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 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among India films.
Other Titles From Reliance Entertainment
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.
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).
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
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 Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, English |
| Production Companies | Reliance Entertainment, BBC Film, BFI, Bend It Films, Deepak Nayar Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | March 3, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt4977530 |
| Official Site | www.patheinternational.com |



















