| Tejas | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sarvesh Mevara |
| Written by | Sarvesh Mevara |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Kangana Ranaut Anshul Chauhan Varun Mitra |
| Cinematography | Hari K. Vedantam |
| Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Music by | Shashwat Sachdev |
Production company | RSVP Movies |
Release date | 27 October 2023[1] |
Running time | 112 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹70 crore |
| Box office | ₹5.6 crore[6] |
Tejas is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film[2] 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. Tejas emerged as one of Hindi cinema's biggest box-office disaster within its first two days of release, with most theatrical screenings being cancelled on its opening day. It was subsequently released on streaming platform ZEE5 on 5 January 2024.[18]
Plot[edit]
Indian Air Force pilot Tejas Gill is on a mission to rescue an Indian spy who has some very confidential information while also battling with her tragic past of haunted memories.
Cast[edit]
- Kangana Ranaut as IAF officer Tejas Gill
- Anshul Chauhan as Arfa
- Varun Mitra as Ekveer
- Ashish Vidyarthi as IAF chief R K Panicker
- Vishak Nair as Prashant
- Kashyap Shangari as Vivek
- Sunit Tandon as Academy Teacher
- Rio Kapadia as RAW Chief
- Mohan Agashe as Prime Minister
- Mushtaq Kak as Khatooni
- Lovlesh Khaneja as Pakistani Pilot
Production[edit]
Principal photography commenced in August 2021.[19] Production wrapped in November 2021.[20]
Promotion[edit]
The film was endorsed by the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Uttarakhand's CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, both belonging to Bharatiya Janta Party, on 31 October 2023 after watching it in Lucknow together with Kangana Ranaut.[21]
Ranaut remarked that Yogi Adityanath "assured us that he would protect us and our film from all our enemies and anti-national elements and motivate the nationalists to watch and connect with it".[21] Ranaut was criticised over using politics to influence people to watch the movie.[22]
Ranaut also visited the Israeli Embassy to promote the film amid 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict,which also drew criticism
