Main Atal Hoon

About the film

Main Atal Hoon (stylised as Main ATAL Hoon) is a 2024 Hindi language biographical film directed by Ravi Jadhav and written by Rishi Virmani. It stars Pankaj Tripathi as Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The film is produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh and Kamlesh Bhanushali under the banner Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios.

The film was theatrically released in India on 19 January 2024. The film was a box office bomb.

Premise

The film follows the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister of India.

It highlights Vajpayee's role in leading India during challenging times, including the Kargil War with Pakistan and the Pokhran nuclear tests. It also explores the man behind the politician, revealing his personal struggles and relationships with family and friends beyond party lines, as well as his love for poetry and literature.

Production

The principal photography of film went on floors on 7 May 2023 in Mumbai followed by an extensive shoot in Lucknow and ended on 15 July 2023.

Music

The music of the film is composed by Salim–Sulaiman, Payal Dev, Kailash Kher and Amitraj while the background score is composed by Monty Sharma.

The first single titled "Desh Pehle" was released on 25 December 2023. The second single titled "Ram Dhun" was released on 4 January 2023. The third single titled "Hindu Tan-Man" was released on 11 January 2023.

Release

Main Atal Hoon was released in theaters on 19 January 2024. The film was digitally premiered on ZEE5 from 14 March 2024.

Reception

The film reportedly earned ₹1 crore on its day of release. Internationally too, it failed to get much attention drawing only $1.5 million at the global box office in its first week.

Tripathi's performance was praised by the critics, but the editing of the movie was criticised. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10.

A reviewer from Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 2/5 stars and wrote "Main Atal Hoon rests on Pankaj Tripathi’s outstanding performance. But it suffers big time due to its flawed and disjointed narrative." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Despite Pankaj Tripathi's inspired portrayal, the film is reduced to a rah-rah hagiography of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and fails to do justice to his multiple facets."

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