Blackmail(2005)
Hindi126 mins
Blackmail (2005) is a 126-minute Hindi film directed by Anil Devgan. Starring Suniel Shetty, Sunil Shetty and Ajay Devgan. With an audience rating of 5.7/10, Blackmail stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2005.
Director:Anil Devgan
Mood:
suspensefulemotionaldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2005
- Director
- Anil Devgan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
An honest police inspector arrests a dangerous criminal, who goes to prison for years. After his release, the criminal kidnaps the inspector's young son to get revenge. Instead of demanding money, he tries to win the boy's affection, forming an unexpected bond as the police close in.
“A criminal's revenge becomes an unlikely friendship.”
Film Details
5.7Rating
126Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date1 January 2005
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
suspensefulemotionaldark
Themes
revengefamilyjusticeidentity
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.7/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Sunil ShettyACP Abhay Rathod
→#2Priyanka ChopraActor
→#3Dia MirzaActor
→#4Ajay DevganShekhar Mohan
→#5
P
Parth DaveActor
→#6
S
Sunil BobActor
→#7
S
Shiva RindaniActor
→#8
A
Ashok Kumar BeniwalActor
→#9
#10S
Suniel ShettyActor
→Mukesh RishiActor
→#11A
Anil DevganDirector
→#12
#13S
Siddharth RayActor
→Priyanka Chopra JonasActor
→Trivia
- The film was directed by Anil Devgan, who is the brother of popular actor Ajay Devgn.
- It was a remake of the 1993 Tamil film 'Mahanadi', which was also remade in Telugu and Kannada.
- Actor Irrfan Khan, who played the villain Shekhar Mohan, was praised for his performance in a negative role.
- The movie's title 'Blackmail' refers to the emotional pressure the villain uses, not a financial ransom demand.
- Despite being an action thriller, the film focuses heavily on the emotional bond between the kidnapper and the child.
- The film underperformed at the box office compared to other thrillers released around the same time.
- Some scenes were shot at real racing locations to showcase the child's interest in car racing.