| Striker | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Chandan Arora |
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| Story by | Sunita Rajwar Iqbal Merchant |
| Dialogues by | Vijay Maurya Sagar Kapoor Pankaj Saraswat |
| Produced by | Chandan Arora |
| Starring | Siddharth Usha Jadhav Padmapriya Aditya Pancholi Ankur Vikal Anupam Kher Seema Biswas Anup Soni |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Sajit Unnikrishnan |
| Music by | Vishal Bharadwaj Amit Trivedi Yuvan Shankar Raja Blaaze Swanand Kirkire Shailendra Barve |
Production companies | Indian Films Makefilms |
| Distributed by | Studio 18 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Striker is a 2010 IndianHindi-languageaction drama film co-written, directed and produced byChandan Arora. It starsSiddharth,Usha Jadhav, andPadmapriya in the lead roles, whileAditya Pancholi,Ankur Vikal,Anupam Kher,Seema Biswas, andAnup Soni, among others, play supporting roles. The film had a theatrical release in cinemas throughout India on 5 February 2010. It also premiered onYouTube the same day, thus becoming the first ever Indian film to premiere on YouTube internationally on the same day as its domestic theatrical release.[1]
Born into a poor family, Suryakant Sarang grows up with few luxuries. Poor health keeps him away from school often, and that is when his elder brother, Chandrakant, introduces him toCarrom. Winning the Junior Carrom Championship at 12 is not enough to keep Surya's fire for the sport burning through adolescence. Hopes for a job inDubai replace the passion for carrom as Surya grows into a young man. Duped by a bogus overseas employment agency, Surya loses all the hard-earned money he had saved for going to Dubai. Surya is forced to cross paths with Jaleel. Since the 1970s, when the settlements in the ghetto began, Jaleel had acquired a stronghold in the area. He had his hands in every illicit activity since then. Feeding on the weaknesses of people, Jaleel was the self-proclaimed king of Malwani. Reintroduced to Carrom by his childhood friend Zaid, this time to the Carromhustling scene, Surya starts playing again. Being cheated of his hard-earned money by the same man who had caused misery for many families, Surya decides to take on Jaleel on his turf. His patience and cool attitude are his biggest strengths, but life has its own ways of testing it.
| Striker | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 12 January 2010 (2010-01-12) |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 39:35 |
| Label | T-Series |
The soundtrack album ofStriker consists of 8 songs composed by six various artists:Vishal Bhardwaj, noted Tamil composerYuvan Shankar Raja in his Bollywood debut,Amit Trivedi, rapperBlaaze, Shailendra Barve and lyricist-singerSwanand Kirkire, whilst lyrics are penned by Nitin Raikwar, Blaaze, Prashant Ingole,Jeetendra Joshi,Swanand Kirkire andGulzar. Shri was the music producer and composed the original soundtrack. The album was released on 12 January 2010. In a soundtrack review, a critic fromBangalore Mirror wrote, "Six composers in a soundtrack is a sure-shot recipe for disaster, but in Striker, Chandan Arora gets them to produce heady mélange!".[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aim Lagaa" | Nitin Raikwar,Blaaze | Blaaze | Blaaze | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Aim Lagaa - Ricksha Mix" | Nitin Raikwar, Blaaze | Blaaze | Blaaze | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Bombay Bombay" | Prashant Ingole | Amit Trivedi | Siddharth | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Cham Cham" | Jeetendra Joshi | Shailendra Barve | Sonu Nigam | 7:12 |
| 5. | "Haq Se" | Nitin Raikwar | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Siddharth, Yuvan Shankar Raja | 5:43 |
| 6. | "Maula" | Swanand Kirkire | Swanand Kirkire | Swanand Kirkire | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Pia Saanvara" | Jeetendra Joshi | Shailendra Barve | Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Yun Hua" | Gulzar | Vishal Bhardwaj | Vishal Bhardwaj | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 39:35 | ||||
Sukanya Varma ofRediff gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and opined that "An interesting film with a lot on its mind,Striker isn't comfort cinema but I will recommend it anyway".[3] A critic fromThe Times of India gave the film the same rating and wrote that "Don't believe the lacklustre promos. The film has more meat -- and meaning -- than it promises".[4] Sanjukta Sharma ofLivemint gave the film a positive review and stated that "Striker is one of the good films of the year so far. It is not a breezy film or a candyfloss entertainer, but it's surely an example of committed and adept film-making. There's never enough of it".[5]
Editor Sajit Unnikrishnan was nominated in the list for the Filmfare Best Editor Award for Striker.