India Guru returned 6.6× its production cost, earning $31.0M against a $4.7M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
गुरु
“Think big, think ahead and think fast.”
Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he marries Sujatha for getting the dowry and arrives in Mumbai to start his business. This film chronicles the obstacles he meets, his subsequent rise and the huge backlash he receives when it is revealed that he used unethical means to rise in the business circuit.
The 2006–2008 India Window
151 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Guru sits at position #38.
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The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Guru premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 46m runtime, production spent $28K per minute on screen and earned $187K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #689 of 1,983 India films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #469 of 1,132 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Madras Talkies |
| Runtime | 2h 46m |
| Release Date | January 12, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0499375 |