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{{Infobox film
| name = Boss: Born to Rule
| image = Boss (2013 Bengali film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Baba Yadav]]
| producer = [[Reliance Entertainment]] [[Grassroot Entertainment]]
| screenplay = [[N. K. Salil]]
| story = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| starring = [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] [[Subhashree Ganguly]] [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] [[Rajatava Dutta]] [[Biswanath Basu]] [[Biswajit Chakraborty]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Jeet Gannguli]] '''Background score:''' Jeet Gannguli [[S. P. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = P. Selva Kumar
| editing = MD. Kalam
| studio = [[Reliance Entertainment]] [[Grassroot Entertainment]] [[Jalsha Movies Production]]
| distributor = Reliance Entertainment Grassroot Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2013|08|09|df=y}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Boss: Born to Rule''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Epic film|epic]] [[Gangster film|gangster]] [[action thriller film|action-thriller]] film directed by [[Baba Yadav]] in his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130723/jsp/t2/story_17144794.jsp#.VS42NNKeDGc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150415100209/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130723/jsp/t2/story_17144794.jsp%23.VS42NNKeDGc|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2015|title=Baba Yadav is excited & confident about Boss|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref> Produced by [[Reliance Entertainment]] in association with [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] under the banner of [[Grassroot Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Jalsha Movies Production]], it stars Jeet in the [[Title character|titular role]], alongside [[Subhashree Ganguly]], [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]], [[Rajatava Dutta]], [[Supriyo Dutta]] and [[Biswanath Basu]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Jeet-or-Subhashree-Who-is-the-Boss/articleshow/21186167.cms|title=Jeet or Subhashree: Who is the Boss?|last=Ganguly|first=Ruman|newspaper=The Times of India|date=20 July 2013|access-date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226051146/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Jeet-or-Subhashree-Who-is-the-Boss/articleshow/21186167.cms|archive-date=26 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/jeet-likely-to-team-up-with-baba-yadav-for-boss-3/articleshow/100813041.cms|title=Jeet likely to team up with Baba Yadav for 'Boss 3'|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-11 |title=Subhashree and Jeet make a hit pair |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/subhashree-and-jeet-make-a-hit-pair/articleshow/20929024.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828153112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/subhashree-and-jeet-make-a-hit-pair/articleshow/20929024.cms |archive-date=2025-08-28 |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Made on a budget of ₹67.5 million (US$810,000), the film was predominantly shot in [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Goa]]; with some foreign locations including [[Bangkok]], [[Italy]] and [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-11 |title=Jeet-Subhashree shoot in Italy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/jeet-subhashree-shoot-in-italy/articleshow/19878327.cms |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The soundtrack of the film is composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]], with lyrics penned by Chandrani Gannguli, Prosen and Meghnad, while [[S. P. Venkatesh]] provides its score. The film had cinematography handled by P. Selva Kumar, editing by MD Kalam, action sequences designed by [[Rocky Rajesh]] and dance choreographed by Yadav himself.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boss box office report |url=http://www.boxofficekolkata.in/p/blog-page_3670.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323203103/http://www.boxofficekolkata.in/p/blog-page_3670.html |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

''Boss'' was theatrically released on 9 August 2013, coinciding with [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]]. Upon release, it received positive reviews from both the critics and audiences who praised the performance by Jeet, script and dialogues by Salil, songs by Gannguli and the action sequences. It was declared a blockbuster at the box-office and ran for over more than 250 days in theatres. It was [[List of Indian Bengali films of 2013|one of the highest grossing Bengali films of 2013]].

The signature dialogue of Jeet in the film, "''Be the King of your own Kingdom''" became very famous amongst the masses and the songs composed by Gannguli were chartbusters upon its release, specifically "''Made in Kolkata''" sung by Gannguli himself and "''Mon Majhi Re''" sung by [[Arijit Singh]]. A sequel titled, ''[[Boss 2 (2017 film)|Boss 2: Back To Rule]]'' was released on 23 June 2017.

