Piku (2015)
Piku (2015)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Deepika Padukone
Piku Banerjee
Amitabh Bachchan
Bhaskor Banerjee
Irrfan Khan
Rana
Moushumi Chatterjee
Chhobi Maashi
Raghubir Yadav
Dr. Srivastava
Jisshu Sengupta
Syed
Avijit Dutt
Bodo Mesho
Swaroopa Ghosh
Moni Kaki
Akshay Oberoi
Aniket
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Nabendu
Shoojit Sircar
Director
Juhi Chaturvedi
Writer
Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Editor
Nihar Ranjan Samal
Sound Mixer
Ronnie Lahiri
Producer
Sneha Rajani
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 2015
Original Nameपीकू
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Budget$5,500,000
Box Office$22,159,216
Genres
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Wiki.
Piku is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by N. P. Singh, Ronnie Lahiri and Sneha Rajani. Released in India on 8 May 2015, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan in titular roles, while Moushumi Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Raghubir Yadav appear in pivotal roles. The script was written by Juhi Chaturvedi and Anupam Roy composed the music and wrote the lyrics. Principal photography began in August 2014 and was wrapped up in December.
The film garnered critical acclaim, with praise for its screenplay, humour and overall simplicity, and particular praise directed towards Padukone, Bachchan and Khan's performances. It also emerged as a commercial success worldwide. Made on a budget of ₹42 crore (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$7.6 million in 2023), Piku earned ₹141 crore (equivalent to ₹213 crore or US$25 million in 2023) worldwide.
At the 61st Filmfare Awards, Piku received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), and Best Actor (Bachchan) and won 5 awards, including Best Actress (Padukone). Bachchan won his record-setting fourth National Film Award for Best Actor at the 63rd National Film Awards and his record-setting third Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in the film.