Shershaah

Shershaah
Official release poster
Directed byVishnuvardhan
Written bySandeep Shrivastava
Produced byHiroo Yash Johar
Karan Johar
Apoorva Mehta
Shabbir Boxwala
Ajay Shah
Himanshu Gandhi
Starring
CinematographyKamaljeet Negi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byScore:
John Stewart Eduri
Songs:
Tanishk Bagchi
B Praak
Jasleen Royal
Javed–Mohsin
Vikram Montrose
Production
companies
Dharma Productions
Kaash Entertainment
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 12 August 2021 (2021-08-12)[1]
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Shershaah (transl. Lion-king) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, killed in action in the Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film was produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, with Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah and Himanshu Gandhi serving as producers. Sidharth Malhotra stars in a dual role as Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema.[2]

Announced in May 2019, principal photography began in the same month and concluded in January 2020. Initially slated to be released on 3 July 2020, the film was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The film then premiered on 12 August 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.[1]

Shershaah received positive reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The performances (especially Malhotra's and Advani's), direction, music, cinematography, action sequences, editing, and visual effects received high critical acclaim. However, the writing received some criticism.[5][6] On 31 August 2021, Amazon stated that Shershaah had become the most watched Indian film on the platform in India.[7][8]

Shershaah led the 67th Filmfare Awards with 19 nominations, including Best Actor (Malhotra) and Best Actress (Advani), and won 7 awards including Best Film, Best Director (Vishnuvardhan), Best Music Director (Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin and Vikram Montrose), Best Male Playback Singer (Praak for "Mann Bharrya") and Best Female Playback Singer (Asees Kaur for "Raatan Lambiyaan").[9] At the 69th National Film Awards, the film won the Special Jury Award (Feature Film) (Vishnuvardhan and Johar).[10]

  1. ^ a b "Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer Shershaah to release on August 12 on Amazon Prime Video". Bollywood Hungama. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Vikram Batra biopic, tentatively titled Shershah, to go on floors this summer". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Shershaah First Look: Sidharth Malhotra is Captain Vikram Batra in intriguing posters, film to release on July 3, 2020". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Shershaah: On Birthday, Sidharth Malhotra Shares First Look Posters Of The Vikram Batra Biopic". NDTV. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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  7. ^ Jha, Lata (31 August 2021). "'Shershaah' is most-watched film on Amazon Prime Video in India". mint.
  8. ^ "Audience's love to 'Shershaah' fills me with pride, says Karan Johar". ANI News. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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  10. ^ ""Very honoured, very humbled": Karan Johar as 'Shershaah' wins National Film Award". The Print. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.