The Great Indian Family

The Great Indian Family is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language family comedy drama film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films.[4][5] It stars Vicky Kaushal as a religious, Hindu Pandit who is revealed to be Muslim by birth. Manushi Chhillar, Manoj Pahwa, and Kumud Mishra appear in supporting roles.[6][7]

The Great Indian Family
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVijay Krishna Acharya
Written byVijay Krishna Acharya
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringVicky Kaushal
Manushi Chhillar
Manoj Pahwa
Kumud Mishra
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byCharu Shree Roy
Music bySongs:
Pritam Chakraborty
Background Score:
Kingshuk Chakravarty
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹40 crores[2]
Box office₹7.58 crores[3]

Principal photography began in November 2020 and ended in February 2021. It was released theatrically on 22 September 2023.[8]

The film was a box-office bomb, earning only ₹7.58 crores domestically.[9][10]

Premise

A religious Hindu man goes through a crisis when he comes to know that he is actually a Muslim by birth.[11]

Cast
  • Vicky Kaushal as Ved Vyas Tripathi/Bhajan Kumar
  • Manushi Chhillar as Jasmeet
  • Manoj Pahwa as Balakram Tripathi
  • Kumud Mishra as Pandit Siyaram Tripathi
  • Yashpal Sharma as Pandit Jagannath Mishra
  • Sadiya Siddiqui as Hema
  • Alka Amin as Sushila Kumari
  • Srishti Dixit as Gunja
  • Bhuvan Arora as Bhaata
  • Aasif Khan as Tulsidas Mishra
  • Ashutosh Ujjwal as Sarveshwar
  • Moumita Pal as Sumitra Tripathi
  • Paritosh Sand as Mr. Malpani
  • Meena Malhotra as Mrs. Malpani
  • Fahad Samar as Mr. Ahuja
  • Aparna Ghoshal as Mrs. Ahuja
  • Rudraksh Thakur as Neeraj
  • Hitesh Arora as Abdul
  • Renuka Sharma as Amma
  • Vedant Sinha as Kid Vedvyas
  • Tarun Kumar as Maulvi
  • Devang Tanna as Pintu
  • Keval Arora as Dr. Irani
  • Ghanshyam Garg as Raghubir

Production

Principal photography commenced on November 2020.[12] Production wrapped on February 2021.[13]

Music
The Great Indian Family
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released15 September 2023[14]
Recorded2021-22
StudioYash Raj Studio
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:19
LanguageHindi
LabelYRF Music
Pritam chronology
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
(2023)		 The Great Indian Family
(2023)		 Tiger 3
(2023)
Official audio
The Great Indian Family - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Pritam. All the lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[14] The first single titled "Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja" was released on 30 August 2023.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja"Nakash Aziz4:45
2."Ki Farak Painda Hai"Dev Negi, Neeti Mohan3:02
3."Sahibaa"Darshan Raval, Antara Mitra3:56
4."Pukaroon Hari Om"Sonu Nigam3:36
Total length:15:19

Reception

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India however, gave the film 2.5/5 stars stating, ‘’The Great Indian Family has a genuine message but fall short in execution.’’[16] In another review from The Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta gave the movie 1.5/5 stars and critiqued, ‘’If you want to be brave, the writing needs to match: here, even such wonderful actors like Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Sadi Siddiqui stand no chance. Neither does the always watchable Vicky Kaushal.’’[17]

References
  1. "The Great Indian Family (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "According to reports, the film has been made on a budget of Rs 40 crore". Zoom . 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. "Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore". Times of India.
  4. "YRF's The Great Indian Family starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar to release theatrically on THIS date". Bollywood Hungama. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. "Manushi Chillar Bags her Second Film Opposite Vicky Kaushal". Filmfare. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. "Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's next with Yash Raj Films gets a title". Bollywood Hungama. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. "'The Great Indian Family': Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chillar Unveil Hilarious Glimpse". PTC Punjab. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. "The Great Indian Family: Vicky Kaushal's family entertainer to release on THIS date". India Today. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. "'The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 6: Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. "'The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 4: Vicky's film sees massive drop". India Today. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. "'The Great Indian Family' trailer: Vicky Kaushal is a bhajan star in crisis". The Hindu. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. "Vicky Kaushal's next, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, quietly goes on floors in Mumbai". Bollywood Hunagama. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. "Vicky Kaushal ends shooting of Vijay Krishna Acharya's next untitled film". Bollywood Hunagama. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. "The Great Indian Family – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 16 September 2023.
  15. "'Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja' out! Vicky as Bhajan Kumar is the new singing sensation". India Today. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  16. "The Great Indian Family: Full Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  17. "The Great Indian Family movie review: Just the kind of film Bollywood shouldn't be making". The Times Of India. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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