Ground Zero
Ground Zero is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, under Excel Entertainment. The film revolves around the story of BSF officer Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey, who led the operation in which terrorist Rana Tahir Nadeem, better known as Ghazi Baba, was killed in 2003. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Sai Tamhankar, and Zoya Hussain in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released on 25 April 2025.
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Credits and facts
Movie details
- Release date
- 25 April 2025
- Runtime
- 134 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Director
- Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, Tejas Vijay Deoskar
- Writers
- Sanchit Gupta, Priyadarshee Srivastava
- Cast
- Emraan Hashmi, Sai Tamhankar, Zoya Hussain, Mukesh Tiwari, Deepak Paramesh, Lalit Prabhakar
- Producers
- Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Abhishek Kumar, Nishikant Roy, Kassim Jagmagia, Vishal Ramchandani
- Production company
- Excel Entertainment
- Certificate
- UA
Spoiler-free synopsis
Ground Zero is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, under Excel Entertainment. The film revolves around the story of BSF officer Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey, who led the operation in which terrorist Rana Tahir Nadeem, better known as Ghazi Baba, was killed in 2003. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Sai Tamhankar, and Zoya Hussain in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released on 25 April 2025.
For families
Research guidance
A transparent recommendation derived from an official classification record.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.Potential constructive discussion around Ground Zero can focus on character choices, responsibility, empathy, perseverance and the consequences of decisions. Where the Action, Thriller material creates conflict, parents can use it to discuss safer alternatives, respectful communication and how people respond to pressure. These themes are editorial discussion prompts, not claims that every one appears explicitly on screen.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be alert to behaviour commonly associated with Action, Thriller, including conflict, deception, fear, risky choices or emotionally intense exchanges where applicable. Because detailed scene-level evidence is not equally available for every title in this catalogue, this section avoids claiming specific acts that were not verified. Use the certified age marker when available and preview the film for especially sensitive children.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful family discussion questions include: What motivates the central characters? Which decisions create avoidable problems? How could conflicts be handled more responsibly? Do the film's relationships model respect and consent? How does the story portray courage, loyalty, justice or forgiveness? For older children, compare entertainment choices with real-world consequences and distinguish dramatic exaggeration from healthy behaviour.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Suggested minimum age: 16+. The overall family verdict is no. Children below that age may need stronger parental guidance, especially if Action, Thriller includes tension, violence, fear, crime, romance or mature emotional themes. Teen suitability improves with context and discussion. Shared family viewing is recommended when parents want to address the strongest concerns rather than relying on genre labels alone.
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