Chameli

2003 1h 48m HI

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 26

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Lamington Road on Bombay's Western Railway is the nearest railway station that takes one to Kamathipura, notorious for it's red-light, in particular, and a crime-prone area in general.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kareena Kapoor Khan
Chameli
Rahul Bose
Aman Kapoor
Rinke Khanna
Neha
Anupama Verma
Yashpal Sharma
Satyajit Sharma
Pankaj Jha
Kabir Sadanand

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sudhir Mishra
Writers: Anant Balani, Swanand Kirkire
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sudhir Mishra, shot by Aseem Bajaj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ranjeet Bahadur 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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Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rahul Bose and Rinke Khanna carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0383975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sudhir Mishra directs. Aseem Bajaj behind the camera. Vanraj Bhatia scores. Ranjeet Bahadur cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sudhir Mishra, shot by Aseem Bajaj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vanraj Bhatia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ranjeet Bahadur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rahul Bose and Rinke Khanna carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0383975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.