Bawaal
Bawaal () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Earthsky Pictures. It stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor as a troubled married couple. Filming took place in multiple countries from April to August 2022. Initially scheduled for a theatrical release, Bawaal received a streaming release on Amazon Prime Video on 21 July 2023. Plot 
Ajay Dixit is an image-conscious narcissist, who teaches history at a school in Lucknow. He hates his life of lies, despite the respect he is held in, thanks to his philosophical tendency to "fake it till you make it". He has grounded his beautiful epileptic wife Nisha, who is much more intelligent than him, since he does not want her seizures to ruin his reputation. Ajay finds himself and his image in jeopardy when he slaps his student, Atul Raghuvanshi, in frustration over a doubt regarding World War II. Atul turns out to be the son of MLA Vishwas Raghuvanshi. Out of despair of wanting to escape the wrath of the MLA, Ajay decides to visit places across Europe he deems were important to World War II (inc. Anne Frank's house and Auschwitz). He takes Nisha along with him as his parents hope it could resolve their marital conflicts. This sets them on a journey that changes their entire perspectives and their views on interpersonal conflicts, as they cover both life and history lessons along the way. Cast 
Varun Dhawan as Ajay Dixit
Janhvi Kapoor  as Nisha Dixit
Manoj Pahwa as Mr. Dixit, Ajay's father
Anjuman Saxena as Mrs. Dixit, Ajay's mother 
Mukesh Tiwari  as MLA Vishwas Raghuvanshi
Prateek Pachori as Bipin 
Vyas Hemang as Kalpesh 
Shashie Vermaa as Principal
Agrim Mittal as Papon Chatterjee
Nikhil Chawla as Atul Raghuvanshi, Vishwas's son
Thibault Gouzarch as Thief

Production
The film title was announced along with its release date and the cast on 30 March 2022. Filming began in April 2022, and was shot in Mumbai, Kanpur, Lucknow, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Kraków, Warsaw, and in parts of Poland. Sajid Nadiadwala announced that the filming completed in August 2022. Soundtrack 

Soundtrack is composed by Mithoon, Tanishk Bagchi, Akashdeep Sengupta. The lyrics are written by Kausar Munir, Manoj Muntashir, Arafat Mehmood, Shloke Lal. The first single, "Tumhe Kitna Pyaar Karte" was released on 7 July 2023. The 2nd single titled "Dil Se Dil Tak" was released on 14 July 2023. The third single titled "Dilon Ki Doriyan" was released on 18 July 2023. Release  
The film premiered on 21 July 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. Reception 

Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Jewish human rights organisation Simon Wiesenthal Center asked Amazon to “stop monetising” Bawaal with immediate effect, and called the film a “banal trivialisation of the suffering and systematic murder of millions of victims of the Nazi Holocaust”. on 28 July 2023, Embassy of Israel, New Delhi tweeted that the "The Israeli embassy is disturbed by the trivialization of the significance of the Holocaust in the recent movie 'Bawaal'." They also criticised the "poor choice in the utilization of some terminology in the movie." References

External links 

 Bawaal at Bollywood Hungama

2020s Hindi-language films
Amazon Prime Video original films
Indian romantic drama films
Films shot in Berlin
Films shot in Mumbai
Films shot in Warsaw
Films shot in Lucknow
Films shot in Paris 
Films shot in Amsterdam
Films set in Uttar Pradesh
Films set in Berlin
Holocaust films
Films shot in Kraków
Films shot in Uttar Pradesh
Films set in Kanpur
Films shot in Kanpur
Films set in Lucknow
Films set in Warsaw
Films set in Amsterdam
Films set in Paris
Films set in Kraków
Films about Anne Frank
Films about educators
Indian World War II films
Film controversies in India
Judaism-related controversies
History of the Jews in Asia
Jewish Indian history
Religious controversies in film
Religious controversies in India