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| Directed by | Bharat Bala |
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| Produced by | Bharat Bala Ramesh Tuarani Kumar Sadhuram Taurani |
| Written by | Sanjay Lafont |
| Screenplay by | Bharat Bala |
| Story by | Bharat Bala |
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| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
| Cinematography | Angus Hudson |
| Edited by | Kanika Myer |
Production company | Tips Films Bharatbala Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹23 crore |
Hari Om is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bharat Bala and starring Vijay Raaz, Jean Marie Lamour and Camille Natta.[1][2]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Vijay Raaz as "Hari Om"
- Jean Marie Lamour as Benoit
- Camille Natta as Willowy Isa
- A. K. Hangal
- Anupam Shyam
Reception[edit | edit source]
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote, "A game attempt at international-crossover cinema by first-time feature helmer/co-writer Bharatbala, ‘Hari Om' emerges a pleasant but formulaic effort that may be too Westernized for Indian auds and too commercially superficial for Western arthouses".[3] Film critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "The best thing about Hari Om is that it sells an India that simply is; not the India from the glossy brochures but the real India, our love affair with which goes on and on".[4]
Accolades[edit | edit source]
The film won the Audience Award at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.[5][6] The film was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Audiences cheer Hari Om". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ Rohatgi, Shilpa (8 December 2003). "Bharat Bala hopes to create a buzz at Cannes with his English-French film 'Hari Om'". India Today.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (22 September 2004). "Hari Om". Variety.
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (15 September 2007). "Review: Hari Om".
- ↑ Paquet, Darcy. "Puchon festival wraps under shadow of industry boycott". Screen.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (25 July 2005). "PiFan shines light on 'Dark'". Variety.
- ↑ "International Film Festival of India - Official Catalogue 2025" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2025.