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"The Man Who Refused To Surrender"

2024 2h 23m HI

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 36

Drama

Synopsis

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9 bullet wounds (one still in the body), three different sports and an unshakable determination to fulfill the dream of an Olympic Gold later, Muralikant Petkar, India's first Paralympian to finish at the top of the podium, got the recognition by his own country 45 years after he achieved what no athlete from his country could.

“The Man Who Refused To Surrender”

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Cast

Kartik Aaryan
Murlikant Petkar
Vijay Raaz
Tiger Ali
Bhuvan Arora
Karnail Singh
Rajpal Yadav
Topaz
Yashpal Sharma
Uttam Singh
Aniruddh Dave
Jagannath Rajaram Petkar
Nitin Bhajan
Murli’s Father
Hemangi Kavi
Murli's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kabir Khan
Writers: Sudipto Sarkar, Sumit Arora, Kabir Khan
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. 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 Julius Packiam. 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 Nitin Baid 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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Kartik Aaryan and Vijay Raaz and Bhuvan Arora carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Refused To Surrender".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27470893 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kabir Khan directs. Sudeep Chatterjee behind the camera. Julius Packiam scores. Nitin Baid cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Julius Packiam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nitin Baid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kartik Aaryan and Vijay Raaz and Bhuvan Arora carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Refused To Surrender".
8IMDB entry: tt27470893 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "sports", "paralympics", "biography", "based on true story".