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Ghulam-E-Musthafa poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.4 / 100
1997·Action / Crime / Drama·2h 42m

GHULAM-E-MUSTHAFA

The film revolves around a gangster named Mustafa (Patekar) who is a contract killer and can go any limit to please his superiors and offers 5 times Namaz. He was adopted by a powerful don Shanta Prasad (Rawal) when he was a child. He calls Shanta as Abba (an Urdu term for father). Abba taught him the crime tactics and made Mustafa his weapon for his illicit crimes. Mustafa's only aide is Sudama, his childhood best friend. Abba shares enmity with the Verma brothers Mahesh, Rohan and Bipin (Pradhan, Joshi and Bahl) which the trio wants to kill Abba. Meanwhile, a dancer Kavita (Tandon) who works in Verma's dance club.

Above the Line
Partho Ghosh·DirectorImtiaz Hussain·ScreenplayMangesh Kulkarni·Screenplay
Cast
Nana Patekar·Ghulam -E- MusthafaRaveena Tandon·KavitaParesh Rawal·Shanta Prasad 'Abba'Aruna Irani·Bhagyalaxmi DixitMohan Joshi·Mahesh Verma (Club Owner)Mohnish Behl·Bipin Verma (as Mohnish Behal)Ravi Behl·ArunShivaji Satham·DayanandSwapnil Joshi·VikramKeerthi Chawla·Vidya
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Partho Ghosh·Director
Writing· 6
Imtiaz Hussain·ScreenplayMangesh Kulkarni·ScreenplayPrasanna·StoryPrasanna·ScreenplayImtiaz Hussain·DialogueMangesh Kulkarni·Dialogue
Production· 1
P.G. Shrikanth·Producer
By the Numbers
68.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man standing in the foreground, holding a baseball bat. He is wearing a red outfit and a patterned scarf around his neck. Behind him”

Key Elements
ManBaseball BatExplosionsCar
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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