Baadshah

"World's most favorite detective."

1999 2h 55m HI

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★6.5TMDB · 120★6.9IMDB · 20,759

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Synopsis

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A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.

“World's most favorite detective.”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Raj/ Baadshah
Twinkle Khanna
Seema Malhotra
Rakhee Gulzar
Chief Minister Gayatri Bachchan
Amrish Puri
Suraj Singh Thapar
Johny Lever
Ram Lal
Sharat Saxena
Moti
Deepshika Nagpal
Rani
Sachin Khedekar
Tyagraj Bachchan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
Writers: Shyam Goel, Neeraj Vora
Languages: Hindi, English
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 16% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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 Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, shot by Thomas A. Xavier. 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 Surendra Singh Sodhi. 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 Hussain A. Burmawala 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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Shah Rukh Khan and Twinkle Khanna and Rakhee Gulzar carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla directs. Thomas A. Xavier behind the camera. Surendra Singh Sodhi scores. Hussain A. Burmawala cuts. A long sit — settle in. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Earned back only 16% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
327 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
5Directed by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, shot by Thomas A. Xavier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Surendra Singh Sodhi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hussain A. Burmawala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shah Rukh Khan and Twinkle Khanna and Rakhee Gulzar carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "World's most favorite detective.".
10IMDB entry: tt0211934 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.