Kabir Singh
2019 2h 52m movie Film India

Kabir Singh

कबीर सिंह

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
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
89th
Popularity percentile

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

$8.8M
Budget
$55.5M
Revenue
$46.7M
Net Profit
6.3×
Return Ratio

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.

  1. Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story
    #1

    Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story

    ★ 8.3 · 2020
  2. Sonchiriya
    #2

    Sonchiriya

    ★ 8.3 · 2019
  3. Pariyerum Perumal
    #3

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  4. Kumbalangi Nights
    #4

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  5. Kota Factory
    #5

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  6. Panchayat
    #6

    Panchayat

    ★ 8.1 · 2020
  7. Special OPS
    #7

    Special OPS

    ★ 8.1 · 2020
  8. Oh My Kadavule
    #8

    Oh My Kadavule

    ★ 8.1 · 2020

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.

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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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • medical student · 5
  • self-destruction · 3
  • anger issues · 3
  • unconditional love · 1
  • self hatred · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • based on movie · 19
  • delhi · 10
  • surgeon · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • love · 123
  • remake · 101
  • india · 84
  • family relationships · 57

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
116
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesCine1 Studios, T-Series
Runtime2h 52m
Release DateJune 20, 2019
IMDbtt8983202