Tezz
| Tezz | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Screenplay: Robin Bhatt Dialogues: Aditya Dhar |
| Based on | The Bullet Train by Junya Satō |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | T. S. Suresh Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Songs: Sajid–Wajid Lyrics: Shabbir Ahmed Jalees Sherwani Score: Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Venus Worldwide Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹52 crore |
| Box office | ₹26 crore |
Tezz (transl. Fast) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy, Boman Irani with Mohanlal in an extended cameo appearance. The film revolves a team of Asians place a bomb on a high-speed train operating between London and Glasgow. The train will explode if it slows below a certain speed; unless a ransom is paid.
An unofficial adaptation of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train, the film was released on 27 April 2012 and received mixed reviews, with praise for the premise and action sequences, and criticism for the writing. It emerged as a box-office bomb.