A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5, and wrote "On the whole, The Diplomat is a nail-biting thriller that brings a shocking and heroic true story to life.Read at source
The Diplomat 2025 
Synopsis
The Diplomat
The Diplomat is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language political film directed by Shivam Nair and written by Ritesh Shah. The film, starring John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb, is set against the backdrop of India–Pakistan relations, exploring themes of diplomacy and the personal conflicts faced by diplomats.
- Director
- Shivam Nair
- Release
- 14 Mar 2025
- Studio
- T-Series Films
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for The Diplomat is 57/100 from Bollywood Hungama and Sukanya Verma (Rediff.com) and Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 4 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- writing
Positive 2
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5 and observed that "The possibilities of this serviceable thriller are immense but the makers prefer to play it safe and hold back the daredevil in the diplomat's clothing".Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Ghar Varun Jain, Romy, Anurag Saikia
- Bharat Hariharan, Prajakta Shukre, Himani Kapoor, Natraj Kshericha, Swapnomoy Chowdhury, Kamal Bharti
- Naina Varun Jain, Romy, Anurag Saikia
Technical specs
- Release date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Run time
- 137 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Shivam Nair
- Studio
- T-Series Films
- Budget
- ₹20 crore
- Distributor
- Panorama Studios
Trivia
- The film stars John Abraham as J. P. Singh and Sadia Khateeb as Uzma Ahmed.
- Principal photography began in November 2022 and wrapped by late 2024.
- The movie was primarily shot in Delhi, with some sequences filmed in actual embassy settings.
- The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, Manan Bhardwaj, and Anurag Saikia.
- The film was banned across several Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar.
- The theatrical release was postponed by a week to 14 March 2025, falling on Holi Day.
Tags
Hindi Cinema2025BollywoodReleasedHindi
