Sarfira
| Sarfira | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Sudha Kongara |
| Screenplay by | Sudha Kongara Shalini Ushadevi |
| Dialogue by | Pooja Tolani |
| Story by | Sudha Kongara |
| Based on | Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) by Sudha Kongara |
| Produced by | Aruna Bhatia Vikram Malhotra Jyothika Suriya |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Niketh Bommireddy |
| Edited by | Sathish Suriya |
| Music by | Songs: G. V. Prakash Kumar Tanishk Bagchi Suhit Abhyankar Score: G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sarfira is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Abundantia Entertainment, 2D Entertainment and Cape Of Good Films. It stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Radhika Madan with Suriya playing a cameo role. A remake of Kongara's Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020) starring Suriya and Rawal, which itself is an adaptation of G. R. Gopinath's memoir Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey, Sarfira follows a man who sets out to make affordable airlines for low income people, which several enemies try to impede.
The remake was officially announced in July 2021 as Project 1, marking the maiden venture of 2D Entertainment in Hindi, and the official title was announced in February 2024. Principal photography commenced in April 2022. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
Sarfira is scheduled to be released in theatres worldwide on 12 July 2024.[1]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Veerendra "Veer" Mhatre
- Paresh Rawal as Paresh Goswami
- Radhika Madan as Veer's wife
- R. Sarathkumar as Veer's commanding officer in the Air Force
- Seema Biswas as Veer's mother
- Suriya (cameo appearance)[2]
Production
Development
On 12 July 2021, Jyothika and Suriya, owners of 2D Entertainment, announced that their production venture Soorarai Pottru (2020), was to be remade in Hindi. Furthermore, they stated that the director of the original film, Sudha Kongara, would direct the remake and they would collaborate with Vikram Malhotra, of Abundantia Entertainment, to fund it.[3] Reportedly, one of the actors Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan were considered to play the role that Suriya played in the original. The actor was reported to be finalised going by their availability.[4] In August, the co-producer of the original film, Sikhya Entertainment, had approached Madras High Court; as initially the production house was to be co-producing the remake along with 2D Entertainment, however, the latter house sold the rights to Abundantia Entertainment, without the former houses' consent.[5] By early September, the case was closed, with Sikhya Entertainment not involved in the production side.[6] Akshay Kumar was announced on 25 April 2022 to reprise the role played by Suriya. A muhurat puja was held the same day in Mumbai with the presence of the film's cast and crew.[7] Radhika Madan was cast, alongside Kumar.[8] The official title Sarfira was revealed on 13 February 2024, along with a release date of 12 July 2024.[1]
Filming
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 25 April 2022 in Mumbai.[9] Madan completed filming her portions by 23 October.[10]
Music
The music of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Tanishk Bagchi and Suhit Abhyankar while lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir, Shloke Lal and Tanishk Bagchi. In April 2022, Prakash tweeted that he had completed the first song of the soundtrack.[11] The film marks G. V. Prakash Kumar's second collaboration with Sudha after Soorarai Pottru and his maiden collaboration with Akshay Kumar. The music rights were obtained by Junglee Music.[12]
The first single titled "Maar Udi" was released on 24 June 2024.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maar Udi" | Manoj Muntashir | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Yadu Krishnan, Sugandh Shekar, Haston Rodrigues, Abhijith Rao | 1:23 |
Release
Initially the film was planned to release on 1 September 2023 and later 16 February 2024. It is finally scheduled to release in theatres on 12 July 2024.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "'Sarfira': Akshay's Hindi remake of 'Soorarai Pottru' title announced, film to release on this date". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Suriya to play a cameo role in the Hindi remake of 'Soorarai Pottru'". The Times of India. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Suriya's Soorarai Pottru to be remade in Hindi". The Times of India. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Are Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan being considered for Soorarai Pottru remake?". The Times of India. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Madras High Court passes stay order on Hindi remake of Suriya's Tamil film Soorarai Pottru". The Times of India. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "'Soorarai Pottru' Hindi remake gets clearance from Madras High Court". The Times of India. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Suriya attends pooja of Akshay Kumar's Soorarai Pottru's Hindi remake". The Times of India. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Radhika Madan announces new film 'Rumi Ki Sharafat', starts filming". The Times of India. 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar starts shooting for 'Soorarai Pottru' Hindi remake". The Times of India. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Radhika Madan wraps filming of 'Soorarai Pottru' remake". The Times of India. 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "GV Prakash completes first song for Akshay Kumar-starrer Soorarai Pottru remake". The Times of India. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Sarfira: Producer Vikram Malhotra shares details about the Akshay Kumar starrer's album; says, "We aim to deliver a soundtrack that captures the mood and emotion of our film"". Bollywood Hungama. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Sarfira first song Maar Udi: Akshay Kumar works hard to achieve his goal, refuses to give up. Watch". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
