| Piku | |
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| Directed by | Shoojit Sircar |
| Written by | Juhi Chaturvedi |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kamaljeet Negi |
| Edited by | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
| Music by | Anupam Roy |
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| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹42 crore (US$5.3 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹141 crore (US$17 million)[2] |
Piku is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by N. P. Singh, Ronnie Lahiri and Sneha Rajani. Released in India on 8 May 2015, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan in titular roles, while Moushumi Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Raghubir Yadav appear in pivotal roles. The script was written by Juhi Chaturv and Anupam Roy composed the music and wrote the lyrics. Principal photography began in August 2014 and was wrapped up in December.[3]
The film garnered critical acclaim, with praise for its screenplay, humour and overall simplicity, and particular praise directed towards Padukone, Bachchan and Khan's performances.[4] It also emerged as a commercial success worldwide. Made on a budget of ₹42 crore (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$7.6 million in 2023), Piku earned ₹141 crore (equivalent to ₹213 crore or US$25 million in 2023) worldwide.[2]
At the 61st Filmfare Awards, Piku received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), and Best Actor (Bachchan) and won 5 awards, including Best Actress (Padukone). Bachchan won his record-setting fourth National Film Award for Best Actor at the 63rd National Film Awards and his record-setting third Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in the film.
- ^ "PIKU (PG) – British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Piku". Box Office India. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "'Piku' trailer to be released with 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'". No. Mid-Day.com. Mid-Day. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Mehta, Ankita (7 May 2015). "'Piku' Review Roundup: A Film that's all Heart". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 May 2015.