Bharat
Bharat is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. It is jointly produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit and Salman Khan under the banners Reel Life Productions, Salman Khan Films and T-Series. The film stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Disha Patani and Jackie Shroff. Tabu makes a friendly appearance. It traces India's post-independence history from the perspective of a common man, and follows his life from the age of 8 to 70.
Based on the 2014 South Korean film Ode to My
Father, principal photography for Bharat began in April
2018. Shooting took place at such locations as Abu Dhabi, Spain, Malta, Punjab and Delhi. Kaif joined the
cast soon after Priyanka Chopra opted out of the role
after filming commenced, for her impending engagement to Nick Jonas.
Filming concluded in March 2019. The film's score was composed by Julius
Packiam, and the songs were composed by Vishal-Shekhar,
with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil, and released under the banner
T-Series.
Bharat was theatrically released in India on 5 June 2019, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. It received mostly mixed reviews from critics. The film earned ₹42.30 crore on its first day, becoming Khan's biggest opening day release. It emerged as a commercial success with a worldwide gross of ₹325.58 crore (US$46 million).
Plot
Set in Delhi during 2010, the film begins when Bharat, a
shopkeeper, refuses to part with his store despite lucrative offers. On his
70th birthday, he tells his past life to his grandniece, and the film goes into
a flashback.
Partition,
1947
Bharat's parents and siblings board a train to India with
many refugees for safety from Pakistan's terrible riots. Bharat loses his baby
sister Gudiya in the chaos.
Bharat's father, Gautam, stays behind to search for Gudiya.
He has Bharat promise him to take care of the family and move to the imported
goods store of Gautam's sister Jamuna and her husband, Keemat Rai Kapoor. As a
child, Bharat looks to supports his family. He befriends a young boy, Vilayti,
and they meet a roadside circus worker Radha as they fall in love. The trio
join The Great Russian Circus.
17 years later
Bharat has attained a lot of fame in the years he has spent
at the circus. During a celebration, his brother Chote is hurt in an accident
while trying to emulate him. He bids a tearful goodbye with Radha. Due to Nehru's
death, the country is devastated. Bharat and Vilayati look for various jobs.
11 years later
Bharat joins Indian migrants prompted
by oil discovery in Saudi Arabia to earn money for his sister
Mehek's marriage. There he falls in love with his chief engineer Kumud Raina,
who he fondly addresses as "Madam Sir."
Kumud asks Bharat for marriage, but he refuses out of fear
that it would come in his way of fulfilling Gautam's promise. Back in India,
Kumud arrives to announce her love for Bharat. They begin a live-in
relationship.
8 years later
Jamuna dies; Bharat is accepted for the job of the stationmaster.
During 1983 Cricket World Cup, Keemat, in need of
money, plans to sell the store, but Bharat disagrees and says that he and
Jamuna had worked hard in did not want to sell the store. Keemat asks him to
buy the store from him. Bharat does so, as he still has hopes that Gautam will
come back.
Bharat leaves India again with Vilayati as a sailor for a
period of 8 months. He earns enough money to buy the store, which Vilayati also
marries Susan, a foreigner.
12 years later
After economic liberalization in India and
globalization, Kumud becomes the creative director of newly-formed Zee TV and
runs a program in which relatives separated during the partition are reunited.
During the program, Bharat converses with Meher, a London resident
adopted by a British family during the partition, and realizes she is Gudiya
and comes back to India. An emotional reunion ensues. Janki dies soon after;
Bharat hopes to find Gautam also.
Present day
Bharat decides to sell the store, which he stubbornly refused
to do despite losses. Before reaching the train, Gautam promised he would
reunite with him at the store, explaining why Bharat held on to the store for
so long.
Bharat realizes Gautam is probably too old to survive still. He sees a vision of him, assuring that Bharat kept his promise and asking him to move on. Tearful, Bharat marries Kumud, finally moving on.
Cast
·
Salman Khan as
Bharat: Janki and Gautam's son; Chote, Gudiya and Mehek's brother; Vilayti's
friend; Radha's former love interest; Kumud's husband
·
Katrina Kaif as
Kumud Raina: Bharat's wife
·
Disha Patani as
Radha Mathur: Bharat's friend and former love interest
·
Sunil Grover as
Vilayti Khan: Bharat's best friend; Suzan's husband
·
Tabu as
Gudiya "Meher" Kumari: Janki and Gautam's daughter; Bharat, Chote and
Mehek's sister (special appearence)
·
Satish
Kaushik as Jayram Shirodkar: Naval Officer
·
Jackie Shroff as
Gautam Kumar: Jamuna's brother; Janki's husband; Bharat, Chote, Mehek and
Gudiya's father
·
Sonali
Kulkarni as Janki Devi Kumar: Gautam's wife; Bharat, Chote,
Mehek and Gudiya's mother
·
Aasif Sheikh as
Hariwant Mehra: Mehek's husband; Kayaag's father-in-law
·
Nivin Ramani as
Kayaag Zaveri: Meher and Hariwant's son-in-law
·
Nora Fatehi as
Suzan Baig Khan: Vilayti's wife
·
Shashank
Arora as Chaman "Chote" Kumar: Janki and Gautam's
son; Bharat, Meher and Gudiya's brother
·
Kashmira
Irani as Mehek Kumari: Janki and Gautam's daughter; Bharat,
Chote and Gudiya's sister; Hariwant's wife; Kayaag's mother-in-law
·
Kumud Mishra as
Keemat Rai Kapoor: Jamuna's husband; Bharat, Chote, Mehek and Gudiya's
fraternal uncle
·
Ayesha Raza Mishra as Jamuna Kumari
Kapoor: Gautam's sister; Keemat's wife; Bharat, Chote, Mehek and Gudiya's
fraternal aunt
·
Meiyang Chang as
Jimmy
·
Shehzad Khan as
Surahil Azim: National Employment Exchange Officer
·
Edwin De La Renta as Michael: Pirate Gang
Leader
·
Kabir Sajid Sheikh as young Bharat
·
Aryan
Prajapati as young Vilayti
·
Riva Arora as young Radha
·
Matin Rey Tangu as young Jimmy
·
Brijendra
Kala as Chacha
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