Bharat (film)
2019 Indian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bharat (pronounced [ˈbʱaːrət] transl. India)[lower-alpha 2] is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film[5] directed and co-written by Ali Abbas Zafar. It is jointly produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit and Salman Khan under the banners Reel Life Productions, Salman Khan Films and T-Series. The film stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Tabu. An adaptation of the South Korean film, Ode to My Father (2014), it traces India's post-independence history from the perspective of a common man, and follows his life from the age of 8 to 70.
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Directed by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
Written by | Ali Abbas Zafar Varun V. Sharma[lower-alpha 1] |
Based on | Ode to My Father by Yoon Je-kyoon |
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Cinematography | Marcin Laskawiec |
Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
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Distributed by | AA Films |
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Running time | 155 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹100 crore[2][3] |
Box office | ₹325.58 crore[4] |
Bharat was theatrically released in India on 5 June 2019, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. It received mixed reviews from critics, who appreciated the performances of the cast, story and screenplay, criticising the second half. The film earned ₹42.30 crores on its first day. It was one of the highest grossing films of 2019.[6][7][8][9] It grossed ₹325.58 crore in its lifetime theatrical run, becoming a commercial success.