Zero - 2018

Experience a captivating journey through love, dreams, and self-discovery in the Bollywood spectacle, Zero. Directed by Aanand L. Rai and featuring the charismatic Shah Rukh Khan, the talented Anushka Sharma, and the enchanting Katrina Kaif, this film takes you on an extraordinary adventure that defies societal norms and celebrates the beauty of being unique.

Set in the vibrant backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, India, Zero introduces us to Bauua Singh, a vertically challenged man with an unmatched zest for life. With a quick wit and an infectious charm, Bauua dreams of finding true love that transcends physical appearances. As fate would have it, he crosses paths with Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder, a brilliant scientist who captivates his heart with her intelligence and resilience despite her own physical limitations.

However, just when Bauua believes he has found his soulmate, he becomes entangled in the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, encountering the enigmatic actress Babita Kumari. Caught in a whirlwind of emotions, Bauua finds himself torn between his love for Aafia and the allure of fame and fortune represented by Babita.

As the story unfolds, Zero delves into the complexities of human relationships, challenging societal expectations and redefining the meaning of true happiness. Through a blend of romance, drama, and comedy, the film explores themes of self-acceptance, personal growth, and the power of embracing one's uniqueness.

Immerse yourself in the visual splendour of Zero, where cutting-edge visual effects seamlessly bring Bauua's world to life, transforming his physical stature into a metaphor for the battles we all face in our quest for love and fulfilment. With a soul-stirring soundtrack that tugs at the heartstrings, Zero takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, leaving you pondering the depths of human connection and the choices that shape our destinies.

Prepare to be enchanted by the stellar performances of Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, and Katrina Kaif as they breathe life into their characters, taking you on an unforgettable cinematic journey. Zero is a celebration of the extraordinary amidst the ordinary, a tale that reminds us that our worth lies not in our physical attributes but in the love we give and the dreams we pursue.

Get ready to embrace the magic of Zero and discover a world where love knows no boundaries, dreams have no limits, and the smallest among us can leave the most significant impact.

Table of Content

• Details
• Plot
• Release
• Reviews
• Casting
• Crew
• Character Analysis
• Songs
• Behind the Scenes
• Controversy
• Box Office Collection
• Awards
• Interesting Facts
• How to Book a Personalised Celebrity Message from a celebrity similar to celebrities from Zero on Tring?

Details

Plot

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Zero is a 2018 Bollywood film directed by Aanand L. Rai. The film's primary actors are Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, and Katrina Kaif. The story centres around Bauua Singh (Shah Rukh Khan), a vertically challenged man with charm and wit.

Bauua Singh is from a small town in Uttar Pradesh, India, and he longs for genuine love and happiness. He meets and falls in love with Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder, a bright scientist with cerebral palsy (Anushka Sharma). Despite their physical disparities, they connect on an emotional level and decide to marry.

Bauua's life, however, takes a drastic change when he meets popular Bollywood actress Babita Kumari (Katrina Kaif). He falls in love with her and is drawn into the dazzling world of fame and money. This results in a love triangle including Bauua, Aafia, and Babita.

Bauua confronts several challenges throughout the novel and learns valuable life lessons along the way. He navigates the difficulties of love, relationships, and personal development. The film delves into themes such as self-acceptance, embracing one's individuality, and the search for true happiness.

Zero is a touching story that combines aspects of romance, drama, and comedy. It follows a man as he defies society norms and discovers the true meaning of love and life.

Release

The project was initially planned in 2012 by Rai, then pre-production started in 2016. The movie was originally named as katrina meri jaan, later it went through numerous changes and finalised as zero in orlando. Zero was released on 21st december 2018. Zero was released on 4380 screens in India and 1585 in other nations, as worldwide the total number of screens was 5965. 

The film received a certified 12A classification and a 164-minute length from the British Board of Film Classification in mid-December 2018. Zero was approved by Pakistan's Central Board of Film Censors with no cuts. It was released in 156 theatres across Pakistan by local distributor Eveready Pictures, which is said to be the most for any film in Pakistan. The film, which was originally scheduled to be released in Germany on December 20, 2018, was postponed on January 17, 2019, to ensure a wider release. In China, the film was released in March 2019. The closing film of the Beijing International Film Festival was Zero.Zero is also available in various OTT platforms including Netflix, Amazon prime video, Zee5 and MX player. 

