Introduction

Yodha (transl. Warrior) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma Productions.

The film stars Sidharth Malhotra, Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani.

Outline

After terrorists hijack a passenger plane, an off-duty soldier aboard devises a strategy to defeat the hijackers and ensure the passengers’ survival when the engine fails.

Cast

• Sidharth Malhotra as Arun Katyal, an army soldier and a member of the Yodha Task Force
• Raashii Khanna as Priyamvada “Priya” Katyal, Arun’s wife
• Disha Patani as Laila Khalid, a flight attendant
• Ronit Roy as Major Surender Katyal, Arun’s father and the founder of the Yodha Task Force (Cameo Appearance)
• Tanuj Virwani as Sameer Khan
• Sunny Hinduja as Jalal
• Kritika Bhardwaj as Tanya Sharma
• S. M. Zaheer as Anuj Nair
• Chittranjan Tripathy as S N Dhingra
• Farida Patel Venkat as Mrs. Katyal, Arun’s mother
• Mikhail Yawalkar as Ahmed Khalid
• Sanjay Gurbaxani as Indian Head of State

Production

Principal photography began on 27 November 2021. On 18 December 2021, Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani were announced as the leading actresses. In December 2021, Patani wrapped up her portion of the shoot and wrote a rap song for Badshah. In March 2022, Raashii Khanna wrapped up her portions. Later, Tanuj Virwani was cast in a prominent role.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Vishal Mishra, B Praak, Aditya Dev and John Stewart Eduri while lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir, Jaani, Kunaal Vermaa, Vishal Mishra and Kaushal Kishore. The first single titled “Zindagi Tere Naam” was released on 24 February 2024. The second single titled “Tere Sang Ishq Hua” was released on 07 March 2024.

Release

The film was scheduled to be released on 07 July 2023 but was delayed. The film was then postponed to 08 December 2023 and finally released on 15 March 2024.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Sagar Ambre
  • Pushkar Ojha
• Producer(s):
  • Syed Zaid Ali … line producer (as Zaid Ali)
  • Zohaib Ali … line producer
  • Armando Gutierrez … executive producer
  • Hiroo Johar … producer
  • Karan Johar … producer
  • Shashank Khaitan … producer
  • Punit Kumar … line producer
  • Apoorva Mehta … producer
  • Somesh Shivraj … executive producer
  • Navmeet Singh … line producer
• Writer(s):
  • Sagar Ambre … (Story, screenplay, dialouge)
• Music:
  • Inder Bawra
  • Sunny Bawra
  • Shantanu Moitra
• Cinematography:
  • Jishnu Bhattacharjee
• Editor(s):
  • Shivkumar V. Panicker
  • Debdoot Ray … assistant editor
  • Aarif Sheikh
• Production:
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Dharma Productions
  • Mentor Disciple Films
  • Wave Cinemas
  • Zeal Z Entertainment services (production company)
• Distributor(s):
  • Madhu Entertainment and Media (India, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Night Ed Films (France, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Pen Marudhar Entertainment (India, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Pen Studios (India, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Phars Film (World-wide, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Amazon Prime Video (India, 2024)(VOD, video)
• Release Date: 15 March 2024.
• Running time: 130 minutes.
• Rating: 12A.
• Country: India.
• Language: Hindi.

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