Punjab 1984
2014 2h 39m movie Film India

Punjab 1984

Punjab 1984 sits in the top 1% of India films on this catalog — ranked #27 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in Punjab.

The 2013–2015 India Window

288 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Punjab 1984 sits at position #5.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

  3. India's Daughter
    #3

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  4. Madras
    #4

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  5. Punjab 1984

    #5

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  6. Kaaka Muttai
    #6

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

  7. Papanasam
    #7

    Papanasam

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

  8. Tashi and the Monk
    #8

    Tashi and the Monk

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Punjab 1984 premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$841K
Budget
$3.7M
Revenue
$2.9M
Net Profit
4.4×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 39m runtime, production spent $5K per minute on screen and earned $23K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #27 of 1,983 India films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #19 of 1,132 (top 2%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Punjabi
Runtime 2h 39m
Release Date June 27, 2014
IMDb tt3607198

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