Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ravi Kumar
Written by	Ravi Kumar; David Brooks
Produced by	Ravi Walia
Starring	Kal Penn; Rajpal Yadav; Tannishtha Chatterjee; Mischa Barton; Martin Sheen; Fagun Thakrar; Martin Brambach; David Brooks; Satish Kaushik; Vineet Kumar; Joy Sengupta; Manoj Joshi;
Cinematography	Charlie Wuppermann; Jean Marc Selva; Anil Chandel;
Edited by	Chris Gill
Music by	Benjamin Wallfisch
Distributed by	Revolver Entertainment
Release dates	7 November 2014 (US); 5 December 2014 (India);
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	India; United Kingdom;
Languages	Hindi; English;
Box office	$12,628

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a 2014 Indian English-language historical drama film directed by Ravi Kumar. Based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2–3 December 1984, the film stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Fagun Thakrar. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's music. Kumar's idea for making a film based on the Bhopal disaster came after he read a book about it. Shot over a period of 18 months, it was originally scheduled for a late 2010 release. However, the lack of responses from distributors kept delaying the release.

In April 2013, a new trailer was released and the film received a market screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 16 and 19 May. It was also screened at Pan Asia, Dingle and the Tokyo International film festivals. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was released in the United States on 7 November 2014 and in India on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the film was held at the youth assembly in the United Nations on 7 August 2014.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the actors' portrayal of their respective characters but found the film underwhelming. A few organisations fighting for the rights of the victims of the tragedy blamed the film for presenting the facts in a distorted manner. Kumar and Sheen denied these allegations. The Madhya Pradesh government exempted the film from paying tax.