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.
Audience Engagement
71 audience reviews — more than 87% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among India films.
Action + Adventure in India
67 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Lovers itself).
The 2014–2016 India Window
In the crowded 2014-2016 India release window, The Lovers sits at #259 of 282. 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 The Lovers premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2015.
The 1148th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
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 |