Vikram Vedha (2022 film)

Vikram Vedha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPushkar–Gayathri
Written byPushkar–Gayathri
B.A. Fida
Manoj Muntashir
Story byPushkar–Gayathri
Based onVikram Vedha
by Pushkar–Gayathri
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyP. S. Vinod
Edited byRichard Kevin A.
Music byScore:
Sam C. S.
Songs:
Vishal–Shekhar
Sam C. S.
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.100 crore
Box officeest. 135.03 crore

Vikram Vedha is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by Pushkar–Gayathri and jointly produced by YNOT Studios, Friday Filmworks, Reliance Entertainment, T-Series Films and Jio Studios. A remake of the director duo's 2017 Tamil film of the same name, it is inspired by the Indian folktale Vetala Panchavimshati and stars Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan as the titular anti-heroes. Radhika Apte, Rohit Saraf and Yogita Bihani play supporting roles. In the film, a police officer sets out to track down and kill a gangster. After voluntarily surrendering himself, the gangster tells the police officer three stories which change his perceptions of good and evil.

The film, announced in March 2018, marks Khan and Roshan's second collaboration, 20 years after having starred together in Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002). Production began in October 2021 and wrapped in June 2022, taking place mostly in Abu Dhabi and Lucknow. The film has music by Sam C. S. and Vishal–Shekhar, and cinematography by P. S. Vinod.

Vikram Vedha was theatrically released worldwide on 30 September 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and audience, with praise directed towards the direction, cinematography, screenplay, background score and the performances (particularly Khan and Roshan), but underperformed at the box office. At the 68th Filmfare Awards, it received eight nominations, including Best Actor (Roshan), and won Best Action.