October (2018 film)

October
The poster features face of Varun Dhawan laid on the grass. The film title appears on top.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShoojit Sircar
Written byJuhi Chaturvedi
Produced by
  • Ronnie Lahiri
  • Sheel Kumar
Starring
CinematographyAvik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byChandrashekhar Prajapati
Music bySongs:
Shantanu Moitra
Abhishek Arora
Anupam Roy
Background Score:
Shantanu Moitra
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • NH Studioz
  • Grand Showbiz (International)
Release date
  • 13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)[1][2]
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹33 crore[3]
Box office₹58.41 crore[4]

October is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar, and produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under their Rising Sun Films banner. The film stars Banita Sandhu, Gitanjali Rao, and Varun Dhawan. Both Sandhu and Rao debuted as actors with this film.[5][6] Written by Juhi Chaturvedi and shot by Avik Mukhopadhyay, the film follows the life of a hotel-management intern who takes care of his comatose fellow intern in an unconditional and unconventional manner.

Initially scheduled to release on 1 June 2018, the film was released on 13 April 2018, grossing over ₹ 584.1 million worldwide.[7] Upon its release, the filmmakers were accused of plagiarising Aarti – The Unknown Love Story, a Marathi film directed by Sarika Mene. Screenwriters Association reviewed the case and found some similarities between the two films. However, it cleared October of plagiarism charges as the real-life events that likely inspired both the films were not protected by copyright laws.

October received widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise for Dhawan, whose performance was called 'a massive surprise' by critics in light of the criticism he faced for Judwaa 2. Rao and Sandhu also received praise for their performances. Despite such acclaim, it was only a modest commercial success. It received seven nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor (Critics) for Dhawan, Best Supporting Actress for Rao and Best Female Debut for Sandhu.

  1. ^ "Varun Dhawan's 'October' gets a new release date – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ TNN (10 December 2017). "Bollywood films to look forward in 2018". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ^ "October – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
  4. ^ "October Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "How October Actress Banita Sandhu Prepped For Her Debut Film". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ ScoopWhoop (24 April 2018). "Gitanjali Rao Made A Stunning Debut In 'October' But There's A Lot More About Her You Don't Know". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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