# Bachchhan Paandey
**Bachchhan Paandey** (बच्चन पांडे) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by [Farhad Samji](https://www.edgepedia.org/farhad-samji) and produced by [Sajid Nadiadwala](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-nadiadwala) under [Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/nadiadwala-grandson-entertainment). It stars Akshay Kumar as a ruthless gangster whose life becomes the subject of research by an aspiring film director played by Kriti Sanon, with Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, and Pankaj Tripathi in supporting roles.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey/umc.cmc.19f6z7veabtvxxp2csv7tpx15) The film is a remake of the Tamil film *Jigarthanda* (2014), which itself drew on the Korean film *A Dirty Carnival* (2006).[3](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 18 March 2022, in cinemas, as a Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment production[2](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey/umc.cmc.19f6z7veabtvxxp2csv7tpx15) |
| Director / producer | Farhad Samji; Sajid Nadiadwala[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) |
| Lead cast | Akshay Kumar (Bachchhan Paandey), Kriti Sanon (Myra Devekar), Jacqueline Fernandez (Sophie), Arshad Warsi (Vishu), Pankaj Tripathi (Bhavesh Bhoplo)[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) |
| Source | Official remake of Karthik Subbaraj's Tamil film *Jigarthanda* (2014), based on *A Dirty Carnival* (2006)[3](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/) |
| Runtime | Reported as 147 minutes by most databases and 139 minutes by Box Office India[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10699086/) • [5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172) |
| India net box office | ₹499.8 million (₹49.98 crore) lifetime (Bollywood Hungama); Box Office India reports ₹490 million (₹49 crore)[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/box-office/) • [5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172) |
| Verdict | Commercial failure; Sacnilk labels it a "Disaster" and Box Office India a "Disaster"[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Bachchan_Pandey_2020?hl=en) • [5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Myra Devekar is an aspiring director who, after a fallout with her director, persuades her producer to back a gripping, violent gangster biopic. Her research leads to one name: the one-eyed gangster Bachchhan Paandey of Baagwa, surrounded by henchmen. With the help of an old friend in the town, she tries to gather material for a script, fails in every attempt, and is eventually caught by the gangster himself while snooping.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) Reviewer Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV describes the resulting film as riding on [Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar)'s over-the-top presence.[8](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bachchhan-paandey-review-demo-on-how-not-to-make-a-film-rides-on-akshay-kumars-over-the-top-presence-2830881)
## Production and credits
The story and adapted screenplay are credited to Sajid Nadiadwala, with additional screenplay and dialogue work by Farhad Samji, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra, Tushar Hiranandani, and [Zeishan Quadri](https://www.edgepedia.org/zeishan-quadri).[3](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/) Gavemic U. Ary handled cinematography and Charu Shree Roy the editing.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) Music directors included [Amaal Mallik](https://www.edgepedia.org/amaal-mallik), B Praak, Vikram Montrose, Jaani, and Roy; songs listed on release pages include "Meri Jaan Meri Jaan", "Saare Bolo Bewafa", and "Heer Raanjhana", sung by [Arijit Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/arijit-singh) and Shreya Ghoshal among others.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) • [9](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey) Filming took place in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, according to IMDb.[10](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt10699086/)
**Title and casting details.** The title is drawn from the character Akshay Kumar played in *Tashan* (2008), as The New Indian Express review notes.[11](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/Mar/19/fun-in-parts-but-not-a-patch-on-jigarthanda-2431690.html) The supporting roles are filled by [Prateik Babbar](https://www.edgepedia.org/prateik-babbar), who plays Virgin; Sanjay Mishra, cast as Bufferiya; [Abhimanyu Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/abhimanyu-singh) as Pendulum; Snehal Dabi, who appears as Jumbo; Saharsh Kumar Shukla in the part of Kaandi; plus [Mohan Agashe](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohan-agashe) and Seema Biswas in minor parts.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/) • [12](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=6172) Producer Sajid Nadiadwala also appears on screen as a film director.[1](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/)
## Relationship to Jigarthanda
The film follows *Jigarthanda*'s core setup: a filmmaker studies a feared gangster and, once caught, ends up entangled with him. The remake is shifted from Madurai to a North Indian town and replaces the original's male filmmaker with a woman, a change Scroll.in's reviewer Deepa Gahlot describes as possibly an unintentional nod to women breaking into directing.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/1019703/scroll_in) The New Indian Express reviewer judged that the remake captures the gangster, filmmaker, and eccentric acting-teacher elements but lacks the original's affection for gangster cinema, calling it an "assembly-line remake" and rating it 2.5 out of 5.[11](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/Mar/19/fun-in-parts-but-not-a-patch-on-jigarthanda-2431690.html) Film Information notes that the film retains the story's novelty but criticizes a screenplay that takes too long to reach its point and leaves the romance between Myra and the gangster unexplained.[3](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/)
