Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (transl. Big Master and Little Master) is a 2024 Hindi-language action-thriller film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Zafar, Jackky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Himanshu Kishan Mehra under the banners of Pooja Entertainment and AAZ Films. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in the lead roles, alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F and Ronit Bose Roy.
The film was announced on 8 February 2022. Principal photography began in January 2023, with filming taking place at various locations across Mumbai, Scotland, London, Luton, Abu Dhabi, and Jordan. The soundtrack album is composed by Vishal Mishra, while Julius Packiam composed the background score, with Marcin Laskawiec as the cinematographer, and Steven H. Bernard as the editor. The visual effects are handled by DNEG.
Initially scheduled for a December 2023 release, the film is now scheduled for theatrical release on 10 April 2024, coinciding with Eid.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar
- Tiger Shroff
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kabir
- Sonakshi Sinha
- Manushi Chhillar
- Alaya F
- Ronit Bose Roy
Production
Development
It was reported in December 2021 that Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff were coming together for Ali Abbas Zafar’s next action film. Eventually, the film was announced on 8 February 2022.
Casting
After initial rumours of Janhvi Kapoor playing a key role in the film, Manushi Chhillar was reported to join the cast in November 2022. In December 2022, Prithviraj Sukumaran was signed to play the main antagonist. Sonakshi Sinha came on board in March 2023. Shortly thereafter, Alaya F was roped in for the film.
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 17 January 2023 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The first schedule included an action scene shot in a set of Bunker featuring Kumar and Shroff. Filming then moved to Film City where other action scenes were shot. On 19 February 2023, Zafar confirmed the first schedule wrap.
On 28 February 2023, the second schedule began in the United Kingdom in which a major chunk of the film was shot in Scotland, London and Luton before it ended on 12 April 2023. Some high-octane action sequences were filmed featuring cars, bikes, helicopters and tanks. An action scene was shot at night in Paisley where a street was recreated as Shanghai. Akshay Kumar also got injured while shooting a bike chase sequence.
On 16 April 2023, last schedule began in Abu Dhabi with the shooting of few portions of the title track at Emirates Palace. Action scenes featuring Cars, Bikes, Tanks, Horses, Dune Buggies, Plane, and Chinook helicopter were shot. A set of Indian Army Airstrip was recreated at Liwa Dessert. Filming wrapped on 9 May 2023 except patchwork.
On 21 January 2024, the filming for four final songs choreographed by Bosco-Caesar kicked off in Jordan with Kumar, and Shroff which took place for 12 days. Firstly the title track was shot at Roman Theatre and other locations of Jerash. Filming then moved to the Dead Sea where a romantic track with Kumar and Shroff along with Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F, and a party track which also includes Prithviraj Sukumaran and Ronit Bose Roy were shot. Last song shoot took place at Wadi Rum where an Arabic style song was shot. On 1 February 2024, Kumar confirmed the schedule wrap.
Post-production
The VFX work of the film was done by DNEG.
Music
The music of the film is composed by Vishal Mishra and all lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil while the background score is composed by Julius Packiam. The first single titled “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Title Track)” was released on 19 February 2024. The second single titled “Mast Malang Jhoom” was released on 28 February 2024. The third single titled “Wallah Habibi” was released on 13 March 2024.
Marketing
The first look poster was unveiled on 20 January 2024 and the teaser of the film was released on 24 January 2024. On 26 February 2024, a promotional event for the film was held in Lucknow, where Kumar and Shroff performed live stunts and interacted with the crowd.
Release
In February 2022, the release date of the film was announced as 22 December 2023 (in the week of Christmas). However, in May 2023, a new release date of Eid 2024 was announced by Pooja Entertainment.
It is scheduled for release in standard, and Imax format in Hindi alongside dubbed version of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
PVR Inox Pictures acquired the theatrical rights for India and Yash Raj Films for Overseas.
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