Ganapath
Ganapath: A Hero is Born is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language post apocalyptic dystopian action film written and directed by Vikas Bahl, who also produced the film in association with Jackky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh. It stars Tiger Shroff in dual roles, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Kriti Sanon. The film was announced in November 2020 and underwent a long, heavy pre-production stage. Principal photography commenced in November 2021 and wrapped up in February 2023 with filming taking place in United Kingdom, Ladakh and Mumbai. Ganapath is reported to have a budget of 200 crore. The film was released theatrically on 20 October 2023 to unanimously negative reviews from critics and having recovered only six percent of its production budget, was deemed a box office bomb. Premise 
In a dystopian 2070, Guddu transforms into Ganapath, a saviour who sets out on a mission to safeguard his people from a notorious syndicate headed by Dalini. Cast
 Tiger Shroff in a dual role as Ganapath "Guddu" and Dalini
 Amitabh Bachchan as Maharishi Dalapathi, Ganapath’s grandfather
 Kriti Sanon as Jassi
 Elli AvrRam as Dimple, John's girlfriend
 Rahman as Shiva, Ganapath’s father
 Gauahar Khan as Meera, Ganapath's mother
 Jameel Khan as Kaizad
 Girish Kulkarni as Senior
 Shruthy Menon as Shaina
 Ziad Bakri as John English, Dimple's boyfriend
 Jess Liaudin as Tabahi
 Brahim Chab as Bloodbath

Production

Development
The film was announced on 6 November 2023 by Pooja Entertainment, to be directed by Aditya Kumar starring Tiger Shroff. It was originally supposed to release in parts, and had a working title of Ganapath: Part 1, though this plan was abandoned and the film was re-titled Ganapath: A Hero is Born. Though a sequel is still teased at the ending of the film titled Ganapath: Part 2: Rise of the Hero. The film marks the collaboration of Sanon and Shroff after nine years since their Hindi film debut in Heropanti (2014). Filming
The principal photography began on 2 November 2021 in United Kingdom. In May 2022, the final schedule was held in Ladakh with some additional scenes being shot in February 2023. The film's shooting was wrapped up by August 2023. Soundtrack 

The music of the film is composed by Vishal Mishra, Amit Trivedi, White Noise Studios and Dr. Zeus. The background score is composed by Salim-Sulaiman. The first single titled "Jai Ganesha" was released on 18 September 2023 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. The second single titled "Hum Aaye Hain" was released on 5 October 2023. On 13 October 2023, the entire album consisting was released by Zee Music Company. Release
The film was initially supposed to release on 23 December 2022 (Christmas Eve) but was later postponed. The film was released theatrically on 20 October 2023 during Dussehra in Hindi with dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Reception

Critical response 
Ganapath was panned by critics upon release. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Ganapath is painfully pea-brained pulp that makes a meal of a terribly thin storyline. It struggles to shore itself up with the aid of utterly vacuous, glaringly hackneyed means that are never in with a chance to get the job done." Bhavna Agarwal of India Today rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "'Ganapath' offers absolutely no respite. If you expect it to get better in the second half, as Gen Z are often heard saying ‘you are in delulu’." Sonal Pandya of Times Now rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Tiger Shroff goes from loafer to leader in this pointless origin story". Hiren Kotwani of Mid-Day rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "What makes Ganapath different from the saviour-hero films of yore is that director Bahl has tried to make it look like the desi Mad Max of sorts, albeit with unimpressive design and poor packaging". Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film with 1/5 stars and wrote "What comes as a surprise is just how terrible this film is, with practically no redeeming feature in its nearly two and half hours run-time." Swetha Ramakrishnan of OTT Play rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Ganapath is a dated Hindi film with an identity crisis. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu review suggests that Ganapath struggles to live up to its potential, despite Tiger Shroff's action and dance skills, due to a weak storyline and execution. The film's lack of logic and mediocrity in various aspects contribute to its shortcomings. References

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Indian action thriller films
Dystopian films
Indian science fiction films
Films shot in Ladakh
Films shot in Mumbai
Films shot in the United Kingdom
Ganesha in popular culture
Indian science fiction action films
Cyberpunk films
Indian martial arts films
Films about artificial intelligence
Films about genetic engineering
Films set in 2070
Films set in the future
Flying cars in fiction
Indian post-apocalyptic films
Drone films
Pan-Indian films