Force (2011 film)

Force
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNishikant Kamat
Written byRitesh Shah
Story byGautham Vasudev Menon
Based onKaakha Kaakha (Tamil)
Produced byVipul Amrutlal Shah
Starring
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music bySongs:
Harris Jayaraj
Background Score:
Sameer Phaterpekar
Production
company
Sunshine Pictures
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget28 crore
Box office40 crore

Force is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat, written by Ritesh Shah and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. It is a remake of 2003 Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha. The film stars John Abraham, alongside Vidyut Jammwal and Genelia D'Souza, Raj Babbar, Mukesh Rishi, Mohnish Bahl and Kamlesh Sawant. The songs were predominantly composed by Harris Jayaraj while Lalit Pandit served as a guest composer with one song. The background score was composed by Sameer Phaterpekar. The cinematography and editing were handled by Ayananka Bose and Aarif Sheikh.

Force was released on 30 September 2011 and received positive reviews from critics. A sequel titled Force 2 was released in 2016, making it the first installment of the Force film series.