Concurrently in India, Julia a leading film star of the Indian cinema is the star performer of a dance troupe that entertains civilians and armed forces alike through films espousing her daredevilry. Zulfi is her butler, make-up man, and trusted confidant. Her films are produced by Rustom "Rusi" Billimoria, a former Indian action film star whose career was cut short when he lost a hand in a film stunt gone wrong. He is now Julia's mentor and the scion of a production house. Billimoria is on friendly terms with the resident British commander Major General David Harding, who encounters a gem-encrusted royal sword belonging to a Maharajah at a gathering hosted by Billimoria. Slighted by the commander's arrogant demeanor, the King endeavours to send the sword to Indo-Burma border, where the INA hopes it can fund its artillery program and drive the British out of India. An opportunity arises when Harding proposes dispatching Julia and her troupe to the war-torn border where he hopes to raise the sagging morale of his troops through her shows. When Billimoria and Julia (who are now in a relationship) object, Harding promises top-grade security and coerces them by threatening to block supplies of film stock from England, as Nazi Germany has stopped shipments. Billimoria's affair with Julia causes rifts in his family, with his wife demanding a divorce and his grandfather concocting a ruse to prevent Billimoria accompanying Julia on the tour.
During an attempt to arrange a rendezvous for transferring the sword with the INA via a letter, Malik and Mema are caught by Julia, who accuses Malik of betrayal. Torn between his feelings for her and his cause, Malik retorts by saying Julia is blinded by what she sees and the truth is lost on her. The letter reaches the INA, but Mema is trapped by the British while relaying messages. Next day, Harding blackmails Mema into revealing her co-conspirators by threatening to kill her son, at which point Malik discloses his true allegiance. Singing the INA anthem, Malik marches up defiantly to Harding, who signals Williams to shoot Mema dead. Enraged at this callous attitude, Malik lunges at Williams, but is captured and tortured by his former comrades. Horrified at this sequence of events, Julia turns a new leaf: she extracts Malik from a train bound for Delhi and resumes Zulfi's journey in getting the sword to the INA. At the bridge where the sword is to be handed over, Malik and Julia are cornered by the British. Malik convinces Julia to cross the bridge by covering her. In the ensuing gunfight, Malik is seriously injured by mortar fire while Billimoria arrives with British reinforcements. Harding tries to dissuade Julia from crossing the bridge with another false promise, but the mortally wounded Malik defies him by walking across the bridge and sacrifices his own life so that Julia can continue. Harding orders the bridge be blown up, causing grave injuries to Julia. Seeking to redeem himself, Billimoria asks Julia for her last wish, who appeals that he continue her task of delivering the sword to the INA before falling to her death. Unsheathing the shining sword, Billimoria massacres the rest of the British troops on the bridge, decapitates Harding, and walking on the rope delivers the sword to the INA. The film ends by proclaiming the INA raised the Indian flag in 1944.
Vishal Bhardwaj was supposed to shoot the film after Omkara (2006).[15] However, the film was stalled for unknown reasons. It was previously titled Julia.[16][17] The screenplay was written by Matthew Robbins, who previously collaborated for 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).[18][19]
The film's shooting began on 18 November 2015 in Arunachal Pradesh.[20] Many artists from Manipur, Arunachal joined the crew for the first shift. In mid January, the film's shooting was halted due to an injury to Shahid Kapoor and a Japanese actor.[21] Kangana Ranaut travelled to New York City to research her role,[22] and then headed to an island in Mexico to learn solo living.[23]
The film was released on 24 February 2017.[11] Upon its release, the film received positive reviews, although Kangana Ranaut's performance as Julia was widely praised as the strength of the film.[24][25][26] The film failed to find a wider audience and was one of the biggest flops of 2017.[27][28][29][30] The film is also available on Netflix.[31]
Upon release, Rangoon received positive reviews from the film critics, with major praise drawn to Ranaut's performance.[24][25][26][32] On the Indian film review aggregator website The Review Monk, Rangoon received an average score of 6.1/10 based on 27 reviews and 64% critics being in the favour.[33] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 55% based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 6.1/10.[34]
The music for the film is composed by Vishal Bhardwaj; the lyrics are by Gulzar. The first song titled 'Bloody Hell'[44] from the movie was released on 11 January 2017, along with the music video.[45] The full movie soundtrack[46] was unveiled on 18 January and it consists 12 songs in total, including the movie theme song. The music rights are bought by T-Series.[47]
Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 drama film directed by John Boorman about Laura Bowman (played by Patricia Arquette), an American tourist who vacations in the country of Burma (now known as Myanmar) in 1988, the year in which the 8888 Uprising takes place. The film was mostly filmed in Malaysia, and, though a work of fiction, was inspired by real people and real events.
