''Satellite Shankar'' is a 2019 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Irfan Kamal. The film starring Sooraj Pancholi and

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is produced by Cine 1 Studios and SCIPL. The film based on the life of Indian soldiers, tells a story of the adventures of Indian soldier (played by Pancholi). The

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began on 6 September 2018, and was shot across ten

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in India. The film was released on 8 November 2019.

Plot

Indian Army soldier Shankar gets injured in cross firing at the border. Senior Officer suggests him to take 8 days rest after consultation with doctors. Shankar requests for leave instead of rest, officers agree and tell him to report to duty on the morning of 8th day. While travelling, he helps citizens and ends up missing his train. Online news reporter covers his story without acknowledging him. The story later revolves around how he reaches his home and then back to duty in a short span of time.

Cast

* Sooraj Pancholi as Shankar *

as Pramila *

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as Inspector * Anil K Reji as Sridhar * Palomi Ghosh *Pardeep Cheema as Subedar Jeetu Singh *

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* Sameer Deshpande as Nasir Hussain * Chhaya Kadam * Sohaila Kapur * Sanjay Gurbaxani * Yogesh Bhardwaj * Geetika Mehandru *

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as Cab Driver outside Railway Station * Lijo Srambikal as Driver at accident location

Production

The film marks the return of Sooraj Pancholi who essays the role of an army officer after 3 years' hiatus as he previously starred in his debut 2015 action film ''Hero''. The filming began on 3 September 2018 in Kashmir and most portions of the film were shot in North India in a 60-day schedule. The South Indian actress

was cast as the female lead opposite Sooraj Pancholi, which marks her debut in Bollywood industry. The film was shot across the 10 states of India.

Release

The film was theatrically released on 8 November 2019. The filmmakers in February 2019 confirmed that the film will not have its theatrical release in

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following the

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on the

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, which happened on 14 February 2019 resulting in the death of 40 CRPF personnel.

Soundtrack

This music of the film is composed by

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Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", "Aankh Maarey"(recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "L ...

and

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while lyrics are written by Mithoon,

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and

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Reception

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'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "''Satellite Shankar'' meanders off course a wee bit, is melodramatic and OTT at times but its heart certainly beats for Indian armed forces alright."

Box office

''Satellite Shankar''s opening-day domestic collection was 10 lacs. On the second day, the film collected 12 lacs. On the third day, the film collected 10 lacs, taking the total opening-weekend collection to 32 lacs. The lifetime collection of film was 05.4 million.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2019 action drama films 2010s Hindi-language films 2019 films Indian action drama films Films scored by Sajid–Wajid Films scored by Mithoon Films scored by Tanishk Bagchi T-Series (company) films Films about armies Indian Army in films