Hindi Medium

Hindi Medium
Two persons dressed in two different styles.
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySaket Chaudhary
Written bySaket Chaudhary
Zeenat Lakhani
Amitosh Nagpal (Dialogues)
Produced byDinesh Vijan
Bhushan Kumar
Starring
CinematographyLaxman Utekar
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (India)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget14 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹322.4 crore[3]

Hindi Medium is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Saket Chaudhary, and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan Kumar under their respective banners Maddock Films and T-Series. It stars Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Dishita Sehgal, Deepak Dobriyal and Amrita Singh. Set in Delhi, the plot centres on a couple's struggle to get their daughter admitted to a prestigious English-medium school in order to rise in society.

The idea for the film was created by Chaudhary and his co-writer Zeenat Lakhani during the development of his previous film Shaadi Ke Side Effects (2014). It was shot in Chandni Chowk, Anand Lok, Karol Bagh, and Sangam Vihar. The film's soundtrack album was composed by the duo Sachin–Jigar, with lyrics by Priya Saraiya and Kumaar. The score was composed by Amar Mohile. Cinematography was handled by Laxman Utekar, and A. Sreekar Prasad edited the film.

Made on a production budget of 14 crore, Hindi Medium was released on 19 May 2017, and received a generally positive reception from the critics, with particular praise for the cast performances. The film grossed 3.22 billion (US$47.08 million) at the worldwide box office (mostly from China). At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, it won Best Film, and Best Actor for Khan. A spiritual successor, Angrezi Medium was released theatrically on 13 March 2020.

  1. ^ "Hindi Medium". British Board of Film Classification. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Box Office: Hindi Medium clocks 22 crores and 102% as profit". Bollywood Hungama. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Hindi Medium Box Office Collection till Now". Bollywood Hungama. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.