Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

"The God of all elements."

2022 2h 48m HI

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Synopsis

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The story of Shiva – a young man on the brink of an epic love, with a girl named Isha. But their world is turned upside down when Shiva learns that he has a mysterious connection to the Brahmāstra... and a great power within him that he doesn’t understand just yet - the power of Fire.

“The God of all elements.”

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Cast

Ranbir Kapoor
Shiva
Alia Bhatt
Isha Chatterjee
Mouni Roy
Junoon
Amitabh Bachchan
Guru
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Anish Shetty
Shah Rukh Khan
Mohan Bhargav
Dimple Kapadia
Savitri Devi
Saurav Gurjar
Zor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ayan Mukerji
Writers: Ayan Mukerji
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 168 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Astraverse" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ayan Mukerji, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Simon Franglen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Prakash Kurup shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The God of all elements.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ayan Mukerji directs. Sudeep Chatterjee behind the camera. Simon Franglen scores. Prakash Kurup cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 168 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Part of the "Astraverse" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ayan Mukerji, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Simon Franglen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Prakash Kurup shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The God of all elements.".
9IMDB entry: tt6277462 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee
Original score: Simon Franglen
Editing: Prakash Kurup
Production design: Amrita Mahal Nakai
Sound: Biswadeep Chatterjee
Stunt coordinator: Dan Bradley
Runtime: 168 min · 2h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Original language: HI
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022)

Part of

Astraverse

A trilogy of movies inspired by deeply rooted concepts and tales from Indian history but set in the modern world, with epic storytelling of fantasy, adventure, good vs evil, love and hope.