Maharathi

2008 1h 59m HI

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6.0

MID

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7.1

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 8★7.1IMDB · 1,145

Thriller

Synopsis

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After his boss, Jai Singh, commits suicide, Subhash, a chauffeur, hatches a plan to win his insurance money. He teams up with Jai's wife, Mallika, to make the suicide look like a well-planned murder.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paresh Rawal
Subhash Sharma
Neha Dhupia
Mallika Adenwalla
Tara Sharma
Swati
Boman Irani
AD Merchant
Om Puri
ACP Gokhale
Naseeruddin Shah
Jai Singh Adenwalla
Ashwin Nayak
ATM guy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shivam Nair
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shivam Nair, shot by Venu. 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 Shibani Kashyap. 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 Aarti Bajaj 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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Paresh Rawal and Neha Dhupia and Tara Sharma carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1334254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shivam Nair directs. Venu behind the camera. Shibani Kashyap scores. Aarti Bajaj cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shivam Nair, shot by Venu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shibani Kashyap. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Aarti Bajaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paresh Rawal and Neha Dhupia and Tara Sharma carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1334254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.