July 2021 but faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Post the second wave of the pandemic, it was the first film to release theatrically without Maharashtra cinemas that were closed at that time. The film released on 19 August 2021 in 3D. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 16 September, and in Maharashtra cinemas on 22 October 2021. Soundtrack The film score is composed by Daniel B. George while Julius Packiam composed the trailer score. The songs featured in the film are composed by Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Shantanu Dutta, Gurnazar and Maninder Buttar while lyrics are written by Rashmi Virag, Tanishk Bagchi, Babbu Maan, Maninder Buttar, Seema Saini and Gurnazar. The song Sakhiyan2.0 was a remake of the 2018 Punjabi song Sakhiyan by Maninder Buttar. Box office Bell Bottom earned 2.75 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected 8.60 crore. On the third day, the film collected 3 crore. On the fourth day, the film collected 36.40 crore, taking total opening weekend domestic collection to 52.75 crore. As of 1 October 2021, The film grossed 36.46 crore in India and 14.12 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of 50.58 crore. Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a rating of 58%. Suchin Mehrotra writing for Film Companion criticised the screenplay of the movie saying that “in the end, somewhere buried within Bell Bottom are the building blocks of a great thriller. It’s just shrouded in simplistic storytelling and ‘hijacked’ by the pressures of the big Hindi movie formula.” Monika Rawal Kukreja of The Hindustan Times praised the film for being an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Controversy The film was banned in three Gulf countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. The film certification authorities banned it on grounds of tampering with historical facts. It was pointed out that the 1984 incident actually had the United Arab Emirates Defence Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the UAE authorities getting the hijackers, while the film portrayed Kumar's character and his team as the real heroes of the mission. See also Bell-bottoms 1980s in Indian fashion 1980 in India Operation Tupac List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location#India List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (D–O)#I References External links Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films about aircraft hijackings Films