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{{Short description|2024 Indian political thriller film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bastar: The Naxal Story
| image = Bastar-The Naxal Story film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sudipto Sen]]
{{Infobox
| decat = yes
| child = yes
}}
| story = Sudipto Sen<br />Amarnath Jha
| producer = [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]]
| writer = Amarnath Jha<br />Sudipto Sen<br />[[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Adah Sharma]]
* [[Indira Tiwari]]
* Vijay Krishna
* [[Raima Sen]]
* [[Shilpa Shukla]]
}}
| cinematography = Ragul Dharuman
| editing = Dev Rao Jadhav
| narrator =
| music = Bishakh Jyoti
| studio = Sunshine Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2024|3|15}}
| runtime = 124 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bastar-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde5otiz |title=''Bastar'' (18) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=13 March 2024 |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|15}} crore<ref name="bo1">{{Cite web |title=Back Yodha Box Office Collection Day 6 |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/yodha-box-office-collection-day-6-numbers-for-sidharth-malhotra-s-movie-dwindle-rs-25-5-crore-worldwide-11710987600356.html |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=21 March 2024}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|1.79–3}} crore<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story box office collection |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/bastar-the-naxal-story-box-office-collection-adah-sharma-starrer-earns-just-rs-3-crore-in-first-week/articleshow/108695968.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastar – The Naxal Story Box Office |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bastar-the-naxal-story/box-office/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
}}

'''''Bastar: The Naxal Story''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political thriller]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Adah Sharma's Act Too Can't Save Sudipto Sen's Yawn Fest |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/bastar-the-naxal-story-review-adah-sharmas-act-too-cant-save-sudipto-sens-yawn-fest |date=15 March 2024 |website=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story Movie Review: This Naxal Saga Is An Intense Dive Into Societal Turmoil |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bastar-the-naxal-story/movie-review/108503809.cms |date=15 March 2024 |website=The Times of India}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> film directed by [[Sudipto Sen]] and produced by [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title='The Kerala Story' makers announce next film 'Bastar', to release in 2024 |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-kerala-story-makers-announce-next-film-bastar-to-release-in-2024/article67010702.ece |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> It stars [[Adah Sharma]], [[Indira Tiwari]], Vijay Krishna, [[Shilpa Shukla]], [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], [[Subrat Dutta]] and [[Raima Sen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2023 |title=Bastar A Naxal Story: Adah Sharma Reunites With The Kerala Story Makers, Kickstarts Shooting |work=Zee News |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/bastar-a-naxal-story-adah-sharma-reunites-with-the-kerala-story-makers-kickstarts-shooting-2677414.html |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

The film was announced in June 2023, along with the title of the film, it's based on the [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]] in the [[Bastar district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] and the [[April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bhatia |first1=Uday |title=Nationalist Hindi Films' Impact on Elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/nationalist-hindi-films-impact-on-elections-11712925865926.html |website=[[Livemint]] |date=12 April 2024 }}</ref> Bastar was theatrically released on 15 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/adah-sharmas-bastar-the-naxal-story-release-date-out-see-first-look-posters-sudipto-sen-vipul-amrutlal-shah-2489033-2024-01-15 |title=Adah Sharma's 'Bastar: The Naxal Story' release date out. See first look posters |date=15 January 2024 |work=India Today |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> The film received negative reviews from critics and was a major [[box office bomb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bastar-box-office-collection-day-3-adah-sharmas-film-barely-crosses-rs-2-cr-mark-in-first-weekend-lags-far-behind-the-kerala-story-9220032/ |title=Bastar box office collection day 3: Adah Sharma's film barely |date=18 March 2024 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{No plot|date=November 2025}}

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Adah Sharma]] as [[Indian Police Service|I.P.S.]] Neerja Madhavan <ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2023 |title=Adah Sharma To Play I.G. Neerja Mathur In Bastar The Naxal story |work=The Free Press Journal |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/adah-sharma-to-play-ig-neerja-madhavan-in-bastar-the-naxal-story |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
* [[Indira Tiwari]] as Ratna
* Vijay Krishna as Lanka Reddy
* [[Raima Sen]] as Vanya Roy
* [[Shilpa Shukla]] as Neelam Nagpal
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Utpal Trivedi
* [[Subrat Dutta]] as Millind Kashyap
* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Rajendra Karma
* Anamika Tiwari as Baruna
* Purnendu Bhattacharya as Narayan Bagchi
* [[Anangsha Biswas]] as Lakshmi
* Sanjay Borkar as Gynaecologist
* Atharva Sawant as Saryu
* [[Gopal K. Singh]] as Srivastav
* Naman Jain as Raman
* Vikas Shukla as Dr. Ajay
* Abhikalp Gagdekar as Vellala Maharaja
* Gandhali Jain as Yamuna Nagar
* Sameer Trimbakkar as Male Judge
* Sukanya Dhanda as Female Judge
* Nidhi Rasane as Rama
* Priyank Raj as Alok Puneet
* Lokesh Dahariya as Sub-Inspector
}}

