Luck(2009)
Luck is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Soham Shah. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Shruti Haasan in her feature film debut. The story follows a gambling kingpin who kidnaps lucky individuals and forces them to compete in deadly games for a massive cash prize. The film was shot in South Africa and features a soundtrack composed by Salim-Sulaiman. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure at the box office. The film gained renewed attention in 2024 when its director accused the Netflix series Squid Game of plagiarism.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Prime Video, ShemarooMe
- Theatrical Release
- 24 July 2009
- Director
- Soham Shah
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A banker named Ram Mehra is kidnapped by a crime lord. He learns he is considered 'lucky' and is forced to join a deadly competition. Other lucky people, including a soldier and a criminal, must survive dangerous games. Only one person can win the 200 million rupee prize.
“Your luck can save you or kill you.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Luck
Cast reunions in this film: Rati Agnihotri & Mithun Chakraborty (15 films together), Danny Denzongpa & Mithun Chakraborty (13 films together), Rati Agnihotri & Sanjay Dutt (7 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Sanjay Dutt (5 films together), Rati Agnihotri & Danny Denzongpa (3 films together), and Danny Denzongpa & Sanjay Dutt (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's climax was shot in South Africa, using a real decommissioned ship that was later sunk for the scene.
- Actor Sanjay Dutt performed many of his own stunts, including a dangerous sequence involving a helicopter.
- The movie was heavily inspired by the 2006 Japanese film 'Death Note', though it changed the supernatural elements.
- It was one of the first Bollywood films to extensively use CGI for its action and disaster sequences.
- The soundtrack featured a remix of the classic Kishore Kumar song 'Yeh Jeevan Hai', recreated for a party scene.
- Despite a big budget and star cast, the film was a major box office failure upon its release.
- Director Soham Shah reportedly spent years developing the script, originally conceiving it as a Hollywood-style thriller.