Madaari

"Sshhh… The country is asleep"

2016 2h 14m HI

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 95

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Synopsis

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A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister of India to get answers about the loss of his own son, caused by the illegal acts committed by corrupt government officials.

“Sshhh… The country is asleep”

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Cast

Irrfan Khan
Nirmal Kumar
Jimmy Shergill
Nachiket Verma
Tushar Dalvi
Prashant Goswami
Vishesh Bansal
Rohan 'Spidi' Goswami
Kedar Bagaria
Apurva Kumar
Sadhil Kapoor
Cheeku
Nitesh Pandey
Sanjay Jagtap
Akash Dabas
Nachiket's assistant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nishikant Kamat
Writers: Shailja Kejriwal, Ritesh Shah
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 Nishikant Kamat, shot by Avinash Arun. 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 Inder Bawra. 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 Aarif Sheikh 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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Irrfan Khan and Jimmy Shergill and Tushar Dalvi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sshhh… The country is asleep".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5713232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nishikant Kamat directs. Avinash Arun behind the camera. Inder Bawra scores. Aarif Sheikh cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
3Directed by Nishikant Kamat, shot by Avinash Arun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Inder Bawra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Aarif Sheikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Irrfan Khan and Jimmy Shergill and Tushar Dalvi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sshhh… The country is asleep".
8IMDB entry: tt5713232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.