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<div>{{short description|2023 Indian film by Vijay Krishna Acharya}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Great Indian Family<br />
| image = The Great Indian Family film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = [[Vijay Krishna Acharya]]<br />
| writer = Vijay Krishna Acharya<br />
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]<br />
| starring = [[Vicky Kaushal]]<br />[[Manushi Chhillar]]<br />[[Manoj Pahwa]]<br />[[Kumud Mishra]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ayananka Bose]]<br />
| editing = Charu Shree Roy<br />
| music = '''Songs''':<br />[[Pritam]]<br />'''Score:'''<br /> Kingshuk Chakravarty<br />
| studio = [[Yash Raj Films]]<br />
| distributor = Yash Raj Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|09|22}}<br />
| runtime = 112 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-great-indian-family-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde2mduw |title=''The Great Indian Family'' (12A) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=19 September 2023 |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR|40}} crore<ref name="budget">{{Cite news |date=22 September 2023 |title=According to reports, the film has been made on a budget of Rs 40 crore. |work=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom ]] |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/reviews/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-manushi-chhillar-film-is-a-celebration-of-indias-diversity-review-103846779/ |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR|5.65}} crore<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-great-indian-family-box-office-collection-day-6-vicky-kaushal-starrer-struggles-to-cross-rs-10-crore/articleshow/104008550.cms |title=Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore |website=The Times of India|date=28 September 2023 }}</ref><br />
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'''''The Great Indian Family''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy drama]] film written and directed by [[Vijay Krishna Acharya]] and produced by [[Aditya Chopra]] under the banner of [[Yash Raj Films]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/yrfs-great-indian-family-starring-vicky-kaushal-manushi-chhillar-release-theatrically-date/ |title=YRF's The Great Indian Family starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar to release theatrically on THIS date |date=14 August 2023 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmfare.com/news/bollywood/manushi-chillar-bags-her-second-film-opposite-vicky-kaushal-42951.amp |title=Manushi Chillar Bags her Second Film Opposite Vicky Kaushal |date=19 August 2020 |work=Filmfare |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> It stars [[Vicky Kaushal]] as a religious, Hindu [[Pandit]] who is revealed to be Muslim by birth. [[Manushi Chhillar]], [[Manoj Pahwa]], and [[Kumud Mishra]] appear in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vicky-kaushal-manushi-chhillars-next-yash-raj-films-gets-title/ |title=Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar's next with Yash Raj Films gets a title |date=1 March 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/bollywood-news/the-great-indian-family-vicky-kaushal-and-manushi-chhillar-unveil-hilarious-glimpse-417016 |title='The Great Indian Family': Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chillar Unveil Hilarious Glimpse |date=14 August 2023 |work=PTC Punjab |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The core plot and concept of the film shows similarity with [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s novel [[Gora (novel)|Gora]], though presented in a much more commercial way and not credited anywhere related to the film.<br />
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The film was released theatrically on 22 September 2023 and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, emerging as a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2023 |title=The Great Indian Family: Vicky Kaushal's family entertainer to release on THIS date |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/the-great-indian-family-vicky-kaushal-date-announcement-2420915-2023-08-14 |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 September 2023 |title='The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 6: Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to cross Rs 10 crore |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-great-indian-family-box-office-collection-day-6-vicky-kaushal-starrer-struggles-to-cross-rs-10-crore/articleshow/104008550.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 September 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='The Great Indian Family' box office collection Day 4: Vicky's film sees massive drop |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/the-great-indian-family-box-office-collection-day-4-vickys-film-sees-massive-drop-2440494-2023-09-26 |access-date=30 September 2023 |website=India Today |date=26 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Plot ==<br />
The film begins with the backstory of Ved Vyas Tripathi from his school days. He has a crush on a girl in his school, called Aishwarya. She is the daughter of a famous businessman, Maalpani, who invites Ved to her birthday party. Unbeknownst to him, her father has a different plan. He has invited Ved's father, who's a Hindu priest, to sing a [[bhajan]] at Aishwarya's birthday [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]. Ved surprises everyone at the party by suddenly singing a bhajan.<br />
