Sarkar Raj

"Power Cannot Be Given It Has To Be Taken"

2008 2h 5m HI

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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When Anita Raja, CEO of Sheppard power plant, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Mahrashtra before the Nagres, insightful Shankar is quick to realise the benefits the power plant can bring to the people.

“Power Cannot Be Given It Has To Be Taken”

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Subhash Nagare 'Sarkar'
Abhishek Bachchan
Shankar Nagare
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Anita Rajan
Govind Namdeo
Hassan Qazi
Tanishaa Mukerji
Avantika
Victor Banerjee
Mike Rajan
Supriya Pathak
Pushpa Nagre
Sayaji Shinde
Karunesh Kaanga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Prashant Pandey
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.9× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sarkar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Amit Roy. 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 Tutul. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. Amit Roy behind the camera. Tutul scores. Amit Parmar cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 9.9× over at the box office.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Part of the "Sarkar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Amit Roy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tutul. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Amit Parmar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Power Cannot Be Given It Has To Be Taken".
10IMDB entry: tt0490210 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Amit Roy
Original score: Tutul
Editing: Amit Parmar
Costume design: Kriti Malhotra
Sound: Leslie Fernandes
Stunt coordinator: Allan Amin
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $820,000
Box office: $8,130,000
Return: 991% of budget
Original language: HI
IMDB: Sarkar Raj (2008)

Part of

Sarkar Collection

Sarkar or "Ruler" is based on Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, It deals with the Underworld political side of the book. The story is original for the films and has been Indianized.