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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{short description|2018 film directed by Anil Sharma}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Genius
| image = Genius official poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Anil Sharma]]
| producer = {{ubl|Deepak Mukut | Anil Sharma | K. C. Sharma | Kamal Mukut}}
| writer = Anil Sharma
| screenplay = {{ubl|Sunil Sirvaiya|Amjad Ali}}
| story = Anil Sharma
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mithun Chakraborty]]|
[[Utkarsh Sharma]]|[[Ishita Chauhan]]||[[Ayesha Jhulka]]|[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]|Malti Chahar|[[K. K. Raina]]|[[Abhimanyu Singh]]|[[Dev Gill]]}}
| music = {{ubl|[[Himesh Reshammiya]] {{small|([[Genius (2018 film)#Soundtrack|Soundtrack album]])}}|[[Monty Sharma]] <br /> {{small|(Background Score)}}}}
| cinematography = Najeeb Khan
| editing = Ashfaque Makrani
| studio = {{ubl|Anil Sharma Productions|Soham RockStar Entertainment}}
| distributor = Soham Rockstar Entertainment
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2018|8|24}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
| budget = {{INR}}220 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3818|title=Genius – Movie – Box Office India|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}4.32 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/box-office/|title=Genius Box Office collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''''Genius''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindustani language|Hindustani-language]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Anil Sharma]]. It marks the debut of his son [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as a male lead, who also featured as a child actor in Sharma's 2001 film ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]'' and [[Ishita Chauhan]]. Veteran actress [[Ayesha Jhulka]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Remember Sunny Deol's Son in Gadar? He's Back in And As Genius |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/remember-sunny-deols-son-in-gadar-hes-back-in-and-as-genius-1870685 |access-date=8 July 2020 |publisher=[[NDTV.com]] |date=20 June 2018}}</ref> [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and Malti Chahar are in supporting roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/cast/|title=Genius Cast List {{!}} Genius Movie Star Cast – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en-US|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/genius-teaser-director-anil-sharmas-son-utkarsh-make-his-debut-in-this-sci-fi-film-starring-ayesha-jhulka-nawazuddin-siddiqui-4382947.html|title=Genius teaser: Director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh makes his debut in this sci-fi film starring Ayesha Jhulka, Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/genius-teaser-utkarsh-sharma-introduced-as-archetypal-hindi-cinema-hero-in-father-anils-film-4550581.html|title=Genius teaser: Utkarsh Sharma introduced as archetypal Hindi cinema hero in father Anil's film- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film starts with Vasudev Shastri, a genius RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, being labelled as incompetent because he had failed in an important mission and got himself too injured to work again. Later, when he sits by a park depressed, Nandini, the love of his life, consoles him. The film then goes into a flashback where Vasudev Shastri ([[Utkarsh Sharma]]) who is a topper yet charming man who comes to IIT where the second ranker, Nandini Chauhan ([[Ishitha Chauhan]]), out of jealousy, decides to make his life hell. She constantly detests him but Vasu (Vasudev Shastri) outsmarts her every time. Besides being the friendly "genius" around campus, he secretly does a part-time job with RAW where his hacking talents are occupied. The day before the final exam in IIT, Nandini reluctantly visits Vasu to get help regarding a theorem. There, Vasu admits to Nandini that he had been long in love with her. Hearing this, Nandini immediately hatches a cunning plan and gives Vasu sleeping pills so that he is unable to attend the exam next day. However, Vasu outsmarts her this time as well and reaches the exam hall before her. Vasu doesn't at all seem angry with her and instead helps her with an unexpected glitch and walks away smiling after completing his paper. On the day of the results, Nandini comes to know that Vasu had intentionally submitted a blank paper just to let her top. Seeing his dedication towards love, Nandini madly falls in love with him but doesn't reveal it and flies off to US for her dream job. On the other hand, Senior members of RAW, impressed by Vasu's intelligence, try to convince him to join RAW. After learning that his parents were killed in communal riots planned by ISI of Pakistan, Vasu finally decides to join RAW to take revenge against ISI. The film returns to the present where Vasu, who is labelled incompetent by RAW, uses a walking stick and suffers from acute [[tinnitus]] and several injuries since his failed mission. Nandini had taken a break from her job to return to India and take care of Vasu. She takes Vasu to her house in Puducherry, where her mother is pleasantly surprised to see Nandini (who had never valued personal relationships before her career) make huge sacrifices for Vasu's welfare. Vasu and Nandini spend some romantic moments but their happiness is short lived as Vasu starts having hallucinations about his failed mission. A confused Nandini tries to take Vasu to USA for treatment. Vasu refuses and narrates the tragic story of his failed mission to Nandini, after which he leaves to track MRS ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]), the mastermind of ISI in India and the prime target of his failed mission. Soon after, it is shown that all the hallucinations were just a drama set up by Vasu to track his enemies. He one by one kills everyone who had helped MRS. On the other hand, MRS senses Vasudev's return and plans to kill him in a masquerade party. In the masquerade party, Vasu saves himself but gets injured once again. Seeing Vasu's miserable condition, Nandini breaks down. MRS, who was secretly observing them, takes advantage of this and kidnaps Nandini. Soon after, the senior members of RAW
acknowledge his competence. With the help of RAW, Vasu finds Nandini, saves Mathura from a huge blast and finally kills MRS by drowning him in the river. All members of RAW praise him. The film ends with him sharing a big hug with Nandini.

