The Great Indian Family
| The Great Indian Family | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vijay Krishna Acharya |
| Written by | Vijay Krishna Acharya |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Vicky Kaushal Manushi Chhillar Manoj Pahwa Kumud Mishra |
| Cinematography | Ayananka Bose |
| Edited by | Charu Shree Roy |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Score: Kingshuk Chakravarty |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40 crores[2] |
| Box office | ₹5.65 crores[3] |
The Great Indian Family is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films.[4][5] It stars Vicky Kaushal as a religious, Hindu Pandit who is revealed to be Muslim by birth. Manushi Chhillar, Manoj Pahwa, and Kumud Mishra appear in supporting roles.[6][7]
Principal photography began on 20 November 2020 and ended on 25 February 2021. It was released theatrically on 22 September 2023.[8]
The film received negative reviews and was a box-office bomb, earning only ₹5.65 crores domestically.[9][10]
Plot
[edit]The film begins with the backstory of Ved Vyas Tripathi from his school days. He has a crush on a girl in his school, called Aishwarya. She is the daughter of a famous businessman, Maalpani, who invites Ved to her birthday party. Unbeknownst to him, her father has a different plan. He has invited Ved's father, who's a Hindu priest, to sing a bhajan at Aishwarya's birthday puja. Ved surprises everyone at the party by suddenly singing a bhajan.
From that day on, Ved becomes a famous religious singer as "Bhajan Kumar". He is a bachelor, and because of his religious personality, all the girls look at him as a priest, and ask for his blessings. He follows a girl called Jasmeet into the area of the local Muslim community and finds out that Jasmeet is a singer. When he unknowingly scares off their musician Abdul, Jasmeet forces them to perform at singing event, where Ved takes the stage. Ved goes on a coffee date with Jasmeet. There is a big wedding (Aishwarya's) for which Siyaram Tripathi (Ved's father) and Mishra are competing to get the priest contract. While Tripathi goes on a religious trip for 2 weeks, a person delivers a letter at his home. The letter says that Ved is not Tripathi's son, and that he is, in fact, a Muslim. Ved's eyes has lined with pitch-black kohl and also Ved has dressed up as a Muslim: green Kurta Pyjama, his Taqiyah and his kohl-lined eyes. While Ved's uncle tries to protect their family's respect, Mishra tries to ruin Ved and his family's image. Siyaram discloses the truth about Ved's identity and the whole family stands together to support Ved.
During the climax, Ved has his blood test done but sees the discomfort of his father and confesses that he was indeed born a Muslim but his upbringing made him a Hindu. He then gives a monologue on how everyone is the same and discrimination is bad in this era. He also exposes Mishra and his son TD (Tulsidas). In the end, Ved is proud of his "The Great Indian Family".
Cast
[edit]- Vicky Kaushal as Ved Vyas Tripathi a.k.a. Bhajan "Billu" Kumar
- Manushi Chhillar as Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa
- Manoj Pahwa as Balakram Tripathi
- Kumud Mishra as Pandit Siyaram Tripathi
- Yashpal Sharma as Pandit Jagannath Mishra
- Sadiya Siddiqui as Hema Tripathi
- Alka Amin as Sushila Kumari
- Srishti Dixit as Gunja Tripathi
- Bharti Perwani as Rampyari Singh Chauhan
- Bhuvan Arora as Bhaata Mishra
- Aasif Khan as Tulsidas "TD" Mishra
- Ashutosh Ujjwal as Sarveshwar Malpani
- Moumita Pal as Sumitra Tripathi
- Paritosh Sand as Mr. Malpani
- Meena Malhotra as Mrs. Malpani
- Fahad Samar as Mr. Ahuja
- Aparna Ghoshal as Mrs. Ahuja
- Rudraksh Thakur as Neeraj
- Hitesh Arora as Abdul
- Renuka Sharma as Amma
- Vedant Sinha as Kid VV (Ved Vyas Tripathi)
- Areebah Fatima as Kid Gunja Tripathi
- Jiya Amin as Kid Aishwarya Malpani
- Tarun Kumar as Maulvi
- Devang Tanna as Pintu Shukla
- Keval Arora as Dr. Irani
- Ghanshyam Garg as Raghubir Yadav
- Sumit Singh Bhadoriya as Amit Ahuja
- Saloni Khanna as Aishwarya Malpani
Production
[edit]Principal photography commenced on 20 November 2020.[11] Production wrapped on 25 February 2021.[12]
Music
[edit]| The Great Indian Family | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2023[13] | |||
| Recorded | 2020–21 | |||
| Studio | Yash Raj Studio | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:19 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | YRF Music | |||
| Pritam chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| The Great Indian Family - Full Album on YouTube | ||||
The music of the film is composed by Pritam. All the lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[13] The first single titled "Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja" was released on 30 August 2023.[14]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja" | Nakash Aziz | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Ki Farak Painda Hai" | Dev Negi, Neeti Mohan, Badshah | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Sahibaa" | Darshan Raval, Antara Mitra | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Pukaroon Hari Om" | Sonu Nigam | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 15:19 | ||
Release
[edit]Theatrical
[edit]The film was theatrically released on 22 September 2023.[15]
Home media
[edit]The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 17 November 2023.[16] The film premiered on Star Gold Network on 18 February 2024.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]Dhaval Roy of The Times of India gave the film 2.5/5 stars stating, "The Great Indian Family has a genuine message but fall short in execution."[17] In a review from The Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta gave the film 1.5/5 stars and critiqued, "If you want to be brave, the writing needs to match: here, even such wonderful actors like Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Sadi Siddiqui stand no chance. Neither does the always watchable Vicky Kaushal."[18]
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Great Indian Family (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "According to reports, the film has been made on a budget of Rs 40 crore". Zoom . 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore". The Times of India.
- ^ "YRF's The Great Indian Family starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar to release theatrically on THIS date". Bollywood Hungama. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Manushi Chillar Bags her Second Film Opposite Vicky Kaushal". Filmfare. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's next with Yash Raj Films gets a title". Bollywood Hungama. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "'The Great Indian Family': Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chillar Unveil Hilarious Glimpse". PTC Punjab. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "The Great Indian Family: Vicky Kaushal's family entertainer to release on THIS date". India Today. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "'The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 6: Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "'The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 4: Vicky's film sees massive drop". India Today. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal's next, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, quietly goes on floors in Mumbai". Bollywood Hunagama. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal ends shooting of Vijay Krishna Acharya's next untitled film". Bollywood Hunagama. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Great Indian Family – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 16 September 2023.
- ^ "'Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja' out! Vicky as Bhajan Kumar is the new singing sensation". India Today. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "YRF's The Great Indian Family starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar to release theatrically on THIS date". Bollywood Hungama. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar starrer The Great Indian Family to stream on THIS OTT platform". Bollywood Hungama. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "The Great Indian Family: Full Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "The Great Indian Family movie review: Just the kind of film Bollywood shouldn't be making". The Times of India. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.