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| screenplay = {{ubl|Sunil Sirvaiya|Amjad Ali}}
| screenplay = {{ubl|Sunil Sirvaiya|Amjad Ali}}
| story = Anil Sharma
| story = Anil Sharma
| starring = {{ubl|[[Utkarsh Sharma]]|[[Ishita Chauhan]]|[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]|[[Mithun Chakraborty]]|[[Ayesha Jhulka]]|Malti Chahar|[[K. K. Raina]]|[[Abhimanyu Singh]]|[[Dev Gill]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Utkarsh Sharma]]|[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]|}}
| music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Monty Sharma]]
| music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Monty Sharma]]
| cinematography = Najeeb Khan
| cinematography = Najeeb Khan
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| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}22 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3818|title=Genius – Movie – Box Office India|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
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| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}402crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/box-office/|title=Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=24 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}4.2 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/box-office/|title=Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=24 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri who is a topper yet charming man who comes to [[IIT Roorkee]] where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan, out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him, but Vasu outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly uses his hacking talent working part time for RAW.
The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius [[Research and Analysis Wing]] agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri who is a topper yet charming man who comes to [[IIT Roorkee]] where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan, out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him, but Vasu outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly uses his hacking talent working part time for RAW.


The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasudev to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasudev admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasudev sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam the next day. However, Vasudev outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini learns that Vasudev had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to the US for her dream job.
The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasudev to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasudev admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasudev sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam the next day. However, Vasudev outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini learns that Vasudev had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to the US for her dream job.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Vasudev Shastri aka Genius, Nandini's love interest
* [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Vasudev Shastri, RAW's special Agent and Nandini's love interest
* [[Ishitha Chauhan]] as Nandini Chauhan, Vasudev's love interest
* [[Ishitha Chauhan]] as Nandini Chauhan, Vasudev's love interest
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Mr Samar Khan / MRS, an ISI agent and the main antagonist
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Mr Samar Khan / MRS, an ISI agent and mastermind of ISI in India
* [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad
* [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad
* [[Anirban Mitra]] as NSA Officer Bablu
* [[Anirban Mitra]] as NSA Officer Bablu
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* [[KK Raina]] as Mr Das
* [[KK Raina]] as Mr Das
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Mr. Praveen Joshi
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Mr. Praveen Joshi, an IB officer
* Arjun Dwivedi as Saleem
* Arjun Dwivedi as Saleem
* [[Dev Gill]] as Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, MRS' mole in RAW
* [[Dev Gill]] as Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, MRS mole in RAW
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore
* Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand
* Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand
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[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya]]
[[Category:Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya]]
[[Category:2018 action thriller films]]
[[Category:2018 action thriller films]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, 23 September 2024

Genius
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnil Sharma
Written byAnil Sharma
Screenplay by
  • Sunil Sirvaiya
  • Amjad Ali
Story byAnil Sharma
Produced by
  • Deepak Mukut
  • Anil Sharma
  • K. C. Sharma
  • Kamal Mukut
Starring
CinematographyNajeeb Khan
Edited byAshfaque Makrani
Music bySongs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Score:
Monty Sharma
Production
companies
  • Anil Sharma Productions
  • Soham RockStar Entertainment
Distributed bySoham Rockstar Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹22 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹4.2 crore[2]

Genius is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological action thriller film directed by Anil Sharma. It marks the debut of his son Utkarsh Sharma as a male lead, who also featured as a child actor in Sharma's 2001 film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Ishita Chauhan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Mithun Chakraborty, with Ayesha Jhulka,[3] and Malti Chahar play supporting roles in the film.[4][5][6]

Plot

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The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius Research and Analysis Wing agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri who is a topper yet charming man who comes to IIT Roorkee where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan, out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him, but Vasu outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly uses his hacking talent working part time for RAW.

The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasudev to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasudev admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasudev sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam the next day. However, Vasudev outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini learns that Vasudev had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to the US for her dream job.

On the other hand, senior members of RAW, impressed by Vasudev's intelligence, try to convince him to join RAW. After learning that his parents were killed in communal riots planned by ISI of Pakistan, Vasu finally decides to join RAW to take revenge against ISI. The film returns to the present, where Vasudev, who is labelled incompetent by RAW, uses a walking stick and suffers from acute tinnitus and several injuries since his failed mission.

