Commando (film series) | |
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Directed by | Dilip Ghosh (1) Deven Bhojani (2) Aditya Datt (3-4) |
Written by | Ritesh Shah (1-2) Darius Yarmil (3-4) Junaid Wasi (3-4) |
Story by | Suresh Nair (2) |
Produced by | Vipul Amrutlal Shah (1-3-4) Reliance Entertainment, Suniel Shetty (1-3-4) Dhaval Jayantilal Gada (2) Motion Picture Capital (3-5) |
Starring | See Cast |
Cinematography | Sejal Shah (1) Chirantan Das (2) Mark Hamilton (3) |
Edited by | Amitabh Shukla (1-2) Sanjay Sharma (2) Sandeep Kurup (3) |
Music by | Songs: Mannan Shaah (1-3) Gourov Roshin (2) Vikram Montrose (3) Score: Prasad Sasthe (1-2) Saurabh Bhalerao (3) |
Production companies | Sunshine Pictures (1-3) Reliance Entertainment (1-3) Pen India Limited (2) Motion Picture Capital (3) |
Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release dates | 1 : 12 April 2013 2 : 3 March 2017 3 : 29 November 2019 4 : 15 August 2025 |
Running time | 380 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹73 crore |
Box office | ₹105.19 crore |
Commando is a series of Indian Hindi-language action thriller films produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under the banner of Sunshine Pictures. The film series is co-produced and distributed by Reliance Entertainment.
The first film Commando: A One Man Army was released in 2013 is directed by Dilip Ghosh, the second film Commando 2: The Black Money Trail released in 2017 is directed by Deven Bhojani while the third film Commando 3 is directed by Aditya Datt released in 2019. The series follows the story of an Indian Commando named Karanveer 'Karan' Singh Dogra (Vidyut Jammwal) and his missions.
The protagonist's name is inspired by Karan Singh, the Dogra dynasty ex-crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammwal, who is trained in the Indian martial arts of Kalaripayattu, performs his own stunts and martial arts in the film's action sequences. Commando 2 is the only film in the series to be released along with its Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.
Indian Commando Karanveer Singh "Karan" Dogra escapes from the Government of China after being accused as an spy, where he meets a woman named Simrit, who is on run from AK-74 and decides to protect her.
Karan is assigned with Inspector Bhavna Reddy and ACP Bakthwar Khan to capture Vicky Chadda, a money launderer from Malaysia.
Karan and Bhavna Reddy are assigned on a mission in London to stop a terrorist named Buraq Ansari from committing terrorist attacks in India.
On 19 June 2019, before the release of Commando 3 the Producer of Commando franchise, Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Popcorn Motion Pictures and Suniel Shetty said, “The fact that we have been able to complete three films is satisfying. The franchise, in my mind, is set to become even bigger and I don’t think we will stop at three.” He added, “We have already identified the story which we want to tell with Commando 4, but for that, this film (Commando 3) needs to be a hit. We are confident that this one will give us the opportunity to do that.” [1]
On 4 December 2019, after the success of Commando 3, Vidyut Jammwal and Suniel Shetty said, “There was obviously pressure but then there was excitement as well. But I think we’re used to this style of life. Now, we have been discussing about how Vipul Amrutlal Shah wants to do Commando 4." [2]
A continuation of the film series with Adah Sharma reprising her character. The TV series introduced a new commando Virat played by debutante Prem. [3]
Character | Film | Web Series | |||
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Commando (2013) | Commando 2 (2017) | Commando 3 (2019) | Commando 4 | Commando (2023) | |
Commando Karanveer 'Karan' Singh Dogra | Vidyut Jammwal | ||||
Simrit Kaur | Pooja Chopra | ||||
Amrit 'AK-47' Kanwal | Jaideep Ahlawat | ||||
Bhavna Reddy | Adah Sharma | ||||
Vicky Chaddha | Esha Gupta | ||||
ACP Bakhtawar Khan | Freddy Daruwala | ||||
Zafar Hussain | Sumit Gulati | ||||
K.P. | Thakur Anoop Singh | ||||
Mallika Sood | Angira Dhar | ||||
Buraq Ansari | Gulshan Devaiah | ||||
Zahira | Feryna Wazheir | ||||
Armaan Akhtar | Sumeet Thakur | ||||
Commando Virat Amrek Singh | Prem Parija | ||||
Colonel Vijay Khanna | Suniel Shetty | ||||
Occupation | Film | ||
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Commando (2013) | Commando 2 (2017) | Commando 3 (2019) | |
Director | Dilip Ghosh | Deven Bhojani | Aditya Datt |
Producer(s) | Vipul Shah Reliance Entertainment | Vipul Shah Reliance Entertainment Dhaval Jayantilal Gada | Vipul Shah Reliance Entertainment Motion Picture Capital |
Written By | Ritesh Shah | Darius Yarmil Junaid Wasi | |
Cinematography | Sejal Shah | Chirantan Das | Mark Hamilton |
Editor | Amitabh Shukla | Amitabh Shukla Sanjay Sharma | Sandeep Kurup |
Composer(s) | Mannan Shaah | Mannan Shaah Gourov Roshin | Mannan Shaah Vikram Montrose |
Background Scored By | Prasad Sasthe | Saurabh Bhalerao | |
Film | Release date | Budget | Worldwide Box Office |
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Commando | 12 April 2013 | ₹17 crore [4] | ₹26 crore [5] |
Commando 2 | 3 March 2017 | ₹26 crore | ₹39.04 crore [6] |
Commando 3 | 29 November 2019 | ₹30 crore [7] | ₹40.15 crore [8] |
Total | ₹73 crore | ₹105.19 crore |
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