'Bhoomi': When the Sanjay Dutt film made headlines

Omung Kumar's recently released film 'Bhoomi', which marked the return of Sanjay Dutt to films after he walked free from the jail, failed badly at the box-office.
In context of the failure, director Omung Kumar, in an interview to a daily, expressed his disappointment over the debacle of the film at the box-office. He reportedly said that he expected the film to do well as it marked Dutt’s return to the silver screen but then it happens and its is fine.
The film that released last Friday managed to collect approximately Rs. 10 crore in the first week of its release according to the reports in boxofficeindia.com.
The film is an emotional and sensitive revenge drama, exploring the relationship between a father and his daughter. Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharad Kelkar and Sidhant Gupta are also seen in pivotal roles in the film.

Sanjay Dutt's much-awaited comeback film 'Bhoomi' is all set to hit the screens on September 22. The makers of the film have been releasing some very intense posters and the trailer was intriguing too.

Recently, the producers released the film's 4th poster which sees Dutt in a menacing avatar. Sanjay Dutt too shared the poster on his Twitter account and captioned it as, "A father's love knows no limits! It's intense and fearless. Presenting the 4th poster from @BhoomiTheFilm. @OmungKumar @TSeries #1Weektogo."

Directed by Omung Kumar, ‘Bhoomi’ is an emotional and sensitive revenge-drama that explores the relationship between a father and his daughter.

The makers of Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film ‘Bhoomi’ were left in a lurch after the Central Board of Film Certification reportedly demanded total 13 major cuts, including a rape scene in the film. The heart-wrenching tale of a father’s revenge against her daughter’s molesters is what Sanjay’s film, ‘Bhoomi’ is all about. Thus the cuts perplexed the director of the film, Omung Kumar because rape forms the crux of the film.

In a report by Filmfare, a source close to the development of the film said, “The makers argued that the rape is very important to the film. They even cited the example of the recent Sridevi starrer ‘Mom’ where a rape was at the core of the plot. But the argument did not hold water as in ‘Mom’, no rape was shown. In fact, producer Boney Kapoor had removed all the graphic suggestions of sexual violation to make the product more palatable to a family audience.” The film has been passed with a U/A certification and is scheduled to release on September 22, 2017.

With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, Sanjay Dutt is recording his first Ganesh Aarti 'Jai Ganesh' which will be released very soon. Few pictures surfaced on the internet yesterday that saw the star prepping up for his playback singing. The team of 'Bhoomi' - director Omung Kumar, producers Sandeep Singh were also present with Sanjay Dutt and Bhushan Kumar at the recording. Sanjay, who is a very strong believer of Lord Ganesha, wanted to record the aarti. He also made sure the 'Bhoomi' trailer has a significant part of the Ganesh Aarti in it.

It was an ideal return to Bollywood for actor Sanjay Dutt at the star-studded trailer launch of his comeback film ‘Bhoomi’ that stars Aditi Rao Hydari as his daughter. While Sanjay Dutt was accompanied by his wife Maanayata Dutt and sister Priya Dutt besides his co-star Aditi and director Omung Kumar, the entire team of his upcoming biopic was also present to show their support for the actor. Ranbir Kapoor, who steps into Sanjay’s shoes in his upcoming biopic, was there to cheer for him along with director Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

On his birthday, Sanjay Dutt released the first look of his upcoming film ‘Bhoomi’, which redefined dark and gritty. Now, the second poster of the film has dropped online and it explores the emotional side of the film. The poster shows Sanjay Dutt tightly hugging his on screen daughter Aditi Rao Hydari, who looks distressed. Even though the image initially brings out an emotional reaction, Sanjay’s eyes are burning with anger and menace that hints at that the intense tone the entire film may have. Overall, the poster brilliantly brings together complex emotions which create a lasting impact. Sanjay Dutt who shared the second poster also announced that the trailer for ‘Bhoomi’ will be out tomorrow.

Omung Kumar's 'Bhoomi' has been the talk of the town since it was announced. The film is an emotional and sensitive revenge drama that explores the relationship between a father and his daughter. Produced by T-Series & Legend Studios, ‘Bhoomi’ releases worldwide on September 22, 2017.

Let's take a look at the times when the film made headlines.

The last time we saw Sanjay Dutt on screen was in Aamir Khan starrer film - 'PK'. But, that too for a brief period. The actor was sent to jail, as he was convicted of illegal possession of arms during the 1993 Mumbai blasts. However, he was released on grounds of 'good behaviour.' As soon as the makers announced about the film it became the talk of the town as it is the first film Sanju Baba shot for, post his release.

The film started rolling in February and the pictures from the sets started surfacing all over the internet. Sanjay Dutt and his on screen daughter were captured in these pictures. The mahurat shot of the movie was filmed in Agra. In the pictures, Sanjay was seen wearing a kurta-pyjama paired with brown leather chappals, letting us in on his look for the film.

During the shoot of the film at Kalakriti convention hall and a road close to Taj Mahal, access to the area was prevented as it was cordoned with a rope. However, media persons tried to click pictures which resulted in a fight between the star's bodyguards and the media. And the camera persons went ahead and complained about the same at Tajganj police station. Soon after that, Dutt apologised for that incident and cleared that he wasn't present over there that day. If he would have been there, he would have given a 'Jaadu ki jhappi' to everyone.

While shooting for the climax action sequence, Sanjay Dutt ended up hurting himself. The scene which was being shot in Chambal demanded that Dutt would fall after his fight with the goons. However, after falling on the ground he was hurt, but, he continued shooting after having a painkiller. It was in the night, he realised that he had severe rib pain after which he was rushed to the hospital.

While filming a wedding scene in RK Studio, a fire broke out due to which the shooting had to be stalled. In a report, elaborating the whole incident Aditi Rao Hydari said, "We were shooting for the song with Ganesh (Acharya) master when a short circuit caused a fire. There were about 300 people on set, including the dancers, cast, and crew. Thankfully we were escorted out safely. We have a deadline to finish the song so everyone was just glad the fire was controlled in time. Work resumed on Friday."

The first poster of 'Bhoomi' escalated the curiosity of audiences for the film. The poster featured a monochrome picture of Sanjay Dutt's rugged beard except for his mouth which has a splash of blood on it. Soon after the poster was unveiled, it started trending on all social media platforms and Dutt has been receiving appreciation from everyone alike.

Director Omung Kumar completed the shooting of his upcoming film 'Bhoomi' starring Sanjay Dutt, a few months back. However, the makers of the film were on a hunt for an actress to shoot a special song sequence. The search has finally ended with Sunny Leone coming on board. Penned by Priya Saraiya and composed by Sachin-Jigar, the song 'Trippy trippy', will be choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. It is expected to go on floors next month.

Talking about shooting for the song, Sunny Leone says, “I have been working on it with Omung (Kumar) sir and Ganesh sir. Rehearsals have already started. Ganesh sir who is a hard taskmaster has given me some really complicated steps. I’m trying my best to master them. The look, it’s very different from anything you’ve seen before. It’s a peppy track which youngsters will enjoy. I can see a lot of them copying the moves.” She also expressed her excitement to work with Sanjay Dutt.

Speaking about the song, director Omung said, “The song comes at a crucial juncture in the narrative and we wanted only Sunny for it.”

Producer Bhushan Kumar was all praises for Sunny saying, "When the song was ready, we felt Sunny was the right fit. We are glad she agreed to do this special track for us. Sachin Jigar staying true to the lyrics have made a really trippy number."