Shikhar

"Take it, or leave it..."

2005 2h 42m HI

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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Jai Vardhan is influenced by an overambitious man. He is unable to differentiate the good from the bad and is carried over into a world full of women and wealth.

“Take it, or leave it...”

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Cast

Ajay Devgn
Gaurav 'G.G.' Gupta
Bipasha Basu
Natasha
Shahid Kapoor
Jaidev Vardhan
Amrita Rao
Madhavi
Javed Sheikh
Srikant Vardhan
Sushant Singh
Bhajanlal
Manoj Joshi
Amrit Patil
Farha Naaz
Kusum

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Mathew Matthan
Writers: Abbas Tyrewala, Abbas Tyrewala
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Mathew Matthan, shot by Apurba Kishore Bir. 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 Viju Shah. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu and Shahid Kapoor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Take it, or leave it...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0475627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Mathew Matthan directs. Apurba Kishore Bir behind the camera. Viju Shah scores. Ajoy Varma cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Directed by John Mathew Matthan, shot by Apurba Kishore Bir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Viju Shah. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ajoy Varma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu and Shahid Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Take it, or leave it...".
8IMDB entry: tt0475627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.