Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2015 Indian adventure comedy-drama film
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Key Takeaways
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan ( transl.
- Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Khan.
- 69 million), the principal photography commenced in November 2014.
- Julius Packiam composed the film score while the songs featured in the film were composed by Pritam.
- Critics praised its storyline, dialogues, music, cinematography, direction, and cast performances, particularly those of Salman Khan, Siddiqui, and Malhotra; the film became a huge commercial success, grossing ₹918.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (transl. Brother Bajrangi) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Khan. The film stars Salman with debutante Harshaali Malhotra, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and tells the story of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi, a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman, who embarks on a journey to take a mute six-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl Shahida, separated in India from her mother, back to her hometown.
Made on a budget of ₹75 crore (US$11.69 million), the principal photography commenced in November 2014. The cinematography was done by Aseem Mishra and was edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat. Julius Packiam composed the film score while the songs featured in the film were composed by Pritam.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan received widespread critical acclaim upon release. Critics praised its storyline, dialogues, music, cinematography, direction, and cast performances, particularly those of Salman Khan, Siddiqui, and Malhotra; the film became a huge commercial success, grossing ₹918.18 crores worldwide, and is currently the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film. It was also the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards and was nominated for 4 awards at the 61st Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Kabir Khan) and Best Actor (Salman Khan), and won Best Story (V. Vijayendra Prasad). It was also nominated for Best Foreign Film in China's 2015 Douban Film Awards.
In December 2021, Salman Khan announced that a sequel is in development, with Prasad set to write.
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