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Te3n

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  1. #001

    There are several theories about why the film is titled "TE3N". There are three main characters: a grandfather, a priest and a female police officer. The child was abducted on 3 October. In the end, only three people know the truth.

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  2. #002

    Amitabh Bachchan suggested to the director that the film be shot in Kolkata.

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  3. #003

    It is the first Indian film for which the doors of the Victorian-era Writers' Building were opened for shooting.

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  4. #004

    Te3n is a remake of the 2013 South Korean film "Montage".

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  5. #005

    In the night scene, while the kidnapper is carrying the child in the trunk, he turns up the volume of the FM radio to drown out the child's voice. The FM radio is broadcasting commentary on the final match of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 between India and Pakistan.

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  6. #006

    Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Vidya Balan reunite 11 years after working together in Parineeta (2005).

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  7. #007

    Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are working together for the first time.

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  8. #008

    Amitabh Bachchan recorded a version of the song "Kyun Re" for the film. The song expresses the pain of a grandfather who has lost his granddaughter.

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  9. #009

    When the film was announced, the media reported that its title was "Kerala".

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  10. #010

    Amitabh Bachchan and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty reunite 12 years after working together in Khakee (2004).

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  11. #011

    Sujoy Ghosh was to direct the film when it was titled "Badla". Naseeruddin Shah was to take on the role that Nawazuddin Siddiqui ultimately played.

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  12. #012

    Amitabh Bachchan's character in this film is named John. He had previously used the character name John in the film Naseeb (1981).

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  13. #013

    Vidya Balan appears in the film in a guest role.

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  14. #014

    The film was released in cinemas in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

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  15. #015

    Mamata Shankar was offered a role, but things did not work out.

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  16. #016

    The film was released alongside Conjuring 2 and Do Lafzon Ki Kahani.

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  17. #017

    Despite Hum Kaun Hai? (2004), in which he played a Christian character and appeared as a guest, that was the last time Amitabh Bachchan portrayed a Christian; his last full role as a Christian was in Aakhree Raasta (1986).

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