# Run (2004 film)
**Run** is a 2004 Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Jeeva, produced by Sridevi under her banner Sridevi Productions, and starring [Abhishek Bachchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/abhishek-bachchan) as Siddharth and [Bhumika Chawla](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhumika-chawla) as Jhanvi.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) It is an adaptation of a Tamil film of the same name, written for the screen by N. Linguswamy, and it was Jeeva's first Hindi film.[2](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1366/bollywood.hindi/run/212/review.htm) • [3](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/run/20040514.htm) Released on 14 May 2004, it was a box-office failure.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) • [4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 14 May 2004, Hindi language[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) |
| Director / producer | Jeeva (also cinematographer); produced by Sridevi, Sridevi Productions[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) |
| Lead cast | Abhishek Bachchan as Siddharth; Bhumika Chawla as Jhanvi; Mahesh Manjrekar as her brother Ganpat Choudhary[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411815/fullcredits/) |
| Music | Himesh Reshammiya; lyrics by Sameer; playback singers included Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Kunal Ganjawala, and Richa Sharma[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) |
| Story and screenplay | N. Linguswamy; dialogue by Kamal Pandey[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) |
| Box office | Budget 67,500,000 rupees against a total nett gross of 47,450,000 rupees in India; verdict Flop[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483) |
| Runtime | 135 minutes per Box Office India; streaming listings give 2 hours 14 minutes[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/run-2004) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Siddharth (Abhishek Bachchan) leaves his home in Agra and arrives in Delhi hoping to turn his aspirations into reality, where he meets Jhanvi (Bhumika Chawla).[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483) Jhanvi comes from a conservative, wealthy family with underworld connections that wants her to marry a person of their choice; when she refuses because she loves Siddharth, her family responds with violent opposition and Siddharth's life is endangered.[7](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Run?id=4F15AFA8E392F94FMV) Netflix's synopsis centers the conflict on her brother: Jhanvi's brother Ganpat is overly possessive and determined to destroy the relationship.[8](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70001082) [Mahesh Manjrekar](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahesh-manjrekar) plays Ganpat Choudhary, and [Mukesh Rishi](https://www.edgepedia.org/mukesh-rishi) plays Rajeev.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411815/fullcredits/)
## Cast and crew
The primary star cast is Abhishek Bachchan and Bhumika Chawla, supported by Mahesh Manjrekar, Vijay Raaz as Siddharth's friend, [Ayesha Jhulka](https://www.edgepedia.org/ayesha-jhulka) as Shivani, Mukesh Rishi, Goga Kapoor as a Member of Parliament, Shweta Menon as Ganpat's wife, Anjan Srivastav, Neelu Kohli, Pradeep Kabra, and [Pankaj Tripathi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pankaj-tripathi).[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411815/fullcredits/) Jeeva directed and shot the film; the action was directed by Peter Heins, the choreographers were [Ganesh Acharya](https://www.edgepedia.org/ganesh-acharya) and Raju Sundaram, and the art directors were Priten Patil and Thota Tarani.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/) The music company was Tips Music Films.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/)
## Production background
**A Tamil adaptation.** Reviewers identified Run as a Tamil-to-Hindi adaptation directed by Jeeva, whose Tamil debut *12B* had been a success but who was unknown to Hindi audiences; Run was his first Hindi film.[2](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1366/bollywood.hindi/run/212/review.htm) • [3](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/run/20040514.htm) The Rediff review, published on release day, described the story as the oldest one in the book, boy meets girl with many obstacles before love triumphs, and suggested that producer [Boney Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/boney-kapoor) hoped the formula would do for Abhishek Bachchan what similar romances had done for [Aamir Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/aamir-khan) and [Shah Rukh Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shah-rukh-khan).[3](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/run/20040514.htm)
## Reception and box office
Run opened to a poor response. In a box-office report dated 18 May 2004, Rediff gave it the verdict Flop, crediting Abhishek Bachchan with an intense performance while citing a weak plot and Manjrekar's loud acting as drawbacks; it opened the same week as Ahmed Khan's *Lakeer*, which also underperformed.[9](https://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/18box.htm) An IANS review on Nowrunning called it a nominally watchable adaptation of a very predictable story.[2](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1366/bollywood.hindi/run/212/review.htm)
The numbers confirm the failure. Box Office India lists 290 screens, a first day of 7,600,000 rupees, a first weekend of 21,800,000 rupees, and a first week of 32,800,000 rupees, against a budget of 67,500,000 rupees; the total nett gross in India was 47,450,000 rupees, with about 1,936,000 footfalls.[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483) Bollywood Hungama's figures agree on the weekly totals and give a worldwide gross of 73.3 million rupees (7.33 crore rupees), including 7.3 million (0.73 crore) from overseas.[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/box-office/) Box Office India instead lists a worldwide gross of 77,452,500 rupees with overseas gross of $155,000.[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483)
## Availability
The film carries a UA age rating and is currently available in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, and the Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel, and free with ads on Zee5.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/run-2004) It was previously on Netflix UK from 1 March 2018 to 1 March 2020.[11](https://uk.newonnetflix.info/info/70001082)
## References
1. [Run Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/cast/)
2. [Run Movie Review by IANS, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1366/bollywood.hindi/run/212/review.htm)
3. [Run for Abhishek!, Rediff.com Movies (14 May 2004)](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/run/20040514.htm)
4. [Run, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=483)
5. [Run (2004) Full Cast & Crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411815/fullcredits/)
6. [Run streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/run-2004)
7. [Run, Google Play Movies](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Run?id=4F15AFA8E392F94FMV)
8. [Run, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70001082)
9. [Bollywood box office report, Rediff.com (18 May 2004)](https://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/18box.htm)
10. [Run Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/run-2/box-office/)
11. [Run on Netflix UK, New On Netflix UK](https://uk.newonnetflix.info/info/70001082)
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