Satya

"The Other Side of Truth"

1998 2h 50m HI

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 80

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.

“The Other Side of Truth”

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Cast

J. D. Chakravarthi
Satya
Manoj Bajpayee
Bhiku Mhatre
Urmila Matondkar
Vidya
Shefali Shah
Pyaari Mhatre
Saurabh Shukla
Kallu Mama
Govind Namdeo
Bhau Thakurdas Jhawle
Makrand Deshpande
Advocate Chandrakant Mule
Paresh Rawal
Commissoner Amod Shukla

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Saurabh Shukla, Anurag Kashyap, Ram Gopal Varma
Languages: Marathi, Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Marathi, Hindi.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Mazhar Kamran. 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 Vishal Bhardwaj. 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 Apurva Asrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. Mazhar Kamran behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. Apurva Asrani cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Marathi, Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.
428 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Marathi, Hindi.
6Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Mazhar Kamran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Apurva Asrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9J. D. Chakravarthi and Manoj Bajpayee and Urmila Matondkar carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The Other Side of Truth".
11IMDB entry: tt0195231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.