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Maalik(2025)

6.0/10
Hindi152 mins

Maalik (2025) is a 152-minute Hindi film directed by Pulkit. Starring Anshumaan Pushkar, Swanand Kirkire and Rajendra Gupta. With an audience rating of 6.0/10, Maalik stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2025.

Director:Pulkit
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video
Theatrical Release
11 July 2025
Director
Pulkit
Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 32m
GudVibe Rating
6.0/10

Storyline

A young man from a poor village in 1980s India gets a taste of power. He becomes a feared gangster, driven by a hunger to control everything around him. The story shows his violent rise in a corrupt and political world.

From the streets to the throne of crime.

Film Details

6.0Rating
152Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date11 July 2025

Parental Guide

Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
corruptionsurvivalidentityjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3

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Trivia

  • The film's director Pulkit also wrote the screenplay, drawing inspiration from real-life gangster stories from the Uttar Pradesh region.
  • To capture the 1980s Allahabad setting authentically, the production team recreated entire market streets using vintage props and vehicles.
  • A key action sequence required the lead actor to undergo three months of specialized training in a traditional Indian martial art form.
  • The film's soundtrack features a folk song revived from the Purvanchal region, not commonly heard in mainstream Hindi cinema.
  • Principal photography was deliberately scheduled during the winter months to capture the specific hazy light described in the script.
  • The title 'Maalik', meaning 'owner' or 'master', is a term often used in the region to address local strongmen and political figures.
  • Several supporting cast members are actually theatre artists from Allahabad, now Prayagraj, adding local dialect authenticity.

Notable Collaborations

Frequent partnerships reunited in Maalik

Special appearance-Deepak / Maalik2 films
Special appearance-Shankar Singh2 films
Deepak / Maalik-Original Music Composer2 films

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