Uunchai

Uunchai
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySooraj R. Barjatya
Written byAbhishek Dixit
Story bySunil Gandhi
Produced byKamal Kumar Barjatya
Mahaveer Jain
Late Rajkumar Barjatya
Natasha Malpani Oswal
Ajit Kumar Barjatya
Starring
CinematographyManoj Kumar Khatoi
Edited byShweta Venkat Matthew
Music byScore:
George Joseph
Songs:
Amit Trivedi
Production
companies
Release date
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)[1]
Running time
170 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹48.99 crore[3]

Uunchai (transl. Altitude) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language adventure drama film directed by Sooraj Barjatya, written by Abhishek Dixit on the basis of an original story by Sunil Gandhi, and produced jointly by Rajshri Productions, Boundless Media and Mahaveer Jain Films.[2] The 60th film produced by Rajshri, stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika.[4][5]

Uunchai was announced in October 2021. The principal photography commenced in October 2021 itself and ended in April 2022, followed by post-production work. The film's music is composed by Amit Trivedi.[6][7]

Uunchai was theatrically released on 11 November 2022.[8] The film earned ₹48.99 crore worldwide.[9] The film was digitally released on the OTT platform, ZEE5 on 6 January, 2023.[10]

At the 68th Filmfare Awards, Uunchai received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Barjatya), Best Actor (Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Kher). At the 70th National Film Awards, the film won the Best Direction (Barjatya) and Best Supporting Actress (Gupta).

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