Bala (2019 film)

For the 2019 American action thriller, see Miss Bala (2019 film).

Bala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmar Kaushik
Written byStory, Screenplay and Dialogues:
Niren Bhatt
Additional Screenplay:
Ravi Muppa
Original Story:
Pavel Bhattacharjee
Produced byDinesh Vijan
Starring
Narrated byVijay Raaz
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music bySongs and Score:
Sachin–Jigar
Guest Composers:
Jaani
B Praak
Production
companies
Maddock Films
Jio Studios
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore[2]
Box office₹172 crore[3]

Bala is a 2019 Hindi-language satirical comedy film directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan, based on an original story by Bengali film director Pavel Bhattacharjee. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam.

Bala revolves around the protagonist Balmukund Shukla, a young man living in Kanpur who is suffering from male pattern baldness, and the story is about his lack of confidence and the societal pressure that comes with premature balding. It highlights social issues of baldness and colourism. Filming was held in Kanpur, Mumbai and Lucknow.[4] The soundtrack album was composed by Sachin–Jigar.

Bala was released in preview shows on 7 November 2019, prior to its cinema release a day later.[5][6] It is a critical and commercial success, grossing ₹172 crore worldwide against a production budget of ₹25 crore. Bala was showcased in Indo-German Filmweek 2020 in Berlin on 27 September 2020.[7] At the 65th Filmfare Awards, Bala received 3 nominations, including Best Actor (Khurrana) and Best Supporting Actress (Seema Pahwa).

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  2. ^ "Bala Box Office Collection Day 1: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer a super hit in making; likely to earn Rs 12 crore". www.businesstoday.in. 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Bala Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference bh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Maddock Films on Twitter". Twitter.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan decide to release #Bala on 7 Nov 2019 [preview shows] and across the nation on 8 Nov 2019... Stars Ayushmann Khurrana in the title role". Twitter.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. ^ "BABYLON in Berlin - Indogerman Filmweek: Bala". babylonberlin.eu.