Teen Patti (2010)

A disgraced professor recounts his career and involvement with gambling.

Director:

Leena Yadav

Writers:

Shivkumar Subramaniam (story), Leena Yadav (story),

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Madhavan, Shraddha Kapoor

Cast

Credited cast:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Professor Venkat Subramaniam
Madhavan	...	Professor Shantanu Biswas (as R. Madhavan)
Shraddha Kapoor	...	Aparna Khanna / Appu
Siddharth Kher	...	Siddharth Bajaj
Dhruv Ganesh	...	Bikram Ashwin Dhar
Saira Mohan	...	Kasbecca / Kay
Vaibhav Talwar	...	Abbas Sheikh
Raima Sen	...	Shivani Mukherjee
Ben Kingsley	...	Perci Trachtenberg
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tinnu Anand	...	Billu
Kavin Dave
Ajay Devgn	...	Sunny
Mariah Gomes	...	Dancer / Singer
Pankaj Jha
Shakti Kapoor	...	Prem London

Storyline

Perci Trachtenberg, widely regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician, meets Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India, at a high rolling casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever, but one that has already left an indelible impression of guilt - for many painful reasons - on Venkat's life. As it turns out, the reclusive genius Venkat has cracked a theory that could redefine the principles of probability and randomness. However, as with all exceptional knowledge, his equation has its upside - as well as its dark underbelly. Aware that he is on the precipice of an extraordinary discovery, one that could find applications across various sciences, Venkat is encouraged to test his theory in the real world by professor Shantanu, an ambitious colleague of Venkat. Although Venkat has no interest in the money that could come from practicing his equation to crack Teen Patti, (a poker game) he eventually ...

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Plot Keywords:

student | card game | mathematics | cricket the game | suicide

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Taglines:

Are You Being Played...?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English Panjabi Tamil

Release Date:

26 February 2010 (India)

Filming Locations:

Aspinalls, Curzon Street, Mayfair, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

INR 250,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hinduja Ventures, