Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)
Bodyguard is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Siddique (his only Bollywood film during his lifetime) from a screenplay by Siddique, J.P. Chowksey, Kiran Kotrial and Aloke Upadhyaya. It is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Siddique and stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor, with Raj Babbar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Aditya Pancholi and Hazel Keech in supporting roles. In the film, bodyguard Lovely Singh (Khan) is hired to shadow Divya Rana (Kapoor), and falls in love with Chhaya, a fake identity created by Divya.
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| Directed by | Siddique |
| Written by | Adapted Screenplay and Dialogues: Siddique J.P. Chowksey Kiran Kotrial Additional Dialogues: Aloke Upadhyaya |
| Story by | Siddique |
| Based on | Bodyguard by Siddique |
| Produced by | Atul Agnihotri Alvira Khan Agnihotri Reliance Entertainment |
| Starring | Salman Khan Kareena Kapoor |
| Narrated by | Hazel Keech |
| Cinematography | Sejal Shah |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla Action Editor: Pranav V Dhiwar |
| Music by | Original Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Guest Composer: Pritam Chakraborty Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar |
Production company | Reel Life Productions Reliance Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹60 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹252.99 crore |
The film broke many records upon its release. Within the first day of its release, it went on to become the highest opening day grosser for a Hindi film. The film set another box office record, netting ₹103 crore (US$22.07 million) in its first week, thus becoming the highest opening week grossing Bollywood film until then. The film became a major commercial success with a worldwide gross of ₹252 crore (US$53.99 million).