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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Cast
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Raman
Vicky Kaushal
Raghav
Sobhita Dhulipala
Simmy
Amruta Subhash
Lakshmi, Raman's Sister
Mukesh Chhabra
Loan Shark
Anuschka Sawhney
Ankita
Deepali Suryakant Badekar
Simmy's Maid
Ashok Lokhande
Sister's Husband
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Writers
- Anurag Kashyap, Vasan Bala
- Languages
- Hindi, English
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Jay Oza. 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 Ram Sampath. 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 Aarti Bajaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal and Sobhita Dhulipala carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5662932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Anurag Kashyap directs. Jay Oza behind the camera. Ram Sampath scores. Aarti Bajaj cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
- 4Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Jay Oza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Ram Sampath. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Aarti Bajaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal and Sobhita Dhulipala carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt5662932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jay Oza
- Original score
- Ram Sampath
- Editing
- Aarti Bajaj
- Production design
- Tiya Tejpal
- Costume design
- Shruti Kapoor
- Makeup / hair
- Natasha Allegro
- VFX supervisor
- Vijesh Rajan
- Sound
- Vinit D'Souza
- Stunt coordinator
- Parvez Singh
- Runtime
- 134 min · 2h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $521,873
- Box office
- $1,013,926
- Return
- 194% of budget
- Original language
- HI
Also by
Anurag Kashyap
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Phantom Films
IN
Key crew
- ProducerAnurag Kashyap
- ProducerVikas Bahl
- ProducerVikramaditya Motwane
- EditorAarti Bajaj
- Sound DesignerVinit D'Souza
- Stunt CoordinatorParvez Singh
- Executive ProducerTanvi Gandhi
- CastingMukesh Chhabra
- Associate ProducerRanjan Singh
- HairstylistNatasha Allegro
- Visual Effects SupervisorVijesh Rajan
- Boom OperatorSantosh Verma
- Production DesignTiya Tejpal
- Makeup ArtistTarnnum Khan
- Costume DesignShruti Kapoor
- ProducerMadhu Mantena Varma
- Sound Effects EditorJyoti Chetia
- Sound EditorVinit D'Souza
- LyricistVarun Grover
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drug addiction
- mumbai (bombay), india
- based on true story
- serial killer
- murder investigation
- life in the slums
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-09-25· Fantastic Fest
Also known as
International titles
- Psycho RamanIN
- Der Fall Raman RaghavDE
