Shamitabh (2015)

An aspiring actor with the inability to speak, joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?

Director:

R. Balki

Writer:

R. Balki

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Amitabh Sinha / Shamitabh
Dhanush	...	Daanish / Shamitabh
Akshara Haasan	...	Akshara Pandey
Abhinaya
Pete Meads	...	Police Officer
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Shubham
Pratik
Sonamani
Rajeev
Ajay Jadhav
Asif Ali Beg
Ivan Rodrigues	...	Anay Verma
Uday Tikekar
Pradeep Kuckreja

Storyline

The film revolves around a very unique plot, where it shows two different individuals having different talents and when they become ONE, the mixture measures up to be a very big hit in the industry. But in the meantime, EGO comes in the way and prepares to shatter the bond into pieces. Dhanush is a mute aspiring actor from a small village but with great acting talents. Amitabh has a very impactful voice. Both, on their own, can not achieve any greatness in the film industry. But with a help of a third party (Aksara Hassan), when they come together, the talents combined, make a complete new Artist. Dhanush becomes the actor onscreen and Amitabh becomes his Voice. But after reaching the peak of success, Both the leads start to become miserable to the question of having more importance in the unique cocktail. An unstoppable fight of ego comes in action And the clash drifts them apart, destroying every greatness they achieved and every possible milestones they could build together.

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Plot Keywords:

voice | mute | actor | assistant director | star | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 February 2015 (India)

Also Known As:

Шамитабх

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$241,720, 8 February 2015

Gross USA:

$324,597

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$331,821

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hope Productions, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Debut film of Akshara Hasan.

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Goofs

Amitabh's sidekick (the cemetery helper/undertaker) does not sign the nondisclosure agreement and still listens to the deal shared by Akshara-Danish and Amitabh.

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Connections

Featured in Dilwale (2015)

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Soundtracks

Thappad
Produced by Ilaiyaraaja
Written by Swanand Kirkire
Performed by Earl D'Souza & Suraj Jagan

User Reviews

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