Joker

Directed by	Shirish Kunder
Produced by	Farah Khan Akshay Kumar
Written by	Shirish Kunder
Starring	Akshay Kumar Sonakshi Sinha Minisha Lamba Shreyas Talpade
Music by	G. V. Prakash Kumar Gaurav Dagaonkar
Production company	Three's Company
Distributed by	Hari Om Entertainment UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates	31 August 2012
Running time	103 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹450 million (US $6.7 million)
Box office	₹500 million (US $7.4 million)(domestic nett)

Joker is an 2012 Hindi science fiction comedy film directed by Shirish Kunder, and also his second directorial venture after Jaan-E-Mann. The film stars Akshay Kumar opposite Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. This was the second film in which Sinha paired opposite Kumar after Rowdy Rathore (2012). The film released worldwide on 31 August 2012, and received mixed to negative response upon release. Despite collecting mediocre box office collections, the film was panned by the audience and was declared a 'disaster' at the box office. The film is regarded as one of the worst films of the decade. The trailer of the film revealed on 11 July 2012, and also in cinemas along with Cocktail.