## Reception and box office
Critical response was unfavorable. On Rotten Tomatoes the sampled reviews were negative: Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1/5, finding nothing in the film that matched *Jigarthanda*; Anupama Chopra of Film Companion called it "a loud, joyless bore"; and Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave 2.5/5.[14](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bachchhan_paandey) NDTV rated it 1.5/5.[8](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bachchhan-paandey-review-demo-on-how-not-to-make-a-film-rides-on-akshay-kumars-over-the-top-presence-2830881)
**Commercial performance.** Per Bollywood Hungama's day-wise tracker, the film opened at ₹132.5 million (₹13.25 crore) in India, collected ₹361.7 million (₹36.17 crore) over its opening weekend and ₹479.8 million (₹47.98 crore) in week one, then collapsed in week two (₹19 million (₹1.90 crore), down 96.04%) for a lifetime India net of ₹499.8 million (₹49.98 crore).[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/box-office/) Worldwide gross figures differ by tracker: ₹731.7 million (₹73.17 crore; Bollywood Hungama)[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/box-office/), ₹730.6 million (₹73.06 crore; Box Office India)[5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172), and ₹742 million (₹74.20 crore; Sacnilk)[7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Bachchan_Pandey_2020?hl=en). Budget figures also differ, with Box Office India listing ₹1,820,000,000 and Sacnilk listing ₹1.65 billion (₹165 crore)[5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172) • [7](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Bachchan_Pandey_2020?hl=en); both trackers record the film as a loss-making release, with verdicts of "Disaster". Overseas, [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) reports $7,387,882, led by India ($6,631,998) and the [United Arab Emirates](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-arab-emirates) ($437,664).[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10699086/) Reviewers also noted tough competition at release: Film [Information](https://www.edgepedia.org/information) wrote that business was hurt by the still-strong *The Kashmir Files* from the prior week and *RRR* the following week.[3](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/)
## Availability
The film streams on Amazon Prime Video (subscription and ad-supported tiers) and on Amazon MX Player and [MX Player](https://www.edgepedia.org/mx-player) with ads in India, with rental available on Amazon Video; it is rated U/A 13+ and carries subtitles in English, Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Hebrew, Malay, Tamil, Telugu, and Thai.[2](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey/umc.cmc.19f6z7veabtvxxp2csv7tpx15) • [15](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey)
## References
1. [Bachchhan Paandey (2022), Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment](https://nadiadwalagrandson.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/)
2. [Bachchhan Paandey, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey/umc.cmc.19f6z7veabtvxxp2csv7tpx15)
3. ['Bachchhan Paandey' Review, 18 March 2022, Film Information](https://filminformation.com/featured/bachchhan-paandey-review-18-march-2022/)
4. [Bachchhan Paandey (2022), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10699086/)
5. [Bachchhan Paandey, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6172)
6. [Bachchhan Paandey Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey/box-office/)
7. [Bachchhan Paandey (2022) Review, Rating & Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Bachchan_Pandey_2020?hl=en)
8. [Bachchhan Paandey Review, NDTV (Saibal Chatterjee, 19 March 2022)](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bachchhan-paandey-review-demo-on-how-not-to-make-a-film-rides-on-akshay-kumars-over-the-top-presence-2830881)
9. [Bachchhan Paandey, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/bachchhan-paandey)
10. [बच्चन पांडे (2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt10699086/)
11. [Fun in parts, but not a patch on Jigarthanda, The New Indian Express (19 March 2022)](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/Mar/19/fun-in-parts-but-not-a-patch-on-jigarthanda-2431690.html)
12. [Bachchhan Paandey Cast & Crew, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=6172)
13. ['Bachchhan Paandey' review: A goofy gangster comedy that doesn't quite hit its mark, Scroll.in (Deepa Gahlot)](https://scroll.in/reel/1019703/scroll_in)
14. [Bachchhan Paandey, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bachchhan_paandey)
15. [Bachchhan Paandey streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/bachchhan-paandey)
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