Sarkar

"There Are No Rights And Wrongs, Only Power - Sarkar."

2005 2h 3m HI

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 98

CrimeActionDrama

Synopsis

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Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them.

“There Are No Rights And Wrongs, Only Power - Sarkar.”

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Subhash "Sarkar" Nagre
Abhishek Bachchan
Shankar Nagre
Kay Kay Menon
Vishnu Nagre
Supriya Pathak
Pushpa Subhash Nagre
Katrina Kaif
Pooja
Tanishaa Mukerji
Avantika
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Selvar Mani
Rukhsar Rehman
Amrita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Ram Gopal Varma, Manish Gupta
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sarkar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Amit Roy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Amar Mohile. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nitin Gupta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. Amit Roy behind the camera. Amar Mohile scores. Nitin Gupta cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
3Released 21 years ago.
4Part of the "Sarkar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Amit Roy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Amar Mohile. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nitin Gupta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There Are No Rights And Wrongs, Only Power - Sarkar.".
10IMDB entry: tt0432047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Amit Roy
Original score: Amar Mohile
Editing: Nitin Gupta
Costume design: Raghuveer Shetty
Sound: Kunal Uday Mehta
Stunt coordinator: Allan Amin
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,900,000
Box office: $5,900,000
Return: 311% of budget
Original language: HI
IMDB: Sarkar (2005)

Part of

Sarkar Collection

Sarkar or "Ruler" is based on Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, It deals with the Underworld political side of the book. The story is original for the films and has been Indianized.