Himmatwala (2013 film)

Himmatwala
Himmatwala
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sajid Khan
Written by	Sajid Khan (story, screenplay); Sajid-Farhad (dialogues);
Based on	Himmatwala (1983) and Ooruki Monagadu by K. Raghavendra Rao
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala; Vashu Bhagnani;
Starring	Ajay Devgn; Tamannaah Bhatia; Paresh Rawal; Mahesh Manjrekar; Leena Jumani; Adhyayan Suman; Zarina Wahab; Anil Dhawan;
Cinematography	Manoj Soni
Edited by	Nitin Madhukar Rokade
Music by	Bappi Lahiri (original); Sajid–Wajid (recreated, original); Sachin–Jigar (guest); Sandeep Shirodkar (score);
Production; companies	UTV Motion Pictures; Pooja Entertainment;
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	29 March 2013;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹68 crore
Box office	₹68.87 crore

Himmatwala (transl. The Brave One) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan and jointly produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Vashu Bhagnani. The film stars Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles. Set in 1983, it is an official remake of the 1983 film of the same name by K. Raghavendra Rao, which was, in turn, a remake of the 1981 Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu. The film was theatrically released worldwide on 29 March 2013, and was critically panned and underperformed at the box office, earning 68.87 crore against a budget of 68 crore.