Bajrangi Bhaijaan (transl. Brother Bajrangi) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Kabir Khan and written by him in conjunction with K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, Kausar Munir and Parveez Sheikh. Produced by Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh, it stars Salman, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and debutante Harshaali Malhotra in the lead roles, and tells the story of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi, an ardent devotee of Hindu deity Hanuman, who embarks on a journey to take a mute six-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl Shahida, separated in India from her parents, back to her hometown in Pakistan.
Made on a budget of ₹90 crore (US$13 million), the principal photography commenced in November 2014. The cinematography was done by Aseem Mishra and was edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat. Julius Packiam composed the film score while the songs featured in the film were composed by Pritam.
The film received wide acclaim from critics who praised the storyline, dialogues, music, cinematography, performances (particularly those of Khan, Siddiqui and Malhotra) and the direction. It became a huge commercial success. It grossed ₹969 crore ($150 million) worldwide,[3][better source needed] and is currently the third highest-grossing Indian film and second highest-grossing Bollywood film. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards,[4] and was nominated for four awards at the 61st Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Story. It was also nominated for Best Foreign Film in China's 2015 Douban Film Awards.[5][6]
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