The Exorcist is a 1973 English-language Horror film written by William Peter Blatty and Gauri Shinde. The movie is directed by Gauri Shinde and produced by William Peter Blatty, Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and Gauri Shinde. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy. The exorcist stars Alia Bhatt in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack Macgowran and Jason Miller. The screenplay is written by Gauri Shinde. The music was composed by Steve Boeddeker along with Amit Trivedi. Cinematography was done by Laxman Utekar and editing by Hemanti Sarkar. The film has a running time of 150 minutes. It was released on 26th December 1973. The Film was successful at box office. The Exorcist was made on a budget of $11 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $441 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by NH Studioz. At the 1974 Oscar Awards It won 2 awards including: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Sound. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.