== Plot ==
At a time when [[Greater Mumbai Police|Mumbai Police]] headed by [[Police Commissioner]] Binayak Roy announce that the much dreaded [[Mafia Raj]] is completely wiped out in the city and there are no more crime lords in [[Mumbai]], a rookie named Surya lands in the country's commercial capital with an intention to become a [[Mafia]] [[Crime boss|Don]]. His friend Shibu receives him and brings him to [[Dharavi]]. He offers him shelter and tells him that he would soon fetch him a job so that he can settle down in life. But Surya wants to carve an identity for himself, by reorganizing [[Mumbai]]'s Mafia Raj and eventually rule [[Mumbai]]. He then mocks as a cop and gets his first bounty, and then he forms a gang of his own. Surya meets up with a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] Gopinath Shivalkar alias "Gopi Sahib", who is in trouble and offers him help. Surya begins recruiting criminals and gangsters in [[Mumbai]] and starts to extort people for money. Surya further helps the Dharavi locals to clear their debts by making his henchmen rob the original copies of the loan documents in the local branch of Bank of Maharashtra and destroy the bank records. While the locals hail him as their saviour, Surya slowly gains momentum and gets feared for [[extortion]].

Meanwhile, Surya also knowingly tries to get romantically involved with a [[Model (person)|model]] named Rusha, Police Commissioner Binayak's daughter, in order to safeguard himself from Binayak. In the process, he actually falls for the girl and tries for her acceptance. One day, Surya learns that [[Central government|Central Minister]] Rajshekhar Sinha, who aspires to be the next [[Prime Minister|PM]], has sent some assassins to kill him. Surya tricks the men into believing that he is a guide sent to help them where he plants bombs in their food that explodes, resulting in a shootout. While escaping, Surya sees Rusha, who has now learned of his true nature. When arrested, Surya accepts that he trapped her, but now he truly loves her. In the meantime, Surya gets surrounded by police and Binayak arrests him. However, Binayak is forced to free Surya after his henchmen kidnap Rusha. Surya promises to give up crime in order to live with Rusha, but he decides to set up a business which is untouchable by the police, after his proposal is turned down.

In the course of the film, Surya's friendship with Gopi gets stronger, and so does his political connections. Surya sets up a company named ''Surya Exports & Imports'', as a front for his [[vigilante]] acts. Surya reveals his plan to grow his network of organized crime all over India. In order to set up branch offices all over the country, Surya recruits local gangsters for staff and begins to forcibly extract a 2% tax on every contract made in the respective areas. Eventually, he becomes a billionaire, and during the inauguration of his ''Business Bank'', reveals his thirst for power, but not money, to Binayak, further citing the decline in crime rate significantly after recruiting the gangsters, and expressing his desire to help the needy. He also claims that he believes in war but not morality stating that he wants to rid India of crime.

Eventually, Surya also helps Gopi to become the [[Mayor]] of Mumbai by defeating Arun Gokhle, who is backed up by Rajshekhar. Foremostly, Arun Ghokle goes against Rajshekhar and talks to the police about Rajshekhar's illegal activities and scams. Thereafter he gets endorsed and later killed by Rajshekhar, under the police custody. Learning that Rajshekhar is planning to get both Binayak and Rusha killed, Surya rushes to their house but fails to save Binayak, who tells him to kill Rajshekhar in his final moments. Surya then reveals to Rusha that he was an American-born Indian whose philanthropist parents were cheated and killed by Rajshekhar. As a child, Surya tried to enlist the help of the police but finding none, and he ended up stabbing and shooting Jaidev publicly. The violent murder of his parents, who were the victims of [[political corruption]], haunted him and the attitude of people towards an orphan while growing up made him hate the society.

In his pursuit of power and achieving his goal of getting India rid of the crime, he shifts his attention towards the upcoming Indian parliament elections. Surya meets Ravikanth Sahay, the head of the opposition party through Gopi, and offers him 350 billion (US$5.5 billion) for election campaigning along with the promise to make him the next [[Prime Minister|PM]] of India. Surya spends crores of rupees per constituency in the nation and also reveals Rajshekhar's illegal affairs, making him unable to contest in the elections.

A disoriented Rajshekhar kidnaps Rusha and Surya arrives to rescue her. In anger towards Surya, Rajshekhar reveals that he has been disqualified from the election in spite of having a lot of power and gaining public sympathy, due to Surya's tactics. However, Surya gets into a fight with Jaidev's henchmen and leaves them all dead, except one who holds Rusha at knifepoint. Rajshekhar agrees to free Rusha instead of Surya's death. Surya shoots himself before shooting both Rajshekhar and the henchman to death. Rusha accepts her love for Surya, and Binayak, who has come round, agrees with them. Besides, Surya also succeeds installing both Gopi as the CM of Mumbai and Ravikant as the PM of India.

