Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 4/5 stars and noted that the action choreography was "on par with any high grade Hollywood film".Read at source
Jawan 2023 
Synopsis
Jawan
Jawan (transl. Soldier) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film co-written and directed by Atlee in his Hindi film debut, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover. In the film, a vigilante recruits inmates and commits acts that shed light on corruption in India.
- Director
- Atlee
- Release
- 7 Sept 2023
- Studio
- Red Chillies Entertainment
- Run time
- 169 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Jawan is 76/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
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- direction
- writing
- visual craft
Positive 10
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times termed it a "massy, meaningful actioner".Read at source
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 believed that Jawan had more of a story and purpose than Khan's previous release Pathaan.Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 3.5/5 stars and concluded, "Packed with all the ingredients that you would expect in a high-octane action film, Jawan is a strikingly meta vehicle in which a star communicates directly with his fan base and holds forth on themes that are crying out to be addressed."Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that the film delivered a timely political message despite being "fashioned as an unabashed massy entertainer".Read at source
Sonil Dedhia of News18 gave 4/5 stars and labelled it a masala film, adding that it is an "ambitious vigilante action thriller that plays to the gallery and lives up to the hype.Read at source
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave 4/5 stars and commended Jawan's political storytelling, writing that it "boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote".Read at source
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 4.5/5 stars and wrote "Jawan is a mass entertainer at its best with superlative performances, thrilling and clap worthy moments, larger-than-life action sequences, and a never-before-seen avatar of Shah Rukh Khan.Read at source
Tushar Joshi of India Today gave 3.5/5 stars and believed that Khan's performance and Atlee's direction had improved upon a typical, Robin Hood-esque story.Read at source
Uday Bhatia of Mint Lounge termed Jawan a "chaotic mess", writing that the film's story did not cohere despite Khan's best efforts.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Zinda Banda Anirudh Ravichander, Mangli, Shah Rukh Khan
- Chaleya Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao
- Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya Anirudh Ravichander, Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao
- Aararaari Raaro Deepthi Suresh
- Jawan Title Track Shah Rukh Khan, Anirudh Ravichander, Raja Kumari
- Faraatta Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah
- Chaleya Grini, Jamila El Badaoui
Technical specs
- Release date
- 7 Sept 2023
- Run time
- 169 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Atlee
- Studio
- Red Chillies Entertainment
- Budget
- ₹300 crore
- Distributor
- Pen Marudhar Entertainment, Yash Raj Films
Trivia
- Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role in the film, appearing as both Azad and Vikram Rathore.
- Principal photography took place across multiple locations including Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Rajasthan.
- Some portions of the film were simultaneously reshot for the Tamil version, particularly scenes featuring Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi.
- The film grossed over ₹1,100 crore, making it the highest-grossing Indian film of 2023.
- As of March 2026, Jawan ranks as the eighth highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
- The film received 14 nominations at the 69th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
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