8 x 10 Tasveer (2009-movie) : Bollywood Hindi Film

8 x 10 Tasveer Movie Details :

8 x 10 Tasveer Movie is an 2009 Indian Bollywood action thriller film writter and directer is Nagesh Kukunoor, and producer is Percept Picture Company, starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia Azmi. It follows an Alberta-based forest ranger who has the mental ability to enter a photograph from a person’s point of view and re-experience the events witnessed by the person. When his father dies under mysterious circumstances, he is compelled by a former detective to use his abilities in order to catch the killer despite everyone believing it to be a natural death.

The film features Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Anant Mahadevan, Girish Karnad, Benjamin Gilani, Rushad Rana, Andrea Tully, and Pia Shah in supporting roles. In March 2008, the cast and crew filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and a few parts were noticed to be the Western Cape of South Africa. It was previously called Tasveer, but changed due to the director’s insistence that the title was jinxed. The film’s music is composed by Salim–Sulaiman with a title track by Bohemia.

The film was released theatrically on 3 April 2009. Following the mixed reception, it became a commercial failure.

• Directer : Nagesh Kukunoor
• Producer : Shailendra Singh,Devika Bahudhanam,Matthew Brown,Elahe Hiptoola,Wendy Knill,BhushanKumar,Sarita Patil,Praful Salunke,Rajesh Shah
• Writter : Nagesh Kukunoor
• Starring : Akshay Kumar,Ayesha Takia Azmi,Sharmila Tagore,Javed Jaffrey
• Music/songs : Salim-Sulaiman,Bohemia,Neeraj Shridhar
• Background score : Salim-Sulaiman
• Cinematography : Vikas Shivraman
• Editer : Sanjib Datta
• Production Design : Sunil Nigvekar
• Art Direction : Sunil Nigvekar,Abid T.P.
• Costume Design : Shabina Khan,Aparna Shah
• Special Effects : John Sampson
• Visual Effects : Ritesh Aggarwal,Swapnil Ambre,Vivian Britto
• Action Directer : Anees Adenwala,John Sampson,John Smith
• Production company : SIC Productions,Mirah Entertainment
• Distributer : Percept Picture Company,Sahara One
• Genres : Action,Mystery,Thriller
• Release date : 3 April 2009
• Running time : 122 minutes
• Country : India
• Language : Hindi

Star Cast of The Film :

• Akshay Kumar as a Jai J. Puri / Jeet J. Puri
• Ayesha Takia as a Sheila Patel (as Ayesha Takia Azmi)
• Javed Jaffrey as a Habibullah ‘Happi’ Pasha (as Jaaved Jaaferi)
• Girish Karnad as a Advocate Anil Sharma
• Ananth Narayan Mahadevan as a Sundar Puri (as Anant Mahadevan)
• Benjamin Gilani as a Jatin Puri
• John Sampson as a Banff Ranger John
• Rushad Rana as a Adit
• Sharmila Tagore as a Savitri
• Uttara Baokar as a Bibiji
• Pia Shah as a Sally Kohli
• Smita Hai as a Sonya
• Wendy Lumby as a Restaurant Patron
• Fran McKay as a Emily
• Caryn Pitcher as a Ranger Cathy
• Andrea Tully as a Andy Bourdain

Story of The Film :

8 X 10 revolves around Jai, a man who has the power to see into the past. He uses this power to help people even though using it nearly kills him every time. When his father, Jatin, dies in a mysterious boating accident, Jai’s suspicion is aroused by the appearance of an oddball detective, Happi. The only article that can help him in his investigation is an 8 X 10 photograph taken just minutes before the accident by his mother Savitri that shows Jatin surrounded by his best friend and lawyer, Anil, his adopted son, Adit and younger brother, Sundar. Jai decides to use this photograph to go into the past to unravel the mystery surrounding Jatin’s death. As he discovers clues he realizes that his father was actually murdered and that everyone on the boat had a motive. Now on a mission to unmask the killer, he undertakes the dangerous journey of visiting the past repeatedly. A cat and mouse game ensues, with the killer outwitting Jai at every turn. As the bodies pile up and time begins to…

Production :

Following initial delays due to visa and luggage problems, the film’s budget increased more than expected. The film was further delayed because of the producers-distributors dispute with exhibitors over revenue-sharing terms and the IPL. The Guild had decided not to release any new films after 3 April, but paying heed to Percept Picture Company’s request, decided that the strike would commence after 4 April facilitating the film’s 3 April release.

