Baby (2015 Hindi film)

Baby
The poster features Akshay Kumar at left holding a pistol and taking cover behind a wall. At right appears title of the film, vertically.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeeraj Pandey
Written byNeeraj Pandey
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Aruna Bhatia
Shital Bhatia
Krishan Kumar
Starring
Narrated byDanny Denzongpa
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Sudheer Palsane
Edited byShree Narayan Singh
Music bySongs:
M. M. Kreem
Meet Bros. Anjjan
Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films (India)
Magic Cloud Media & Entertainment (Overseas)
Release date
  • 23 January 2015 (2015-01-23) (India)
Running time
159 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore[2]
Box office₹143 crore[3]

Baby is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action spy thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. The film marks the second collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Pandey after Special 26, and stars Kumar in the lead role, along with Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Madhurima Tuli and Rasheed Naz.[4][5] In the film, an elite team of the Indian Intelligence system, perpetually strives to eliminate terrorists and their plots, during which an officer leads a team to destroy one such potentially lethal operation.

Filming began on 4 September 2014 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.[6][7] It was shot in Gautam Buddha University, Nepal, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul. The film was one of the most anticipated of the year. Its theatrical trailer was released on 4 December 2014.[5]

Baby was released on 23 January 2015 where it generally received positive reviews from critics who praised its screenwriting, direction, action sequences and Kumar's performance.[8][9] It was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over ₹1.43 billion (US$17 million) worldwide.[2] A prequel titled Naam Shabana began filming in September 2016, with Pannu in the lead role as Shabana Khan and Kumar reprising his role as Ajay Singh Rajput in a cameo appearance. It was released on 31 March 2017.[10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ "Baby Movie Review". The Times of India. 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "'Baby' (Tuesday) 5 Days Collection at Box Office: Akshay Kumar-Starrer Racing Towards ₹100 Cr Mark". International Business Times. 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Baby Total Box Office Collections in India, Overseas, Worldwide". Indicine.com. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ^ Saif's Phantom to Akshay's Baby: How Bollywood has dealt with terrorism on screen India Today. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Baby trailer: Akshay Kumar breaks stuff while Kay Kay Menon aspires to be Kasab". 4 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Akshay Kumar's 'Baby' team begins 'awesome' shoot". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  7. ^ "'Baby' team begins 'awesome' shoot". india.com (Essel Group). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  8. ^ "'Baby' - Miss it at your own risk (IANS Movie Review, Rating - ****1/2)". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  9. ^ "'Baby' Movie Review Roundup: A Must Watch Film". International Business Times. 22 January 2015.
  10. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (14 October 2016). "Baby 2: Akshay Kumar and Taapsee Pannu shoot for Naam Shabana in Malaysia". IndiaToday.in.
  11. ^ "Taapsee Pannu-starrer 'Naam Shabana' shoot begins". The Times of India. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Baby sequel Naam Shabana starts shooting without Akshay Kumar". The Indian Express. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Taapsee Pannu-starrer 'Naam Shabana' shoot begins". Business Standard. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.