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Bawaal
2023
· Movie
· 137 min
C
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69/100
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A high school history teacher, known for his exaggerated storytelling and insecurities, is married to a woman who is seemingly his opposite. In an attempt to reinvent himself, he embarks on a journey across Europe to retrace the events of World War II. The trip becomes a profound personal voyage, forcing the couple to confront the real battles within their own marriage and the difference between historical fantasy and painful reality.
Details
- Director
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Released
- 21 July 2023
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Web Original Film | Varun Dhawan | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Actress in a Web Original Film | Janhvi Kapoor | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Story (Web Original Film) | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film) | Nikhil Mehrotra, Shreyas Jain, Piyush Gupta, Nitesh Tiwari | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Background Music (Web Original Film) | Daniel B. George | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Production Design (Web Original Film) | Aditya Kanwar | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Cinematographer (Web Original Film) | Mitesh Mirchandani | Nominee |
| Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 | Best Editing (Web Original Film) | Charu Shree Roy | Nominee |
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Filmfare OTT Awards
9 nominations
| Best Actor in a Web Original Film | Varun Dhawan | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Web Original Film | Janhvi Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Background Music (Web Original Film) | Daniel B. George | Nominee |
| Best Cinematographer (Web Original Film) | Mitesh Mirchandani | Nominee |
| Best Editing (Web Original Film) | Charu Shree Roy | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay (Web Original Film) | Nikhil Mehrotra, Shreyas Jain, Piyush Gupta, Nitesh Tiwari | Nominee |
| Best Production Design (Web Original Film) | Aditya Kanwar | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design (Web Original Film) | Sanjay Maurya, Allwin Rego | Nominee |
| Best Story (Web Original Film) | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Nominee |