While recovering in the hospital, Surya delivers a message to the public, citing that there is no importance of a life that have no target; and also forbidding to leave a single place of one to anyone. The film ends with Surya's motivational dialogue, "''Be the King of your own Kingdom''."

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] as Surya <ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/boss-has-the-blessings-of-amitabh-bachchan-bengali-superstar-jeet/412241-8-73.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811164236/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/boss-has-the-blessings-of-amitabh-bachchan-bengali-superstar-jeet/412241-8-73.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2013|title='Boss has the blessings of Amitabh Bachchan': Bengali superstar Jeet said|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=6 Aug 2013}}</ref>
* [[Subhashree Ganguly]] as Rusha Roy
* [[Chiranjeet]] as [[Police Commissioner]] Vinayak Roy, who wants to remove the underworld syndicate from Mumbai
* [[Rajatava Dutta]] as Rajsekhar Sinha, who tends to be the Prime Minister of India
* Supriyo Dutta as Chief Minister Gopinath Shivalkar
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]] as Mumbai Mayor Arun Gokhle
* [[Biswanath Basu]] as Shibcharan Chowdhury<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/news/bengali-actor-biswanath-promotes-boss-news-entertainment-nhmqLAejeefsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609231037/http://www.sify.com/news/bengali-actor-biswanath-promotes-boss-news-entertainment-nhmqLAejeefsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2017|title=Bengali actor Biswanath promotes 'Boss'|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=12 Jul 2013}}</ref>
* Sanju Mandal as Kaalia
* [[Joy Badlani]] as Shailendra Singh
* Bhashkar Dev as Inspector Bharath Patnaik
* Somnath Kar as Shakib
* Yusuf Chishti as the rich spoilt kid
* Debomoy Mukherjee as Keshav
* Pradip Dhar as Tukaram Apte
* Arindol Bagchi as Local Inspector
}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Boss: Born to Rule
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|7|13}}
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = Bengali
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = Mahesh Ramanathan, Jeet
| prev_title = [[Rocky (2013 film)|Rocky]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Rangbaaz (2013 film)|Rangbaaz]]
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Boss: Born to Rule
| type = Soundtrack
| single1 = Boss (Title Track)
| single1date = 15 Jun 2013
| single2 = Mon Majhi Re
| single2date = 27 Jun 2013
| single3 = Jhinkunakur Na
| single3date = 11 Jul 2013
| single4 = Eeche Joto
| single4date = 19 Jul 2013
}}
}}

[[Arijit Singh]] won Best Playback Singer (Male) at the [[Filmfare Awards East]] for the song "Mon Majhi Re", which had an overwhelming response from all over Bengal. The soundtrack was released on 13 July 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Boss by Jeet Gannguli|date=2013-07-23|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/bengali/Boss-2013/28UvmCPEH3g_|accessdate=2017-06-26|archive-date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126172226/http://www.saavn.com/s/album/bengali/Boss-2013/28UvmCPEH3g_|url-status=live}}</ref> The song ''Mon Majhi Re'' was later remade in Hindi for the film [[Singham Returns]] by Gannguli as 'Sun Le Zara', sung by Singh.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Ria |date=2014-08-29 |title=Jeet Gannguli: Music has no barriers of region or language |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/jeet-gannguli-music-has-no-barriers-of-region-or-language/articleshow/41093971.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828141454/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/jeet-gannguli-music-has-no-barriers-of-region-or-language/articleshow/41093971.cms |archive-date=2025-08-28 |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |quote="The brief was that it is a prayer song at a dargah and he wanted something with a Sufi vibe to it. He then took me to Ajay Devgn, who also loved the song, and I decided to record it", says Jeet Gannguli}}</ref>

The music of the film has been composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]]. The lyrics have been penned by Meghnad, Prasen and [[Chandrani Gannguli]].

