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Sangharsh(1999)
Hindi140 mins
Sangharsh (1999) is a 140-minute Hindi film directed by Tanuja Chandra. Starring Aman Verma, Vishwajeet Pradhan and Teja. With an audience rating of 5.3/10, Sangharsh stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1999.
Director:Tanuja Chandra
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Tanuja Chandra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
A new CBI agent needs help catching a serial killer who targets children and has escaped. She must team up with a criminal who is already in jail to track him down.
“A criminal's mind. A killer's hunt.”
Film Details
5.3Rating
140Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 1999
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleसंघर्ष
Also Known AsSangharsh (1999)
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
justicesurvivalcorruptionidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.3/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was inspired by the 1991 Hollywood thriller 'The Silence of the Lambs', adapting its core premise of a trainee agent consulting an imprisoned killer.
- This was one of the first major Hindi thrillers to be directed by a woman, Tanuja Chandra, in a genre then dominated by male filmmakers.
- Actor Ashutosh Rana, who played the antagonist Lajja Shankar Pandey, reportedly stayed in character off-camera to maintain his menacing presence.
- The film's title 'Sangharsh' (meaning 'Struggle') was initially considered for a different project by director Mahesh Bhatt before being used for this film.
- Despite its dark theme, the movie featured a popular romantic song 'Chand Chupa Badal Mein', which became a hit separate from the thriller's plot.
- The role of the CBI officer was first offered to a major male star before Preity Zinta was cast, making her one of the few female leads in such an investigative role at the time.
- The film's climax and several scenes were shot in real locations in Delhi to add a sense of gritty realism to the police procedural.