Bad Newz (film)
| Bad Newz | |
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| Directed by | Anand Tiwari |
| Written by | Ishita Moitra Tarun Dudeja |
| Produced by | Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar Apoorva Mehta Amritpal Singh Bindra Anand Tiwari |
| Starring | Vicky Kaushal Triptii Dimri Ammy Virk |
| Cinematography | Debojeet Ray |
| Edited by | Shan Mohammed |
| Music by | Songs: Rochak Kohli Vishal Mishra DJ Chetas-Lijo George Prem-Hardeep Karan Aujla Abhijeet Srivastava Score: Amar Mohile |
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| Distributed by | AA Films |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹80 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹115.74 crore |
Bad Newz is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Anand Tiwari. Produced by Amazon Prime, Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective, the film inspired by true events stars Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk. It is a spiritual sequel to Good Newwz (2019), and revolves around heteropaternal superfecundation, a reproductive process in which twins are born to the same mother, but from different biological fathers.
Principal photography took place from March 2022 to July 2023. The film was theatrically released on 19 July 2024. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over ₹115.74 crore (US$14 million) worldwide against a budget of ₹80 crore (US$9.5 million), becoming ninth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024.