Synopsis
Kisna: The Warrior Poet is a 2005 Indian Hindi -language period romance film written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and starring Vivek Oberoi (who plays the title role), Antonia Bernath , and Isha Sharvani . The musical film is set in British India during the tumultuous 1940s when Indian nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose as one, urging the British Raj to leave. It is a love story about two people who are torn between love and duty. The film has two veteran composers, A. R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar ; the lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar . The film marked Amrish Puri 's last appearance as he had not signed or acted in any film after it before dying on 12 January 2005. The film, however, did not perform well at the box office. The film was premiered in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival .
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.3%
Critic Consensus
0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.
character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Vivek Oberoi | 2005 | $31,451,000 | $50,518,000 | (est) |
| Antonia Bernath | 2005 | $19,360,000 | $31,098,000 | (est) |
| Isha Sharvani | 2005 | $14,576,000 | $23,413,000 | (est) |
| Amrish Puri | 2005 | $11,918,000 | $19,143,000 | (est) |
| Zarina Wahab | 2005 | $10,194,000 | $16,375,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes52
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $50,257 | $80,725 |
| International | 2005 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $50,257 | $80,725 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2005 | $25,128 | $40,363 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $59,000 | $94,769 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $9,000 | $14,456 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $3,278,000 | $5,265,277 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $7,869,000 | $12,639,557 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $75,000,000 | $120,468,517 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $86,240,128 | $138,522,938 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2005 | $250,000,000 | $401,561,723 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2005 | $80,000 (est) | $128,500 (est) |
| Participations | 2005 | $1,725,000 | $2,770,776 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $4,419,000 | $7,098,005 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $30,000,000 | $48,187,407 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $286,224,000 | $459,746,410 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $-199,983,872 | $-321,223,472 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $151,000, DVD $7,700,000, BluRay $19,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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