Kill (film)

Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNikhil Nagesh Bhat
Screenplay byAyesha Syed
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Story byNikhil Nagesh Bhat
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRafey Mehmood
Edited byShivkumar V. Panicker
Music byScore:
Ketan Sodha
Songs:
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release dates
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) (India)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹45 crores[2]

Kill is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Karan Johar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta and Achin Jain. The film stars Lakshya Lalwani (in his feature film debut) alongside Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala and Abhishek Chauhan.[3][4][5][6]

Kill premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023, where it was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.[7][8][9][10] It was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2024.[11][12][13] Kill was theatrically released on 5 July 2024 and received positive reviews from critics.

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  2. ^ "Kill Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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  4. ^ "Kill (2024)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Kill (2024) | MUBI". Mubi. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (6 December 2024). "Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, Director Of TIFF Entry & Lionsgate Acquisition 'Kill', Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ Steve Pond, "'American Fiction' Wins Toronto Film Festival's Audience Award". TheWrap, 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Kill". TIFF. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (8 September 2024). "Karan Johar, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat on Toronto Film 'Kill': 'Even 'John Wick' Gives You Some Respite, This Is Relentless'". Variety. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Karan Johar's production 'Kill' to premier at Toronto International Film Festival". The Indian Express. PTI. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ Jha, Subhash K (14 June 2024). "Tribeca Goes Crazy Over Karan Johar And Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's Action Film Kill | Exclusive". Times Now. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Kill | 2024 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (15 June 2024). "Tribeca 2024: Lakshya, Karan Johar attend 'Kill' premiere in New York City". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 July 2024.