Reviews

Critics have given Zero a variety of reactions. Zero has been Most praised the film's visual effects and agreed that Kaif gave the best performance of her career.  it was cut short by the resources at hand, and that the second half in particular was aimless and scattered. The  first half of the film flat-out fantastic, an unabashed charm-offensive, and noting that the writing and dialogues crackle with spontaneity and inventiveness. 

When the film outgrows the small town of Meerut, it finds it hard to keep its witty nature along with the ambitious second half; where the film should have gone bonkers, it takes a melodramatic approach that doesn't work. the ambitious nature of the film and extremely self-aware, particularly in its first half, crediting it for grounding the plot in warmth. The film had an inspiring concept yet was poorly executed.  While the film puts forth many ideas, few of them stick and the romantic moments and visuals, while striking, only stay for a little while. The film felt too long and the second half, when Bauua travels out of his hometown, feels more audacious than the first. Yet the positive is that the characters stay upbeat despite their challenges, and the lead actors  give good performances. While the film builds up an exciting story well, it doesn't quite finish it in the way the viewer would anticipate. 

Casting

• Shah Rukh Khan as Bauua Singh
• Anushka Sharma as Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder
• Katrina Kaif as Babita Kumari
• Brijendra Kala as Dikshit Pandey
• Tigmanshu Dhulia as Ashok Singh
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Guddu Mukhi
• R. Madhavan as Kartik Srinivasan
• Preeti Singh as Bauua's sister-in-law
• Sheeba Chaddha as Beena Singh
• Abhay Deol as Aditya Kapoor

Crew

• Producer(s) - Karuna Badwal, Gauri Khan, Ravi Sarin, Prashant Shah, Shashikant      Sinha,Ashish Tandel.
• Musician(s) - Tanishk Bagchi, Ajay Gogavale, Atul Gogavale
• Cinematographer(s) - Manu Anand
• Editor(s) - Hemal Kothari
• Production designer(s) - Parul Bose, Wasiq Khan
• Art director(s) - Parul Bose, Ayush Chirania, Jp Gutierrez, Madeline O'Brien, Kanika Pahwa, Kamlesh Vaghrechkar
• Costume designer(s) - Karishma Gulati, Ankita Jha, Aki Narula, Anaita Shroff
• Makeup Department -  Daniel Bauer, Raaj Gupta, Arun Indulkar, Poonam Khandelwal, Hiyavi Saigal, Sherbahadur Singh, Clover Wootton
• Production Management - Kunal Borkar, James Currier, Nitin Dalvi, Rubeena Dode, Nibin Husein, Sawan Kumar, Sushil Mane, Rahul Mishra, Rajesh Moopanar, Shah Naimish, Mukesh Pandey, Vivian Pinto, Keshav Purushot, Sanjay Kumar Sahu, Amit Salunkhe, Siddhesh Sawant, Harshit Sharma 
• Assistant Director(s) -  Omprakash Choudhary, Devender Dah, Sandeep Dixit, Naman Guwalani, Anirudh Iyer, Ruchita Kamble, Abhishek Singh Raghuvanshi, Suchitra Rai, Rahul Shanklya, Abhinav Singh, Santosh Sinha, Abhishek Yadav,
• Art Department -  Vishakha Agrawal, Sufiyan Ansari, Sneha Bhandare, Parul Bose, Ayush Chirania, Atul Chouthmal, Juan Gutierrez, Saleem Manzil, Vinayak Mishra, Kanika Pahwa, Imtiyaz Qureshi, Rutuja, Harish Sharma, Pritam Shishupal, Jean Paul Wightman,
• Sound Department -  Tony Babu, Bulganin Baruah, Manik Batra, Prapul Betapudi, Arpit Chandra, Sajjan Choudhary, Chowdhry Danish, Faisal Majeed, M. Lakshmi Naidu, Ajay Kumar P.B., Dhruv Parekh, Akash Sengupta, Kunal Sharma, Altamash Shrivastav, Harjeet Singh, Karnail Singh, Satish Solanki, Justin E. Thomas,
• Special Effects by -  Stephen Preston, Babu Tyagi

Character Analysis 

Shah Rukh Khan as Bauua Singh - Bauua Singh's character was going to be played by Salman khan. Shah Rukh Khan was then cast in the role. In March 2016, his casting was confirmed. He portrays a dwarf man. Rai picked Khan in the starring part because he wanted a huge star to get the narrative out there. He needed an intelligent actor, who also can carry that happy-go-lucky attitude, and he felt Khan possessed those qualities. Bauua is a young man who is suffering from dwarfism, shortness in height due to genetic conditions. Even while suffering from such conditions he is playful and carefree who has big dreams. In the beginning his role was a bit immature but as the story evolved he became more responsible towards his actions.

