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Kaante (2002)

R 150 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   20 December 2002 (India)
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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 1,900 users   Metascore: 41/100 
Reviews: 47 user | 9 critic | 5 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Sanjay Gupta

Writers:

Sanjay Gupta, Milap Zaveri (dialogue)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt ...
Sunil Shetty Sunil Shetty ...
Marc Issak
Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Manjrekar ...
Raj 'Bali' Yadav
Lucky Ali Lucky Ali ...
Maqbool 'Mak' Haider
Kumar Gaurav Kumar Gaurav ...
Anand 'Andy' Mathur
Namrata Singh Gujral ...
Renu A. Mathur (as Namrata Cooper)
Malaika Arora Malaika Arora ...
Lisa - Marc's girlfriend
Rati Agnihotri Rati Agnihotri ...
Major's wife
Isha Koppikar ...
Dancer / Singer in Club
Ranjit Chowdhry Ranjit Chowdhry ...
Det. Constable
Jeff Davis ...
Det. MacQuarrie (as J.F. Davis)
Morgana Di Castlebesozza Morgana Di Castlebesozza ...
Receptionist
Sanjay Sippy Sanjay Sippy ...
Mr. Adler
Gilbert Aguilera Gilbert Aguilera ...
Drug dealer
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Storyline

On or about 12May00, a truck gets stolen in Los Angeles, and the Police bring in six men of South Asian origin for questioning. They are: Yashvardhan Rampal, known as 'Major' educated intelligent, unemployed, with an ailing wife who longs to return to India; Non-English speaking Jay Rehan, otherwise known as 'Ajju', a foul-mouthed, trigger-happy gangster; A out-of-work former nightclub bouncer, Marc Issak, whose girlfriend, Lisa, is a bar dancer, and who is known to get into fights due to his uncontrollable temper; A drug deal, Raj Yadav, otherwise known as Bali, foul-mouthed, womanizer, stutterer, and alcoholic; Bali's sidekick, Maqbool Haider, otherwise known as Mac; White-collared Anand Mathur, alias Andy, recently separated from his wife, Renu, and longing to get back together with his son, who he cannot get custody of due to financial problems. The six confer in a cell... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Undercover Cop | Shootout | Bouncer | Tragedy | Single Mother  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Release Date:

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Box Office

Budget:

INR 280,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$425,975 (USA) (22 December 2002) (26 Screens)

Gross:

$1,002,066 (USA) (12 January 2003)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

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

Quotes

Anand Mathur 'Andy': I'm sorry Major but I can't pay...
[About to Leave]
Yashvardhan Rampal 'Major': Wait... you're a software engineer and the Bank has a security password which needs to be cracked... so we need you anyways...
Raj Yadav 'Baali': B..but w...why do we need him to crack the password? Marc is our Tarzan... he will crack everything we need to get cracked
Marc Issak: Forget it Major... why are you explaining the situation to him
[Baali]
Marc Issak: ? He doesn't even know the difference between a software and an underwear!
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Connections

Remake of Reservoir Dogs (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

"Yaar Mangiyasi"
Written by Dev Kohli
Composed by Anand Raj Anand
Performed by Sonu Nigam
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series) See more »