Thugs of Hindostan

Thugs of Hindostan
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Directed byVijay Krishna Acharya
Written byVijay Krishna Acharya
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Aamir Khan
Katrina Kaif
Fatima Sana Shaikh
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byRitesh Soni
Namrata Rao
Music bySongs:
Ajay–Atul
Score:
John Stewart Eduri
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Yash Raj Films (India)
  • Phars Film (International)
Release date
  • 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
Running time
166 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹200–300 crore [a]
Box officeest. ₹335 crore[8]

Thugs of Hindostan is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language period masala adventure film directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Ronit Roy and Lloyd Owen. Set during the period of Company’s expansion in India, Firangi Mallah, a small-time thug from Awadh, is sent by an East India Company official to infiltrate and counter a band of thugs.[9]

Produced at an estimated budget of ₹200 crore (US$29.24 million)–₹300 crore (US$43.87 million),[10] Thugs of Hindostan is one of the most expensive Bollywood films.[11] Initially titled Thug, the film marked the first time Khan and Bachchan featured together as lead actors. The film was the second collaboration between Khan, Acharya and Kaif after Dhoom 3, and between Khan and Shaikh after the latter's debut in Dangal. Principal photography commenced on 5 June 2017 in Malta and the film was also shot in Thailand, Morocco and Mehrangarh. It was put on a short hiatus after Bachchan was injured on the set. Filming concluded in March 2018, the final schedule being completed in Rajasthan. The soundtrack was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, while John Stewart Eduri composed the musical score.

Thugs of Hindostan was released on 8 November 2018, during the week of the Diwali festival, and received negative reviews from critics. The film grossed ₹335 crore ($45 million) at the worldwide box office, thus becoming the 51st highest grossing Indian film of all time.[12] The film was released in China on 28 December 2018, where a special edition, edited by Aamir Khan, was released with a shorter run-time than the original version.[13][14]

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  3. ^ "Thugs of Hindostan box office collection: Aamir Khan's ship pf [sic] pirates to hit Rs 150 cr mark, or not?". Zee Business. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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  5. ^ "Box Office: Understanding the economics of Thugs of Hindostan and the profits for Aamir Khan". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022. Made on a budget of Rs. 240 cr (Cost of Production Rs. 220 cr + Print & Publicity Rs. 20 cr)
  6. ^ "Theatre owners to demand refund after Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan bombs at box office?". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Zero to Saaho, Films That Tanked at Box Office Despite Their Trailers Smashing Records". News18. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Zero, Race 3 and Thugs of Hindostan: Presenting the Khans' box-office report of 2018". The Indian Express. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ^ Thugs Of Hindostan - Official Trailer: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima. Yash Raj Films. 27 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Theatre owners to demand refund after Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan bombs at box office?". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Highest Movie Budgets All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan crashes in its second weekend at the box office - Bollywoodlife.com". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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  14. ^ "Thugs of Hindostan". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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