Anuj Kumar of The Hindu gave a positive review of the movie.Read at source
120 Bahadur 2025 
Synopsis
120 Bahadur
120 Bahadur (transl. 120 Bravehearts) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical war film directed by Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai and produced by Excel Entertainment and Trigger Happy Studios. The film stars Farhan Akhtar as Major Shaitan Singh and Raashii Khanna in a Special appearance as Shugan Kanwar, the wife of Shaitan Singh. The film recounts the Battle of Rezang La, considered one of the major events of the Sino-Indian War and fought on 18 November 1962, when 120 soldiers of the Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon Regiment, made up of Ahirs, defended their post against a 3000-strong Chinese Army contingent, inflicting on them over 1300 casualties.
- Director
- Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai
- Release
- 21 Nov 2025
- Studio
- Excel Entertainment
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
3 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for 120 Bahadur is 80/100 from Taher Ahamed (Deccan Herald).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 4 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- visual craft
Positive 3
Jaya Dwivedie of India TV said, "120 Bahadur is a film that salutes bravery, celebrates their sacrifices and brings the famous battle to big screen, but lacks emotion and cinematic intensity.Read at source
Taher Ahamed of Deccan Herald gave the movie 4 out of 5 stating "the movie is paced well, with a strong on-screen presence combined with exceptional cinematography.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Yaad Aate Hain Subhadeep Das Chowdhury, Chirag Kotwal, Obom Tangu, Utkarsh Wankhede
- Dada Kishan Ki Jai Sukhwinder Singh
- Naine Ra Lobhi Javed Ali, Asees Kaur
- Main Hoon Woh Dharti Maa Shreya Ghoshal
Technical specs
- Release date
- 21 Nov 2025
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai
- Studio
- Excel Entertainment
- Budget
- est. ₹80–90 crore
- Distributor
- AA Films
Trivia
- The film stars Farhan Akhtar as Major Shaitan Singh, marking his return to acting after three years since his previous film Toofaan (2021).
- Raashii Khanna appears in a special role as Shugan Kanwar, the wife of the protagonist Shaitan Singh.
- The movie was theatrically released on 21 November 2025 and was featured in the Gala Premiere section of the 56th IFFI.
- The film was declared tax-free in the Indian states of Delhi and Rajasthan.
- Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, the film was declared a box-office bomb, grossing only ₹20 crores worldwide.
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