Chakravyuh (2012 film)

Chakravyuh – A War You Cannot Escape
Theatrical release poster
Hindiचक्रव्यूह
Directed byPrakash Jha
Written byAnjum Rajabali
Sagar Pandya
Screenplay byAnjum Rajabali
Prakash Jha
Produced byPrakash Jha
Sunil Lulla
StarringArjun Rampal
Esha Gupta
Abhay Deol
Anjali Patil
Manoj Bajpayee
Kabir Bedi
Om Puri
CinematographySachin K. Krishn
Edited bySantosh Mandal
Music bySalim–Sulaiman
Aadesh Shrivastava
Shantanu Moitra
Sandesh Shandilya
Vijay Verma
Production
companies
Prakash Jha Productions
Eros International[2]
Distributed byBase Industries Groups
Release date
  • 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24)
[1]
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget300 million (US$3.6 million)[3]
Box office257 million (US$3.1 million)[4]

Chakravyuh (transl. Wheel formation more idiomatically puzzle) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Prakash Jha starring Arjun Rampal in the lead role with Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta, Manoj Bajpayee and Anjali Patil in supporting roles. Chakravyuh aims to be a social commentary on the issue of Naxalites.[5][6][7] The first theatrical trailer of Chakravyuh was released at midnight on 16–17 August 2012. The film released on Durga Puja.[1] Chakravyuh released in 1100 cinemas in India. Despite being well-praised, the movie failed to attract an audience.

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  5. ^ "Chakravyuh's shoot begins in city". The Times of India. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Arjun to enter 'Chakravyuh' next week". Supergoodmovies.com. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Prakash Jha ties up with Eros International Media". The Economic Times. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.