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From that day on, Ved becomes a famous religious singer as "Bhajan Kumar". He is a bachelor, and because of his religious personality, all the girls look at him as a priest, and ask for his blessings. He follows a girl called Jasmeet into the area of the local [[Muslims|Muslim]] community and finds out that Jasmeet is a singer. When he unknowingly scares off their musician Abdul, Jasmeet forces them to perform at singing event, where Ved takes the stage. Ved goes on a coffee date with Jasmeet. There is a big wedding (Aishwarya's) for which Siyaram Tripathi (Ved's father) and Mishra are competing to get the priest contract. While Tripathi goes on a religious trip for 2 weeks, a person delivers a letter at his home. The letter says that Ved is not Tripathi's son, and that he is, in fact, a Muslim. Ved's eyes has lined with pitch-black [[Kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]] and also Ved has dressed up as a Muslim: green Kurta Pyjama, his [[Taqiyah]] and his kohl-lined eyes. While Ved's uncle tries to protect their family's respect, Mishra tries to ruin Ved and his family's image. Siyaram discloses the truth about Ved's identity and the whole family stands together to support Ved.<br />
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During the climax, Ved has his blood test done but sees the discomfort of his father and confesses that he was indeed born a Muslim but his upbringing made him a Hindu. He then gives a monologue on how everyone is the same and discrimination is bad. He also exposes Mishra and his son TD (Tulsidas). In the end, Ved is proud of his "The Great Indian Family".<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Castlist|<br />
* [[Vicky Kaushal]] as Ved Vyas Tripathi a.k.a. Bhajan "Billu" Kumar<br />
* [[Manushi Chhillar]] as Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa<br />
* [[Manoj Pahwa]] as Balakram Tripathi<br />
* [[Kumud Mishra]] as Pandit Siyaram Tripathi<br />
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Pandit Jagannath Mishra<br />
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Hema Tripathi<br />
* [[Alka Amin]] as Sushila Kumari<br />
* Srishti Dixit as Gunja Tripathi<br />
* Bharti Perwani as Rampyari Singh Chauhan<br />
* [[Bhuvan Arora]] as Bhaata Mishra<br />
* [[Aasif Khan]] as Tulsidas "TD" Mishra<br />
* Ashutosh Ujjwal as Sarveshwar Malpani<br />
* Moumita Pal as Sumitra Tripathi<br />
* Paritosh Sand as Mr. Malpani<br />
* Meena Malhotra as Mrs. Malpani<br />
* Fahad Samar as Mr. Ahuja<br />
* Aparna Ghoshal as Mrs. Ahuja<br />
* Rudraksh Thakur as Neeraj<br />
* Hitesh Arora as Abdul<br />
* Renuka Sharma as Amma<br />
* Vedant Sinha as Kid VV (Ved Vyas Tripathi)<br />
* Areebah Fatima as Kid Gunja Tripathi<br />
* Jiya Amin as Kid Aishwarya Malpani<br />
* Tarun Kumar as Maulvi<br />
* Devang Tanna as Pintu Shukla<br />
* Keval Arora as Dr. Irani<br />
* Ghanshyam Garg as Raghubir Yadav<br />
* Sumit Singh Bhadoriya as Amit Ahuja<br />
* Saloni Khanna as Aishwarya Malpani}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
[[Principal photography]] commenced on 20 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Vicky Kaushal's next, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, quietly goes on floors in Mumbai |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vicky-kaushals-next-directed-vijay-krishna-acharya-quietly-goes-floors-mumbai/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=Bollywood Hunagama}}</ref> Production [[wrap (filming)|wrapped]] on 25 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2021 |title=Vicky Kaushal ends shooting of Vijay Krishna Acharya's next untitled film |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/vicky-kaushal-ends-shooting-of-vijay-krishna-acharya-s-next-untitled-film-wish-i-could-share-more-details-687299 |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=Bollywood Hunagama}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = The Great Indian Family<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Pritam]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 15 September 2023<ref name="jiosaavn">{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/the-great-indian-family/t339LShYC4U_ |title=The Great Indian Family – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |date=16 September 2023 |publisher=Jiosaavn}}</ref><br />
| recorded = 2020–21<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = Yash Raj Studio<br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 15:19<br />
| language = Hindi<!--Do not link per WP:OL--><br />
| label = [[YRF Music]]<br />
| producer = {{Hlist|[[Meghdeep Bose]]|AM. AN|Prasad Sasthe|Aditya Dev}}<br />
| prev_title = [[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]<br />
| prev_year = 2023<br />
| next_title = [[Tiger 3]]<br />
| next_year = 2023<br />
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio<br />
|{{YouTube|ozBDyOwnO1Y|The Great Indian Family - Full Album}}<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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The music of the film is composed by [[Pritam]]. All lyrics are written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].<ref name="jiosaavn"/> The first single titled "Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja" was released on 30 August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=30 August 2023 |title='Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja' out! Vicky as Bhajan Kumar is the new singing sensation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vicky-kaushal-bhajan-kumar-song-released-the-great-indian-family-kanhaiya-twitter-pe-aaja-2428589-2023-08-30 |work=India Today|date=30 August 2023 }}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| total_length = 15:19<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja<br />
| extra1 = [[Nakash Aziz]]<br />
| length1 = 4:45<br />
| title2 = Ki Farak Painda Hai<br />
| extra2 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Neeti Mohan]], [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]<br />
| length2 = 3:02<br />
| title3 = Sahibaa<br />
| extra3 = [[Darshan Raval]], [[Antara Mitra]]<br />
| length3 = 3:56<br />
| title4 = Pukaroon Hari Om<br />
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]]<br />
| length4 = 3:36<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
===Theatrical===<br />
The film was theatrically released on 22 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/yrfs-great-indian-family-starring-vicky-kaushal-manushi-chhillar-release-theatrically-date/ |title=YRF's The Great Indian Family starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar to release theatrically on THIS date |date=14 August 2023 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref><br />
