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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.4M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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A Wednesday!
2008 1h 43m HI
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Synopsis
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Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by an ordinary commoner.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Anupam Kher
Prakash Rathod
Naseeruddin Shah
The Anonymous Caller
Jimmy Shergill
Arif Khan
Deepal Shaw
Naina Roy
Aamir Bashir
Jai Singh
Rohitashv Gour
Ikhlaque Ahmed
Vijay Bhatia
Mohammad Zaheer
Kali Prasad Mukherjee
Ibrahim Khan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Neeraj Pandey
- Writers
- Neeraj Pandey
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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ERA
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Directed by Neeraj Pandey, shot by Fuwad Khan. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sanjoy Chowdhury. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Shree Narayan Singh 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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Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah and Jimmy Shergill carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1280558 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Neeraj Pandey directs. Fuwad Khan behind the camera. Sanjoy Chowdhury scores. Shree Narayan Singh cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.4M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Directed by Neeraj Pandey, shot by Fuwad Khan. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Sanjoy Chowdhury. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Shree Narayan Singh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah and Jimmy Shergill carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1280558 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Fuwad Khan
- Original score
- Sanjoy Chowdhury
- Editing
- Shree Narayan Singh
- Runtime
- 103 min Β· 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,400,000
- Box office
- $3,500,000
- Return
- 250% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- UA
Also by
Neeraj Pandey
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
UTV Motion Pictures
IN
Key crew
- ProducerAnjum Rizvi
- EditorShree Narayan Singh
- ProducerRonnie Screwvala
- ProducerShital Bhatia
- DialogueNeeraj Pandey
- Still PhotographerRavi Kachhawa
- Co-ProducerAbbas Rizvi
- Co-ProducerSiddharth Roy Kapur
- Line ProducerRajesh Ganguly
- Sound Effects EditorJayant Vajpayee
- CastingIndivar Bhatia
- Executive ProducerB L Gautam
- Unit Production ManagerGopal Bhasin
- Assistant EditorSandeep Sethy
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- bomb
- al qaeda
- bomb threat
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-09-05UA
Also known as
International titles
- A Common ManFR
- a wednesdayUS
- Bir ΓΙrΕΙmbΙ GΓΌnΓΌAZ
