Patiala House (film)

Patiala House
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNikkhil Advani
Written byStory and Screenplay:
Nikkhil Advani
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Dialogues:
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Mukesh Talreja
Krishan Kumar
Twinkle Khanna
Zoeb Springwala
StarringRishi Kapoor
Dimple Kapadia
Akshay Kumar
Anushka Sharma
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Edited byManan Ajay Sagar
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production
companies
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Eros International
Cinekorn Entertainment
Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 10 February 2011 (2011-02-10) (Patiala)
  • 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) (India)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget26 crore (US$3.1 million)[2]
Box office35.3 crore (US$4.2 million)[3]

Patiala House is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani and the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Akshay Kumar, and Anushka Sharma in lead roles. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar, and Twinkle Khanna under the banner of People Tree Films, Credence Motion Pictures and Hari Om Entertainment. The film was released on 11 February 2011.[4] The theatrical trailer of the film was premièred with Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan on 24 December 2010. Akshay's role as a fast bowler[5] is loosely based on cricketer Monty Panesar.[6] The film's idea was conceived by publicity designer Rahul Nanda, son of writer Gulshan Nanda.[7][8]

ASTPL, an Indian software developer, also released a cricket mobile video game based on the film.[9]

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  5. ^ Murzella, Clayton (5 April 2010). "Cricketer Balwinder Singh Sandhu is teaching Akshay to bowl". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Looking for a full house in Patiala". The Times of India. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Rishi, Dimple pair up again". DNA. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Akki and Anushka's dinner date". starboxoffice. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Patiala House". phoneky.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2023.