FILM · 2016 · INDIA
Te3n
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- #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.
- #002
Amitabh Bachchan suggested to the director that the film be shot in Kolkata.
- #003
It is the first Indian film for which the doors of the Victorian-era Writers' Building were opened for shooting.
- #004
Te3n is a remake of the 2013 South Korean film "Montage".
- #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.
- #006
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Vidya Balan reunite 11 years after working together in Parineeta (2005).
- #007
Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are working together for the first time.
- #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.
- #009
When the film was announced, the media reported that its title was "Kerala".
- #010
Amitabh Bachchan and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty reunite 12 years after working together in Khakee (2004).
- #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.
- #012
Amitabh Bachchan's character in this film is named John. He had previously used the character name John in the film Naseeb (1981).
- #013
Vidya Balan appears in the film in a guest role.
- #014
The film was released in cinemas in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
- #015
Mamata Shankar was offered a role, but things did not work out.
- #016
The film was released alongside Conjuring 2 and Do Lafzon Ki Kahani.
- #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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