The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018 1h 36m movie Film India

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

“"Chance" is everything.”

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a India–Singapore co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“"Chance" is everything.”

Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.

Audience Engagement

266
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
90th
Popularity percentile

266 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among India films.

India × Singapore Co-Production

India (lead)Singapore

Other India×Singapore titles

Comedy + Adventure in India

26 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir itself).

The 2017–2019 India Window

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir holds position #113 of 334 India films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Sonchiriya
    #1

    Sonchiriya

    ★ 8.3 · 2019
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Kumbalangi Nights
    #3

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  4. Kota Factory
    #4

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  5. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #5

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #6

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  7. 1917
    #7

    1917

    ★ 8.0 · 2019
  8. Mirzapur
    #8

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir premiered alongside 103 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 103 other India films in 2018.

The 1489th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
266
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #595 of 1,983 India films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #161 of 648 (top 25%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesBelgium, France, India, Singapore, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesBrio Films
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateMay 9, 2018
IMDbtt5371168