Viceroy's House
2017 1h 46m movie Film India

Viceroy's House

“The end of an empire. The birth of two nations.”

Synopsis

“The end of an empire. The birth of two nations.”

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

Audience Engagement

261
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

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

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among India films.

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Drama + History in India

52 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Viceroy's House itself).

The 2016–2018 India Window

Viceroy's House holds position #147 of 323 India films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016
  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016
  7. Mirzapur
    #7

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018
  8. Visaranai
    #8

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

The 2010s India Landscape

2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Viceroy's House. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.

The 1342nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
261
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #780 of 1,983 India films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #524 of 1,132 (top 46%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesIndia, United Kingdom
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesHindi, English
Production CompaniesReliance Entertainment, BBC Film, BFI, Bend It Films, Deepak Nayar Productions
Runtime1h 46m
Release DateMarch 3, 2017
IMDbtt4977530
Official Sitewww.patheinternational.com

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