The historical thriller film The Imitation Game directed by Morten Tyldum featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Mark Strong in the lead, is set to release in India.

Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2014, the film released in Britain after which it went on to release in the US. Tasting success, makers took home five Golden Globe nominations.

The film portrays the race against time by Alan Turing and his team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cipher School at Bletchley Park, during the Second World War.

Set to release in India by PVR Pictures, the film will hit screens on January 23, 2015.