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"A Law & Order Enterprise"

2002 2h 36m HI

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 82

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.

“A Law & Order Enterprise”

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Cast

Ajay Devgn
Mallik
Vivek Oberoi
Chandrakant "Chandu" Nagre
Mohanlal
Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
Manisha Koirala
Saroja
Antara Mali
Kannu
Akash Khurana
Vilas Pandit
Seema Biswas
Ranibai
Ganesh Yadav
Yadav

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Jaideep Sahni
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Hemant Chaturvedi. 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 Sandeep Chowta. 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 Chandan Arora 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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Ajay Devgn and Vivek Oberoi and Mohanlal carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. Hemant Chaturvedi behind the camera. Sandeep Chowta scores. Chandan Arora cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
4Released 24 years ago.
5Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Hemant Chaturvedi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Sandeep Chowta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chandan Arora shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ajay Devgn and Vivek Oberoi and Mohanlal carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A Law & Order Enterprise".
10IMDB entry: tt0296574 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.