Kill (film)

2024 Indian action film by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

Not to be confused with the 1968 Japanese film Kill!.

For other uses, see Kill (disambiguation).

Kill

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Written by| Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Produced by|

* Karan Johar
* Guneet Monga
* Apoorva Mehta
* Achin Jain

Starring|

* Lakshya
* Raghav Juyal
* Ashish Vidyarthi
* Abhishek Chauhan
* Harsh Chhaya
* Tanya Maniktala

Cinematography| Rafey Mehmood
Edited by| Shivkumar V. Panicker
Music by| Score:
Ketan Sodha
Songs:

* Vikram Montrose
* Shashwat Sachdev
* Haroon-Gavin

Production
companies

* Dharma Productions
* Sikhya Entertainment

Distributed by| AA Films

Release dates

* 7 September 2023 (2023-9-7) (TIFF)
* 5 July 2024 (2024-7-5) (India)

Running time

| 105 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Budget| ₹40 crore[2]
Box office| est. ₹47.12 crore[3]

Kill is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment. The film, which is inspired by a train robbery experienced by Bhat in 1995, stars Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala and Abhishek Chauhan.[4][5][6]

Kill premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023, where it was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.[7][8][9][10] It was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2024.[11][12][13]

Kill was theatrically released on 5 July 2024 to positive reviews from critics. The film grossed ₹47.12 crore against a budget of ₹40 crore.

## Plot

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Amrit Rathod, an NSG commando, and his colleague Viresh return to Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Amrit has been in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend Tulika Singh, the daughter of a powerful business tycoon Baldev Singh Thakur. One day, Baldev arranges Tulika's engagement to another man, prompting Amrit and Viresh to travel to Ranchi for the engagement. In Ranchi, Amrit pleads with Tulika to elope with him, but she refuses as she fears the repercussions from Baldev.

The next day, Tulika and her family board a superfast express train from Ranchi to New Delhi. Unbeknownst to them, Amrit and Viresh also board the train. During the journey, Amrit seizes an opportunity to propose to Tulika. However, as the train reaches Daltonganj station, in 11:25 pm midnight a group of armed dacoits, led by the cunning Fani Bhushan, boards the train. Their plan is to rob specific coaches and make a swift escape. Waiting for them with their getaway plan is Fani's father Beni Bhushan, a notorious dacoit leader, and other members of their gang.

During the heist, Fani understand that baldev singh thakur also there fani attempts to kidnap Baldev; but is attacked by Amrit and Viresh. In the scuffle, Viresh kills Babban to save Tulika's mother, enraging Fani and Babban's son Ravi, who abandon the heist to exact revenge and other bandits also. Amrit and Viresh fights few bandits and again killed one bandit in self defence fani uses a child for capture amrit and viresh fani shot a bullet with his gun but bullet missed. Fani captures a wounded Viresh, while Amrit takes Ravi hostage. Ravi reveals that thirty-three bandits are aboard the train. Amrit searches for Tulika's sister Ahaana, who is trapped somewhere on the train. Meanwhile, Beni and 6 bandits boards the train and is devastated to find Babban dead.

Fani plans to use Viresh as bait to capture Amrit, who fights through multiple bandits before being knocked out by the gang's enforcer Siddhi, where Arif, a fellow passenger, is killed while helping Viresh and Amrit. Tulika confronts Fani, who fatally stabs her and throws her off the train, enraging Amrit, who then goes on a killing spree against the bandits and killed 12 bandits. A shocked Beni chastises Fani for killing Tulika, fearing retribution from Baldev. However, Fani sticks to his original plan of kidnapping Baldev's entire family for ransom. As Amrit continues his rampage and again killed 2 bandits posing in a normal passenger, the bandits, fearing for their lives, beg Beni to let them off the train, but Beni convinces them to stay by reminding them of Baldev's wrath.

To further demoralize the bandits, Amrit hangs the corpses of 12 bandits, including Siddhi's father, in a coach. Meanwhile, and amrit again killed 2 bandits Baldev, Viresh, Arif's brother Sohail, and other passengers manage to alert Railway Security personnel, who were previously unaware of the hijacking. And amrit killed 2 bandits When the passengers block all access to other coaches, Fani and some 6 others attempt to move outside, narrowly escaping being shot. amrit again killed 2 bandits Amrit and Siddhi engage in a brutal fight; when Siddhi overpowers Amrit and is about to throw him off of the train, Arif and Sohail's parents attack Siddhi from behind, impaling a hammerhead in his skull and killing him.

