Tejas (movie)

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Tejas
Directed bySarvesh Mevara
Written bySarvesh Mevara
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
StarringKangana Ranaut
Anshul Chauhan
Varun Mitra
CinematographyHari K. Vedantam
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music byShashwat Sachdev
Production
company
Release date
27 October 2023[1]
Running time
112 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹70 crore[3][4][5]
Box office₹5.6 crore[6]

Tejas is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Sarvesh Mewara and produced by Ronnie Screwvala.[7] The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role, alongside Anshul Chauhan and Varun Mitra in supporting roles.[8]

The film was released on 27 October 2023 to mostly negative reviews from critics.[9][10][11][12] Tejas emerged as one of Hindi cinema's biggest box-office disaster within its first two days of release,[13][14] with most theatrical screenings being cancelled on its opening day.[15][16][17] It was subsequently released on streaming platform ZEE5 on 5 January 2024.[18]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut's 'Tejas' to hit theatres on October 27, teaser out". The Hindu. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tejas (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut's Tejas records massive loss of over Rs 50 crore, earns only Rs 4.25 crore at the box office". The Indian Express. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023. As per the report, the film's cost to the producers amounted to Rs 70 crore.
  4. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut-starrer Tejas Suffers Loss Of Rs 50 Crore At Box Office: Report". CNN-IBN. 10 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023. As per reports, the film's budget amounted to Rs 70 crore.
  5. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Tejas faces a loss of over Rs. 50 crores; makers of Tejas and Dhaakad left poorer by Rs. 129 crores". Bollywood Hungama. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023. The film was made at a huge cost of Rs. 70 crores.
  6. ↑ "Tejas (2023) Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut's Tejas to release on October 27, teaser unveils inspiring tale of female Air Force pilots". The Times of India. 2 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tejas teaser: Kangana Ranaut goes to war, promises to rain fire from the skies. Watch". The Indian Express. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tejas (2023)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "'It's a bad film': Experts weigh in on Kangana Ranaut's 'Tejas' failure". ARY News. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Apart from the poor numbers in ticket sales, the Box Office disaster opened to mostly negative reviews from film critics
  11. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Tejas faces a loss of over Rs. 50 crores; makers of Tejas and Dhaakad left poorer by Rs. 129 crores". Bollywood Hungama. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023. The complete lack of pre-release buzz coupled by negative reviews and word-of-mouth has affected the film greatly.
  12. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut Breaks Silence Post Tejas' Negative Reviews & Says Her Haters "Will Be Forever Miserable" & Requests Them To Join Her Fan Clubs For Our Nation Bharat". Koimoi. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Tejas Box Office Estimate Day 4: Crash-lands on Monday with Rs. 35 lakhs; competes with Dhaakad as one of the biggest disasters of Hindi cinema". Bollywood Hungama. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Box Office: Vikrant Massey defeats Kangana Ranaut as 12th Fail crushes Tejas on Saturday; Tejas emerges as a true-blue disaster of Hindi cinema". Bollywood Hungama. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Exhibitors SHOCKED with TOTAL rejection of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Tejas: "It is an UNMITIGATED disaster. For the first time this year, the morning show in my theatre got CANCELLED because of zero ticket sales"". Bollywood Hungama. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tejas, 12th Fail, and Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video open to disastrous response; shows cancelled due to lack of audience". Bollywood Hungama. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Shows of Kangana Ranaut's Tejas cancelled due to zero ticket sales, exhibitors say, 'Not even 4-5 viewers turned up'". Times of India. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut's 'Tejas' to premiere on Jan 5 on ZEE5". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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