Summary
Set in the 1800s, the film is about a "dacoit" tribe who take charge in fight for their rights and independence against the British.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 25Audiences 47GoodWatch 37
Tomatometer25%
IMDb4.7
Audience score47%
Running time
2 h 38 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +50 min on the typical 108
typical 108158Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 119 more
Released
2022
July 22, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaAdventureLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Ranbir KapoorBalli/Shamshera
Sanjay DuttDaroga Shuddh Singh
Vaani KapoorSona
Iravati HarsheBalli's Mother
Ronit RoyPir Baba
Saurabh ShuklaDhood Singh
Mahesh BalrajUpreti
Rudra SoniPitamber
Mazel VyasShuddh Singh's bride
Prakhar SaxenaBhura- NSNagesh SalvanDada
Mark BenningtonGovernor- CBChitrak BandhopadhyayRaasho
- VKVijay KaushikGulfi
- BNBrian Nathain SiegalLt. Colonel Wilson
Bhagwan TiwariSenior Officer
Directing · 7
- Karan Malhotra Director, Screenplay, Lyricist
- Parvez Shaikh Action Director
- Akshun Mahajan Assistant Director
- Abhinandan Gupta First Assistant Director
- Kshitij Kashyap Assistant Director
- Shivangi Bohra Second Assistant Director
Writing · 6
- Ekta Pathak Malhotra Screenplay
- Aditya Chopra Story, Producer
- Mithoon Sharma Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
- Piyush Mishra Lyricist, Dialogue
- Madhan Karky Lyricist
- Chaitanya Prasad Lyricist
Production · 9
- Sudhanshu Kumar Executive Producer
- Ravi Ahuja Casting
- Divya Agarwal Production Manager
- Shanoo Sharma Casting Director
- Bharat Rawail Supervising Producer
- Gyandeep Chetry Production Executive
Camera · 8
- Anay Goswami Director of Photography
- Rafique Ahmed Focus Puller
- Nilesh Gowda Grip
- Gautam Chaudhary Focus Puller
- Manesh Gowda Best Boy Grip
- ShyamKumar Thakur Grip
Editing · 1
- Shivkumar V. Panicker Editor
Sound · 14
- Aditya Narayan Playback Singer
- Sukhwinder Singh Playback Singer
- Arijit Singh Playback Singer
- Neeti Mohan Playback Singer
- Richa Sharma Playback Singer
- Shadab Faridi Playback Singer
Art · 3
- Dilip Kumar Shrivastava Storyboard Artist
- Naidita Singh Art Direction
- Rachna Mandal Set Designer, Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Rushi Sharma Costume Design, Costume Designer
- Manoshi Nath Costume Designer, Costume Design
- Soamaa Goswami Makeup Effects Designer
Lighting · 1
- Shamim Khan Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Brinda Gopal Choreographer
- Shakti Mohan Choreographer
- Sahil Bhardwaj Second Unit Cinematographer
- Chinni Prakash Mohan Choreographer
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