Boss: Born to Rule is a 2013 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by choreographer Baba Yadav, making his directorial debut. It is a remake of the 2012 Telugu film Businessman which was directed by Puri Jagannadh and starred Mahesh Babu and Kajal Agarwal in lead roles. The film was jointly produced by Reliance Entertainment and Grassroot Entertainment and distributed by Jalsha Movies Production. The film stars Jeet and Subhashree Ganguly in lead roles, while Chiranjeet and Rajatava Dutta appear in prominent roles. The film have stunts designed by Rocky Rajesh and lyrics written by Prosen. The story revolves around a rookie named Surya (Jeet), who lands in the country's commercial capital with the intention to become a Mafia Don. In the process, he falls for Rusha, the daughter of the police commissioner. Despite getting mixed reviews, it got blockbuster results at the box office. A sequel titled, Boss 2: Back To Rule was released on 23 June 2017. The shooting of the film has started from January 2017.
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Businessman is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. R. Venkat under the banner R. R. Movie Makers. It is based from a concept by Ram Gopal Varma and stars an ensemble cast featuring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Raza Murad, Subbaraju and Brahmaji. In the film, Vijay Surya arrives at Mumbai with aspirations to rule the city due to his grudge against the corrupt system in the country, but begins to face violent challenges from the cops and his enemies.
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The Dharavi slum in Mumbai
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, where principal photography began.
Osmania Arts College, where Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists burnt the film's reels on 25 January 2012 in protest of a few of the film's dialogues and the lyrics of the song We want Bad Boys.