Anushka Sharma as Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder -  anushka sharma has played the role of an  NSAR scientist with cerebral palsy, an inborn  disorder of movement and muscle tone. She is a young, intelligent and independent woman. Who has a heart of a gold and emotional character as well. Her character was very sensible and Anushka played it immensely. 

Katrina Kaif as Babita Kumari -  an alcoholic actress, who was heartbroken because  of her past experience in terms of relationship and carefree as an individual. Her character as a babita kumari showed open minded women, and successful actors. Her role as a successful actress is loved by her fans. Character development of babita throughout the movie has been well written.

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Behind the Scenes

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One of the biggest challenges in the movie was to make Shah Rukh Khan's character as a dwarf.  Starting to makeup, then height and fitting him in the frame perfectly. The whole team has to put extra efforts to shoot Shah rukh khan’s every scene from different angles, also while making sure that the character’s bubbly charm is maintained.   

Controversy

The zero film's producer, Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, presented an affidavit before a division bench of justices B P Dharmadhikari and S V Kotwal, which is hearing a case filed by attorney Amritpal Singh Khalsa.

In his appeal, Khalsa asked the film's director and producers to remove sequences in which Khan is seen with a 'kirpan' (a blade or tiny dagger carried by Sikhs). The petition is in response to the film's poster, which depicts Khan in a vest and shorts, with a garland of Rs 500 bills around his neck and a 'kirpan' tied diagonally across his chest.Khalsa objected to this scenario, citing the historical and cultural significance of the 'kirpan,' which is worn after accepting the'rehat maryada' (conversion to Sikhism).

According to Khalsa, the scene has harmed the feelings of the Sikh community.

Navroze Serwai, the producer's counsel, told the court earlier this month that the petition was completely based on an erroneous assumption.

Box Office Collection

Zero grossed Rs. 18.78 crore on its first day at the Indian box office. Domestically, the film grossed around 53 crore in its three-day opening weekend. It made 9.5 crore on Monday and 12.75 crore on Tuesday (Christmas holiday) in the domestic circuit. On Day 2 (22 December), Zero grossed $283,808 ($19.9 million) from 262 screens in the United States. According to Box Office India, the film's overall domestic gross collection is 87 crore, and its overseas gross collection is $14 million. The film's worldwide gross is $191 million. The film was widely regarded as a flop.

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Interesting Facts

• Shah rukh khan’s scenes were shot by using Forced Perspective, which is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is the first time a Bollywood film used this technology.

• Sridevi has made an appearance  in the film as a guest, which marked her last appearance, after her death in early 2018.

• Deepika Padukone was the first choice for Anushka's role. Then  she had to leave the film due to date issues. 

• Due  visual effects in the movie, every scene of shah rukh khan was shot in five different ways. 

• Some scenes for this movie were filmed in and around Huntsville, Alabama. Locations include the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Grill 29 restaurant, and the Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabama. 

• The makers of the movie took inspiration from the technology used in The Lord of the Rings to make SRK's character shorter.

In conclusion the zero movie is the whole pack comedy drama with the lots of up and down that will keep you engrossed throughout the movie. Starring Shah Rukh khan, Katrina kaif and Anushka Sharma. the characters in the movie will not fail to entertain audience with their fun and jolly charm. Zero movie is an heart felt movie which will take the audience to emotional rollercoaster, Feeling all the emotional side of characters and their lives. The movie also talks about the physical difficulties faced by the the characters of Shah rukh khan as bauua singh and Anushka Sharma as Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder facing inborn disorders of dwarfism and cerebral palsy, also katrina kaif who play an role of bibita kumari a successful actress addicted to alcohol due to depression and how the characters cope through these difficulties and live their lives.

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