Satyameva Jayate (2018 film)

Satyameva Jayate
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMilap Zaveri
Written byMilap Milan Zaveri
Produced by
StarringJohn Abraham
Manoj Bajpayee
Aisha Sharma
Amruta Khanvilkar
CinematographyNigam Bomzan
Edited byMaahir Zaveri
Music bySongs:
Sajid–Wajid
Tanishk Bagchi
Rochak Kohli
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production
companies
Release date
  • 15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
(India)
Running time
140 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget38 crore
Box officeest. 110 crore[2]

Satyameva Jayate (transl.Truth alone triumphs) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film directed by Milap Zaveri, produced and distributed by T-Series.[1] The film stars John Abraham and Manoj Bajpayee in their second collaboration after Shootout at Wadala, alongside Aisha Sharma, Amruta Khanvilkar and Manish Chaudhari.[3]

Principal photography began on 5 March 2018.[4]

Satyameva Jayate was released on 15 August 2018, coinciding with India's Independence Day, and received mixed reviews from critics.[5][6] The film broke various opening day records for an A-rated film and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year by grossing 1.10 billion (US$13 million) worldwide.[7][2] A sequel titled Satyameva Jayate 2 was released in 2021.

  1. ^ a b "Satyameva Jayate | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Satyameva Jayate Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Satyameva Jayate first look: Why is Manoj Bajpayee pointing a gun at John Abraham?". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "John Abraham begins shooting for Milap Zaveri's action film SMJ". Hindustan Times. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Satyameva Jayate: John Abraham looks fierce and intense in this new poster of the film". Bollywood Hungama. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "All the box office records Akshay Kumar's Gold, John Abraham's Satyameva Jayate have broken so far". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Milap Zaveri on Satyameva Jayate success: The action and emotion of the story clicked with moviegoers". Indian Express. 25 August 2018.