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{{short description|2019 Indian film directed by Tarun Mansukhani}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Drive
| image = Drive Netflix Film.jpg
| caption = Official release poster
| director = [[Tarun Mansukhani]]
| producer = {{ubl|Hiroo Yash Johar|[[Karan Johar]]|Apoorva Mehta}}
| writer = Tarun Mansukhani
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sushant Singh Rajput]]|[[Jacqueline Fernandez]]|[[Vikramjeet Virk]]|[[Sapna Pabbi]]|[[Pankaj Tripathi]]|[[Boman Irani]]}}
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Tanishk Bagchi]] [[Amartya Bobo Rahut]] [[Javed{{endash}}Mohsin]] '''Score:''' QARAN
| cinematography = [[Vishal Sinha]]
| editing = [[Tarun Mansukhani]]
| studio = [[Dharma Productions]]
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|11|01}}
| runtime = 119 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/drive-2019 | title=Drive (2019) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=29 October 2019 | archive-date=16 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010414/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/drive-2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Drive''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Heist film|heist]] [[Action film|action-thriller]] film written and directed by [[Tarun Mansukhani]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-johar-announces-drive-with-late-sushant-singh-rajput-and-jacqueline-fernandez/articleshow/57409781.cms|title=Karan Johar announced on Monday morning news that suit and a 'Drive' with late Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandez|date=1 March 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919173904/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-johar-announces-drive-with-late-sushant-singh-rajput-and-jacqueline-fernandez/articleshow/57409781.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, [[Karan Johar]], and Apoorva Mehta. The film stars [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]], [[Vikramjeet Virk]], [[Sapna Pabbi]], [[Boman Irani]], and [[Pankaj Tripathi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/drive-first-look-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-start-shooting-for-karan-johar-s-film/story-n72TlGsc938nN89avF6FMM.html|title=Drive first look: Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez start shooting for Karan Johar's film|date=1 March 2017|work=Hindustan Times|publisher=HT Media|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=20 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420173752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/drive-first-look-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-start-shooting-for-karan-johar-s-film/story-n72TlGsc938nN89avF6FMM.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/drive-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-karan-johar-963401-2017-03-01|title=Drive first look: Sushant Singh Rajput-Jacqueline Fernandez begin shooting for KJo's film|last=Thakur|first=Charu|date=1 March 2017|work=India Today|publisher=Living Media|access-date=4 March 2017|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211003129/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/drive-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-karan-johar/1/894430.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was released on [[Netflix]] on 1 November 2019 and marked Rajput's final film appearance before his death.

==Plot==
Vibha Singh, a corrupt [[bureaucrat]] in the Indian government’s Accounts Department, secretly extorts illegal commissions from clients with the help of her assistant, Hamid Ibrahim, hiding the money within Rashtrapati Bhavan. Her activities come under scrutiny when Kirit Ojha, an official linked to the Prime Minister’s office, assigns officer Irfan Ali to investigate a notorious criminal known as “King,” who has recently carried out a major jewel theft and threatens to target Rashtrapati Bhavan next. Hacker Raj Naik is recruited to decode messages linked to King’s operations.

Irfan and Hamid trace leads to an illegal street racing gang led by Tara Loha, alongside her associates Bikki Kumar and Naina Sethi. A mysterious man named Samar infiltrates the group, gaining Tara’s trust and integrating himself into their circle. Meanwhile, coded messages intercepted by the authorities reveal the location of King’s hidden loot, prompting both the gang and the police to pursue it.

During these events, Samar reveals himself to be King and recruits the group for a high-stakes heist targeting Rashtrapati Bhavan, aiming to steal Singh’s hidden fortune. As the plan unfolds, Irfan discovers that Raj is secretly aiding King, complicating the investigation. Despite setbacks, the heist is executed successfully, and Singh’s hidden wealth is stolen.

However, during their escape, Tara betrays Samar, leading to his arrest by Irfan and Hamid. She then reveals that she herself is the true King, having used Samar as a pawn.

