Rustom (film)

This article is about the 2016 Hindi film. For the 1984 Telugu film, see Rustum (1984 film).

Rustom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTinu Suresh Desai
Written byVipul K Rawal
Based onK. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Edited byShree Narayan Singh
Music bySongs:
Jeet Gannguli
Arko
Raghav Sachar
Ankit Tiwari
Background Score:
Surinder Sodhi
Production
companies
Distributed byPanorama Studios
Zee Studios International
Release date
  • 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹50.28 crores[1]
Box officeest. ₹218.12 crore[2]

Rustom is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and written by Vipul K Rawal. The film is jointly produced by Cape of Good Films, Zee Studios, KriArj Entertainment, Plan C Studios. It stars Akshay Kumar as Rustom Pavri - a naval officer, Ileana D'Cruz, Arjan Bajwa and Esha Gupta in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra court case,[3][4] and narrates the story of naval officer Rustom, who shares a happy relationship with his wife Cynthia. Soon, he discovers her affair with Vikram, a close friend, and is accused of murdering him.

Made on a budget of ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million), the film began principal photography in February 2016,[5] and was theatrically released on 12 August 2016 in India. Rustom received generally positive reviews from the critics for acting performances and writing of the film.[6] It became a box office success grossing over ₹210 crore (US$25 million) worldwide at the box office,[7] was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2016 and fifth highest grossing Indian film of 2016.

At the 64th National Film Awards,[8] Kumar received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the titular character.

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  4. ^ "Ruuuuuuustom poster: Akshay Kumar playing 'honourable murderer' Nanavati?". 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Rustom: The real story that inspired the Akshay starrer film". 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Rustom Reviews by Critics". 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (6 February 2016). "Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey's Rustom goes on floor – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ "First look of Akshay Kumar's 'Rustom' revealed". The Economic Times. IANS. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.