===Home media===<br />
The film premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 17 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vicky-kaushal-manushi-chhillar-starrer-great-indian-family-stream-ott-platform/ |title=Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chhillar starrer The Great Indian Family to stream on THIS OTT platform |date=17 November 2023 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> The film premiered on [[Star Gold Network]] on 18 February 2024.{{cn|date=June 2024}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
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=== Critical response ===<br />
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''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing "On the whole, THE GREAT INDIAN FAMILY rests on a promising storyline but fails to impress since the script and goings-on don’t pack a punch. At the box office, the film will struggle due to a lack of awareness".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 September 2023 |title=The Great Indian Family Movie Review: THE GREAT INDIAN FAMILY rests on a promising storyline but fails to impress |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/great-indian-family/critic-review/great-indian-family-movie-review/the-great-indian-family-rests-on-a-promising-storyline-but-fails-to-impress/ |access-date=23 January 2026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref> Dhaval Roy of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2.5/5 stars writing, "The Great Indian Family has a genuine message but fall short in execution".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-great-indian-family/movie-review/103861868.cms?from=mdr |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 September 2023 |title=The Great Indian Family: Full Review|date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film 1.5/5 stars and critiqued, "If you want to be brave, the writing needs to match: here, even such wonderful actors like Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Sadiya Siddiqui stand no chance. Neither does the always watchable Vicky Kaushal".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=The Great Indian Family movie review: Just the kind of film Bollywood shouldn’t be making |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-great-indian-family-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-kind-of-film-bollywood-shouldnt-be-making-8951234/ |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave 3/5 stars writing "The film must be watched for the important message it conveys. Religious harmony is the need of the hour and should always be preserved".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Indian Family Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/the-great-indian-family-movie-review-61387.html |access-date=23 January 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Monika Rawal of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "Overall, The Great Indian Family is nothing more than an average slice-of-life that can be a one-time-watch solely because of Vicky Kaushal's sincere act. Or maybe the fact that it tries to touch upon an important message, but too much is lost in translation".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=The Great Indian Family review: Vicky Kaushal film is an overdose of democracy, diversity and drama |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-film-is-an-overdose-of-democracy-diversity-and-drama-101695374610822.html |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of ''[[NDTV]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing "''The Great Indian Family'' could have been a film of far greater acuity, but the broadsides that it aims against narrow-mindedness through the story of a family as a microcosm of a society and a nation do find their mark".<ref>{{Cite news |title=<i>The Great Indian Family</i> Review: Vicky Kaushal Is In Fine Fettle In Rambunctious Dramedy |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-is-in-fine-fettle-in-rambunctious-dramedy-2-5-stars-4413932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107194353/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-is-in-fine-fettle-in-rambunctious-dramedy-2-5-stars-4413932 |archive-date=7 November 2025 |access-date=2026-01-23 |work=[[NDTV]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Sonali Dedhia of ''[[News18]]'' gave 3 out of 5 stars, writing "The Great Indian Family as the name suggests is a sweet, inoffensive family drama on a slim premise, which has some strong performances, the unmistakable charm, and texture of small-town India, garnished with moments of joy and sadness".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Kaushal Shines In Easy-going Family Entertainer |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-shines-in-easy-going-family-entertainer-8587553.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526063711/https://www.news18.com/movies/the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-shines-in-easy-going-family-entertainer-8587553.html |archive-date=26 May 2024 |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=[[News18]] |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Simran Singh of ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' gave 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling the film a "feel-good entertainer" and praising the performances of Vicky Kaushal, Kumud Mishra, and Manoj Pawha".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Simran |title=The Great Indian Family movie review: Vicky's feel-good entertainer is fun; Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa steal the show |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-the-great-indian-family-review-vicky-kaushal-gives-another-treat-to-families-with-kumud-mishra-manoj-pahwa-3061553 |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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