Baadshaho
2017 2h 16m movie Film India

Baadshaho

बादशाहो

Synopsis

बादशाहो

Emergency has been declared in India. Maharani Gitanjali from one of Rajasthan's princely states has already lost her privy purse. Now, she fears that she will lose the last treasure chest of gold which has been forcibly taken away from her. So she asks her trusted lieutenant, Bhawani to step in and plan a heist.

Action + Thriller in India

229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Baadshaho itself).

The 2016–2018 India Window

In the crowded 2016-2018 India release window, Baadshaho sits at #251 of 323. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu
    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  7. Mirzapur
    #7

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

The 2010s India Landscape

2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Baadshaho. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).

'1070'1163'1269'13101'1492'1595'1695'17124'18104'19106

Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$12.3M
Budget
$27.0M
Revenue
$14.7M
Net Profit
2.2×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 16m runtime, production spent $90K per minute on screen and earned $199K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.

The 1407th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

26
Reviews
60th
Review-volume percentile
33rd
Popularity percentile

26 audience reviews — more than 60% of India films in our index.

Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Baadshaho, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • armored truck · 3
  • indian empire · 2
  • privy purse · 1
  • treasure heist · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • 1970s · 19
  • heist · 18
  • indian army · 6

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
26
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,445 of 1,983 India films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #427 of 637 (top 67%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesVertex Motion Pictures, T-Series
Runtime2h 16m
Release DateSeptember 1, 2017
IMDbtt4906960