Close to the release of the film, rumors spread that the release would be stalled due to certain misunderstandings between the producers Percept Picture Company and the music distributors T-Series. Cheques of Rs 66.7 million given by PPC to T Series bounced giving rise to rumours that the film would not be released on the stipulated date. However, PPC CEO Navin Shah, confirmed that the cheques had bounced but also stated that a demand draft had already been given to the music partners and that film’s release would be on schedule.

Release :

The film was expected to lure audiences to theaters primarily because of a public holiday on 3 April but the film failed to garner much appreciation and opened to a lowly 30%–40% start at major multiplexes across the country. The film was stiffly contested by Fast & Furious at the box office. Particularly in Maharashtra, the film was highly surpassed by Mahesh Manjrekar’s Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy.

Filmmakers believe that the primary reasons for the film’s disappointing run at the box office was the lack of a blockbuster soundtrack and a less targeted promotion. Vivek Agnihotri stated “I saw the film in an empty theater. One of the main reasons why I think the film didn’t even take an opening is due to Akshay’s brand promise which is pure entertainment. I think makers couldn’t exploit it’s a result, they not just wasted an opportunity but also annoyed viewers who love Akshay. Also, no one understood the genre of the film.

8 x 10 Tasveer Movie Songs / Music :

The music was composer are Salim–Sulaiman, with lyrics by Neeraj Sridhar and Irfan Siddiqui. The American rap artist Bohemia wrote, producer and sang the title song for Akshay Kumar.

The music’s reception was average. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the music 2 out of 5 stars and said, “8×10 Tasveer has an average soundtrack with “Nazaara Hai” being the pick of the lot. The two romantic numbers do not go an extra distance though the solo rap song “I Got The Picture” does make for an interesting hear”.

Atta Khan of Planet Bollywood rated the music 4/10 saying, “The music of 8×10 Tasveer is a huge let down and I’m surprised it got the backing of Nagesh based on the high standards he set for previous soundtracks. It just sounds rushed, lacks synergy and is utterly forgettable”.

• “Nazaara Hai” – Vishal Dadlani
• “Hafiz Khuda” – Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar
• “Aaja Maahi” – Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar
• “I Got The Picture” – Bohemia
• “Kuch Iss Tarah” – Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar
• “Hafiz Khuda” (remix) – Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar
• “Nazaara Hai” (remix) – Vishal Dadlani
• “Aaja Maahi” (remix) – Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar
• “I Got The Picture” (remix) – Bohemia,J.Hind
• “Kuch Iss Tarah” (remix) – Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar

“Hafiz Khuda” Full Video Song :

• Singer – Mohit Chouhan, Tulsi Kumar
• Lyricist – Irfan Siddique
• Music – Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
• Music On – T-Series

“Aaja Maahi” Full Video Song :

• Singer – Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar
• Lyricist – Sameer
• Music Director – Neeraj Shridhar
• Music On – T-Series

8 x 10 Tasveer Movie Review :

This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 5.4 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 5358.

i saw this movie. i liked the story. but i felt there is some problem in the direction, they made the movie like a family drama or something like that. a bit of chill and would have made it better. in whole cinema in just one scene it looks like thriller, the scene where akshay and Ayesha searching the house. I also felt tired watching the same scene again again when it shows akshay going into the pic and his journey to the boat. in the movie they can give some clues about the ending to us, at once the ending feels like the ’80’s movie. but hats off to the production team to try a new genre… but whatever it is, it is not a thriller, you can say it mystery movie.

Critics Rating by Taran Adarsh, from Bollywood Hungama give 1.5 star out of 5 Star.

8 x 10 Tasveer Movie Box Office Collection :

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