Bharat (film)

Bharat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAli Abbas Zafar
Written byAli Abbas Zafar
Varun V. Sharma[a]
Based onOde to My Father
by Yoon Je-kyoon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarcin Laskawiec
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
Running time
155 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget100 crore[2][3]
Box office₹325.58 crore[4]

Bharat (pronounced [ˈbʱaːrət] transl. India)[b] is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film[5] directed and co-written by Ali Abbas Zafar. It is jointly produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit and Salman Khan under the banners Reel Life Productions, Salman Khan Films and T-Series. The film stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Tabu. An adaptation of the South Korean film, Ode to My Father (2014), it traces India's post-independence history from the perspective of a common man, and follows his life from the age of 8 to 70.

Bharat was theatrically released in India on 5 June 2019, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. It received mixed reviews from critics, who appreciated the performances of the cast, story and screenplay, criticising the second half. The film earned 42.30 crores on its first day. It was one of the highest grossing films of 2019.[6][7][8][9] It grossed 325.58 crore in its lifetime theatrical run, becoming a commercial success.


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  3. ^ Dogra, Tavishi (1 February 2019). "Bollywood goes big on budget! Here are the top mega budget upcoming movies of 2019". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Bharat Box Office Collection till Now". Bollywood Hungama. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Bharat". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Bharat Box Office Collection Day 1: Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif Film Gets Bumper Opening, Earns Rs 42.30 Crore". News18. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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  8. ^ "Bharat Box Office Collection Day 22: Salman Khan's film breaches Rs 325-crore mark worldwide which still resulted in losses to distributors". Business Today. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Bharat box office collection Day 26: Salman Khan starrer is facing tough competition from Kabir Singh". The Indian Express. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.