India Synopsis
मटरू की बिजली का मंडोला
Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
Other Titles From Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola itself).
The 2012–2014 India Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 India release window, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola sits at #184 of 262. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola premiered alongside 100 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 31m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $54K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.
The 947th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 73% of India films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rich vs poor · 3
- farmland · 1
- class warfare · 1
- delirium tremens · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- alcoholism · 7
- india · 84
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,555 of 1,983 India films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #482 of 648 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 31m |
| Release Date | January 10, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2106537 |