Ab Tak Chhappan

"Doctors Cure, Engineers Build, I Kill"

2004 2h 9m HI

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 45

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Following the fortunes of tough cop Sadhu Agashe both in his fight against crime and in his personal life. Garnering newspaper headlines for his crime-fighting activities, he also makes some enemies in the police department, most notably in the form of his superior, who believes his officer has gone too far.

“Doctors Cure, Engineers Build, I Kill”

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Cast

Nana Patekar
Inspector Sadhu Agashe
Yashpal Sharma
Sub-Inspector Imtiaz Siiddiqui
Prasad Purandhare
Don Zameer
Nakul Vaid
Sub-Inspector Jatin Shukla
Kunal Vijaykar
Sub-Inspector Francis Alvarez
Jeeva
Commissioner M.I. Suchek
Mohan Agashe
Ex-Commissioner Pradhan
Revathi
Mrs. Namita Sadhu Agashe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shimit Amin
Writers: Sandeep Srivastava
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ab Tak Chhappan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shimit Amin, shot by Vishal Sinha. 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 Sulaiman Merchant. 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 Shimit Amin 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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Nana Patekar and Yashpal Sharma and Prasad Purandhare carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Doctors Cure, Engineers Build, I Kill".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shimit Amin directs. Vishal Sinha behind the camera. Sulaiman Merchant scores. Shimit Amin cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Part of the "Ab Tak Chhappan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shimit Amin, shot by Vishal Sinha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sulaiman Merchant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shimit Amin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nana Patekar and Yashpal Sharma and Prasad Purandhare carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Doctors Cure, Engineers Build, I Kill".
9IMDB entry: tt0402014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.