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| collapsed =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Boss (Title Track)
| lyrics1 = Meghnad
| length1 = 3:33
| extra1 = Jeet Gannguli
| title2 = Jhinkunakur Na
| lyrics2 = Meghnad
| length2 = 3:40
| extra2 = Rana Mazumdar and [[Akriti Kakkar]]
| title3 = Mon Majhi Re
| lyrics3 = Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| length3 = 5:09
| extra3 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| title4 = Eeche Joto
| lyrics4 = Chandrani Gannguli
| length4 = 3:43
| extra4 = Arijit Singh, [[Monali Thakur]]
| title5 = Boss Mashup
| lyrics5 =
| length5 = 3:50
| extra5 =
| total_length = 19:55
}}

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.
Jaya Biswas of ''[[The Times of India]]'' reviewed "Jeet looks slim and fit. He can dance, fight and emote as well. His performance — as a shrewd and confident guy, who couldn't care less about scruples in life — is worthy of mention. Though Subhashree adds to the glamour quotient, she disappoints in the acting department. She looks fabulous in smart off-shoulder tops but her chemistry with Jeet is non-existent. Our hero's one-liner seems quite pertinent here: "Raja thakle tar rani ke toh thakte i hobe". Veteran actor Chiranjeet is effective as the police commissioner. Rajatava, Supriyo and Biswajit do their bit as crooked politicians — nothing we haven't seen before. But a dull storyline and a weak script ruin the show. Too many characters create confusion. The songs fail to impress and the lyrics are not up to the mark. But cut out the nitpicking and nothing should stop Jeet fans from joining their favourite star in action."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Boss/movie-review/21746174.cms|title=Boss review|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=11 Aug 2013|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221012635/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Boss/movie-review/21746174.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Box office ==
''Boss: Born to Rule'' was Jeet's first film to get an all-India release. ''Boss'' garnered {{INRConvert|72.6|l|year=2013}} on the opening day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeet does an SRK in Tolly |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/jeet-does-an-srk-in-tolly/cid/1287773 |access-date=24 February 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=13 August 2013}}</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|1.86|l|year=2013}} in its first weekend.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cinemanewsonline.in/bengali/jeet-boss-box-office-collection-record-69/|title=Boss Box office office report|publisher=Cinema News Online|accessdate=24 Aug 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827063249/http://cinemanewsonline.in/bengali/jeet-boss-box-office-collection-record-69/|archive-date=27 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film grossed {{INRConvert|6.75|c|year=2013}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131222/jsp/t2/story_17707107.jsp#.VPLl03yUcl9|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150301172504/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131222/jsp/t2/story_17707107.jsp%23.VPLl03yUcl9|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2015|title=5 films that rocked the box office this year|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate=22 Dec 2013}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
| rowspan="4"|Kalakar Awards
| Best Debut Director
| Baba Yadav
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Movie Award
| ''Boss''
| {{won}}
|-
| Most Promising Actress
| [[Subhashree Ganguly]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Music Director
| [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[1st Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Awards East]]
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor (male)
| [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Music Director
|[[Jeet Gannguli]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Male Playback
| [[Arijit Singh]] for the song "Mon Majhi Re"
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Choreography
| Baba Yadav
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|Mirchi Music Awards Bangla
| Male Vocalist of the Year
| [[Arijit Singh]] for the song "Mon Majhi Re"
| {{won}}
|-
| Music Director of the Year
| ''[[Jeet Gannguli]]'' for the song "Mon Majhi Re"
| {{won}}
|-
| Album of the Year
| ''Boss''
| {{won}}
|}

== Sequel ==
{{main|Boss 2: Back to Rule}}

Following up on the success of ''Boss'', it was announced in September 2013, that the team of [[Jeet Gannguli|Jeet]] and Baba Yadav have decided to create a "Part II" sequel film with plans for distribution abroad.<ref name="Times of India 1">{{cite news|last=staff|title=Jeet and Subhashree pair up for Boss sequel|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/news-interviews/Jeet-and-Subhashree-pair-up-for-Boss-sequel/movie-review/22544220.cms|accessdate=30 September 2013|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=13 September 2013}}</ref> The sequel is titled ''[[Boss 2: Back to Rule|Boss 2: Back To Rule]]'' and retains many of the same cast and crew of the original film. Unlike the first film, which was a remake of another film, ''Boss 2'' is an original film. The sequel is also an [[Cinema of West Bengal|Indo]]-[[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] [[Indo-Bangla joint production|joint venture]], being co-produced by Bangladesh's [[Jaaz Multimedia]]. The shooting of the film was started from January 2017, and the film was released on 23 June in Bangladesh and in July in India.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130721014609/http://www.thebossmovie.in:80/}}
* {{IMDb title|tt3667436}}

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