War

2019 2h 32m HI

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 397

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Synopsis

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Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic battle with his mentor who taught him everything.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hrithik Roshan
Kabir Dhaliwal
Tiger Shroff
Khalid Rahmani
Vaani Kapoor
Naina Verma
Ashutosh Rana
Sunil Luthra
Anupriya Goenka
Aditi Nahta
Soni Razdan
Nafeesa Rahmani
Yash Raaj Singh
Saurabh
Dishita Sehgal
Ruhi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Siddharth Anand
Writers: Shridhar Raghavan, Siddharth Anand, Siddharth Anand
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Siddharth Anand, shot by Benjamin Jasper. 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 Sanchit Balhara. 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 Aarif Sheikh 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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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Siddharth Anand directs. Benjamin Jasper behind the camera. Sanchit Balhara scores. Aarif Sheikh cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
4Part of the "War Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Siddharth Anand, shot by Benjamin Jasper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Sanchit Balhara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Aarif Sheikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7430722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "friendship", "chase", "gun", "italy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Benjamin Jasper
Original score: Sanchit Balhara
Editing: Aarif Sheikh
Production design: Rajat Poddar
Costume design: Aki Narula
VFX supervisor: Vishal Anand
Sound: Ganesh Gangadharan
Stunt coordinator: Franz Spilhaus
Runtime: 152 min · 2h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $24,140,000
Box office: $67,179,155
Return: 278% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): MA 15+
IMDB: War (2019)

Part of

War Collection

Set in the YRF Spy Universe, an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional RAW agents.