Delhi Belly (film)

Delhi Belly
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhinay Deo
Written byAkshat Verma
Produced byAamir Khan
Kiran Rao
Ronnie Screwvala
StarringImran Khan
Vir Das
Kunaal Roy Kapur
Poorna Jagannathan
Shenaz Treasurywala
Vijay Raaz
CinematographyJason West
Edited byHuzefa Lokhandwala
Music byRam Sampath
Production
company
Aamir Khan Productions
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 1 July 2011 (2011-07-01) (India)
  • 10 May 2012 (2012-05-10) (Hong Kong)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi[1]
Budget₹ 23 crore[2]
Box office₹ 87.60crore[2]

Delhi Belly is a 2011 Indian action comedy film[3][4] written by Akshat Verma and directed by Abhinay Deo. It stars Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir Das, Poorna Jagannathan and Shenaz Treasurywala. It is a Hinglish-language film, with 70% of the dialogue in English and 30% of the dialogue in Hindi.[5] The film is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures. The theatrical trailer of the film premiered with Aamir Khan's Dhobi Ghat on 21 January 2011 while the film was released on 1 July 2011, along with a Hindi dubbed version.[6][7][8] The film was given an 'A' certificate for its profanity, intense violence and sexual content and is often dubbed as a modern cult classic.[7] The film was remade in Tamil as Settai.[9]

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  2. ^ a b "Delhi Belly – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "DELHI BELLY". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "7 Great Action Comedies Streaming On Netflix". Film Companion. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Aamir tones down Delhi Belly's Hindi version". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2011. What you're referring to as an English version of Delhi Belly is actually a 'Hinglish' version. Seventy percent of it is in English and 30 percent is in Hindi.
  6. ^ "'Delhi Belly' for adults, but no skin show: Aamir". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  7. ^ a b "'Blow Job' in Aamir Khan's 'Delhi Belly'". The Times of India. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Aamir isn't scared of Big B". The Times of India. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. ^ "ஆர்யா – சந்தானம் – பிரேம்ஜி: வை ராஜா வை அல்லது வருத்தப்படாத வாலிபர் சங்கம்?". 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2012.