Nandini had taken a break from her job to return to India and take care of Vasu. She takes Vasudev to her house in Puducherry, where her mother is pleasantly surprised to see Nandini (who had never valued personal relationships before her career) make huge sacrifices for Vasudev's welfare. Vasudev and Nandini spend some romantic moments, but their happiness is short lived as Vasudev starts having hallucinations about his failed mission.

A confused Nandini tries to take Vasudev to the US for treatment. Vasudev refuses and narrates the tragic story of his failed mission to Nandini, after which he leaves to track MRS, the mastermind of ISI in India and the prime target of his failed mission. Soon after, it is shown that all the hallucinations were just a drama set up by Vasudev to track his enemies. He, one by one, kills everyone who had helped MRS. On the other hand, MRS senses Vasudev's return and plans to kill him in a masquerade party. In the masquerade party, Vasudev saves himself but gets injured once again. Seeing Vasudev's miserable condition, Nandini breaks down. MRS, who was secretly observing them, takes advantage of this and kidnaps Nandini. Soon after, the senior members of RAW acknowledge his competence. With the help of RAW, Vasudev finds Nandini, saves Mathura from a huge blast and finally kills MRS by drowning him in the river. All members of RAW praise him. The film ends with him sharing a big hug with Nandini.

Cast

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Reception

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The film received generally poor reviews. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. Bollywood Hungama gave it 1/5 stars saying, "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare."[7] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India was equally critical of the film giving it 2/5 stars.[8] The Indian Express gave it a "nil" rating describing it as feeling redundant.[9]

Soundtrack

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Genius
Soundtrack album by
Himesh Reshammiya
Released9 August 2018[10]
StudioHR Musik Limited
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:28
LanguageHindi
LabelTips Music
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
Teraa Surroor
(2016) 		Genius
(2018) 		Good News
(2019)
Official audio
Tera Fitoor Song Video - Genius on YouTube
Singles from Genius
  1. "Tera Fitoor"
    Released: 12 July 2018
  2. "Dil Meri Na Sune"
    Released: 28 July 2018
  3. "Holi Biraj Ma"
    Released: 5 August 2018
  4. "Pyar Le Pyar De"
    Released: 21 August 2018
  5. "Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main"
    Released: 27 August 2018

The music of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya,[11] and Monty Sharma composed the background score, while lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir, Kumaar, and Shabbir Ahmed. The first song of the film "Tera Fitoor", which is sung by Arijit Singh was released on 12 July 2018 .[12] The album was released on 9 August 2018 by Tips Music.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tera Fitoor"KumaarArijit Singh5:10
2."Dil Meri Na Sune"Manoj MuntashirAtif Aslam3:56
3."Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main[13]"Shabbir AhmedHimesh Reshammiya, Neeti Mohan, Vineet Singh4:42
4."Holi Biraj Ma"Manoj MuntashirJubin Nautiyal3:35
5."Pyar Le Pyar De"Shabbir AhmedDev Negi, Ikka, Iulia Vantur5:10
6."Dil Meri Na Sune" (Reprise)Manoj MuntashirAtif Aslam, Payal Dev3:55
Total length:26:28

References

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  1. ^ "Genius – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ Goyal, Divya (20 June 2018). "Remember Sunny Deol's Son in Gadar? He's Back in And As Genius". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Genius Cast List | Genius Movie Star Cast – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Genius teaser: Director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh makes his debut in this sci-fi film starring Ayesha Jhulka, Nawazuddin Siddiqui". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Genius teaser: Utkarsh Sharma introduced as archetypal Hindi cinema hero in father Anil's film". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (24 August 2018). "Genius Review – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Genius Movie Review {2/5}: A messed up mumbo jumbo of some juvenile IIT hacks, loud sounds and verbose filmy dialoguebazi", The Times of India, retrieved 26 August 2018
  9. ^ "Genius movie review: The Anil Sharma film feels redundant". The Indian Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Genius – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Gaana.
  11. ^ "Tera Fitoor: New song from Utkarsh Sharma's Genius unites energies of Arijit Singh, Himesh Reshammiya". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Genius song Tera Fitoor teaser: Arijit Singh sings romantic ballad composed by Himesh Reshammiya". Firstpost. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Himesh Reshammiya delivers yet another romantic number with Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main". The Times of India. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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