India Shahid returned 6.3× its production cost, earning $6.1M against a $970K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
शाहिद
“Based On The Life Of One Of The Most Controversial Figures Of Our Time.”
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
The 2012–2014 India Window
262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shahid sits at position #24.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shahid. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Anurag Kashyap Films
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shahid premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $8K per minute on screen and earned $47K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #243 of 1,983 India films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #182 of 1,132 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Anurag Kashyap Films, Bohra Bros Productions, Paramhans Creations |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | October 18, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2181831 |