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	\| writer = Goldie Behl<br /> Jaydeep Sarkar		\| writer = Goldie Behl<br /> Jaydeep Sarkar
	\| starring = [[Abhishek Bachchan]]<br/>[[Priyanka Chopra]]<br/>[[Kay Kay Menon]]<br/> [[Jaya Bachchan]]		\| starring = [[Abhishek Bachchan]]<br/>[[Priyanka Chopra]]<br/>[[Kay Kay Menon]]<br/> [[Jaya Bachchan]]
	\| music = [[Dhruv Ghanekar]]~~<br/>~~		\| music = [[Dhruv Ghanekar]]
	\| cinematography = Sameer Arya		\| cinematography = Sameer Arya
	\| editing = Shyam K. Salgonkar		\| editing = Shyam K. Salgonkar
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	\| distributor = Eros Entertainment		\| distributor = Eros Entertainment
	\| released = {{Film date\|2008\|10\|02\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|2008\|10\|02\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = ~~145~~ minutes		\| runtime = 245 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
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	'''''Drona''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[superhero film]] directed by [[Goldie Behl]], starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]]. ''Drona'''s special effects shots were worked on by EyeQube<ref>{{cite web\|author=Screen Weekly News Network\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html\|title=Unleashing visual effects in Drona\|publisher=Bollywood Hungama\|date=2008-09-22\|accessdate=2011-04-09\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228050910/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html\|archivedate=28 February 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> headed by Charles Darby and David Bush. The movie features Indian martial arts such as [[Kalaripayattu]], [[Chhau dance\|Chhau]], [[Gatka]], and [[sword fighting]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Bamzai, Kaveree\|url=http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&issueid=41&task=view&id=4603&Itemid=1\|title=Drona shows a number of Indian martial arts\|publisher=India Today\|date=2008-02-14\|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> It was filmed in [[Prague]], [[Bikaner]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Namibia]]. The trailer was attached to Vipul Shah's ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2008) and Raghav Khattar's Marathi film ''Vishavnath'' (2008).		'''''Drona''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[superhero film]] directed by [[Goldie Behl]], starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]]. ''Drona'''s special effects shots were worked on by EyeQube,<ref>{{cite web\|author=Screen Weekly News Network\|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html\|title=Unleashing visual effects in Drona\|publisher=Bollywood Hungama\|date=2008-09-22\|accessdate=2011-04-09\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228050910/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html\|archivedate=28 February 2009\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> headed by Charles Darby and David Bush. The movie features Indian martial arts such as [[Kalaripayattu]], [[Chhau dance\|Chhau]], [[Gatka]], and [[sword fighting]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Bamzai, Kaveree\|url=http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&issueid=41&task=view&id=4603&Itemid=1\|title=Drona shows a number of Indian martial arts\|publisher=India Today\|date=2008-02-14\|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> It was filmed in [[Prague]], [[Bikaner]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Namibia]]. The trailer was attached to Vipul Shah's ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2008) and Raghav Khattar's Marathi film ''Vishavnath'' (2008).

	Made on a budget of ~~45 crores~~ the film earned less than ~~15 crores~~ and was a disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html\|website=www.livemint.com\|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref>		Made on a budget of ₹45 crore, the film earned less than ₹15 crore and was a disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html\|website=www.livemint.com\|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Special effects==		==Special effects==
	The movie<ref>{{Citation\|title=Drona Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Drona by Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/drona/movie-review/3557522.cms\|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> was produced with a budget over {{INRConvert\|45\|c}} on special effects with VFX experts of 60 working on the movie for over 6 months. Mainly the team ~~has been collaborating~~ with EyeQube Studios with Eros to achieve the ~~perfect~~ quality effects. ~~Crew~~ contained 250 visual effects artists animators designers painters ~~matters~~ and developers.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mahaldar\|first=Manisha\|title=Drona, a visual treat with special FX\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429061702/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 April 2014\|publisher=Ibnlive\|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref>		The movie<ref>{{Citation\|title=Drona Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Drona by Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/drona/movie-review/3557522.cms\|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> was produced with a budget over {{INRConvert\|45\|c}} on special effects with VFX experts of 60 working on the movie for over 6 months. Mainly, the team collaborated with EyeQube Studios with Eros to achieve the quality effects. The crew contained 250 visual effects artists, animators, designers, painters and developers.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mahaldar\|first=Manisha\|title=Drona, a visual treat with special FX\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429061702/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 April 2014\|publisher=Ibnlive\|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref>

