Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is a perfect Eid gift for Salman Khan's fans."Read at source
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan 2023 
Synopsis
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (transl. Someone's Brother, Someone's Lover), also known by the initialism KBKJ, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Salman Khan Films. The film, a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Veeram, stars Salman Khan, Venkatesh and Pooja Hegde.
- Director
- Farhad Samji
- Release
- 21 Apr 2023
- Studio
- Zee Studios, Salman Khan Films
- Run time
- 144 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is 45/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 12 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- visual craft
Positive 9
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Salman Khan, like always rules the screen with swag and ultimate presence with the combination of dumdaar dialogues and massy action sequences."Read at source
Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna of India TV reviewed the film and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has all the ingredients of an entertainer-- action, drama, romance, and comedy which is the pattern of Salman Khan films.Read at source
Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Loud and senseless, Salman Khan's cringefest makes you say, 'stop it, Bhaijaan'".Read at source
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "This Salman Khan starrer once again plays to the gallery for his die-hard fans.Read at source
Scroll.in wrote "The spread includes all the elements typical of a Salman Khan movie, but in more judicious quantities than in his previous few outings."Read at source
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote "annoying, uninspired and full of empty odes to its fading superstar".Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "tired, unimaginative amalgamation of every Salman Khan version".Read at source
Simran Singh of DNA India rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is a true-blue Salman Khan film, a complete family entertainer that his fans have expected for many years."Read at source
Critical 1
Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated the film 1 out of 5 and wrote, "Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk."Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Yentamma Vishal Dadlani, Payal Dev, MC Stan, Raftaar
- Billi Billi Sukhbir
- Naiyo Lagda Kamaal Khan, Palak Muchhal
- O Balle Balle Sukhbir, Kiran, Kabir, Dimpy
- Jee Rahe The Hum (Falling in Love) Salman Khan
- Lets Dance Chotu Motu Salman Khan, Devi Sri Prasad, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Neha Bhasin, Nakash Aziz
- Tere Bina Sajid–Wajid
- Bathukamma Santhosh Venky, Aira Udupi, Harini Ivaturi, Sucheta Basrur, Vijaylaxmi Mettinahole
Technical specs
- Release date
- 21 Apr 2023
- Run time
- 144 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Farhad Samji
- Studio
- Zee Studios, Salman Khan Films
- Budget
- ₹130 crore
- Distributor
- Zee Studios
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the 2014 Tamil movie Veeram and stars Salman Khan, Venkatesh, and Pooja Hegde.
- Principal photography took place in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Ladakh, running from May 2022 to February 2023.
- The movie was released on 21 April 2023, coinciding with the Eid holiday.
- Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan grossed over ₹182 crore against a production and marketing budget of approximately ₹125 crore.
- Director Farhad Samji initially intended to remake the Tamil film Veeram as Bachchhan Paandey with Akshay Kumar before changing the script.
- Salman Khan supervised the writing of every dialogue and scene in the film, contributing some lines directly from his own ideas.
Tags
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