Fighter (2024)

January 24, 2024 (IN) • Action, Drama • 166m

Overview

As India faces a militant attack in Kashmir, the country’s best combat aviators join forces under a reckless yet brilliant squadron leader to form 'Air Dragons', faces mortal dangers and their inner demons.

Director

Siddharth Anand

Writers

Ramon Chibb, Siddharth Anand, Ramon Chibb

Top Billed

Hrithik Roshan

Keywords

helicopter airplane fighter pilot helicopter pilot kashmir conflict behind enemy lines jet fighter pilot military retaliation armed conflict kashmir fighter pilots india pakistan border military aviation military pilots islamic terrorism amused indian air force india pakistan conflict

Where to watch

Free / Included

Netflix

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Top Billed Cast

Hrithik Roshan

Shamsher Pathania (Patty)

Deepika Padukone

Minal Rathore (Minni)

Anil Kapoor

Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)

Karan Singh Grover

Sartaaj Gill (Taj)

Sanjeeda Sheikh

Saanchi Gill

Akshay Oberoi

Basheer Khan (Bash)

Rishabh Sawhney

Azhar Akhtar

Ashutosh Rana

Abhijeet Rathore

Sharib Hashmi

Varthaman

Mahesh Shetty

Rajan Unnithan (Unni)

Banveen Singh

Sukhdeep Singh (Sukhi)

Karan Sharma

Ajeet Deshpande (Jeet)

Nishant Khanduja

Manoj Bhardwaj (Birdie)

Vinay Varma

Debojyoti Biswas (Debo)

Talat Aziz

Mr. Pathania, Patty's Father

Chandan Anand

Harish Nautiyal (Nauty)

Geeta Sodhi

Mrs. Khan, Bash's Mother

Samvedna Suwalka

Bella Khan, Bash's Wife

Chandra Shekhar Dutta

RAW Agent Zarina Begum

Mushtaq Kak

Maqsood Abrar

Harish Khatri

Prime Minister of India

Seerat Mast

Naina Jaisingh (Enjay)

Ramon Chibb

Abhijeet Bali (Abhi)

