A Flying Jatt

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A Flying Jatt
A Flying Jatt poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRemo D'Souza
Written byAakash Kaushik
Madhur Sharma
Sameer Rajda (Dialogue)
Screenplay byTushar Hiranandani
Remo D'Souza
Additional screenplay:
Aakash Kaushik
Madhur Sharma
Story byRemo D'Souza
Produced by
StarringTiger Shroff
Jacqueline Fernandez
Nathan Jones
CinematographyVijay Kumar Arora
Edited byNitin FCP
Music bySachin-Jigar
Production
company
Distributed byALT Entertainment
Release date
  • 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)[1]
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹35 crore[2]
Box office₹56.13 crore[3]

A Flying Jatt is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language Superhero Action Comedy Film co-written and directed by Remo D'Souza and produced under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. It features Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones in the lead roles.[4][5] A Flying Jatt narrates the story of an ordinary man (Shroff) who gains superpowers. The film released worldwide on 25 August 2016 on Janmashtami weekend.[6]

Plot[]

Wealthy and influential businessman Mr. Rakesh Malhotra (Kay Kay Menon) has built a factory on the shore of a lake into which pollutants and toxic waste are released. He wants to build a bridge across it for faster transportation. Still, He cannot do so due to a sacred tree present on the other side of the lake on a piece of land that belongs to Mrs. Dhillon (Amrita Singh), a religious but irrepressible Punjabi woman living with her son Aman Dhillon (Tiger Shroff) and his brother, Rohit Dhillon (Gaurav Pandey). Aman is a martial arts teacher in a school and has a crush on Kirti (Jacqueline Fernandez), a fellow teacher.

After Malhotra fails to intimidate the Dhillon family into selling their land, he brings in Raka (Nathan Jones), a mercenary, to get the job done. Raka arrives at the tree with a chainsaw, but Aman is present there and tries to stop him. Raka beats Aman badly but moments, before he tries to decapitate him with the chainsaw, saw a lightning bolt hits the tree. The impact flings Raka away, and he lands amongst barrels of toxic waste outside Malhotra's factory.

The next morning, Aman finds himself in his bed alive with no sign of any injury and presumes all that happened to be a dream. He also notices a khanda that has appeared on his back, the same symbol which was carved on the tree and had been imprinted on him during the attack. Later that day, he and his brother notice a few unusual things happening to him, such as increased agility and the ability to absorb information by touching objects. After escaping an ambush using super speed, Rohit and his mother confirm that Aman has somehow gained superpowers. She immediately declares him a superhero.

After making him a costume and showing him several superhero films for inspiration, Aman's mother tells him the story of his father, Sardar Kartar Singh Dhillon, a Sikh who went to Shaolin to learn martial arts and was named "Flying Jatt". She asks Aman to take up the legacy of his father and keep Flying Jatt as his superhero name to which he agrees. Although his superhero exploits get off to a rocky start, Flying Jatt is soon recognized when he saves hostages from a terrorist attack at an airport. As he gains even more success being a hero, Aman proposes to Kirti and reveals his secret identity to her.

Raka is found alive but is now stronger and more dangerous than before after being exposed to the pollutants at the factory, which further exposure continues to make him even more powerful. Aman goes on to battle him several times, beating Raka each time before finally becoming gravely injured in a brutal fight. To save him from further pain, his brother Rohit goes in his place as Flying Jatt and gets brutally beaten by Raka and dies. After this, Aman is very angry about the death of his brother and kills Raka, and becomes a Sikh Sardar.

