Satta (2003)

Delhi-based, liberal-thinking, politician-hating Anuradha Sehgal re-locates to Mumbai, finds employment, meets and weds the state's aspiring Chief Minister, Vivek Chauhan. She soon finds ... See full summary »

Director:

Madhur Bhandarkar

Writers:

Madhur Bhandarkar (dialogue), Madhur Bhandarkar (story),

Stars:

Raveena Tandon, Atul Kulkarni, Shri Vallabh Vyas

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raveena Tandon	...	Anuradha S. Sehgal / Anuradha V. Chauhan
Atul Kulkarni	...	Yashwant Vardhe
Shri Vallabh Vyas	...	Mahendra Chauhan (as Sri Vallabh Vyas)
Govind Namdeo	...	Liyaqat Ali Beig
Manoj Joshi	...	Inspector Uddhav Pawar
Latesh Shah	...	Latesh Bhai
Hemendra Bhatia	...	Anna Saheb Joshi
Sameer Dharmadhikari	...	Vivek M. Chauhan
Amardeep Jha
Suchitra Pillai-Malik
Abhay Bhargav
Abhijit Lahiri
Ajai Rohilla	...	(as Ajay Rohilla)
Manoj Mishra
Anju Mahendru	...	Nirika Subodh Sehgal (as Anju Mahendroo)

Storyline

Delhi-based, liberal-thinking, politician-hating Anuradha Sehgal re-locates to Mumbai, finds employment, meets and weds the state's aspiring Chief Minister, Vivek Chauhan. She soon finds out that the Chauhan family is two-faced, while Vivek himself is a womanizer and an alcoholic; her movements will be restricted, and she will be physically abused. Things dramatically change when Vivek is arrested for murder and lodged in a cell. The Chauhans persuade her to stand for elections in Vivek's place, which she does. It is here she will witness the nexus between the underworld, businessmen, corrupt policemen and politicians, and that her life is not only in danger outside, but she may be burnt alive by her conservative in-laws who suspect her of having a widely publicized affair with Yeshwant Vardhe.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist

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Taglines:

The game of power

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (India)

Also Known As:

Satta - Das Spiel der Macht

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metalight Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

153 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Tum Jo Aaye Ho"
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Composed by Raju Singh

User Reviews

Raveena "The Talented" Tandon.

Raveena Tandon, whom, I consider as one of the few real actress of the Hindi Screen. She has vesatality and range in her acting that sets her apart from the flock. So far, she has been known for "Golimaring with Govinda" as in "Akiyose Golimare", where she has displayed her dancing skills. But, you have only seen one end of the talent, when, she is teamed up with an actor the caliber of Govinda (a rotund thespian, who appeals to type of crowd-with their favorite hero on the horseback appearing from nowhere to rescue the heroine from the clutches of a villain, used to be played by characters like Pran, with coiffured toupees and bulging eyes OR the hero finds out that his car brakes are not working going downhill after rescuing the heroine. The ratio of Villains to Hero in Hindi films used to be 2:1 but I'm not sure this ratio has changed lately!) Here, we see the real potential of an actress, when she is taken out of the typical song&dance routine. Along with Atul Kulkarni, who portrays a conniving politician to the brim. she portrays how an innocent Anuradha becomes Anu, a feisty woman politician in a male dominated field who is a ready target of an exploiting politicians. This is one great direction from Madhur Bhandarkar, one of the Top Ten directors in Indian Cinema. This is one heck of a movie that I had the pleasure of watching.