Jawan

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Why it was a blockbuster

It grossed over ₹1,100 crore, the highest-grossing Indian film of 2023. As of March 2026 it ranks as the eighth highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Its music rights sold to T-Series for ₹36 crore, a record for a Hindi album.

Atlee co-wrote and directed it in his Hindi debut, and Gauri Khan produced it for Red Chillies Entertainment. Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara and Deepika Padukone. It was released on 7 September 2023 in standard, IMAX and 4DX formats, and Anirudh Ravichander composed the music. Principal photography began in September 2021 in Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Rajasthan and Aurangabad, and some scenes were reshot for the Tamil version. Reviews praised the cast, the direction, the action and the soundtrack. In the film, a vigilante recruits a team of inmates and carries out acts that expose corruption. G. K. Vishnu shot it and Ruben edited it, and the song “Zinda Banda” was reshot for the Tamil version as “Vandha Edam”.

Awards

• 71st National Film Awards: Best Actor for Shah Rukh Khan and Best Female Playback Singer for Shilpa Rao (“Chaleya”).
• 69th Filmfare Awards: 14 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director.

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