Madgaon Express

"bachpan ke sapne... lag gaye apne!!!"

2024 2h 25m HI

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6.4

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73%

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IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 45🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 40,921

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Three childhood friends embark on a trip to Goa that goes completely off-track when they wake up in their hotel room to find a cache of cocaine belonging to a don.

“bachpan ke sapne... lag gaye apne!!!”

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Cast

Divyendu Sharma
Dhanush "Dodo" Sawant
Pratik Gandhi
Pratik "Pinku" Garodia
Avinash Tiwary
Ayush Gupta
Nora Fatehi
Tasha
Chhaya Kadam
Kanchan Kombdi
Upendra Limaye
Mendoza
Remo D'Souza
Dr. Danny
Raviraj Kande
Ganpat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunal Kemmu
Writers: Kunal Kemmu
Languages: Hindi, Marathi
Countries: India

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Marathi.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunal Kemmu, shot by Adil Afsar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ankur Tewari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Divyendu Sharma and Pratik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "bachpan ke sapne... lag gaye apne!!!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunal Kemmu directs. Adil Afsar behind the camera. Ankur Tewari scores. Anand Subaya cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Marathi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Marathi.
4Directed by Kunal Kemmu, shot by Adil Afsar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ankur Tewari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Divyendu Sharma and Pratik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "bachpan ke sapne... lag gaye apne!!!".
9IMDB entry: tt26745657 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Adil Afsar
Original score: Ankur Tewari
Editing: Anand Subaya
Production design: Prachi Deshpande
Makeup / hair: Rohan Jagtap
VFX supervisor: K.V. Sanjit
Sound: Sohel Sanwari
Stunt coordinator: Vikram Dahiya
Runtime: 145 min · 2h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,152,172
Box office: $6,024,851
Return: 191% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): 18A
IMDB: Madgaon Express (2024)
Rotten Tomatoes: 73% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 40,921 votes

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations total

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Hossein2024-08-09
★ 2/10
The movie tries hard to have funny scenes, but none of the jokes deliver. I came with low expectations but even then I was underwhelmed. This movie was less than average, I advise you to watch something else.

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