Ahaana and Viresh are rescued by the police, and police killed 4 bandits and reunited with Baldev; but Fani, and 2 other bandits who has jumped back on the train, eliminates the police and takes them hostage again, killing a severely weakened Viresh in the process. While fighting a few bandits in a darkened coach amrit killed ravi, Amrit is betrayed by a bandit posing as a normal passenger, knocked out, and taken captive. As Fani taunts Amrit about the death of Viresh and Beni gets into an argument with him about not killing Baldev, Amrit takes advantage of the chaos and engages the last of the bandits, including Beni, burning his entire head with lighter fluid and a zippo. Amrit again killed 4 bandits and 3 bandits rescue to the train alive total 6 bandits alive rescue to the train Amrit faces off against Fani, the sole remaining dacoit; Fani repeatedly stabs him while taunting him about Tulika, but Amrit ultimately gains the upper hand, finishing off Fani with a hammer and fists. After 1 hour 30 minutes As security personnel and paramedics board the train at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhaya Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh and rescue the passengers, a heavily injured Amrit sits on a bench and hallucinates Tulika sitting beside him.[14]

## Cast

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* Lakshya as Amrit Rathod, a NSG Commando
* Raghav Juyal as Fani
* Tanya Maniktala as Tulika Singh
* Abhishek Chauhan as Viresh "Bhukhan" Chatwal
* Ashish Vidyarthi as Beni
* Harsh Chhaya as Baldev Singh Thakur
* Adrija Sinha as Ahaana Singh
* Avanish Pandey as TTE
* Parth Tiwari as Siddhi
* Akshay Vichare as Ujala
* Jitendra Kumar Sharma as Akhilesh Jha (RPF personnel)
* Rupesh Kumar Charanpahari as Bishnu
* Sahil Gangurde as Badlu
* Priyam Gupta as Kulli
* Vivek Kashyap as Mukund
* Sameer Kumar as Bechan
* Calib Logan as Brahmeshwar
* Moses Marton as Murari
* Riyaz Khan as Surajbhan
* Shakti Singh as Laddan
* Shivam Parmar as Amrit's friend
* Bilal Kazi
* Pechap Kumar
* Arun Thakur as Jass Pratap Singh, Tulika's groom
* Meenal Kapoor as Tulika's mother
* Madhu Raja as Tulika's paternal grandmother

## Production

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The production of the film began in June 2022, with the working title Aaghat starring Lakshya (in his feature film debut) and Tanya Maniktala (in her second film). Less than a month prior to its premiere at Toronto, Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment announced the film Kill to be directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, as the first in a content partnership in May 2023.[15]

In an interview with Subhash K. Jha, the director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat said that the actors had to be trained with MMA artists.[16] Bhat said in an interview that the film was inspired by a real-life train robbery he experienced in 1995.[17]

## Music

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The song "Nikat" is sung by Rekha Bhardwaj and the music is composed by Haroon-Gavin with lyrics written by Siddhant Kaushal.[18] "Jaako Raakhe Saaiyan" is composed by Vikram Montrose and written by Shekhar Astitwa.[19]

Kill

Soundtrack album by

Shashwat Sachdev
Vikram Montrose
Haroon-Gavin

Released| 5 July 2024
Recorded| 2022–23
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 12:58
Language| Hindi
Label| Sony Music India

Track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Kill" (Kaawaa Kaawaa)| Shashwat Sachdev| Shashwat Sachdev| Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Sanj V, Shashwat Sachdev| 3:14
2.| "Nikat"| Siddhant Kaushal| Haroon-Gavin| Rekha Bhardwaj| 3:03
3.| "Jaako Raakhe Saaiyan"| Shekhar Astitwa| Vikram Montrose| Monu Rathod, Vikram Montrose| 3:37
4.| "Nikat" (Dance Version)| Siddhant Kaushal| Haroon-Gavin| Shashwat Singh| 3:04
Total length:| 12:58

## Release

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### Theatrical

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Kill premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023. The film had a theatrical release in India on 5 July 2024.[20][21][22] In October 2023, Lionsgate acquired distribution rights to the film for North America and the United Kingdom, marking one of the first instances of a Hollywood studio acquiring a Hindi-language film to directly release in the United States.[23][24][25] The film released over 1000 screens across North America.[26] Lionsgate, in association with Roadside Attractions, later scheduled the film for a theatrical release in the United States on 4 July 2024, a day before its release in India.[27] AA Films bought the distribution rights for Indian theatrical release. On September 5, Kill was released in Argentina by BF Distribution and by Paris Filmes in Brazil.[28][29] Paradise Group released the film under the name of «Схватка» in Russian theatres on 25 July 2024.[30] The film was released in South Korea in theatres on 28 August 2024.[31] Kill was distributed by GaragePlay in Taiwan and released in theaters on November 22, 2024.[32]