The film may have had an impact beyond movie screens, however. Only weeks into its European run, the Burmese military junta freed Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi (depicted in the film) after several years under strict house arrest.[5] The celebrated democracy leader thanked the filmmakers in her first interview with the BBC.[citation needed] Suu Kyi was re-arrested a few years later, but Beyond Rangoon had already helped raise world attention on a previously "invisible" tragedy: the massacres of 1988 and the cruelty of her country's military rulers.[6]
Critical reaction was mixed. Time, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly wrote negative reviews, while the critic for The New Yorker called the film a "fearless masterpiece" and Andrew Sarris declared himself "awestruck" by the film.[citation needed] Roger Ebert awarded the film three stars out of four, praising Arquette's performance and acknowledging the political repression in Burma.[7] Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was not a theatrical success in America, which John Boorman partially attributed to interference by the Burmese government as well as Malaysia which was where the film was shot on location.[citation needed] The film was a financial success only in France (where it opened number one and gained 442,793 visitors), though it was screened in many European countries. Film critic Tullio Kezich compared the film to Rossellini's classic, Paisà, regretting that it was marred by certain directorial touches.[citation needed]
Beyond Rangoon holds a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.0/10.[8] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[9]
Rangoon is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy in his directoral debut and produced by A. R. Murugadoss. The film stars Gautham Karthik and Sana Makbul. It was the fifth joint venture of AR Murugadoss Productions and Fox Star Studios. The film turned out to be the first hit film for Gautham Karthik.
The project was first announced in August 2014, with AR Murugadoss revealing that he would produce a film titled Rangoon directed by his Thuppakki film's associate director Rajkumar Periasamy, which would feature Gautham Karthik in the lead role. Initially Anirudh Ravichander was rumoured to be the film's music composer as he was working with AR Murugadoss together on the mass commercial film titled Kaththi at that time. But then the crew was composed mostly of newcomers. Songs were composed by RH Vikram who had earlier assisted G. V. Prakash Kumar. Anish Tharun Kumar an upcoming cinematographer was fixed to man the camera. Vishal Chandrasekhar scored the background score of the film. He also did two songs which made to the film's album. The film went onto floors in 2015. This crime thriller was filmed in many real locations of Chennai and Myanmar. Though Rangoon has a broader setting like Myanmar, Chennai city's northern parts' live locations, Indo-Myanmar borders the production was completed on a low budget.[1][2][3][4]
The film released after facing a bit of delay due to Gautham Karthik's previous films' performances in the market. The film released on June 9, 2017. It opened to positive reviews due to its realistic portrayal and the same being a racy thriller with twists and turns as the film progressed, it turned out to be the first hit for Gautham Karthik. The movie was appreciated by critics a lot for its research, screenplay, action, casting and direction. The satellite rights were bagged by Star Vijay television. It was premiered on Star Vijay tv on the new year's day of 2018. Digital rights are with Hotstar. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Rajkumar Periasamy gives us just a visual. He may not have made the most perfect film, but he leaves us with the thought that maybe he's a genuine filmmaker."[5]
The movies have always known how to make the Inscrutable East scrutable: They create Western heroes and send them there to scrute it, and then we see the situation through their eyes. This is known in screenwriting class as "providing a point of entry for the audience." It has given us Mel Gibson in Indonesia, Robert Mitchum in Japan and Lawrence in Arabia, and now Patricia Arquette, stranded in Burma in "Beyond Rangoon." But wait. I sound too cynical. The strategy is perfectly acceptable in commercial films, because the Western audience can then identify with places and issues that might otherwise elude them. In the case of "Beyond Rangoon," director John Boorman is concerned with political repression in Burma, which has existed under a state of martial law for several years with, until recently, its Nobel Prize-winning dissident Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
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