Kaante (2002)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Sanjay Gupta

Writers:

Sanjay Gupta (writer)
Milap Zaveri (dialogue)

Release Date:

20 December 2002 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

6 perfect strangers, 1 perfect crime. Now, all they have to fear is each other...

Plot:

Six bank robbers trying to pull off the perfect heist discover one of them is an undercover cop.

Plot Keywords:

Shootout | Bouncer | Undercover Cop | Explosive | Mexican Standoff

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Yashvardhan 'Major' Rampal
Sanjay Dutt	...	Jay 'Ajju' Rehan
Sunil Shetty	...	Marc Issak
Mahesh Manjrekar	...	Raj 'Bali' Yadav
Lucky Ali	...	Maqbool 'Mak' Haider
Kumar Gaurav	...	Anand 'Andy' Mathur
Malaika Arora	...	Lisa - Marc's girlfriend
Jeff Davis	...	Det. MacQuarrie (as J.F. Davis)
Ranjit Chowdhry	...	Det. Constable
Morgana Di Castlebesozza	...	Receptionist
Sanjay Sippy	...	Mr. Adler
Gilbert Aguilera	...	Drug dealer
Ike Bram	...	Sonny
Namrata Singh Gujral	...	Renu A. Mathur (as Namrata Cooper)
Aslam Khan	...	Pathan

Also Known As:

Thorns (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:150 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | India:A | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alexandria Hotel - 501 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Film Club

Trivia:

The film was to star Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, 'Sunil Shetty', Akshaye Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kumar Gaurav and Shilpa Shetty initially. But Akshaye Khanna opted out of the project subsequently, while Malaika Arora stepped in Shilpa's shoes.

Quotes:

Yashvardhan Rampal 'Major': [Speaking to Ajju] Who gave you the passport to come here.

Movie Connections:

References The Usual Suspects (1994)

Stylish flick that fails to live up to expectations

Kaante, boasting of a millionaire star cast which includes Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Suneil Shetty, is Sanjay Gupta's latest Hollywood remake. Inspired from Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects, and Michael Mann's Heat, the film is about six NRI Indians who come together to pull off a bank robbery. But the movie falls short of expectations, mainly due to the gaping holes in the plot. Technically, the movie is first-rate, but Gupta's overuse of style becomes the movie's weak link. It seems that Gupta tried to camouflage the movie's inherent weaknesses with style. Performance-wise, Bachchan is commanding as the leader of the group. Shetty delivers a controlled, yet polished performance. Director-turned-actor Mahesh Manjrekar impresses with his funny antics. Lucky Ali and Kumar Gaurav hold their own. But it is the deadly Dutt who steals the show with his rugged looks and menacing screen presence. Despite its shortcomings, Kaante is a perfect popcorn flick which is worth a watch. 7/10.