### Home media

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In India, Kill began streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 6 September 2024 in Hindi, and later with dubs in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages from 24 September 2024.[33]

Internationally, the film was released by Lionsgate films digitally on 23 July 2024,[34] with its Blu-ray editions releasing on 10 September 2024.[35][36]

## Reception

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### Box office

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The film was made on a budget of ₹40 crore.[2] It grossed ₹28.75 crore from India and ₹18.37 crore overseas for a worldwide total of ₹47.12 crore.[3]

### Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 103 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "A relentless thrill ride grounded in raw emotional stakes, Kill serves up a knuckle sandwich that action fans will gleefully eat up."[37] Metacritic rated the film with a score of 74 out of 100, based on 19 critics, citing "generally favorable" reviews.[38]

Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today gave 4.5/5 stars and wrote "This is an absolute must-watch for all fans of action and otherwise."[39] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave 4/5 stars and wrote "An ultra-violent film about violence, Kill's greatest accomplishment isn't its death count alone but to challenge our perception of violence".[40] Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Kill is a violent and stylish action entertainer."[41] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Kill has a moral compass, a clear context for the 'war' that unfolds."[42] Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Kill as a film could work even better with a denser plot and a more dreadful antagonist."[43] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "‘Kill’ is a lean, mean killing machine."[44] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu praised Lakshya's performance and expressed "Lakshya, heavily hyped as Hindi cinema’s new ‘killing machine’, is sweaty, strong and seething. The young actor spurns the athleticism of a Tiger Shroff or Vidyut Jammwal, opting instead for a more centred, abrasive fighting style."[45] Uday Bhatia of Mint wrote "Kill isn't really a hell-yeah action film. There’s no slo-mo, no release, no breathing room."[46] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in commented "The most memorable scene in Kill lands it straight in horror territory."[47] Kartik Bhardwaj of The New Indian Express gave 4/5 stars and wrote "It weaves a narrative of its own. The fist fights and the flying kicks come first."[48]

Kill earned acclaim from international critics.[49][50]

Kim Newman of British Film Institute wrote "The first half isn’t exactly slower, but basic relationships have to be established before the real action can start."[51] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote "Manipulative to the max (one upsetting murder is almost pornographically protracted), “Kill” is dizzyingly impressive and punishingly vicious."[52] Catherine Bray of The Guardian opined "Kill’s objectives are achieved with an energy and enthusiasm that make it a tasty piece of action cinema which doesn’t pull its punches; it’s finger-cracking good."[53] Kevin Maher of The Times observed "The plot is painfully perfunctory, and places a lethal “national security guard commando” called Amrit".[54] Nate Richard of Collider rated the film B+ and wrote "Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's aggressively violent action flick is destined to become a cult classic."[55] Peter Debruge of Variety wrote "As brutal a film as the country has ever produced, Kill is a shockingly graphic action showcase from an industry that typically plays violence in a more cartoony register."[56] Randy Myers of The Mercury News stated "After a groan-inducing 15 minutes of exposition, “Kill” lets go of all that baggage to become an outright blast while making a convincing argument for Lakshya becoming our next big action star."[57]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter observed "The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed, filmed and edited, but they’re so relentless in their non-stop pacing that the viewing experience becomes numbing."[58] David Ehrlich of IndieWire rated the film B+ and expressed "“Kill” makes very, very good on its goofy title by the time all is said and done, but perhaps the most surprising thing about Bhat’s action extravaganza is that it inverts expectations without ever getting off-track."[59] Shakyl Lambert of CGMagazine rated 8.5/10 and wrote "Kill is one of the best action films of the year, and action fans need to keep this one on their radar."[60] Matt Donato of /Film rated the film 9 stars out of 10. He also stated "No joyous Bollywood dance interludes — this isn't RRR. Bhat's sublimely savage Kill has more in common with take-no-prisoners Indonesian badassery like The Night Comes for Us or The Raid, accentuating breakneck violence that flows like a gushing river of blood from gaping knife wounds."[61] Ross McIndoe of Slant Magazine wrote "The action is kinetic and chaotic as bodies are sent bouncing off seats, windows, floors, and ceilings."[62] Andrew Mack of Screen Anarchy observed "The violence is not fancy and intricate, but fast and harsh, with a survivor’s instinct at the forefront."[63] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail commented "For its first half-hour, Kill’s fights are plentiful if slightly pedestrian in their staging and speed."[64] Jonathan Hickman of Newnan Times-Herald gave 7/10 stars and wrote "By removing much of the heavy firepower associated with guns, Bhat’s film delivers visceral, bone-crunching sequences that have a significant impact despite their relatively overblown nature."[65] Critic Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave a mixed review and wrote "Kill ticks off most of the essential boxes for a good popcorn flick, making it easy to resist but harder to pass up."[66] Reviewing for Time Out Phil de Semlyen gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Credit to Bhat, too, for departing with the tried-and-tested action movie template to deliver an unexpected, nihilistic mid-movie twist. The problem is the sense of déjà vu that creeps in thereafter."[67] Lyvie Scott of Inverse gave a mixed review "Though Kill has its action down pat, it does lack a sense of narrative variety."[68]

## Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee/Work  | Result  | Ref.

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2025  | 25th IIFA Awards | Best Film | Kill | Nominated  | [69][70]
Best Director | Nikhil Nagesh Bhat | Nominated
Best Performance in a Negative Role | Raghav Juyal | Won
Star Debut of the Year – Male | Lakshya Lalwani | Won
Best Female Playback Singer | Rekha Bhardwaj for "Nikat" | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Rafey Mehmood  | Won
Best Sound Recording | Subash Sahoo  | Won
Best Sound Re-Recording | Subash Sahoo, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe  | Won

## Remake

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On 1 July 2024, three days prior to Kill's North American theatrical release, Lionsgate and 87Eleven Entertainment, which have previously collaborated on the John Wick franchise, announced an English remake of the film.[71][72][73] Additionally, Dharma Productions issued a statement that there will be no further remakes in other languages for the film aside from English.[74][75][76][77]

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* Kill at IMDb
* Kill at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed|

* Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
* Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)
* Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
* My Name Is Khan (2010)
* Student of the Year (2012)
* Bombay Talkies (2013; one segment)
* Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
* Lust Stories (2018; one segment)
* Ghost Stories (2020; one segment)
* Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)

Films written only|

* Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
* Kurbaan (2009)

See also|

* Dharma Productions
* List of Dharma Productions films

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Key individuals|

* Yash Johar
* Hiroo Yash Johar
* Karan Johar

Karan Johar|

* Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
* Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)
* Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
* My Name Is Khan (2010)
* Student of the Year (2012)
* Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
* Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)

Shakun Batra|

* Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012)
* Kapoor & Sons (2016)
* Gehraiyaan (2022)

Mahesh Bhatt|

* Gumrah (1993)
* Duplicate (1998)

Rensil D'Silva|

* Kurbaan (2009)
* Ungli (2014)

Shashank Khaitan|

* Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
* Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
* Dhadak (2018)
* Govinda Naam Mera (2022)

Karan Malhotra|

* Agneepath (2012)
* Brothers (2015)

Punit Malhotra|

* I Hate Luv Storys (2010)
* Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013)
* Student of the Year 2 (2019)

Tarun Mansukhani|

* Dostana (2008)
* Drive (2019)

Ayan Mukerji|

* Wake Up Sid (2009)
* Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
* Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022)

Abhishek Varman|

* 2 States (2014)
* Kalank (2019)

Rohit Shetty|

* Simmba (2018)
* Sooryavanshi (2021)

Raj Mehta|

* Good Newwz (2019)
* Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022)
* Selfiee (2023)

Other directors|

* Dostana (1980)
* Duniya (1984)
* Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987)
* Agneepath (1990)
* Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
* Kaal (2005)
* We Are Family (2010)
* Gippi (2013)
* Shaandaar (2015)
* Baar Baar Dekho (2016)
* Dear Zindagi (2016)
* Ok Jaanu (2017)
* Ittefaq (2017)
* Raazi (2018)
* Kesari (2019)
* Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship (2020)
* Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)
* Shershaah (2021)
* Liger (Telugu/Hindi) (2022)
* Kill (2023)
* Yodha (2024)
* Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (2024)
* Bad Newz (2024)
* Jigra (2024)

Films presented|

* Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
* The Ghazi Attack (2017)
* Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
* Bucket List (2018)
* 2.0 (2018)
* Devara: Part 1 (2024)

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