India Synopsis
“Love is longer than life.”
The Lovers is an epic romance time travel adventure film. Helmed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar, the film is a sweeping tale of an impossible love set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred around four characters — a British officer in 18th century colonial India, the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, an American present-day marine biologist and his wife.
The 2014–2016 India Window
282 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lovers sits at position #259.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lovers premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,844 of 1,983 India films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #577 of 637 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Belgium, India |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Wildkite, Corsan, Bliss Media, Limelight International Media Entertainment, Neelmudra Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | February 13, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt1321869 |