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave the movie 2.5 stars and mentioned, "Considering its fantastical theme, Drona is officially escapist and hence isn't obligated to broadcast logic beyond conveying 'good wins over evil' and 'conquer your fear by facing it' message." The film became the biggest disaster of Abhishek's career. Hindustan ~~times~~ write ''Like it or not, Drona is artless, arrogant, brazenly derivative and terribly acted by one and all (except for that puckish dwarf maybe)''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-drona/story-uit7md04WkSwOKeu40EOvN.html\|title=Review: Drona\|publisher=Hindustan times\|date=7 June 2012\|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref>		Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave the movie 2.5 stars and mentioned, "Considering its fantastical theme, Drona is officially escapist and hence isn't obligated to broadcast logic beyond conveying 'good wins over evil' and 'conquer your fear by facing it' message." The film became the biggest disaster of Abhishek's career. Hindustan Times write ''Like it or not, Drona is artless, arrogant, brazenly derivative and terribly acted by one and all (except for that puckish dwarf maybe)''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-drona/story-uit7md04WkSwOKeu40EOvN.html\|title=Review: Drona\|publisher=Hindustan times\|date=7 June 2012\|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	{{Tracklist		{{Tracklist
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{{Infobox film
| name = Drona
| image = Drona 2008 poster.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Goldie Behl]]
| producer = Shrishti Arya Sunil Lulla [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| writer = Goldie Behl Jaydeep Sarkar
| starring = [[Abhishek Bachchan]] [[Priyanka Chopra]] [[Kay Kay Menon]] [[Jaya Bachchan]]
| music = [[Dhruv Ghanekar]] 
| cinematography = Sameer Arya
| editing = Shyam K. Salgonkar
| studio = Rose Audio Visuals
| distributor = Eros Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2008|10|02|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Drona''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[superhero film]] directed by [[Goldie Behl]], starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]]. ''Drona'''s special effects shots were worked on by EyeQube<ref>{{cite web|author=Screen Weekly News Network|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html|title=Unleashing visual effects in Drona|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=2008-09-22|accessdate=2011-04-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228050910/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/09/22/4317/index.html|archivedate=28 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> headed by Charles Darby and David Bush. The movie features Indian martial arts such as [[Kalaripayattu]], [[Chhau dance|Chhau]], [[Gatka]], and [[sword fighting]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Bamzai, Kaveree|url=http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&issueid=41&task=view&id=4603&Itemid=1|title=Drona shows a number of Indian martial arts|publisher=India Today|date=2008-02-14|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref> It was filmed in [[Prague]], [[Bikaner]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Namibia]]. The trailer was attached to Vipul Shah's ''[[Singh Is Kinng]]'' (2008) and Raghav Khattar's Marathi film ''Vishavnath'' (2008).

Made on a budget of 45 crores the film earned less than 15 crores and was a disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html|website=www.livemint.com|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Aditya 'Adi' (Drona)
* [[Priyanka Chopra]] as Sonia
* [[Kay Kay Menon]] as Riz Raizada
* [[Jaya Bachchan]] as Queen Jayanti
* [[Ali Haji (actor)|Ali Haji]] as Young Drona
* [[Conan Stevens]] as Demon

==Special effects==
The movie<ref>{{Citation|title=Drona Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Drona by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/drona/movie-review/3557522.cms|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> was produced with a budget over {{INRConvert|45|c}} on special effects with VFX experts of 60 working on the movie for over 6 months. Mainly the team has been collaborating with EyeQube Studios with Eros to achieve the perfect quality effects. Crew contained 250 visual effects artists animators designers painters matters and developers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahaldar|first=Manisha|title=Drona, a visual treat with special FX|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429061702/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drona-a-visual-treat-with-special-fx/74946-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 April 2014|publisher=Ibnlive|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref>

==Reception==
Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave the movie 2.5 stars and mentioned, "Considering its fantastical theme, Drona is officially escapist and hence isn't obligated to broadcast logic beyond conveying 'good wins over evil' and 'conquer your fear by facing it' message." The film became the biggest disaster of Abhishek's career. Hindustan times write ''Like it or not, Drona is artless, arrogant, brazenly derivative and terribly acted by one and all (except for that puckish dwarf maybe)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-drona/story-uit7md04WkSwOKeu40EOvN.html|title=Review: Drona|publisher=Hindustan times|date=7 June 2012|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bandagi
| extra1 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length1 =

| title2 = Drona (Title Song)
| extra2 = Dhruv Ghanekar
| length2 =

| title3 = Drona (Title Song - Version 2)
| extra3 = Sunidhi Chauhan
| length3 =

| title4 = Nanhe Nanhe
| extra4 = [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Nandini Srikar]]

| title5 = Khushi
| extra5 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], Suzanne DMello, Francois Castellino, [[Dean Devlin]], Sunaina Gupta

| title6 = Oop Cha
| extra6 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Nandini Srikar
| length6 =

| title7 = Oop Cha (remix)
| extra7 = Sunidhi Chauhan, Nandini Srikar
| length7 =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://drona.erosentertainment.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1060249|Drona}}

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