<P> Produced on an estimated budget of ₹ 300 crore (US $42 million), Thugs of Hindostan is the most expensive Bollywood film . Initially titled Thug, the film marked the first time Khan and Bachchan featured together as leads, and was the second collaboration between Khan, Acharya and Kaif, after Dhoom 3 (2013). Principal photography commenced on 5 June 2017 in Malta; the film was also shot in Thailand and Mehrangarh . It was put on a short hiatus after Bachchan was injured on set . Filming concluded in March 2018, the final schedule being completed in Rajasthan . The soundtrack was composed by Ajay - Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya . </P> <P> The film tells a historical fiction story set in 1795, when the Indian subcontinent was known as Hindustan or Hindostan, where Indian bandits known as Thugs (from the Hindustani word "thug") posed a serious challenge to the expanding British East India Company which had seized control of large parts of India . The film follows a band of Thugs led by Khudabaksh Azaad (Amitabh Bachchan), who poses a grave threat to the British East India Company as he aspires to free the country from the British . Alarmed, John Clive (Lloyd Owen), a British commander, sends Firangi Mallah (Aamir Khan), a small - time Thug from Awadh, to infiltrate and counter the threat . </P> <Ul> <Li> Amitabh Bachchan as Khudabaksh Azaad, a commander of the Thugs </Li> <Li> Aamir Khan as Firangi Mallah, a small - time Thug from Awadh </Li> <Li> Katrina Kaif as Suraiyya, a dancer and performer </Li> <Li> Fatima Sana Shaikh as Zafira, a warrior - archer Thug </Li> <Li> Lloyd Owen as John Clive, a ruthless British East India Company officer </Li> <Li> Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub </Li> <Li> Ronit Roy </Li> <Li> Satyadev Kancharana </Li> <Li> Abdul Quadir Amin as Azhar Ali </Li> </Ul> <Li> Amitabh Bachchan as Khudabaksh Azaad, a commander of the Thugs </Li>

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