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70
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A 1980s-set thriller about a RAW agent's covert mission to resolve a plane hijacking. Reviewers mention a few action sequences and…
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CBFC: U/A
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Umesh Punwani · 19 Aug 2021
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
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70
Monika Rawal Kukreja · 18 Aug 2021
The critic finds Bell Bottom a well-directed, strongly performed spy thriller, singling out Lara Dutta's Indira Gandhi and a VFX-heavy climax,… Read it there →
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Suchin Mehrotra · 21 Aug 2021
The critic calls Bell Bottom competent but derivative and un-tense, with poorly-staged hijacking scenes and underwritten female characters, though… Read it there →
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52
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Synopsis
By the early ‘80s, India had already witnessed multiple airplane hijacks. In 1984, the country was made to face another such challenge. BellBottom, a RAW Agent, sees through the plan and thus begins India's first overseas covert operation. An operation, lead by a forgotten hero, that went on to create one of the most defining moments for India.
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Ranjit TiwariDirector
Aseem AroraWriter
Parveez ShaikhWriter
Kulwant Singh BhamraMusic
Shantanu DuttaMusic
GurnazarMusic
Maninder ButtarMusic
Amaal MallikMusic
Tanishk BagchiMusic
Rajeev RaviCinematography
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