| Khokababu | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | D. Shankar Aiyya |
| Written by | Shayak Ganguly |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Mohammad Kalam Khan, Saikat Sengupta |
| Music by | Rishi Chanda |
| Distributed by | Eskay Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹5.75 crore[1] |
Khokababu is an IndianBengaliaction comedy film directed by Shankar Aiyya.[2] The film starsDev,Subhashree,Ferdous, andLaboni Sarkar in the lead roles.It is a remake of telugu movieDhee. The film was released in the theatres on 13 January 2012. It served as the maiden installment of theKhokababu series.[3] Made on a budget of₹5.75 crore, it emerged a box office success.[4]
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The film is about Abir Roy a.k.a. Khoka/Khokababu who is a cool and clever guy. Shankar Das a.k.a. Bhaiji is a well-known don in his territory whom everybody fears and obeys. Khoka joins Bhaiji's circle as an accountant where he has a wacky senior Khanra Babu. Khoka with his super wit starts to obtain every luxury that a perfect office should have and starts to hoax Bhaiji. Problems occur when Khoka falls in love with Bhaiji's sister Pooja. Anyone who even looks in her direction is simply dealt with in the cruelest way possible. Khoka somehow manages to win over Pooja and also gains the complete trust of Bhaiji by changing the system in which his business operates. Bhaiji asks him to look after Pooja as he considers his other employees to be incapable. Khoka and Pooja fall in love with each other and even get secretly married. She even goes to his house to stay for 3 days as Bhaiji's rival Ballu is after her life. Bhaiji is completely unaware of Khoka and Pooja's relationship; however, he does come to know about it later.
The film marked the Tollywood debut of dance choreographer Caeser Gonslaves of theBosco–Caesar duo. The "Khokababu Title Track" was made with a budget of₹80 lakhs.[5] It was the most expensive Bengali film song at that time. Three other songs choreographed by D. Sankaraiyya, have been shot with a collective cost of₹60−70 lakhs. Cumulatively,₹1.75 crore was spent to shoot for all the songs in the film.[1] The song "Pyar Ka Jhatka" was choreographed by Chinni Prakash.[6] In an interview, Subhasree informed that she signed the film after a two hiatus since her last filmParan Jai Jaliya Re.[7]
It also marked the film debut of music composerSavvy. Three songs barring "Pyar Ka Jhatka" and the "Khokababu Title Track", which have been choreographed by D. Sankaraiyya, has been filmed acrossSwitzerland,Paris,France,Germany andGreece.[8] In an interview, the producer Ashok Dhanuka mentioned that those spots were chosen by the choreographer himself.[9]
TheKolkata Police used the slogan "Khokababu" as a slogan in its signboards to rein in errant bikers in the city and to spread awareness about the need to wear helmets by kids riding pillion. Dev also had a special screening for underprivileged children, where he danced with them in the title track of the film and shared anecdotes with them.[10]
West BengalChief MinisterMamata Banerjee attended a special screening of the film at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute at 6 pm. Dev informed in an interview that the event was planned when he met Banerjee at her residence. When he asked her if she has watched any of his films including the then running Khokababu, she agreed to watch it. Although initially planned at theNandan, the venue was later shifted to Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute as Nandan was booked. She praised Dev's physique and dancing after the screening.[11]
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| Soundtrack album by Rishi Chanda, Priyo Chatterjee andSavvy | ||||
| Released | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
| Label | Eskay Movies | |||
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The music of the film has been composed byRishi Chanda, Priyo Chatterjee andSavvy. The lyrics have been penned by Gautam Sushmit, Prasen, Savvy and Riddhi.[12][13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Khokababu Title Track" | Gautam Sushmit | Rishi Chanda | Rishi Chanda | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Soniye Tu Janiye Tu" | Gautam Sushmit | Priyo Chatterjee | Zubeen Garg andJune Banerjee | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Elo Melo" | Prasen | Rishi Chanda | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Pyar Ka Jhatka" | Gautam Sushmit | Rishi Chanda | Mika Singh andMamta Sharma | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Je Dese" | Gautam Sushmit | Rishi Chanda | Zubeen Garg andMahalakshmi Iyer | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Mon Kande Pran Kande" | Gautam Sushmit | Rishi Chanda | Rishi Chanda andRoop Kumar Rathod | 1:49 |
| 7. | "Khoka Chalu Cheez" | Savvy and Riddhi | Savvy | Dev | 3:55 |
Khokababu collected Rs₹1.5 crore from its music release and₹2 crore from the satellite rights before its release. After that it opened in the Bengal theatres and collected₹30 lakhs on the first day. It collectedest.₹4 crore in 100 days.[citation needed]
Khokababu opened with positive reviews from the critics. Roshini Mukherjee ofThe Times Of India gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 saying "Our advise, keep that logic behind, dig into a tub of corn and let Khokababu do the rest".[14] Gomolo.com gave it 3/5 saying "Viewers will not be disappointed at all withKhokababu which is a complete masala film with all the necessary ingredients in it."[citation needed] Burrp gave it 4/5 stars saying "It is a very good movie to watch, it is complete paisa wasool, with solid comedy, stylish action sequences, good music, and great location."[citation needed]
The film was released in the theatres on 13 January 2012.[15] It was premiered on television on 15 August 2018.[4]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | 75th Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award | Won | [16] |
A spiritual sequel to the film, titledKhoka 420 was released in 2013. It became a box office success, earning₹8 crore at the end of its theatrical run.[17]
