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Average
MASTER SCORE 54.4 / 100
2012·Action / Crime / Thriller·2h 21m

DEPARTMENT

“Justice Is Their Crime”

A police inspector recruits a suspended cop for a specialized task force to battle organized crime.

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Ram Gopal Varma·DirectorNilesh Girkar·ScreenplayNilesh Girkar·StoryHarshraj Shroff·Director of PhotographyBappi Lahiri·Original Music ComposerAbhijit Kokate·Editor
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan·Sarjeroa GaikwadSanjay Dutt·Inspector Mahadev BhosleRana Daggubati·Inspector ShivnarayanLakshmi Manchu·Mrs. Padmini Mahadev BhosaleDeepak Tijori·Inspector DanajiAnjana Sukhani·BharatiMadhu Shalini·NaseerNeeraj Vora·Lalchand and ValchandAbhimanyu Singh·D.K.Nathalia Kaur·Special Appearance in "Dan Dan" Song
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Ram Gopal Varma·DirectorSharma Jiten·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Nilesh Girkar·StoryNilesh Girkar·ScreenplayNilesh Girkar·Dialogue
Camera· 8
Harshraj Shroff·Director of PhotographyZaryan Patel·Director of PhotographySapan Narula·Director of PhotographyM Ravichandran Thevar·Director of PhotographySiddhartha More·Director of PhotographyHiren Kanadia·Assistant CameraRavikant Soitkar·Assistant CameraRohan Pujara·Assistant Camera
Editing· 4
Abhijit Kokate·EditorVinay Chauhan·EditorKaren Williams·Assistant EditorJimmy Thomas·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Bappi Lahiri·Original Music ComposerVikram Magi·MusicDharam Sandeep·Original Music ComposerDharam Bhatt·Original Music ComposerVikram Biswas·Sound Designer
Production· 2
Ram Gopal Varma·ProducerPande Nillay·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 6
Javed Eijaz·Stunt CoordinatorVinod Unnithan·Production ControllerJishnu P Dev·Visual Effects CoordinatorYohan Wadia·Visual Effects SupervisorGanesh Acharya·ChoreographerPrasad Kadam·Compositor
By the Numbers
54.4
OF 100
Master Score
3.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI 50%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#D2B48C
#808080
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Mood
Intense, Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two men in the foreground. The man on the right wears sunglasses and a black shirt, holding a silver handgun pointed upwards. The man ”

actioncrime
Key Elements
GunSunglassesShawl
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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