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=}}
* [[Mithun Chakraborthy]] as NSA Chief Jaishankar Prasad
* [[Utkarsh Sharma]] as Vasudev Shastri aka Genius
* [[Ishitha Chauhan]] as Nandini Chauhan
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Mr Samar Khan / MRS
* [[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Nandini's Mother
* [[KK Raina]] as Mr Das
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Mr. Praveen Joshi
* [[Dev Gill]] as Mr. Satyajit Rathore
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Commander Arjun Singh Rathore
* Rajesh Bhati as Samar Khan right hand
{{div col end}}

== Reception ==
The film received generally poor reviews. Reviews were particularly critical of the confusing narrative and the standard of acting. [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave it 1/5 stars saying "On the whole, GENIUS is an extremely poor and senseless fare."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/genius/critic-review/|title=Genius Review – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> Ronak Kotecha of [[The Times of India]] was equally critical of the film giving it 2/5 stars.<ref>{{Citation|title=Genius Movie Review {2/5}: A messed up mumbo jumbo of some juvenile IIT hacks, loud sounds and verbose filmy dialoguebazi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/genius/movie-review/65520102.cms|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> [[The Indian Express]] gave it a "nil" rating describing it as feeling redundant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/genius-movie-review-anil-sharma-nawazuddin-siddiqui-rating-5322696/|title=Genius movie review: The Anil Sharma film feels redundant|date=25 August 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=26 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Genius
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 August 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/genius-hindi|title=Genius – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Gaana]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = [[HR Musik Limited]]
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:28
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Teraa Surroor]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Good Newwz|Good News]]
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio
| 1 = {{YouTube|saYfjjUQ6xw|Tera Fitoor Song Video - Genius}}}}
{{Singles
| name = Genius
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Tera Fitoor
| single1date = 12 July 2018
| single2 = Dil Meri Na Sune
| single2date = 28 July 2018
| single3 = Holi Biraj Ma
| single3date = 5 August 2018
| single4 = Pyar Le Pyar De
| single4date = 21 August 2018
| single5 = Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main
| single5date = 27 August 2018
}}
}}

The music of the film is composed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]],"Tera Fitoor and Dil Meri Na Sune" two of the most hits song of 2018 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tera-fitoor-new-song-from-utkarsh-sharmas-genius-unites-energies-of-arijit-singh-himesh-reshammiya-4722421.html|title=Tera Fitoor: New song from Utkarsh Sharma's Genius unites energies of Arijit Singh, Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Monty Sharma]] composed the background score, while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]], [[Kumaar]], and [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]. The first song of the film "Tera Fitoor" which is sung by [[Arijit Singh]] was released on 12 July 2018 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/genius-song-tera-fitoor-teaser-arijit-singh-sings-romantic-ballad-composed-by-himesh-reshammiya-4714541.html|title=Genius song Tera Fitoor teaser: Arijit Singh sings romantic ballad composed by Himesh Reshammiya- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The album was released on 9 August 2018 by [[Tips Industries Limited|Tips Music]].

{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 26:28
| title1 = Tera Fitoor
| extra1 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kumaar]]
| length1 = 5:10
| title2 = Dil Meri Na Sune
| extra2 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| lyrics2 = [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/genius-new-song-himesh-reshammiya-delivers-yet-another-romantic-number-with-tujhse-kahan-juda-hoon-main/articleshow/65574447.cms |title=Himesh Reshammiya delivers yet another romantic number with Tujhse Kahan Juda Hoon Main |date=28 August 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>
| extra3 = [[Himesh Reshammiya]], [[Neeti Mohan]], Vineet Singh
| lyrics3 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Holi Biraj Ma
| extra4 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
| lyrics4 = Manoj Muntashir
| length4 = 3:35
| title5 = Pyar Le Pyar De
| length5 = 5:10
| lyrics5 = Shabbir Ahmed
| extra5 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Ikka]], Iulia Vantur
| title6 = Dil Meri Na Sune
| length6 = 3:55
| lyrics6 = Manoj Muntashir
| extra6 = Atif Aslam, [[Payal Dev]]
| note6 = Reprise
| all_writing =
| title7 =
| length7 =
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| length8 =
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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7722258}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|genius}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya]]
[[Category:2018 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about the Research and Analysis Wing]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Films set in Islamabad]]
[[Category:Films set in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Military of Pakistan in films]]

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