Cast[]

Reception[]

A Flying Jatt received mixed reviews, who appreciated Shroff's performance, visual effects, and action sequences, but criticised for screenplay, pace, tone, and D'souza's direction. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, A Flying Jatt has an approval rating of 50% on the basis of 6 reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 10.[10]

Srijana Mitra Das from The Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "Tiger does a neat job as Aman, shivering superhero who fights crime but also buys 'do kilo lauki' on the way home".[11]

Firstpost said, "The film's comedy, occasional inventiveness and aura of innocence are what make it effective in its own way, despite the lack of depth. D'souza had displayed his natural wit even in his first film F.A.L.T.U. in 2011. A Flying Jatt could have been so much better than what it is, if he had not kept one eye fixed Westward for inspiration. This one is perhaps best suited to the very very young."[12]

Sarita Tanwar from Daily News and Analysis gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "You'll need superhero levels of patience to watch this".[13]

Anupama Chopra from the Hindustan Times gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, and said "The first half of A Flying Jatt has moments of fun – I loved that despite being a superhero he has a fear of heights, so he flies very close to the ground. But post-interval, laughter takes a back seat."[14]

HuffPost critic Suprateek Chatterjee asked the question, "Why does this even exist?" and stated, "Remo D'Souza's superhero flick is a symbol of Bollywood's laziness and creative bankruptcy".[15]

Soundtrack[]

A Flying Jatt
Soundtrack album by
Sachin-Jigar
Released3 August 2016[16]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:42
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Sachin-Jigar chronology
Hero
(2015) 		A Flying Jatt
(2016) 		Wrong Side Raju
(2016)
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

All music is composed by Sachin-Jigar.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."A Flying Jatt"Vayu & RaftaarMansheel Gujral, Raftaar, Tanishkaa4:36
2."Toota Jo Kabhi Tara"Priya SaraiyaAtif Aslam, Sumedha Karmahe5:05
3."Beat Pe Booty"VayuSachin Sanghvi, Jigar Saraiya, Kanika Kapoor, Vayu3:17
4."Bhangda Pa"Mayur PuriVishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar, Asees Kaur3:58
5."Khair Mangda"Priya SaraiyaAtif Aslam, Divya Kumar4:17
6."Raj Karega Khalsa"Priya SaraiyaDaler Mehndi, Navraj Hans5:28
Total length:26:42

Graphic novel[]

A Flying Jatt has been made into a graphic novel by Thought Bubbles Studio Planet. The story continues where the film ends.[17]

Awards and nominations[]

Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
9th Mirchi Music Awards Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) Eric Pillai – "Beat Pe Booty" Nominated [18]
Zee Cine Awards Best choreography – "Beat Pe Booty" Won

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shraddha Kapoor shoots for a cameo in A Flying Jatt". Bollywood Hungama. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Prarthna (25 August 2016). "'A Flying Jatt' day 1 box office collection: Tiger Shroff-starrer to beat 'Mohenjo Daro' and 'Baaghi' opening day records". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Special Features: Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of A Flying Jatt". Bollywood Hungama. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Tiger Shroff is no longer the Flying Sikh – he is the Flying Jatt". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Tiger Shroff to play flying jatt, not flying sikh". The Asian Age. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ "A Flying Jatt: Tiger Shroff is a superhero, Nathan Jones is the ultimate villain". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  7. ^ Sahadevan, Sonup (24 September 2015). "Kay Kay Menon to play creator of Frankenstein monster in 'Flying Jat'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Amrita Singh to play Tiger Shroff's mother in A Flying Jatt". Bollywood Hungama. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ Sarkar, Suparno (24 August 2016). "'A Flying Jatt' movie review: Tiger Shroff's superhero film is a treat for kids". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ^ "A Flying Jatt". Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. ^ "A Flying Jatt Movie Review". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  12. ^ "A Flying Jatt review: Tiger Shroff is a Sikh superhero in this tacky yet funny film". firstpost.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  13. ^ "'A Flying Jatt' review: You'll need superhero levels of patience to watch this". dnaindia.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  14. ^ "A Flying Jatt review by Anupama Chopra: A turbulent ride". Hindustantimes.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  15. ^ "'A Flying Jatt' Review: Why Does This Even Exist?". huffingtonpost.in. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ^ "A Flying Jatt (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.
  17. ^ "As Flying Jatt becomes a book, there is a concentrated effort to popularise comics again". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  18. ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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