Bholaa Movie Download: Cast, Production and Release, Home Media, Box Office
Bholaa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Ajay Devgn. The movie is produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms, Reliance Entertainment, T-Series Films, and Dream Warrior Pictures. It is a remake of the 2019 Tamil film Kaithi. Ajay Devgn plays the title role, and the cast also includes Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao, and Vineet Kumar.
Bholaa (2023) Information
Directed by: Ajay Devgn
Written by:
- Aamil Keeyan Khan
- Ankush Singh
- Sandeep Kewlani
- Shridhar Dubey
Story by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Based on: Kaithi (2019 Tamil film) by Lokesh Kanagaraj
Produced by:
- Ajay Devgn
- Bhushan Kumar
- Krishan Kumar
- S. R. Prakashbabu
- S. R. Prabhu
- Reliance Entertainment
Cinematography: Aseem Bajaj
Edited by: Dharmendra Sharma
Music by: Ravi Basrur
Production companies:
- T-Series Films
- Ajay Devgn FFilms
- Reliance Entertainment
- Dream Warrior Pictures
Distributed by: Panorama Studios, PVR Pictures (Worldwide)
Release date: 30 March 2023
Running time: 144 minutes
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Budget: ₹100 crore
Box office: ₹111.64 crore (worldwide)
The film's shooting took place from January 2022 to January 2023 in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Varanasi. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ravi Basrur, with Aseem Bajaj handling cinematography and Dharmendra Sharma editing the movie.
Bholaa was released on 30 March 2023 and received mixed reviews from critics. Despite the reviews, the film managed to earn ₹111 crore (US$13 million) worldwide.
Cast:
- Ajay Devgn as Bholaa, a prisoner, Dr. Swara's husband, and Jyoti's father
- Tabu as SP Diana Joseph
- Sanjay Mishra as Constable Angad Yadav
- Deepak Dobriyal as Ashwathama 'Ashu', Nithari's younger brother
- Gajraj Rao as Devraj Subramaniam
- Vineet Kumar as Nithari, Ashu's elder brother
- Kiran Kumar as IG Jayant Malik
- Makarand Deshpande as a prisoner
- Arpit Ranka as Bhoora
- Amir Khan as Kadchi, truck partner
- Lokesh Mittal as Deep Singh, a police officer
- Hirva Trivedi as Jyoti, Bholaa's daughter
- Amala Paul as Dr. Swara (cameo appearance)
- Abhishek Bachchan as Chomu Singh, Bholaa's rival (cameo appearance)
Production and Release:
Filming started on 13 January 2022, with locations including Hyderabad, Madh Island, Kharghar, Mumbai, and Varanasi. The filming wrapped up on 6 January 2023. Bholaa was released in multiple formats like 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, 4DX, and ICE 3D on 30 March 2023.
Home Media:
The digital streaming rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video for ₹30–40 crores, and the film premiered on the platform on 25 May 2023.
Reception:
The movie had mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, 42% of the reviews are positive. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5/5 stars, praising its scale, grandeur, action, and performances. Other critics like Harshada Rege from The Times of India and Roktim Rajpal from India Today also gave it positive ratings.
Box Office:
The film earned ₹11.20 crore on its first day. The total collection for the first week was ₹54.80 crore. As of 4 May 2023, the movie had grossed ₹111.64 crore worldwide.