Pink (2016 film)

Pink
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Written byRitesh Shah
Story byShoojit Sircar
Ritesh Shah
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Produced by
  • Ronnie Lahiri
  • Rashmi Sharma
  • Sheel Kumar
Starring
CinematographyAbhik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byBodhaditya Banerjee
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget30 crore
Box officeest. 157.32 crore

Pink is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language legal thriller film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and written by Shoojit Sircar, Ritesh Shah and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, The film is produced by Rising Sun Films on a total budget of ₹30 crore, with screenplay by Shah and music composition by Shantanu Moitra and Anupam Roy. Pink features an ensemble cast, which includes Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Tushar Pandey, Piyush Mishra, and Dhritiman Chatterjee.

Pink was released in worldwide cinemas on 16 September 2016. The film received widespread critical acclaim for the cast performances, execution, story, screenplay and direction. Pink emerged as a surprising commercial success earning over ₹157.32 crore globally. The film completed a 50-day run theatrically.

At the 64th National Film Awards, Pink won the category of Best Film on Other Social Issues. Pink received 5 nominations at the 62nd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actress (Kulhari), and won Best Dialogue (Ritesh Shah).

The film is remade in Tamil as Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and in Telugu as Vakeel Saab (2021).