Lord Clive assigns his right-hand to counter the rising threat posed by the Thugs.įirangi is tasked by the East India Company to meet this challenge. Khudabaksh, now known as Azaad, leads a band of Indian bandits known as Thugs, who specialise in sea-based warfare and expose a serious challenge to Lord Clive and the expanding East India Company which had, by then, seized control of large parts of India.
Firangi aims to be a European himself (hence the moniker " Firangi"), and hence dresses up as one in many circumstances. He finds solace with a dancer named Suraiyya. Firangi turns into a routine informer for the company. Then he gives the location of the same thugs to British soldiers for money. For instance, he once gives the location of a travelling landlord to some thugs and takes money for it. Firangi Mallah is a small-time thug who fools people for money. The film then moves forward to various years. Khudabaksh defeats the retreating enemy soldiers, and raises Zafira as his daughter, training her in the arts of warfare. The only survivors are his daughter, Zafira Baig, and general, Khudabaksh. The residents of his kingdom are massacred, and the land is annexed by Lord Clive of the East India Company. In 1795, when the Indian subcontinent was known as Hindustan or Hindostan, King Mirza Sikander Baig is killed by John Clive. Thugs of Hindostan has grossed ₹335 crore ( $48 million) at the worldwide box office. The film released in China on 28 December 2018, where a special edition edited by Aamir Khan was released with a shorter run-time than the original version. The film recorded the highest first-day collection and highest two-day collection for any Hindi film in India, and the fourth biggest opening weekend in India, but immediately experienced a significant drop in the second day itself. It received generally negative reviews from critics and audiences, with praise towards the performances of Bachchan and Khan, visual effects and action sequences but received criticism towards Acharya's direction, screenplay, script and performances of the supporting cast.
Thugs of Hindostan was released in IMAX, 4DX and conventional theaters during the week of the Diwali festival, on 8 November 2018. The soundtrack was composed by Ajay-Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, while John Stewart Eduri composed the background score. Filming concluded in March 2018, the final schedule being completed in Rajasthan. It was put on a short hiatus after Bachchan was injured on set. Principal photography commenced on 5 June 2017 in Malta the film was also shot in Thailand and Mehrangarh. Initially titled Thug, the film marked the first time Khan and Bachchan featured together as leads, and was the second collaboration between Khan, Acharya and Kaif, after Dhoom 3 (2013), and between Khan and Shaikh after the latter's debut in Khan-produced Dangal. Produced at an estimated budget of ₹300 crore (equivalent to ₹358 crore or US$47 million in 2020), Thugs of Hindostan is one of the most expensive Bollywood films. Set during the period of Company rule in India, the film follows a small-time thug from Awadh, Firangi Mallah, who is sent by an East India Company official to infiltrate and counter a band of thugs. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Ronit Roy, and Lloyd Owen. Thugs of Hindostan is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films.
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