Crew (film)

Crew
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajesh A Krishnan
Written by
  • Nidhi Mehra
  • Mehul Suri
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited byManan Sagar
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
  • 29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹75 crore[2]
Box office₹157.08 crore[3]

Crew is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language heist comedy film directed by Rajesh A Krishnan and written by Nidhi Mehra and Mehul Suri. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, and Digvijay Purohit under Balaji Motion Pictures and Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network, it stars Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon with Diljit Dosanjh and Kapil Sharma in supporting roles. In the film, three air hostesses become involved in a gold smuggling operation. The film is noted to be a parody of Vijay Mallya owned Kingfisher Airlines, which closed down due to bankruptcy and non-payment of dues and salaries to employees.[4]

Crew was announced in November 2022. Principal photography took place from March 2023 to February 2024. Crew was theatrically released on 29 March 2024 to positive reviews from critics.[5] It became a commercial success,[2] grossing over ₹157.08 crore (US$19 million) globally,[3] making it the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024.

  1. ^ "Crew (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Box Office Trends: Crew emerges a success story; Tabu, Kareena, Kriti film holds well on Monday". Pinkvilla. 31 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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  4. ^ "Crew: Kareena Kriti Tabu film is based on Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher fiasco".
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