War

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Movie Details

Country India
Language Hindi
Dubbed inTamil, Telugu
GenreAction, Thriller
Release Date2 October 2019 (India)
Running Time2hr 32min
CertificateU/A
CastHrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor
Directed by Siddharth Anand
Screenplay byShridhar Raghavan, Siddharth Anand
Story byAditya Chopra, Siddharth Anand
Dialogues byAbbas Tyrewala
Produced byAditya Chopra
Cinematography by Benjamin Jasper
Edited by Aarif Sheikh
Music byScore: Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara
Songs: Vishal–Shekhar
Production CompanyYash Raj Films
Distributor Yash Raj Films

Cast & Characters

  • Hrithik Roshan as Major Kabir Dhaliwal, a RAW agent gone rogue
  • Tiger Shroff in a dual role as
    • Captain Khalid Rahmani, a RAW agent and the son of Kabir’s late treason-charged teammate Abdul, who began to work with Kabir under his Elite Shadow unit before he was shot and killed by terrorist Rizwan Illiyasi and his mole, Captain Saurabh
    • Captain Saurabh, a RAW agent who betrayed his team and country to Illiyasi and killed Khalid, later getting Khalid’s face surgically implanted to replace him
  • Hrishik Phukan as the real Captain Saurabh.
  • Vaani Kapoor as Naina Sahani, Kabir’s girlfriend and Ruhi’s mother
  • Ashutosh Rana as Colonel Sunil Luthra
  • Anupriya Goenka as Captain Aditi Nahta, Kabir’s teammate
  • Dipannita Sharma as Dr. Mallika Singhal, plastic surgeon in Zürich
  • Mashhoor Amrohi as Firoze Contractor, in reality disguised terrorist Rizwan Illiyasi
    • Sanjeev Vatsa as the real Rizwan Illiyasi
      • Rishabh Shukla as the voice of the real Rizwan Illiyasi
  • Soni Razdan as Nafeesa Rahmani, Khalid’s mother and Abdul’s wife
  • Arif Zakaria as Dr. Utpal Biswas, Portugal Space official, formerly of the ISRO
  • Mohit Chauhan as V. K. Naidu, a retired RAW agent
  • Swaroopa Ghosh as Defence Minister Sherna Patel
  • Dishita Sehgal as Ruhi Sahani, Naina’s daughter
  • Imran Ahamed as Saini, a RAW agent
  • Jesse Lever as Captain Muthu, Kabir’s teammate
  • Amit Gaur as Lieutenant colonel Jimmy Shroff, Para SF
  • Ravi Awana as Basheer Hassib, an ISIS terrorist
    • Manoj Pandey as the voice of Basheer
  • Anil Khopkar as Prime Minister
  • Bhuvnesh Mann as Ship Helmsman

Storyline

Kabir, a secret agent, goes rogue after a mission to catch a terrorist goes awry. However, his boss sends Khalid, another agent and his student, to track him down.

About War Movie

War is a Hindi action thriller film co-written and directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The third installment in the YRF Spy Universe, the film stars Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles.

The film marks the first collaboration between Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff.

Principal photography commenced in September 2018 and wrapped up in March 2019. The film was initially Tentatively titled Fighters, but later on, on 15 July 2019, when its teaser was unveiled, the official name was announced as War. The film score and the soundtrack album were scored by Vishal–Shekhar.

It broke all opening day and weekend box-office records for a Hindi film, with blockbuster collections, up until it was surpassed by the universe’s and Anand’s next film Pathaan (2023). War eventually emerged as a major financial success with a total gross of ₹475 crore (US$59 million), becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2019 and the 16th highest-grossing Indian film of all time.

A sequel War 2 is scheduled for release on 14 August 2025.

War Release Date

War was released in theatres worldwide on 2 October 2019, coinciding to Gandhi Jayanti, with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, with particular praise for Shroff’s and Roshan’s performance, Anand’s direction, action sequences, visual effects, and film score.

Budget & Box Office Collection

Budget₹170 crore
Opening Day₹53.35 crore
Domestic Collection₹318.01 crore
International Collection₹157.61 crore
Worldwide Collection₹475 crore

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Awards & Nominations

AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best FilmAditya ChopraNominated
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best DirectorSiddharth AnandNominated
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best Female Playback SingerShilpa Rao (“Ghungroo”)Won
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best ChoreographyBosco–Caesar (“Jai Jai Shiv Shankar”)Nominated
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best ChoreographyBosco–Caesar & Tushar Kalia (“Ghungroo”)Nominated
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best ActionPaul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh & Franz SpilhausWon
Filmfare Awards15 February 2020Best Special EffectsSherry Bharda, Vishal Anand for YFXWon
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Best Music DirectorVishal–ShekharNominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Best Male Playback SingerArijit Singh (“Ghungroo”)Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Best Female Playback SingerShilpa Rao (“Ghungroo”)Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Sound MixingAnuj Mathur – YRF Studios, Pritam DasWon
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Best ChoreographyBosco–Caesar & Tushar Kalia (“Ghungroo”)Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards27–29 November 2020Best Special EffectsYFX (YRF Studios)Won
Mirchi Music Awards19 February 2020Song of The Year“Ghungroo”Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards19 February 2020Female Vocalist of The YearShilpa Rao (“Ghungroo”)Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards19 February 2020Song Engineer – Recording & MixingAbhay Rumde & Vijay Dayal (“Ghungroo”)Nominated
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best FilmWarNominated
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best DirectorSiddharth AnandNominated
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best ActorHrithik RoshanNominated
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best Supporting ActressVaani KapoorNominated
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best ChoreographyBosco–Caesar & Tushar Kalia (“Ghungroo”)Won
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best ActionPaul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh & Franz SpilhausWon
Screen Awards8 December 2019Best EditingAarif SheikhWon
Zee Cine Awards13 March 2020Best ActionPaul Jennings, Oh Sea Young, Parvez Shaikh & Franz SpilhausWon
Zee Cine Awards13 March 2020Best ChoreographyBosco–Caesar (“Jai Jai Shiv Shankar”)Won
Zee Cine Awards13 March 2020Best Special EffectsYFX (YRF Studios)Won
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