Bhuj: The Pride of India
Bhuj: The Pride of India
| Bhuj: The Pride of India | |
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| Directed by | Abhishek Dudhaiya |
| Written by | Abhishek Dudhaiya Raman Kumar Ritesh Shah Pooja Bhavoria |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Ginny Khanuja Krishan Kumar Kumar Mangat Pathak Bunny Sanghavi Vajir Singh Abhishek Dudhaiya |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Sanjay Dutt Sharad Kelkar Sonakshi Sinha Ammy Virk Pranitha Subhash Nora Fatehi Ihana Dhillon |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
| Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Tanishk Bagchi Gourov Dasgupta Lijo George - DJ Chetas Arko Vipin Patwa Amar Mohile |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bhuj: The Pride of India is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language war film[2] directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya.[3] Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it follows Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik — then in-charge of the Bhuj Air Force Base who, with the help of 300 local women, reconstructed the damaged landing strip in 72 hours.[4] The film features Ajay Devgn as Karnik, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk, Pranitha Subhash and Ihana Dhillon.[5]
Principal photography commenced in June 2019 in Hyderabad, Kutch, Bhopal, Indore, Lucknow, Goregaon, Kolkata and Dubai.[6] Production was put on hold in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India when filming was 90% complete; Devgn resumed shooting in November 2020 and wrapped up in March 2021, bringing the film into post-production stage.[7]
Initially slated for theatrical release on 14 August 2020 on the Independence Day weekend,[8] it was delayed by the pandemic and finally premiered on 13 August 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.[1][9] The film received mostly negative reviews from the film critics, who criticized the film for its writing, pace and unrealistic situations.[10][11]
