Fighter Film Details
Fighter is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Siddharth Anand, based on a story he wrote with Ramon Chibb. Produced under Viacom18 Studios and Marflix Pictures, the film stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor, and serves as the first installment in a planned aerial action franchise.
The film was announced on 10 January 2021. The pre-production was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal photography finally began in November 2022 with filming proceeding in various schedules across Assam, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai, and wrapped in late-October. Real life Indian Air Force cadets worked for the film. The film has references to 2019 Pulwama attack, 2019 Balakot airstrike and 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes. The film’s soundtrack album composed by Vishal–Shekhar consists of five songs. Satchith Paulose serves as the film’s cinematographer. The visual effects are handled by DNEG.
Fighter was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on 30 September 2023 but production delays caused the release date to slip to 25 January 2024, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend. The film received mixed reviews and has grossed ₹337.2 crore (US$42 million) worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024.
STORY
CAST
- Hrithik Roshan as Squadron Leader Shamsher “Patty” Pathania aka Shammi
- Deepika Padukone as Squadron Leader Minal “Minni” Rathore
- Anil Kapoor as Group Captain Rakesh “Rocky” Jaisingh
- Karan Singh Grover as Squadron Leader Sartaj “Taj” Gill
- Akshay Oberoi as Squadron Leader Basheer “Bash” Khan
- Rishabh Sawhney as Azhar Akhtar
- Sanjeeda Sheikh as Saanchi Gill, Taj’s wife
- Ashutosh Rana as Abhijeet Rathore, Minni’s father (special appearance)
- Geeta Agrawal as Usha Rathore, Minni’s mother
- Talat Aziz as Mr. Pathania, Patty’s father
- Sharib Hashmi as Wing Commander Varthaman (character inspired from Abhinandan Varthaman)
- Sanjeev Jaiswal as Majeed Khan
- Baveen Singh as Squadron Leader Sukhdeep “Sukhi” Singh
- Mahesh Shetty as Squadron Leader Rajan “Unni” Unnithan
- Seerat Mast as Squadron Leader Naina “Enjay” Jaisingh, Rocky’s sister and Patty’s ex-fiancée
- Nishan Khanduja as Flying Officer Manoj “Birdie” Bhardwaj
- Chandan K Anand as Wing Commander Harish “Nauty” Nautiyal
- Mushtaq Kak as Maqsood Abrar
- Vinay Varma as Air Commodore Debyajyoti “Debu” Biswas
- Harish Khatri as Prime Minister of India
- Ramon Chibb as Air Commodore Abhijeet “Abhi” Bali, IAF Academy Chief Instructor
- Chandra Shekhar Dutta as RAW agent Zarina Begum
- Samvedna Suwalka as Bella Khan, Bash’s wife
- Geeta Sodhi as Mrs. Khan, Bash’s mother
- Gurmeet Chawla as Chief of the Air Staff
PRODUCTION
Development
Siddharth Anand narrated the idea of making a big-budget action thriller against the backdrop of fighter jets while shooting the film War (2019). Hrithik Roshan loved the basic premise of the story. During COVID-19 lockdown in India, Anand worked on developing the story further and narrated it to Roshan, who later confirmed for the film. In December 2020, it was reported that Siddharth Anand and Hrithik Roshan are going to reunite for a film after War (2019).
Fighter was officially announced on 10 January 2021, on the occasion of Hrithik Roshan’s birthday. The film is the India’s first aerial action film. It is the first installment in its franchise. The film is produced by Siddharth Anand, Jyoti Deshpande, Ajit Andhare, Mamta Anand, Ramon Chibb and Anku Pande under banners Viacom18 Studios and Marflix Pictures. The film was made on a budget of ₹250 crore.
The film is designed for a global audience, and would involve the use of latest technology and filming techniques.
RELEASE
January 25, 2024
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