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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Ghanchakkar
"Remember Not To Forget"
2013 2h 17m HI
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5.0
MID
★5.0TMDB · 34
ComedyCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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A safe cracker claims he has lost his memory when two criminals come calling for their cut of the bank heist loot.
“Remember Not To Forget”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Vidya Balan
Neetu Athray
Emraan Hashmi
Sanjay 'Sanju' Athray
Rajesh Sharma
Pandit
Parvin Dabas
Uttam Nagpal
Namit Das
Idris
Shashank Shende
Baba
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Neighbour
Vishwanath Chatterjee
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Raj Kumar Gupta
- Writers
- Parveez Sheikh, Raj Kumar Gupta
- Languages
- Hindi
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, shot by Satyajit Pande. 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 Amit Trivedi. 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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Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi and Rajesh Sharma carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Remember Not To Forget".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2246724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Raj Kumar Gupta directs. Satyajit Pande behind the camera. Amit Trivedi scores. Aarti Bajaj cuts. Profitable at the box office. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, shot by Satyajit Pande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Amit Trivedi. 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.
- 6Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi and Rajesh Sharma carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Remember Not To Forget".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2246724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Satyajit Pande
- Original score
- Amit Trivedi
- Editing
- Aarti Bajaj
- Costume design
- Rick Roy
- Stunt coordinator
- Feroz Sheikh
- Runtime
- 137 min · 2h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,100,000
- Box office
- $5,300,000
- Return
- 129% of budget
- Original language
- HI
Also by
Raj Kumar Gupta
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
UTV Motion Pictures
IN
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorHanish Kalia
- LyricistAmitabh Bhattacharya
- Costume DesignRick Roy
- Stunt CoordinatorFeroz Sheikh
- Playback SingerAmit Trivedi
- Stunt CoordinatorParvez Shaikh
- Casting DirectorAbhishek Banerjee
- Assistant DirectorTarun Dudeja
- Playback SingerRicha Sharma
- Costume DesignMalvika Bajaj
- Costume DesignSubarna Ray Chaudhuri
- ProducerRonnie Screwvala
- ProducerSiddharth Roy Kapur
- Playback SingerDivya Kumar
- EditorAarti Bajaj
- First Assistant EditorRanendu Ranjan
- Assistant DirectorAnmol Ahuja
- Visual Effects ProducerCarrel D'Souza
- Digital CompositorYatin Bhave
- Playback SingerAltaf Raja
- Casting DirectorGautam Kishanchandani
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-06-28
Also known as
International titles
- GhanchakarIN
