Big Brother (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, Big Brother is an action, drama and crime film directed by Guddu Dhanoa, running about 128 minutes.

What it’s about. Big Brother is a story set in modern India which revolves around a small middle-class family composed of Dev Sharma Sunny Deol, his wife Aarti Priyanka Chopra, his mother Farida Jalal, brother Imran Khan and sister Prachi. Although they lead a simple and peaceful lifestyle, an incident occurs that changes their lives forever. The family is left with no choice but to leave Delhi and move to Mumbai in disguise. They start life afresh and all seems well until the ghosts of the past surface again. Things reach a point when Dev Sharma is prodded by his mother to take a course of action which not only avenges their plight but also take on the cause of the aggrieved in the country as a whole. The movement so created gets the support of the woman at large and the infirm who proudly proclaim him to be their Big Brother.

Who’s in it. Big Brother stars Sunny Deol as Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma, Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Aarti D. Gandhi / Aarti D. Sharma, Danny Denzongpa as Police Commissioner Kudheshwar Negi and Zubeen Garg as Special Appearance In the Song "Jag Lal Lal", among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.6/10, Big Brother has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Big Brother page.

If you liked it. Fans of Big Brother tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.