Chittagong (film)

Chittagong
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBedabrata Pain[1]
Written byBedabrata Pain
Shonali Bose
Produced byBedabrata Pain
StarringManoj Bajpayee
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Rajkumar Rao
Vega Tamotia
Sauraseni Maitra
Jaideep Ahlawat
Alexx ONell
CinematographyEric Zimmerman
Edited byAldo Velasco
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Distributed byBohra Bros
Release date
  • 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)[2]
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Bengali
  • English
Budget4.5 crore (US$540,000)[3]
Box office31 lakh (US$37,000)
(3rd week domestic nett)[4][5][6][7]

Chittagong is a 2012 Indian historical war drama film directed by Bedabrata Pain.[8][9][10] It stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role and is based upon events of British India's Chittagong Uprising.[11][12] The film features music by trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and sound by Resul Pookutty.[13] The world premier of film was on 10 April 2012.[14] Chittagong released on 12 October 2012 and nett grossed Rs 3.1 million at the Indian box office. This movie won the 60th National Film Awards for the Best Debut Film of a Director.

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  13. ^ Sen, Zinia (2 February 2010). "I'm in no competition with Abhishek: Manoj". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  14. ^ Jain, Priyanka (20 March 2012). "Chittagong to release on April 10". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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