Bhagwan Bharose

Bhagwan Bharose is about two young, impressionable kids whose ideas about faith are constantly questioned and changed as their little world expands and takes into its fold, their country's fast-changing socio-political landscape. The official tagline of the film highlights it as a story of lost childhood.[10]

• Satendra Soni
• Sparsh Suman
• Vinay Pathak[11]
• Masumeh Makhija
• Shrikant Verma
• Manurishi Chaddha
• Mahesh Sharma
• Sawan Tank[12]

The music of the film is composed by Indian Ocean, a popular Indian rock band with lyrics by Sanjeev Sharma. Along with the songs, Indian ocean has also created the background music (BGM) for the film.

Canadian film company Rhythm Boyz acquired the overseas distribution rights for North America, Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand and released Bhagwan Bharose in these markets on Oct. 13.[13] PVR Inox Pictures will release the film in India on the same day.[14] The official theatrical poster of the film was unveiled by the Indian auteur Sriram Raghavan on 21st September 2023.[15]

Bhagwan Bharose had its world premiere at the 25th UK Asian Film Festival held from 4–14 May 2023 in London, where it also won the Flame Award for Best Film.[16]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film a 10/10 movie score and wrote that, "The screenwriters and director have something they are passionate about and convey it with heart. The film is simply beautiful to behold."[17]

Richard Propes of The Independent Critic gave the film a rating of 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Easily one of my favorite films so far in 2023, Bhagwan Bharose is a reminder of how deeply the choices we make in our daily lives impact the children."[18]

Dhaval Roy of The Times of India gave it a 3.5 star and said that "The film is thought-provoking without being preachy. What truly stands out about the movie is the strong message it delivers without letting go of the compelling story and narrative."[19]

Anna M. M. Vetticad on an Instagram post writes " As many moneyed Hindi films bow and scrape before the present establishment, Bhagwan Bharose is among the few that stand out for their courage, accompanied, thankfully, by quality."[20]

Saumya Baijal from Outlook India writes in her article that, "Ab Toh Sab Bhagwan Bharose is a timely reminder of a past that has shaped the hate of the present...A film and script like this is deeply aware of its gaze. A third person viewing that is strikingly personal, set in the languid village that not once favors any narrative."[21]

From Mint Lounge, Udita Jhunjhunwala writes in her review of Bhagwan Bharose, "Several ideas in this unhurried story...Director Shiladitya Bora's debut feature film extracts wonderful performances from its young cast"[22]

Élie Castiel from Kino Culture Montreal gave the film 4 stars and writes, "This is independent Indian cinema at its most demanding respectability. Shiladitya Bora, definitely a name to remember. As we retain those, among others, from China, South Korea, Romania and even Iran."[23]

• Bhagwan Bharose at Rotten Tomatoes
• Bhagwan Bharose at IMDb