Two months later, Tara—now living under a new identity—attempts to secure the stolen wealth in London. There, she encounters Samar again, disguised as a bank official, along with Irfan, whose true allegiance is revealed to be part of a larger scheme involving Samar. Realizing she has been outmaneuvered, Tara is forced into a final confrontation as the story concludes.

== Cast ==
*[[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as Samar
*[[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as Tara
*[[Vikramjeet Virk]] as Bikki
*[[Sapna Pabbi]] as Naina
*[[Boman Irani]] as Irfan
*[[Pankaj Tripathi]] as Hamid
*[[Vibha Chibber]] as Vibha Singh
*Kaustubh Kumar as Raj
*Gaurav Chaudhari as Arjun
*Anuj Jain as Feroz
*[[Bikramjeet Kanwarpal]] as Inspector Rathore
*Ramesh Khanna as Mr. Mehta
*Dimple Verma as Mr. Singhania

== Production ==
A party song for the film was filmed in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/oct/12/drive-marks-start-of-bond-between-bollywood-israel-1672153.html|title='Drive' marks start of bond between Bollywood, Israel|website=The New Indian Express|date=12 October 2017 |access-date=27 October 2017|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919025617/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/oct/12/drive-marks-start-of-bond-between-bollywood-israel-1672153.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/wooed-by-israel-funding-bollywood-movie-filmed-in-tel-aviv/|title=Wooed by Israel funding, Bollywood movie filmed in Tel Aviv|first=Sue|last=Surkes|website=[[The Times of Israel]]|access-date=6 December 2018|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919000636/https://www.timesofisrael.com/wooed-by-israel-funding-bollywood-movie-filmed-in-tel-aviv/|url-status=live |issn=0040-7909}}</ref>

==Release==
In January 2019, a teaser was released announcing 28 July 2019 as the film’s release date; however, the release was later postponed, and the distribution rights were subsequently sold to [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/no-theatre-release-for-sushant-singh-rajput-and-jacqueline-fernandez-s-drive-1601415-2019-09-20|title=No theatre release for Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandez's Drive|date=20 September 2019|website=India Today|access-date=21 September 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919000638/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/no-theatre-release-for-sushant-singh-rajput-and-jacqueline-fernandez-s-drive-1601415-2019-09-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered on 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/drive-to-release-on-november-1-on-netflix/1632833|title=''Drive'' to release on November 1 on Netflix|website=Outlook India|access-date=3 October 2019|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003070149/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/drive-to-release-on-november-1-on-netflix/1632833|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the first original film from [[Dharma Productions]] to be released on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/drive-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandezs-action-thriller-will-now-release-on-netflix-7378601.html|title=Drive: Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez's action thriller will now release on Netflix|date=21 September 2019|website=Firstpost|access-date=21 September 2019|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921133203/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/drive-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandezs-action-thriller-will-now-release-on-netflix-7378601.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Drive
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Amartya Bobo Rahut]] and Javed-Mohsin
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 14 October 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/drive/SG7tqyDYavU_|title=Drive – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=10 October 2019|publisher=Jio Saavn|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=26 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026151142/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/drive/SG7tqyDYavU_|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded = 2018–19
| venue =
| studio = Rubber Soul Studio
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 13:56
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|AJbYg6gia7s|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}

The music is composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Amartya Bobo Rahut]] and Javed-Mohsin, with lyrics written by Siddhant Kaushal, Ozil Dalal, Tanishk Bagchi, and Danish Sabri.

