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Sankat City(2009)
Hindi110 mins
Sankat City (2009) is a 110-minute Hindi film directed by Pankaj Advani. Starring Hemant Pandey, Veerendra Saxena and Manoj Pahwa. With an audience rating of 6.2/10, Sankat City stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2009.
Director:Pankaj Advani
Mood:
funnysuspensefuldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 10 July 2009
- Director
- Pankaj Advani
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
A car thief steals a Mercedes and finds a huge bag of cash inside. He and his partner hide the money, but the car's owner, a dangerous gangster, tracks them down. Now the thief must get the money back, but his injured partner has lost his memory and forgotten where it's hidden.
“A stolen fortune, a missing memory, and a city in chaos.”
Film Details
6.2Rating
110Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date10 July 2009
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefuldark
Themes
corruptionsurvivalfriendshipjustice
Tonesatirical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.2/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 30 days on a very tight budget, giving it a fast-paced, indie feel.
- Actor Kay Kay Menon, who plays Guru, performed many of his own stunts, including the chaotic car chases.
- Director Pankaj Advani also wrote the screenplay, drawing inspiration from classic Hollywood screwball comedies.
- The character Fauzdaar, played by Dilip Prabhavalkar, is a parody of typical Bollywood gangsters from the 70s and 80s.
- Despite its clever plot and cast, the film was a major box office failure when it was released.
- The movie's quirky soundtrack features a song with lyrics made entirely from Mumbai's local train station names.
- Many of the comic scenes involving the amnesia subplot were improvised by the actors on set.