Fighter
Indian action film by Siddharth Anand
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| 2025 | Film 'Fighter' received two nominations at the 25th IIFA Awards: Siddharth Anand for Best Director and Shilpa Rao for Best Female Playback Singer for the song 'Ishq Jaisa Kuch' |
| March 21 2024 | Fighter film premiered on Netflix, making the movie available for streaming to global audiences. |
| January 25 2024 | Fighter was released in theaters, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend, after being originally scheduled for release on 30 September 2022 but delayed due to production challenges. |
| January 15 2024 | Official trailer of the film was released. |
| December 15 2023 | First single 'Sher Khul Gaye' from the film Fighter was released by the musical duo Vishal-Shekhar |
| December 8 2023 | Teaser of the film was released. |
| October 2023 | Two songs are wrapped up in Sardinia, Italy. |
| October 2023 | Film production wrapped up after completing shooting across various locations in India. |
| October 30 2023 | Principal photography for 'Fighter' concludes at Yash Raj Studios, with total filming lasting 87 working days. Final schedules included Hrithik Roshan shooting inside a Sukhoi Su-30MKI, dramatic scenes between Roshan and Kapoor, and two songs shot in Sardinia, Italy. |
| September 2023 | A song featuring the entire cast, choreographed by Bosco–Caesar, is shot at Yash Raj Studios. |
| August 2023 | Dramatic scenes between Hrithik Roshan and Anil Kapoor are shot in Mumbai. |
| June 2023 | Post-production for the film 'Fighter' began after completing shooting, with the process expected to take six months due to extensive computer graphics and visual effects work by DNEG. |
| May 2023 | Production plans for Fighter 2 sequel confirmed, with production scheduled to begin after the completion of Tiger vs Pathaan film shoot. |
| May 22 2023 | Emotional scenes between Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan shot in Chandivali with minimal extras to prevent footage leaks. |
| May 19 2023 | Combination scenes of Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor shot at Mysore Colony, Chembur over 3 days. |
| May 14 2023 | Next filming schedule starts at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, with an expensive set built to replicate air force base interiors, featuring Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, and Karan Grover. |
| April 24 2023 | Conclusion of the month-long fourth filming schedule in Mumbai. A 25-minute climactic action sequence was shot, taking 120 hours (5 days) to complete. |
| March 2023 | Talat Aziz was cast to play the role of Patty's father in Fighter. |
| March 19 2023 | Fourth filming schedule begins in a Chembur bungalow, Mumbai, with Talat Aziz joining and emotional scenes being shot. |
| March 6 2023 | Third filming schedule concludes at the Indian Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, focusing on Hrithik Roshan's character training as an Air Force cadet. |
| February 12 2023 | Team returns to Mumbai after completing the second schedule in Jammu and Kashmir, which included shooting a song and action sequences. |
| February 6 2023 | Second filming schedule begins in Jammu and Kashmir, with Akshay Oberoi joining the team. Shooting takes place in Pahalgam. |
| November 2022 | Hrithik Roshan visited the Indian Air Force (IAF) air base in Tezpur, Assam, to observe and understand the demeanour and functioning of officers, airmen, and flight cadets. |
| November 2022 | Roshan continued his preparation by visiting the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, spending time with officers, airmen, and flight cadets to gain insights into military life. |
| November 28 2022 | First filming schedule in Assam concludes, with the team returning to Mumbai after a 10-day shoot. |
| November 14 2022 | Principal photography begins in Assam at Tezpur Air Force Station, with Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor joining the first schedule. |
| September 2022 | Hrithik Roshan began workshops and started a 12-week simulator training to prepare for his role as a fighter jet pilot, with fitness training supervised by Kris Gethin to develop abdominal muscles and lose weight. |
| September 30 2022 | Original scheduled theatrical release date before production delays |
| January 2021 | Initial announcement of the film's planned release date for 30 September 2022. |
| January 10 2021 | Fighter film was officially announced, marking Siddharth Anand's production debut and his third collaboration with Hrithik Roshan after previous films Bang Bang! and War. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 lockdown in India, Siddharth Anand further developed the story and narrated it to Hrithik Roshan, who subsequently confirmed his participation in the film. |
| December 2020 | It was reported that Siddharth Anand and Hrithik Roshan would reunite for a film following their previous collaboration on War. |
| 2019 | During the filming of War, Siddharth Anand first narrated the idea of making a big-budget action thriller featuring fighter jets to Hrithik Roshan. |
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