Helmed by Karan Malhotra, 'Shamshera' is set in the fictitious city of Kaza.

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Shamshera was released on Amazon Prime Video today. Shamshera is the fourth Yash Raj Film to be released on Prime Video owing to the deal between the two. Earlier, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Samrat Prithviraj, and Bunty Aur Babli 2 premiered on the digital platform. The action film is a mass entertainer and shows Ranbir Kapoor playing a double role. He plays the role of Balli and his father, Shamshera.

The movie revolves around a fictitious city called Kaza, a warrior tribe. Shudh Singh tortures, enslaves, and imprisons this warrior tribe. Shamshera is this tribe's legend and fights relentlessly to free them from torture and provide them a life of dignity and freedom. The movie is a larger-than-life portrayal and is available on Prime Video for the world to see. You can watch the movie in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.

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'Shamshera' Releases On Friday: From Ranbir's 4-Yr MIA Period To Sanjay Battling Cancer, All You Need To Know

Ranbir Kapoor will return on the silver screen after almost four years of going MIA. Directed by Karan Malhotra, the period drama action film, 'Shamshera', is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and is all set to release on Friday (July 22, 2022).

Make Way For Shamshera

Meet The Star Cast

The film stars Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role of father-son and Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist Daroga Shuddh Singh. 'Shamshera' also stars Vaani Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Saurabh Shukla and Ashutosh Rana.

Warriors And Their Fight For Freedom

The story revolves around a warrior tribe which is imprisoned in the fictitious city of Kaza where they are enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian Shudh Singh. Set in the 1800s, the story follows the tribe's fight for independence against British rule.

One Of The Most Expensive Indian Films Ever Made

'Shamshera', which is one of the most expensive Hindi films ever made, was officially launched in May 2018 by YRF through a motion poster. A massive fort was also built at Film City located in Mumbai's Goregaon. It took two months of preparations and over 300 people to build the film's set. It took almost two years to finish the filming for 'Shamshera' which ended in September 2020.

The movie bombed at the box office and received mixed reviews and reactions from the audience and critics. Ranbir Kapoor gave an interview and was asked about his mental space after returning to movies after four years.

He said that it was a very different feeling personally as it was something he had not experienced before. He cannot compare his personal and private life, he said. Talking about Shamshera, he said there is a lot of excitement, anxiety, and nervousness.

You can watch the movie today on Prime Video.

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Ranbir Kapoor's Shamshera released on Amazon Prime Video

Ranbir Kapoor's Shamshera has premiered on Amazon Prime Video. The movie features Sanjay Dutt, ‎Vaani Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla and Ronit Bose Roy as pivotal characters. Yash Raj Films produced the movie, and Karan Malhotra is the director.