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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Shanghai
2012 2h 0m HI
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 59
ThrillerCrimeMystery
Synopsis
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Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Abhay Deol
T. A. Krishnan
Emraan Hashmi
Joginder Parmar
Kalki Koechlin
Shalini Sahay
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Dr. Ahmad
Supriya Pathak
Chief Minister Madamji
Pitobash
Bhagu
Farooq Shaikh
Principal Secretary Kaul
Tillotama Shome
Mrs. Aruna Ahmedi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dibakar Banerjee
- Writers
- Dibakar Banerjee, Urmi Juvekar
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi and Kalki Koechlin carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2072227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dibakar Banerjee directs. Nikos Andritsakis behind the camera. Shekhar Ravjiani scores. Namrata Rao cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi and Kalki Koechlin carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2072227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nikos Andritsakis
- Original score
- Shekhar Ravjiani
- Editing
- Namrata Rao
- Production design
- Vandana Kataria
- Costume design
- Manoshi Nath
- Makeup / hair
- Ayesha DeVitre
- Runtime
- 120 min · 2h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $4,900,000
- Original language
- HI
- IMDB
- Shanghai (2012)
Also by
Dibakar Banerjee
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
PVR Inox Pictures
IN
Dibakar Banerjee Productions
IN
National Film Development Corporation of India
IN
Key crew
- ProducerAjay Bijli
- ProducerSanjeev K Bijli
- ProducerDibakar Banerjee
- Executive ProducerPriya Sreedharan
- Executive ProducerWasim Khan
- Additional SoundtrackMikey McCleary
- Production DesignVandana Kataria
- Casting DirectorAtul Mongia
- Casting AssistantPadam Mishra
- Costume DesignManoshi Nath
- Costume DesignRushi Sharma
- EditorNamrata Rao
- HairstylistAyesha DeVitre
- ChoreographerMansi Aggarwal
- Playback SingerKeerthi Sagathia
- Playback SingerVishal Dadlani
- Playback SingerRicha Sharma
- Playback SingerShekhar Ravjiani
- Playback SingerNandini Srikar
- Playback SingerArijit Singh
- Playback SingerRaja Hasan
- Casting Directorgirdharswami
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-06-08