==Production==

===Development===
The film was produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and directed by Sudipto Sen, who is also the story writer of the film.
In June 2023, Sunshine Pictures, the production company of the film, via social media, announced their next film titled ''Bastar''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title=The Kerala Story makers announce next film Bastar about 'another gripping true incident that will leave you speechless' |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-kerala-story-makers-next-film-bastar-release-date-101687764151585.html |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
The [[principal photography]] commenced on 19 October 2023, with a [[Muhurat shot|muhurat]] [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] and completed the first schedule of shooting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2023 |title='द केरल स्टोरी' के बाद अदा शर्मा ने शुरू की 'बस्तर: द नक्सल स्टोरी' की शूटिंग, सेट से पहली तस्वीर आई सामने |work=Zee News |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/entertainment/the-kerala-story-fame-adah-sharma-starts-shooting-for-bastar-the-naxal-story/1922363 |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2023 |title=It's a schedule wrap for team 'Bastar' |work=Times Entertainment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/its-a-schedule-wrap-for-team-bastar/articleshow/105164538.cms |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Bastar'' was theatrically released on 15 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title=The Kerala Story duo Vipul Shah and Sudipto Sen announce Bastar |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kerala-story-duo-vipul-shah-sudipto-sen-announce-bastar/ |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> The film was not properly released and got only a screen or two at the theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2023 |title=Box Office: Yodha Does Well, Shaitaan Is A Superhit |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-yodha-does-well-shaitaan-is-a-superhit/20240318.htm}}</ref>

===Home Video===
The digital streaming rights of ''Bastar'' was bought by [[ZEE5]]. The film started streaming on 17 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adah Sharma's Bastar OTT Release Date Confirmed OTT |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=9 May 2024 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/adah-sharmas-bastar-the-naxal-story-streaming-on-zee5-893216}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Bastar: The Naxal Story'' wasn't well-received by critics.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Adah Sharma's Bastar OTT Release Date Confirmed |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/adah-sharmas-bastar-the-naxal-story-streaming-on-zee5-893216 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212081504/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/adah-sharmas-bastar-the-naxal-story-streaming-on-zee5-893216 |archive-date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |quote=Initially released in theaters in March, Bastar: The Naxal Story failed to replicate the success of its predecessor, falling short both critically and commercially.}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=43|count=7|average=4.3|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=19 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=Bastar The Naxal Story |id=bastar_the_naxal_story |type=m |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

Abhishek Srivastava of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated 3/5 and wrote "''Bastar'' is a hard-hitting crime drama, with moments that surely shake you."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story Movie Review: This Naxal Saga Is An Intense Dive Into Societal Turmoil |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bastar-the-naxal-story/movie-review/108503809.cms |date=15 March 2024 |website=The Times of India}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Deepa Gahlot of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. ''Bastar: The Naxal Story'' seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/bastar-the-naxal-story-review/20240315.htm |date=15 March 2024 |website=Rediff}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref>

Rohit Bhatnagar of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "''Bastar: The Naxal Story'' is a sloppy docudrama that is away from thrill, adventure and drama".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Adah Sharma's Act Too Can't Save Sudipto Sen's Yawn Fest |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/bastar-the-naxal-story-review-adah-sharmas-act-too-cant-save-sudipto-sens-yawn-fest |date=15 March 2024 |website=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref> Zinia Bandyopadhyay of ''[[India Today]]'' gave 1/5 stars and wrote that ''Bastar'' is "Sensational, oversimplified film with no nuance".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Bastar The Naxal Story' Review: Sensational, oversimplified film with no nuance |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/bastar-the-naxal-story-review-adah-sharma-sudipto-sen-vipul-shah-2515308-2024-03-15 |date=15 March 2024 |website=India Today}}{{rating|1|5}}</ref>

[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated 0.5/5 stars and wrote "To expect any kind of nuance from the makers of The Kerala Story would have been a stretch. Bastar is more of the same."<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 March 2024 |title=Bastar The Naxal Story movie review: Watching this is beyond terrible |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/bastar-the-naxal-story-movie-review-watching-this-is-beyond-terrible-9215549/}}{{rating|0.5|5}}</ref> Samvartha Sahil of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' rated 0.5/5 stars and wrote "Sudipto Sen’s new feature film ''Bastar: The Naxal Story'' lacks not just an understanding of a complex political situation, and its larger socio-economic undercurrents, but also of constructing a compelling narrative."<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 March 2024 |title='Bastar' movie review: Anti-naxal film that propagates violence |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/bastar-movie-review-anti-naxal-film-that-propagates-violence-2938987}}{{rating|0.5|5}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt28221135|Bastar:The Naxal Story}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes | bastar_the_naxal_story }}
*[https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/bastar-the-naxal-story/0-0-1z5559828 Bastar: The Naxal Story]

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