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User Rating:
8.2/10   36 votes
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Director:
Romesh Sharma
Writer:
Gulzar (writer)
Genre:
Drama more
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
A well-acted and simple story more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Shashi Kapoor ... Vikas Pande
Sharmila Tagore ... Nisha

Om Puri ... Ajay Singh
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... J.K. (Jugal Kishor)
A.K. Hangal ... Vikas's Father
M.K. Raina
Manohar Singh ... Jagannath Poddar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ram Gopal Bajaj ... The Minister
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Additional Details

Runtime:
123 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A well-acted and simple story, 10 December 1999
9/10

The story of New Delhi times is nothing new at least at this age and time. The saga of corruption and criminal-political nexus has been beaten to death in Hindi pot-boilers. It may have been relevant movie when it was made.

What stands out though is a simple narrative, and excellent performances by Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri and Kulbhooshan Kharbanda.

It is also one of the few movies made in India that looks at the difficulty and paradox inherent in a crime-journalist's profession. It is hard to maintain objectivity while covering a story and not feel empathy towards those suffering at the same time. The journalist played by Shashi Kapoor faces this dilemma while trying to uncover a dubious racket involving politics, riots and murder, and in the end decides to stick to what he thinks is right.

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