Mardaani

2014 1h 53m HI

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 127

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

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A Mumbai police officer's search for a missing teenage girl leads her to the depraved world of child trafficking. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between the officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rani Mukerji
Shivani Shivaji Roy
Tahir Raj Bhasin
Walt / Karan Rastogi
Jisshu Sengupta
Dr. Bikram Roy
Sanjay Taneja
Minister Tanejaji
Mona Ambegaonkar
Manu Ranstogi
Priyanka Sharma
Pyaari
Anil George
Vakeel
Aman Uppal
Mattoo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Writers: Hussain Zaidi, Vibha Singh, Gopi Puthran
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, shot by Artur Żurawski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rani Mukerji and Tahir Raj Bhasin and Jisshu Sengupta carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3495000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pradeep Sarkar directs. Artur Żurawski behind the camera. Sanjib Datta 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 $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Part of the "Mardaani Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, shot by Artur Żurawski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Sanjib Datta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rani Mukerji and Tahir Raj Bhasin and Jisshu Sengupta carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3495000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 32 themes, including "rape", "kidnapping", "brothel", "pimp".

The technical file

Cinematography: Artur Żurawski
Editing: Sanjib Datta
Makeup / hair: Mahesh Pawar
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,100,000
Box office: $7,600,000
Return: 362% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): A
IMDB: Mardaani (2014)

Part of

Mardaani Collection

Mardaani is a series of Indian Hindi-language action thriller films. All films are produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The first film Mardaani was released in 2014 was directed by Pradeep Sarkar and the second film Mardaani 2 (2019) was directed by Gopi Puthran.