Bhuj: The Pride of India

Bhuj: The Pride of India
Official release poster
Directed byAbhishek Dudhaiya
Written byAbhishek Dudhaiya
Raman Kumar
Ritesh Shah
Pooja Bhavoria
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Ginny Khanuja
Krishan Kumar
Kumar Mangat Pathak
Bunny Sanghavi
Vajir Singh
Abhishek Dudhaiya
StarringAjay Devgn
Sanjay Dutt
Sharad Kelkar
Sonakshi Sinha
Ammy Virk
Nora Fatehi
Ihana Dhillon
CinematographyAseem Bajaj
Edited byDharmendra Sharma
Music byScore & Guest Composition:
Amar Mohile
Songs:
Tanishk Bagchi
Gourov Dasgupta
Lijo George - DJ Chetas
Arko
Vipin Patwa
Production
companies
Distributed byDisney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)[1]
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bhuj: The Pride of India is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language war film[2] directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya.[3] Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it follows Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik — then in-charge of the Bhuj Air Force Base who, with the help of 300 local women of Madhapar Village, reconstructed the damaged landing strip in 72 hours.[4] The film features Ajay Devgn as Karnik, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk and Ihana Dhillon.[5]

Principal photography commenced in June 2019 in Hyderabad, Kutch, Bhopal, Indore, Lucknow, Goregaon, Kolkata and Dubai.[6] Production was put on hold in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India when filming was 90% complete; Devgn resumed shooting in November 2020 and wrapped up in March 2021, bringing the film into post-production stage.[7]

Initially slated for theatrical release on 14 August 2020 on the Independence Day weekend,[8] it was delayed by the pandemic and finally premiered on 13 August 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.[1][9] The film received mostly negative reviews from the film critics, who criticized the film for its writing, pace and unrealistic situations.[10][11]

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  3. ^ "Sinha is an extremely talented actress". Times Now News. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Bhuj: The Pride Of India — Pranitha Subhash joins cast of Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt's war drama". Firstpost. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Bhuj The Pride of India: Sanjay Dutt, Sharad Kelkar and Sonakshi Sinha join Ajay Devgn's film". Indian Express. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Ajay Devgan to play RAF officer Vijay Karnik in his next 'Bhuj: The Pride Of India". The Times of India. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Ajay Devgn to play war hero, IAF wing commander Vijay Karnik, in Bhuj The Pride of India". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Bhuj: The Pride of India goes on floors in Hyderabad; Sanjay Dutt starts shooting for war drama". Firstpost. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ^ PTI (6 July 2021). "'Bhuj: The Pride of India' to premiere August 13 on Disney+ Hotstar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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