Ali Abbas Zafar is the director of the 2024 Indian Hindi-language science fiction action film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, which translates to “Big master, little master.” Under the banners of Pooja Entertainment and AAZ Films, Jackky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Himanshu Kishan Mehra, the film is co-produced. In addition to Prithviraj Sukumaran, Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F, Sonakshi Sinha (credited as a special appearance), and Ronit Roy in important pancipal photography was place in Mumbai, Scotland, London, Luton, Abu Dhabi, and Jordan, with filming wrapping up by February 2024. The shoot started in January 2023. Marcin Laskawiec and Steven H. Bernard handled the cinematography and editing, while Vishal Mishra and Julius Packiam wrote the musical score and soundtrack. Having been produced on a budget of ₹350 crore (US$42 million), this is among the costliest Indian films ever produced.[7]
Miyan Bade On April 11, 2024, Chote Miyan was released in theaters in time for Eid. Critics gave the movie unfavorable reviews, and it was a box office bust.
| Bade Miyan Chote Miyanrts, the film stars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in the titular roles. In the movie, two ex-soldiers fight against time to protect India from an impending onslaught planned by an evil scientist who is seeking revenge.
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| Written by | Suraj Gianani Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Screenplay by | Ali Abbas Zafar Aditya Basu |
| Story by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
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| Narrated by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Cinematography | Marcin Laskawiec |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard x |
| Music by | Score: Julius Packiam Songs: Vishal Mishra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹350 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹90 crore |
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Captain Firoz “Freddie”
- Tiger Shroff as Captain Rakesh “Rocky”
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Dr. Kabir / Eklavya
- Captain Misha Kapoor is portrayed by Manushi Chhillar.
- Alaya F as IT Specialist Dr. Parminder Bawa “Pam”
- Sonakshi Sinha makes a special appearance as Captain Priya Dixit.
- Ronit Roy as Colonel Adil Shekhar Azad
- Manish Chaudhari as General Karan Shergill
- Jugal Hansraj as Mohsin Khan
- Shahab Ali portrays Captain Vikram.
- Pawan Chopra as Indian Defence Secretary
- Khalid Siddiqui as Indian Ambassador Kinnar Boruah as Chang
- Bashir is portrayed by Mustafa Aksari.
- Nyorika Bhatheja as High Commissioner’s wife
- Vidhaan Sharma as High Commissioner’s son
- Rohed Khan as Head Militant
- Bijay Anand as Jamaluddin
- Omna Harjani as Agent
- Trisha Bisht as Little Girl
- Sapan Chaudhary as Little Girl’s father
- Neelam Khanna as Little Girl’s mother
- Roshan Shanbagh as Mr. Naved
- Mark Chiu as Mr. Wong
- Anay Prasad as Scientist
- Jordan Turk as English Reporter
- Bo Wang as Chinese Reporter
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Zina Ida as Russian Reporter
Production
Development
In December 2021, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff were signed for Ali Abbas Zafar’s next action film under the production of Pooja Entertainment, which also sponsored the 1998 film of the same name.Eventually, the film was announced on 8 February 2022.[9] Zafar, apart from being the writer and director, also co-produced it under his own banner, AAZ Films.
Casting
Manushi Chiller was signed to portray an action-packed role, reuniting with Kumar after Samrat Prithviraj (2022).In December 2022, Prithviraj Sukumaran was roped in to portray the main antagonist named Kabir. Sonakshi Sinha was chosen in March 2023. Prior to that, Alaya F and Ronit Roy entered the film in January 2023.
Filming
Principal photography began on 17 January 2023 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The first schedule included an action scene shot in a set of Bunker before it moved to Film City where other action sequences were shot. On 19 February 2023, Zafar confirmed the first schedule closure.
On 28 February 2023, the second schedule took place in the United Kingdom in which a significant chunk of the film was shot in Scotland, London and Luton before it ended on 12 April 2023. Some high-octane action sequences were filmed employing cars, bikes, helicopters and tanks. An action scene was filmed at night in Paisley where a street was recreated as Shanghai. Kumar also got injured while filming a bike chase sequence.
On 16 April 2023, last schedule began in Abu Dhabi with the filming of few portions of the title track at Emirates Palace.Action scenes featuring Cars, Bikes, Tanks, Horses, Dune Buggies, Plane, and Chinook helicopter were filmed. A scene of Indian Army Airstrip was recreated at Liwa Dessert. Filming concluded on 9 May 2023 except patchwork.
On 21 January 2024, the filming for four final songs choreographed by Bosco-Caesar began off in Jordan with Kumar, and Shroff which took place for 12 days. Firstly the title track was filmed at Roman Theatre and other locations of Jerash. Filming then moved to the Dead Sea where a romantic track with Kumar, Shroff, Sinha, Chhillar and Alaya F and a party track which also features Prithviraj and Roy were shot. Last song shoot took place at Wadi Rum where an Arabic style song was filmed.On 1 February 2024, Kumar confirmed the schedule closure.
Release
In February 2022, the release date of the film was declared as 22 December 2023 (in the week of Christmas).However, in May 2023, a new release date of Eid 2024 was announced by Pooja Entertainment.
The film was released on 11 April in standard formats, 3D, and IMAX in Hindi alongside dubbed version of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages
