Gabbar Is Back

Gabbar Is Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrish Jagarlamudi
Written byRajat Arora
Story byA. R. Murugadoss
Based onRamanaa (2002) by A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byRajesh G. Pandey
Music by
Production
companies
Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Bhansali Productions
Distributed byPanorama Studios (India)
Eros International (Overseas)
Release date
  • 1 May 2015 (2015-05-01)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget79 crore
Box office135.81 crore

Gabbar Is Back is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action thriller film directed by Krish in his Hindi debut, written by Rajat Arora and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan with Kareena Kapoor Khan in a special appearance.

An official remake of A. R. Murugadoss's 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa, it is named after the titular antagonist played by Amjad Khan in the 1975 film Sholay. The film was released theatrically on 1 May 2015 and became a critical and commercial success.