India Synopsis
After being accused of murder and awaiting his death penalty, Kishen Mohan Girhotra is compelled by NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap to form a musical band of prisoners to compete at band competition held at the dreaded jail of ‘Lucknow Central’. Kishen befriends and convinces a talented bunch of criminals to form a band that provides them with a purpose and a new lease of life.
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Drama + Action in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lucknow Central itself).
The 2016–2018 India Window
Lucknow Central holds position #191 of 323 India films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Lucknow Central. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.
The 1412th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 65% of India films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,041 of 1,983 India films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Drama productions specifically: #681 of 1,132 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
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| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Viacom18 Studios, Emmay Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 27m |
| Release Date | September 15, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5697870 |