FILM · 2015 · INDIA
Baby
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- #001
All the weapons used in the film are original and were approved by the Indian defence authorities.
- #002
Akshay Kumar donated 50% of the film's production fee to the Indian Army.
- #003
In the film, a police officer named Gawde says he was involved in the Opera House operation. This is a reference to director Neeraj Pandey's previous film Special 26 (2013), whose climax takes place at the Opera House.
- #004
Many scenes were shot at Gautam Buddha University's meditation hall, at Shanti Sarover and at the library in Greater Noida.
- #005
Akshay Kumar performed all his own stunts.
- #006
This is the third collaboration between director Neeraj Pandey and actor Anupam Kher, who also appeared in A Wednesday (2008) and Special 26 (2013).
- #007
In both Special 26 (2013) and Baby, Akshay Kumar's character is named Ajay.
- #008
The desert stunt performed by Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubati was carried out at a temperature above 43 degrees Celsius.
- #009
The film premiered on India's Republic Day. In the same year, the premiere of Kumar's film Brothers was held on India's Independence Day.
- #010
Akshay Kumar's film Gabbar Is Back (2015) had previously been scheduled to release on 23 January, but Kumar persuaded producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali to postpone its screening so that Baby could have the same premiere date.
- #011
Akshay Kumar's fans kept the hashtag #waitingforbabytrailer trending on Twitter for about 50 days.
- #012
Taapsee Pannu learned Krav Maga for a fight scene in the film.
- #013
In March 2015, it was confirmed that a sequel would be made with Neeraj Pandey returning as director and would be released in 2017.
- #014
Filming began on 4 September 2014 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- #015
The screenplay of this film was selected for the Oscar Library.
- #016
This is Akshay Kumar's second film with director Neeraj Pandey, after Special 26 (2013).
- #017
The team completed its final schedule in Abu Dhabi in October, and some scenes were shot in Istanbul.
- #018
The second half of the film was shot in Nepal.
- #019
The direction, the screenplay and Kumar's performance were praised by critics.
- #020
The character played by Mevlana Muhammed Saeed Rahman is based on Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
- #021
An official game based on the film was released by Vroovy for Android mobile phone users.
- #022
The film has a prequel, "Naam Shabana", which premiered in 2017 and focused on Tapsee Pannu's character; in that film there is a brief conversation about the "Baby" mission, stating that the "Baby" mission was planned while Tapsee Pannu's character was in training.
- #023
Hasan Noman, who plays the real-life Saudi police officer Hani Muhammed, is the son of Raşit Naaz, who plays the role of Mevlana Muhammed Rahman.
- #024
When the special forces breach and clear the parking lot, the submachine gun magazine of Daggubati's character Jai is clearly empty.
- #025
Kumar and Pannu will reprise their roles from the film in the spin-off "Naam Shabana" (2017), which focuses on Pannu's character.
- #026
The film premiered on India's Republic Day. The following year, "Airlift" (2016), which also stars Kumar, was released on that occasion.
- #027
The film's songs include tracks composed by MM Keeravani and Meet Bros Anjjan.
- #028
The film's music was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury.
- #029
The film had a theatrical release in British Columbia, Canada.
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