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"Kamao Toh Zero! Churao Toh Hero!"

2008 2h 6m HI

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 101

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Lovinder Singh, a thief now in custody and facing trial, reflects on his life of crime while the press reflect on how he managed to get away with so much before being arrested.

“Kamao Toh Zero! Churao Toh Hero!”

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Cast

Abhay Deol
Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh
Paresh Rawal
Jani Singh / Gogi Arora / Dr. B. D. Handa
Neetu Chandra
Sonal
Manu Rishi Chadha
Bangali
Archana Puran Singh
Kamlesh Handa
Manjot Singh
Young Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh
Richa Chadha
Dolly
Anuraag Arora
Inspector Devender Singh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Writers: Urmi Juvekar
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Kartik Vijay. 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 Dhruv Dhalla. 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 Shyamal Karmakar 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 Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Kamao Toh Zero! Churao Toh Hero!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1292703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dibakar Banerjee directs. Kartik Vijay behind the camera. Dhruv Dhalla scores. Shyamal Karmakar cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Kartik Vijay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dhruv Dhalla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shyamal Karmakar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Abhay Deol and Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Kamao Toh Zero! Churao Toh Hero!".
8IMDB entry: tt1292703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.