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Main Aur Charles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrawaal Raman
Written byPrawaal Raman
Screenplay byPrawaal Raman
Story byPrawaal Raman
Produced byRaju Chadha
Amit Kapoor
Vikram Khakhar
Starring
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited byNipun Ashok Gupta
Production
company
Wave Cinemas Cynozure Networkz
Release date
  • 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 million[1]
Box office₹80 million[1]

Main aur Charles (transl. Me and Charles) is a 2015 Bollywood crime film written and directed by Prawaal Raman and produced by Cynozure Networkz.[2][3] The film is a fictitious thriller inspired by true events; it is told from the perspective of the Indian cop, Amod Kanth, who handled the case of the Indian Origin French serial killer Charles Sobhraj who was known as the bikini killer. The film opened on 30 October 2015 to positive reviews across India.[4][5][6] However, it was a box office flop, grossing ₹80 million (US$1.25 million) against a ₹100 million (US$1.56 million) budget.[1]

The film stars Randeep Hooda,[7] Richa Chadda, Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra, and Alexx O'Nell in lead roles.[8] Through the narrative, we see a series of crimes committed by Charles and the story of each of his victims, who fell for his charisma but were betrayed by his serpentine nature. The man not just escaped several high security jails but also manipulated the legal system. In the title, Main aur Charles, the word 'Main' means 'me' and stands for the character of Amod Kanth.[5][9] The film was warmly accepted in the trade for its impeccable direction, casting and background score. Apart from these technicalities, the film has satisfied critics creatively with fine performances by Hooda, Chadha and Hussain.[10][11][12]

Cast

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  • Judge - M.L CHAUHAN(IAS)

Production

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The film was shot in Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, Pattaya, and Udaipur.

Soundtrack

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Main Aur Charles
Soundtrack album by
Vipin Patwa, Aditya Trivedi, Bally Grunge and Sanjeev-Darshan
ReleasedOctober 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
Length29:07
LabelT-Series

The music for Main Aur Charles is composed by Vipin Patwa, Aditya Trivedi, Bally Grunge and Sanjeev-Darshan. The full audio album was released on 15 October 2015. The music rights are acquired by T-Series.

The song 'Jab Chaaye mera jaadoo' is originally from the movie Lootmaar (1980).


No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Neeli Bullet"Kartik ChaudhryAditya Trivedi03:41
2."Woh Tho Yahin Hai Lekin"Dr. SagarJonita Gandhi02:51
3."Ya Rabba"Rohan MoktaliSaugat Upadhaya04:07
4."Dekhe Meri Aankhon Mein Jo"Kartik ChaudhrySaba Azad03:36
5."Jee Lo Yaaron"Bally GrungeSaugat Upadhaya03:43
6."Main To Yahin Hoon Lekin"Dr SagerAli Azmat02:39
7."Theme of Charles"Aditya TrivediAditya Trivedi03:36
8."Jab Chaye Mera Jadoo"Ikram BasraKanika Kapoor04:54
Total length:29:07

Reception

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Shubhra Gupta for The Indian Express rated 1 star out of 5 and wrote "The film should have been riveting. But it comes off as a slapdash, confused collage of scenes involving the famous jail break in which the real life Sobhraj broke free with several prisoners: it was the kind of astoundingly brazen 'kaand' whose reverberations were felt in the system for a long time."[13] Sweta Kaushal for Hindustan Times wrote "The film does not just fail, it crashes miserably."[14] Nandini Ramnath for Scroll.in wrote "The brazen fun that Charles and his cohorts are having is contrasted with the routine police work by Adil Hussain’s overly loud and morally outraged cop. Hussain’s outrage at Charles seems to be the result of envy."[15] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10.[16] Rachit Gupta for Filmfare wrote "Main Aur Charles is also a period film. But most of it takes place on beaches in Goa, courtrooms and jails. Locations that haven’t really changed in the past 30 odd years. So the only place that you actually get to see a simulated sense of the ‘70s and ‘80s is the fashion."[17]

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