Tezz

Tezz ( ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy, Boman Irani with Mohanlal in an extended cameo appearance. The film revolves a team of Asians place a bomb on a high-speed train operating between London and Glasgow. The train will explode if it slows below a certain speed; unless a ransom is paid. An unofficial adaptation of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train, the film was released on 27 April 2012 and received mixed reviews, with praise for the premise and action sequences, and criticism for the writing. It emerged as a box-office bomb.

Tezz ( ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy, Boman Irani with Mohanlal in an extended cameo appearance. The film revolves a team of Asians place a bomb on a high-speed train operating between London and Glasgow. The train will explode if it slows below a certain speed; unless a ransom is paid. An unofficial adaptation of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train, the film was released on 27 April 2012 and received mixed reviews, with praise for the premise and action sequences, and criticism for the writing. It emerged as a box-office bomb. ==Production== Describing the film as an emotional action thriller, Ajay Devgn clarified that contrary to speculations, he was not playing a terrorist but a vengeful emotional man who was against the system but did not intend to harm anyone. The filming began in 2010 but was interrupted for six months due to the cold. The shoot resumed in June 2011 and completed by July 2011. Initially, the work permits were denied for 14 of the crew members by the British authorities due to the film's terror theme. Priyadarshan resolved the issue by clarifying that the film was not about terrorism, and the man who held the speeding train to ransom did not represent any ideology or religion. Most of the film was shot in Birmingham and some portions were shot in London. Zayed Khan, who trained in parkour for his role, revealed that the film was inspired from a Japanese film instead of the American film Speed or his own film of the same name. Anil Kapoor, who plays a character born and brought up in London, had to re-dub his lines after he watched the film and felt he was losing out on his voice and accent, which happened to be his USP. He also claimed to have done the film only for Priyadarshan since he had confidence in him as a filmmaker, and would not have done it for anyone else. Additionally, three different climaxes were shot for the film, with the final cut for all three versions readied so that there was no last-minute rush to technically process the film once it was time for release. At the same time, Priyadarshan was against the inclusion of an item song featuring Mallika Sherawat (Sameera Reddy was his choice) and tried getting it removed from the film, only to learn the song had been retained in all prints. Upon the film's failure, Priyadarshan claimed that he had no authority over the final edit because the producers took over the film after the shoot and edited it themselves. As a result, the editing made it difficult for many people, including critics, to follow the film's narration. He claimed it was his mistake because he used to do all the post-production work, including editing, in Chennai, but this time, because the film was shot in Mumbai and abroad, he decided to do the post-production in Mumbai, which was when the producer took over the film from him. ==Music== The film score and soundtrack was composed by the duo Sajid–Wajid, with the lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed and Jalees Sherwani. It was released by Eros Music and Venus Records & Tapes. The music launch was held in Delhi on 30 March. ===Soundtrack=== ==Release== The trailer was released on 4 January 2012. The film was released on 27 April 2012 in 1950 screens. Tezz: The Official Movie Game, a mobile video game was released by Indiagames to accompany its release. ===Home media=== Tezz was released on DVD and VCD by Eros International. ==Reception== ===Critical response=== The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, writing "TEZZ is a taut, entertaining action spectacle. Those with an appetite for well-made thrillers should lap it up!" Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave 3 out of 5 stars saying "Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching". Srijana Mitra Das of The Times of India gave it three stars out of five. Conversely, Kunal Guha of Yahoo Movies gave 2.5 out of 5 stars calling it "an epic fail of bomb diffusion by Priyadarshan". Blessy Chettiar of DNA rated Tezz with 1.5 out of five stars and wrote in her review "May be Priyadarshan should stick to mindless comedies, so we can be sure we’re in safe territory. You won't be missing much if you skipped Tezz". Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out 5 stars, writing ″The best thing about Tezz is its length — mercifully short — and the action, choreographed by Gareth Milne (Bourne Identity, Bourne Ultimatum) and coordinated by Peter Pedrero.″ Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gives 1.5 out of 5 stars and says Tezz is "awfully boring for a film that promises speed and thrills".

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