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Director:
S. Shankar
Writers:
Anurag Kashyap (dialogue)
S. Shankar (story)
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Release Date:
7 September 2001 (India) more
Genre:
Drama | Action more
Tagline:
Fight the power
Plot:
A man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of a state to run the country for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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Bright and brash more (10 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Anil Kapoor ... Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Rani Mukherjee ... Manjari (as Rani Mukherji)

Amrish Puri ... Balraj Chauhan (Chief Minister)
Johnny Lever ... Topi

Pooja Batra ... Laila
Sushmita Sen ... Special Appearance
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Razak Khan
Nina Kulkarni ... Mrs. Gaekwad
Paresh Rawal ... Bansal
Shivaji Satham ... Manjari's dad

Saurabh Shukla ... Pandurang
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Additional Details

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Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Certification:
India:U
Company:
Sri Surya Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last film where A.R. Rahman collaborated with lyricist Anand Bakshi. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The final closing scene is supposed to show Mumbai being transformed into a modern city. While the first frame shows the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the next morphed frame shows an existing American city. To add to this, the helicopter shown has an American registration. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Haasil (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Shakalaka Baby more

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Bright and brash, 2 February 2005
Author: rl400

A very silly, bright and brash comic book of a film that highlights Indias significant corruption problems but still entertains. Despite starring the old and hairy Anil Kapoor and the awful Johnny Lever in an irritating first ten minutes this film is bursting with vibrant colour, grand song sequences and energy. Rani is as stunning as ever in her occasional appearances as the love interest and sports a rare (but very welcome!) cute village girl look.

Old Anil does surprisingly well as the journalist who turns Ramboesque Chief Minister for a day. He immediately sets about sorting out India single-handed saving dying kids, cutting out corruption, kicking ass and defusing bombs. The highlight being a cheeky Matrix influenced fight scene! The lowpoint being Rani kissing his fat hairy stomach.. gross! The plot is simple, far stretched and a bit of boys superhero fantasy. It won't trouble any brain cells but the three hours whizz by.. a real old school entertainer.

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