Samrat Prithviraj

Samrat Prithviraj
Theatrical release poster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Written byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Based onPrithviraj Raso
by Chand Bardai
Produced byAditya Chopra
Starring
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music byScore:
Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
Songs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Alap Desai
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹150−300 crore[a]
Box officeest. ₹90.32 crore[13]

Samrat Prithviraj (transl. Emperor Prithviraj) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language epic historical action drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Yash Raj Films. The film is based on Prithviraj Raso, a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan, a king from the Chahamana dynasty.[14] It features Akshay Kumar as the titular character, while Manushi Chhillar makes her Hindi film debut by playing the role of Sanyogita. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manav Vij, Ashutosh Rana and Sakshi Tanwar in other pivotal roles.

An official motion poster for the film was released by Yash Raj Films on 9 September 2019, revealing its release in cinemas on Diwali 2020.[15] Principal photography began in Jaipur on 15 November 2019, but was suspended in March 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, due to which the film was indefinitely postponed. The film's shoot resumed in October 2020 at YRF Studios. Originally titled Prithviraj, the film was renamed Samrat Prithviraj following a court litigation week ahead of its scheduled release.[16] The film was released on 3 June 2022.

The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was made on a reported budget between ₹150 crore (US$18 million) and ₹300 crore (US$36 million),[12] and amassed a worldwide gross collection of ₹90.32 crore (US$11 million),[13] making it a huge box office failure.[17][18]

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  2. ^ "Tax cuts, nationalism and Amit Shah's blessings aren't saving Akshay's Samrat Prithviraj". The Print. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Bollywood's bad luck at the box office continues as Akshay Kumar's 'Samrat Prithviraj' drags". Business Today. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Samrat Prithviraj box office collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar starrer sees a 50% drop in collections on first Monday". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Akshay Kumar's 'Samrat Prithviraj' grows on day 3, faces competition from Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram'". Zee News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Sonu Sood on Samrat Prithviraj's box office failure; says 'This time we failed..." The Hindustan Times. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Samrat Prithviraj box office collection Day 16: Akshay Kumar's film crashes, earns Rs 66 crore". India Today. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Akshay Kumar's Samrat Prithviraj is a box office DISASTER; Yash Raj Films to suffer a MINIMUM Rs. 50 crore loss". Bollywood Hungama. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ "'Samrat Prithviraj' Makers Suffer Loss Of Rs 50 Crore As Akshay's Film Is A Big Disaster". MensXP. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Samrat Prithviraj box office collection day 10: Akshay Kumar starrer earns Rs 62.30 crore, sees 60% decline in week 2". DNA India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Samrat Prithviraj box office: Disastrous Akshay Kumar film predicted to finish with Rs 65 crore lifetime on a Rs 200 crore budget". The Indian Express. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b Patwa, Priyadarshini (17 February 2022). "RRR to Prithviraj: 9 most expensive Indian movies made on a budget of Rs 300 crores or more". GQ India. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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  15. ^ "Sources suggest that the movie is in the pre-production stage and the makers are making sure to match the deadline of November". News Nation. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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  17. ^ "'Samrat Prithviraj' shows cancelled due to empty theatres; second consecutive flop for Akshay". The Times of India. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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