Kabir Singh returned 6.3× its production cost, earning $55.5M against a $8.8M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
कबीर सिंह
Kabir, a genius yet hostile medical student, falls in love with Preeti from his college. When Preeti's father spots the couple kissing, he opposes their relationship and decides to marry her off.
Audience Engagement
116 audience reviews — more than 93% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 52m runtime, production spent $51K per minute on screen and earned $323K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kabir Singh. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kabir Singh itself).
The 2018–2020 India Window
Kabir Singh holds position #150 of 295 India films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kabir Singh premiered alongside 105 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 105 other India films in 2019.
The 1604th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Kabir Singh, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- medical student · 5
- self-destruction · 3
- anger issues · 3
- unconditional love · 1
- self hatred · 1
- based on movie · 19
- delhi · 10
- surgeon · 7
- love · 123
- remake · 101
- india · 84
- family relationships · 57
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #865 of 1,983 India films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #571 of 1,132 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Cine1 Studios, T-Series |
| Runtime | 2h 52m |
| Release Date | June 20, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt8983202 |

















