| Te3n | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ribhu Dasgupta |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Nair Ritesh Shah Bijesh Jayarajan |
| Based on | Montage by Jeong Keun-seob |
| Produced by | Sujoy Ghosh Anirudh Tanwar Gulab Singh Tanwar Abhijit Ghatak Suresh Nair Sameer Rajendran Gauri Sathe |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vidya Balan Sabyasachi Chakraborty Padmavati Rao |
| Cinematography | Tushar Kanti Ray |
| Edited by | Gairik Sarkar |
| Music by | Clinton Cerejo |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹340 million[1] |
| Box office | est.₹323.1 million[2] |
Teen (stylised asTe3n;transl. 'Three') is a 2016 IndianHindi-languageaction thriller film written and directed byRibhu Dasgupta. This remake of the 2013 South Korean filmMontage starsAmitabh Bachchan,Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Sabyasachi Chakraborty,Padmavati Rao, andVidya Balan in the lead roles.[3][4][5] It was released on 10 June 2016. The film was a commercial failure at the box office.[1]
John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan) is a 70-year-old grandfather who visits the police station regularly. He is desperate to find the kidnapper and murderer of his granddaughter Angela, who died eight years ago. Police inspector Sarita Sarkar (Vidya Balan) has no clues about the case. Yet, she continues to search for the perpetrator, despite being discouraged by people all around her and slowly collects evidence.
John's wife Nancy (Padmavati Rao) is sick and uses a wheelchair. Despite personal problems, John is determined not to give up. John also regularly meets Father Martin Das (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who was a police inspector and was handling the Angela kidnapping case. Father Martin Das tries his best in solving the case, but the guilt of being unsuccessful compelled him to leave his job and become a priest.
One day, eight years after that tragic incident, another boy named Rony is kidnapped. Everything about the kidnapping parallels the kidnapping of Angela. Further investigation reveals that themodus operandi for kidnapping Rony is the same as that of Angela. Inspector Sarita requests Father Martin for assistance in cracking the case. Martin supports partially by providing clues and Sarita, with John, starts investigating the case.
Since the modus operandi was the same, Angela's case file is re-opened. Rony's grandfather, Manohar (Sabyasachi Chakraborty) is arrested when he tries to flee with the ransom at the railway station. Sarita interrogates him in the lock-up, but he says he was acting under the instructions of the real kidnapper.
In the meantime, John doggedly pieces together the identity of Angela's kidnapper from little bits of information that he collects through his own investigations. It is eventually revealed that these scenes take place before Rony's kidnapping, as John discovers that Manohar was the one who had kidnapped Angela and subsequently creates a plan to kidnap Rony to seek revenge and justice.
Father Martin finds out that John kidnapped Rony and confronts him. John requests Martin to arrange a meeting with Manohar. During the meeting, John makes Manohar confess to his crimes. Manohar explains that he kidnapped Angela to pay for his daughter's open heart surgery.
It is revealed that Angela was not murdered — while being held captive, she escaped and accidentally fell from a height on to a moving car and died. The car was driven by Father Martin Das, who was injured in the accident. Manohar is arrested for his crimes. John cries tears of happiness, having avenged Angela's murder as the screen fades out.
Shooting started on 24 November 2015 withVidya Balan andNawazuddin Siddiqui atWriters' Building,Kolkata. It is the first Hindi film for which the doors of the Victorian-era Writers' Building were opened for shooting. Many parts of the movie were also shot in the historic heritage site ofSt. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata. ActorAmitabh Bachchan was reported to join the crew on 27 November 2015.[7] The movie was shot inKolkata. Shooting wrapped up on 31 January 2016.[8]
The trailer was released on 5 May 2016.[9]
In May 2016, Bachchan revealed that the rights of the 2013 South Korean movie had been officially purchased bySujoy Ghosh.[10]
| Te3n | ||||
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| Released | 27 May 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:43 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Clinton Cerejo | |||
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Clinton Cerejo composed the music and background score of the film whileAmitabh Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics. The audio album of the movie was released on 27 May which was accompanied by a live performance byVishal Dadlani on the song "Grahan".[11] The album consists of five tracks sung byClinton Cerejo,Vishal Dadlani,Benny Dayal,Divya Kumar and Bianca Gomes.[12]
Amitabh Bachchan recorded a version of song "Kyun Re" for the film.[13] The song depicts the pain of a grandpa who has lost his granddaughter. The music rights were acquired byT-Series.
All lyrics are written byAmitabh Bhattacharya; all music is composed byClinton Cerejo, Mukesh Officials.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Haq Hai" | Clinton Cerejo | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Rootha" | Benny Dayal,Divya Kumar, Bianca Gomes | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Kyun Re" | Clinton Cerejo | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Grahan" | Vishal Dadlani | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Kyun Re - 1" | Amitabh Bachchan | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 20:43 | ||
The film released in about 373 screens in various countries with about 93 screens inUSA, 80 inUAE, 51 inPakistan, 30 inUK, 20 inKenya, 17 inAustralia, 15 inTanzania, 12 inCanada, over 9 screens inMalaysia and other countries.[2]
TE3N - No 1 Movie based Runner Game, arunningmobile video game was developed byZapak as an adaptation of the film.