Gurmeet Chawla

Chief of the Air Staff

Viren Kewalramani

Namit

Vicky Chawla

Sanjiv Chopra

Western CINC

Indhu Reddy

Rajshree Mehta

Akarsh Alagh

Amreesh Manjrekar

Pushpendra Purchit

Krishna Solagama

Puneet Bhatia

Shiv Dev Singh

Usha Sree

Abhi Kajuria

Sachin Danai

Garud Commando Unit Leader

Lokesh Bhatta

Sandy

Virender Vashishth

Geeta Agrawal Sharma

Usha Rathore

Himani Sahni

Ashok Jha

Hrushi Poddar

Flight Cadet Sunil

Namrata Tiripeni

Flight Cadet Shubhanshi

Aditi Sandhya Sharma

Neha Joshi

Harnaam Singh

Anisha Pahuja

Shahid Gulfam

Sanjeev Jaiswal

Majeed Khan

Arif Basheer

Kapil Kumar

Ayushman Radeef

Jayan Rawal

Tejan Singh Yadav

Sachin Soni

Gopal Salaria

Shahmir Khan

Siddhant Ashar

Behzaad Khan

Appurva B Suman

Aishwarya Airy

Arbendra Pratap Singh

Sachin Yadav

Ayushmaan Sharma

Gaurav Govind

Ashish Sejwal

Harnam Singh Sandhu

Squadron Leader Sanjay Mathur

Crew

Aarif Sheikh

Editor

Ramon Chibb

Story

Abbas Dalal

Dialogue

Ramon Chibb

Producer

Siddharth Anand

Story

Ramon Chibb

Screenplay

Hussain Dalal

Dialogue

Ajit Andhare

Producer

Kevin Vaz

Producer

Anku Pande

Producer

Kumaar

Lyricist

Rajat Poddar

Production Design

Satchith Paulose

Director of Photography

Shilpa Rao

Playback Singer

Vishal Dadlani

Original Music Composer

Shekhar Ravjiani

Original Music Composer

B Praak

Playback Singer

Arijit Singh

Playback Singer

Remo D'Souza

Choreographer

Ketan Karekar

Visual Effects Producer

Suraj Prasad

Assistant Director

Zahir Abbas Khan

Still Photographer

Vishal Anand

Visual Effects Supervisor

Pritam Das

Sound Recordist

Gaurav Jain

VFX Production Coordinator

Harshit Bhatia

First Assistant Director

Siddhant Ashar

Assistant Director

Lakshmi Lehr

Costume Design

Ankit Balhara

Original Music Composer

Bharat Rawail

Supervising Producer

Niharika Jolly

Costume Design

Sanchit Balhara

Original Music Composer

Sunil Rodrigues

Stunt Coordinator

Parvez Shaikh

Stunt Coordinator

Amreesh Manjrekar

Executive Producer

Biswapati Sarkar

Co-Writer

Aakash Sahu

Property Master

Palash Das

Second Unit Director of Photography

Kailash Sahu

Art Direction

Fakhruddin Ansari

Assistant Camera

Sameer Indulk

Production Manager

Manish Sharma

Production Manager

Anuj Mathur

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shazia Samji

Choreographer

Pratik Visapurkar

Assistant Director

Sanchi Bhalla

Assistant Director

Varun Kulkarni

Associate Editor

Ramon Chibb

Second Unit Director

Damini Gupta

Assistant Director

Ganesh Gangadharan

Sound Designer

Bosco Martis

Choreographer

Caesar Gonsalves

Choreographer

Mukesh Chhabra

Casting Director

Rajvir Ashar

Assistant Director

Tanushree Bhatia

Assistant Director

Mamta Anand

Producer

Varun Tikekar

Digital Intermediate Producer

Shweta Ranpise

Assistant Art Director

Aniket Shinde

Assistant Camera

Apeksha Pandya

Production Manager

Ayananka Bose

Additional Director of Photography

Basant Sahoo

Property Master

Shailaja Pathi

Assistant Art Director

Devanshu Asthana

Line Producer

Ashirwad Hadkar

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Shaleena Nathani

Costume Design

Pritam Das

Sound Designer

Piyush Bhagat

Choreographer

Oh Se-yeong

Stunt Coordinator

Kaustubh Palav

Line Producer

Balduri Raju

Focus Puller

Saravanan Ilavarasu

Second Unit Director of Photography

Siddhesh Shantaram Khatavkar

Art Direction

Rajiv Sharma

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tony Thomas

Production Manager

Komal R. Sharma

Art Direction

Sumit Parulekar

Production Manager

Saumit Deshpande

Second Unit Director of Photography

Gudumba Krishna

Focus Puller

Anjali Chauhan

Assistant Costume Designer

Nilesh Sudku

Accountant

Adele Pereira

Co-Editor

Neelam Yadav

Accountant

Radhakrishna Acharya

Storyboard

Aafan Sheikh

Assistant Editor

Jyoti Vaid

Assistant Costume Designer

Anish

Tailor

Anoushka Songaonkar

Assistant Costume Designer

Naresh Khadye

Dresser

Shabaz Alvi

Assistant Editor

Simran Anand Wadhwani

Assistant Costume Designer

Harshita Daga

Assistant Costume Designer

Anushree Banerjee

Assistant Costume Designer

Ashok Kanojiya

Dresser

Omkar Ghosalkar

Accountant

Dattaram Mestri

Accountant

Sunil Dandge

Dresser

Sheshnath Gond

Dresser

Raju

Tailor

Charulata Chauhan

Assistant Costume Designer

Santosh Dabholkar

Dresser

Samir Shaikh

Dresser

Akbar

Tailor

Siddharth Anand

Director

Siddharth Anand

Producer

Reviews

Ritesh Mohapatra

January 25, 2024

Fighter is Sid Anand's yet another cinematic triumph balancing emotions, action & drama, led by a diligent Hrithik Roshan

My Score : 86/100

In the landscape of modern commercial filmmaking, few directors manage to strike a balance between emotion, action, and drama. Siddharth Anand, with his latest venture Fighter, not only meets this challenge but does so with flying colors. Gripping from the start, it offers a rollercoaster of drama, deep emotion, and pulsating aerial action, enticing dog fights all resulting in an experience crafted for big screens. While patriotic elements are skillfully incorporated, the film celebrates friendship and confronts the weight of the past, providing nuanced character portrayals and their dynamics. The strong emotional arc, supported by stellar performances, especially by Hrithik Roshan and Anil Kapoor, leaves a lasting impact. The thrilling screenplay, excellent a and some cheesy dialogues in addition to spectacular VFX enhance key scenes, making Fighter a must-watch cinematic triumph under Anand's proven and evolved directorial prowess.

Balanced Mastery: Fighter, directed by Siddharth Anand, excels in modern commercial filmmaking by skillfully balancing emotion, action, and drama. Yes it has cheesy dialogues , some melodramatic scenes and forced humour at places but the overall product is far more captivating and hence overshadows minor hiccups

Cinematic Rollercoaster: The film grips audiences from the start, offering a thrilling rollercoaster of high drama, deep emotion, and pulsating aerial action, urging a big-screen experience. The VFX is excellent barring the climatic moments.

Nuanced Storytelling: Fighter sets itself apart with a rich tapestry of storytelling, seamlessly weaving patriotic elements, friendship celebration, and confronting the heavy baggage of the past. The character arcs of Hrithik, Deepika and Anil come to a full circle leaving you overwhelmed with a rewarding satisfaction.

Emotional Impact: A standout feature is the film's strong emotional arc, supported by stellar performances, particularly Hrithik Roshan scorching eyes and his excellent screen presence. He is charming, vulnerable, helpless, revengeful and sarcastic all in a single film. He is just too good. Anil Kapoor and his tensed chemistry with HR is worth watching where Anil dominates. Deepika Padukone, leaving a lasting impact on audiences with her appropriate role.

Directorial Triumph: Fighter stands as a testament to Siddharth Anand's directorial skills, executing a tough film superbly with a perfect blend of action, drama, emotions, scale, and sweet humor, making it a must-watch cinematic experience. He focuses on passing message from time to time in the film that the war is with terrorism and not a particular country. He has evolved brilliantly and his bond with HR shows how deeply he admires the actor and vice versa. Mass with Class shining bright along with Hrithik’s masterclass.

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