Bachchhan Paandey

For another Akshay Kumar character with the same name, see Tashan (film).
Bachchhan Paandey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFarhad Samji
Written by
Based onJigarthanda by Karthik Subbaraj
Produced bySajid Nadiadwala
Starring
CinematographyGavemic U. Ary [1]
Edited byCharu Shree Roy
Music bySongs:
Amaal Mallik
B Praak
Vikram Montrose
Jaani
Roy
Score:
Julius Packiam
Production
company
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)[2]
Running time
146 minutes[3][4]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest. ₹180 crore[5]
Box office₹73.17 crore[6]

Bachchhan Paandey is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Arshad Warsi and Jacqueline Fernandez. Pankaj Tripathi, Prateik Babbar, Sanjay Mishra and Abhimanyu Singh play supporting roles. It is an official remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda[7][8] which itself was inspired by the 2006 South Korean film A Dirty Carnival.[9][10] The film was released theatrically on 18 March 2022 and ended up being a box-office bomb.[11]

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  10. ^ "Revealed: Why Indian filmmakers love South Korean films". 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Akshay Kumar admits he's disappointed about Bachchhan Pandey's box office: 'Would have liked it to do better'". The Indian Express. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.