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Film · 2024

Fighter

Directed by Siddharth Anand · starring Akshay Oberoi, Karan Singh Grover and Hrithik Roshan

  • 2 h 40 min
  • 15
  • Action · Adventure · Thriller
  • India
  • Released in the UK 24 January 2024
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Synopsis

On January 10, 2021, 'Fighter', the upcoming Indian action film in Hindi directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Viacom18 Studios and Marflix Pictures, was announced. Pre-production, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, was significantly delayed.

Its plot follows the adventures of Shamsher Pathania after he manages to enlist in the Indian Air Force. His new profession will lead him to become an army hero but first he will have to face numerous obstacles to achieve it.

Principal photography finally began in November 2022, and filming took place at various times in Assam, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, and Mumbai, concluding in late October. During the filming, real Indian Air Force cadets participated.

The soundtrack album, composed by duo Vishal-Shekhar, consists of five songs, with Satchith Paulose as the cinematographer, and visuals by DNEG.

The film, starring Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan and Anil Kapoor, serves as the first installment in a planned aerial action franchise. In its plot, references are made to the 2019 Pulwama attack, the 2019 Balakot airstrike and the 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmishes.

It was released in Spain on January 25, 2024 by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and arrived in the United States distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
160 min2 hours and 40 minutes
Budget
₹250mBetterfly Films
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Fighter?
2 hours and 40 minutes (160 minutes).
When was Fighter released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 24 January 2024.
Who directed Fighter?
Siddharth Anand.
Who is in Fighter?
It stars Akshay Oberoi, Karan Singh Grover, Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.
Where can I watch Fighter?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Netflix.
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Cast

Full cast (10)
Director
Siddharth Anand
Writers
Siddharth Anand
Music
Shekhar Ravjiani
Producers
Siddharth Anand

Videos and trailers

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'Fighter' trailer 3:0921 January 2024

Photos and posters

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Reviews

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What the critics say 4.0, from one outlet

  • 4.0 The GuardianPhuong Le The need to wrap jingoism and commercial thrills into one neat package also results in one ludicrous sequence after another. Read

Soundtrack

All 8 songs
  1. Sher Khul GayeVishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Benny Dayal, Shilpa Rao Spotify
  2. Ishq Jaisa KuchVishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shilpa Rao, Mellow D. Spotify
  3. Heer AasmaniB Praak, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani Spotify
  4. Dil Banaane WaaleyaArijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • From Marflix

    The film is directed by Siddarth Anand under the banner of Marflix, a production house dedicated to action film making in India.

  • Roshan and Anand's third

    Hrithik Roshan is the only actor Siddharth Anand has worked with three times. He has worked only twice with his other leading actors Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor

  • Paramount in EE.UU.

    Paramount Pictures distribute it in the United States.

  • Matching dates

    All these titles have been released on exactly the same date, January 25: 'Race 2' (2013), 'Padmavaat' (2018), 'Pathaan' (2023) and 'Fighter' (2024).

  • Archived version

    There was an earlier version of the film in 1997 which was shelved, starring Akshaye Khanna (replaced by Saif Ali Khan), Twinkle Khanna (replaced by Sanjuktaa Singh), Suresh Oberoi, Mukesh Rishi, Gulshan Grover, Ishrat Ali. With music by Viju Shah, produced by T.P.Agarwal and directed by Sanjay Gupta.

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