{{track listing
| total_length = 13:56
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title2 = Karma
| extra2 = Sukriti Kakar
| music2 = [[Amartya Bobo Rahut]]
| lyrics2 = Siddhant Kaushal
| length2= 2:26
| title1 = Makhna
| extra1 = Yasser Desai, [[Asees Kaur]]
| music1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| lyrics1 = Ozil Dalal, Tanishk Bagchi
| length1 = 3:03
| title3 = Prem Pujari
| extra3 = [[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]], [[Akasa Singh]], Amartya Bobo Rahut, Dev Arijit
| music3 = Amartya Bobo Rahut
| lyrics3 = Siddhant Kaushal
| length3 = 3:03
| title4 = Black Car
| extra4 = Suraj Chauhan, Shivi, Ariff Khan
| music4 = Javed-Mohsin
| lyrics4 = Danish Sabri
| length4 = 2:45
| title5 = Tu Jaanta Nahi
| extra5 = Javed-Mohsin, Parry G, Ceazer
| music5 = Javed-Mohsin
| lyrics5 = Danish Sabri
| length5 = 2:39
}}

== Reception ==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|0||8|ref=yes}}

''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave 2 stars out of 5 and said, '''Drive'' gives a déjà vu of many other films in this genre and fails to impress on account of confusing and unconvincing plot.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/drive/critic-review/drive-movie-review/|title=Movie Review: Drive|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=November 2019|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919021344/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/drive/critic-review/drive-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Free Press Journal]] rated the movie 1 and a half stars on five and reviewed, ""Drive" is a film without logic and also without magic. It reminds you that Bollywood's newer days of unimaginative cinema are far while over."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/drive-movie-review-kjos-netflix-offering-is-neither-fast-nor-furious|title='Drive' Movie Review: KJo's Netflix offering is neither fast nor furious|website=Free Press Journal|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919000638/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/drive-movie-review-kjos-netflix-offering-is-neither-fast-nor-furious|url-status=live}}</ref>

Uday Bhatia of [[Mint (newspaper)|LiveMint]] called the movie a lazy heist thriller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/film-review-drive-is-straight-to-digital-for-a-reason-11572608673412.html|title=Film review: 'Drive' is straight-to-digital for a reason|first=Uday|last=Bhatia|date=1 November 2019|website=mint|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919000638/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/film-review-drive-is-straight-to-digital-for-a-reason-11572608673412.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the movie 1 on 5 stars and wrote, "Drive is so utterly pointless that one wonders why on earth it is on a streaming platform. That is a mystery. It will take some doing to crack. In the meantime, steer clear!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-s-film-runs-on-empty-1-star-2125900|title=Drive Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez's Film Runs On Empty|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919000636/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-s-film-runs-on-empty-1-star-2125900|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] of [[The Indian Express]] rated the movie 1 and a half stars on five and wrote, "Drive seems to have been strung up with influences from Hollywood films featuring sharp racing, sleek cars, and canny 'chors’, but has none of the smarts it is aiming at."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-6098230/|title=Drive movie review: A sad joke|date=2 November 2019|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919020016/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-6098230/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jyoti Sharma Bawa of the [[Hindustan Times]] stated "Drive is a lot like the name of its villain – terribly dated. You could build up men named King when they were fighting off others called Lion (or, to be precise, Loin). The film, with its gyrating blondes and street racing, is trying so hard to be the uber-cool racing-heist film but its soul is stuck in the 80s. If it has a soul, that is."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-s-fast-furious-clone-is-one-of-netflix-s-worst-mistakes-ever/story-MljqT5kY8cssoChoGdCkGO.html|title=Drive movie review: Sushant Singh Rajput's Fast & Furious clone is one of Netflix's worst mistakes ever|date=1 November 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803141647/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/drive-movie-review-sushant-singh-rajput-s-fast-furious-clone-is-one-of-netflix-s-worst-mistakes-ever/story-MljqT5kY8cssoChoGdCkGO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prathyush Parasuraman of [[Film Companion]] stated "Uncaring for craft or clarity, 'Dharma Productions’ latest film is a welcome addition to the gang of movies-that-are-so-bad-they-are-good".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/drive-netflix-2019-movie-review-bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-boman-irani-pankaj-tripathi/|title=Review: Drive on Netflix is an obviously bad film that is an ode to artifice|date=1 November 2019|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026113519/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/drive-netflix-2019-movie-review-bollywood-sushant-singh-rajput-jacqueline-fernandez-boman-irani-pankaj-tripathi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=6593054}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama title|drive}}

{{Dharma Productions}}
{{Tarun Mansukhani}}

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