias Jai Singh Gujjar
- Meera Chopraas Shivangi
- Vishal Karwalas Veer Singh
- Meenal Kapoor as Witch
- Gajendra Chauhanas Tantrik
- Sushmita Mukherjeeas Kesar Maa
- Surendra Palas Raja, Shivangi's father
Reception
[edit]1920 Londonreceived generally negative reviews from critics. Koimoi gave the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "Where do we start? A lazy writing, poor direction and an even more unconvincing act!"[4]Mohar Basu ofThe Times of Indiagave the film 1/5 stars and wrote, "There isn't an inkling of innovative thinking in the third installment of the 1920 series. The best thing that can be said about it is that it will remain one of the year's funniest films".[5]Soumyata of Bollywood Life, also gave 1.5/5 stars to the film and wrote, "While film had a good twist post interval, it wasn't surprising. Except for the gender reversal, as here the wife is saving the husband, the plot is similar to the first 1920 film, Needless to say, the latest entry in the 1920 series disappoints big time, with Sharman Joshi being the only saving grace, Watch the film only if you don't have anything else to do".[citation needed]
Manjusha ofGulf Newsgave 1.5/5 to the film and wrote, "Vikram Bhatt exhausts every cliché that has been regurgitated in Bollywood love stories. Corny dialogues such as" we will live together and die together "and sappy songs with lovers dancing around in picturesque locations will make you nauseous. While the first few scenes in which evil spirit unleashes her fury are startling, it gets tiring"[citation needed].
Music
[edit]| 1920 London | |
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| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | 21 April 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:31 |
| Label | T-Series,Saregama |
| Singlesfrom1920 London | |
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The music for1920 Londonis composed byShaarib-Toshi,andJAM8.The first song "Gumnaan Hai Koi" which was a recreated version of the original song from the 1965 filmGumnaamwas released on 9 April 2016. Themusic rightsof the film are acquired byT-Seriesexcept the "Gumnaam" song which is bought bySaregama.[6]The full music album was released on 21 April 2016.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gumnaam Hai Koi" | Kunaal Vermaa | Kaushik-Akash for JAM8 | Jubin Nautiyal,Antara Mitra | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Aaj Ro Len De" | Shaarib-Toshi, Kalim Sheikh | Shaarib-Toshi | Shaarib Sabri | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Aafreen" | Prashant Ingole | Kaushik & Akash for JAM8 | K.K,Antara Mitra | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Tujhko Mein" | Azim Shirazi | Shaarib-Toshi | Shaan | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Rootha Kyun" | Azim Shirazi | Shaarib-Toshi | Mohit Chauhan,Payal Dev | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Aafreen (2nd Version)" | Prashant Ingole | Kaushik-Akash for JAM8 | Sreeram,Antara Mitra | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 26:31 | ||||
Sequel
[edit]A sequel of the film was announced in June 2016 by the makers. The film was titled1921and was released in 2018.
References
[edit]- ^"1920 LONDON(15) ".British Board of Film Classification.3 May 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 1 June 2016.Retrieved3 May2016.
- ^ab"1920 London - Movie".Box Office India.Archivedfrom the original on 3 December 2021.Retrieved27 November2021.
- ^"1920 London to release by February–March 2016: Meera Chopra".indiatimes.Archivedfrom the original on 10 June 2015.Retrieved13 August2015.
- ^Redkar, Surabhi."1920 London Review".Koimoi.Archivedfrom the original on 7 May 2016.Retrieved6 May2016.
- ^Basu, Mohar."1920 London Movie Review".The Times of India.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2023.Retrieved6 May2016.
- ^"Gumnaam Hai Koi (From" 1920 London ") – Single by Jubin Nautiyal & Antara Mitra on iTunes".iTunes Store.15 April 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 6 May 2016.Retrieved15 April2016.