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Main Atal Hoon
Main Atal Hoon poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ravi Jadhav
Story byRavi Jadhav
Rishi Virmani
Produced by
Starring Pankaj Tripathi
CinematographyLawrence D'Cunha
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music bySongs:
Salim–Sulaiman
Payal Dev
Kailash Kher
Amitraj
Background Score:
Monty Sharma
Production
companies
  • Bhanushali Studios Limited
  • Legend Studios
Distributed by Pen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
  • 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
Running time
137 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹20 crore [2]
Box office₹8.65 crore [3]

Main Atal Hoon (stylised as Main ATAL Hoon) is a 2024 Hindi language biographical film directed by Ravi Jadhav and written by Rishi Virmani. It stars Pankaj Tripathi as Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. [4] [5] [6] The film is produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh and Kamlesh Bhanushali under the banner Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios.

Contents

The film was theatrically released in India on 19 January 2024. [7] The film was a box office bomb. [8]

Premise

The film follows the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister of India.

It highlights Vajpayee's role in leading India during challenging times, including the Kargil War with Pakistan and the Pokhran nuclear tests. It also explores the man behind the politician, revealing his personal struggles and relationships with family and friends, as well as his love for poetry and literature.

Cast

Production

Filming

The principal photography of film went on floors on 7 May 2023 in Mumbai [9] followed by an extensive shoot in Lucknow and ended on 15 July 2023. [10]

Music

Main Atal Hoon
Soundtrack album by
Salim–Sulaiman, Payal Dev, Kailash Kher and Amitraj
Released19 January 2024
Recorded2022–23
StudioHitz Music
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length15:08
LanguageHindi

The music of the film is composed by Salim–Sulaiman, Payal Dev, Kailash Kher and Amitraj while the background score is composed by Monty Sharma.

The first single titled "Desh Pehle" was released on 25 December 2023. [11] The second single titled "Ram Dhun" was released on 4 January 2023. The third single titled "Hindu Tan-Man" was released on 11 January 2023.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Desh Pehle" Manoj Muntashir Payal Dev Jubin Nautiyal 3:55
2."Ram Dhun" Kailash Kher Kailash KherKailash Kher3:55
3."Hindu Tan-Man"Atal Bihari Vajpayee Amitraj Amitraj, Kailash Kher, Chorus3:04
4."Ankaha"Manoj M Salim–Sulaiman Armaan Malik Shreya Ghoshal 3:43
5."Main Atal Hoon Theme"-Salim–Sulaiman Sonu Nigam 1:03
Total length:15:08

Release

Main Atal Hoon was released in theaters on 19 January 2024. The film was digitally premiered on ZEE5 from 14 March 2024. [12]

Reception

Box office

The film reportedly earned ₹1 crore on its day of release. [13] Internationally too, it failed to get much attention drawing only $1.5 million at the global box office in its first week. [14]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 33% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. [15]

A reviewer from Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 2/5 stars and wrote "Main Atal Hoon rests on Pankaj Tripathi’s outstanding performance. But it suffers big time due to its flawed and disjointed narrative." [8] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Despite Pankaj Tripathi's inspired portrayal, the film is reduced to a rah-rah hagiography of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and fails to do justice to his multiple facets." [16]

NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee rated the film 2/5 and wrote "In a purely cinematic sense, it is impossible to be enthused over what Main Atal Hoon has to offer. But in the context of the film's undisguised raison d'etre, it may not be a total washout." [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Main Atal Hoon (12A)". British Board of Film Classification . 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "हफ्ता पूरा होने से पहले ही लाखों में सिमट गई पंकज त्रिपाठी की फिल्म, बजट निकालने के लिए स्ट्रगल कर रही 'मैं अटल हूं'". ABP News (in Hindi). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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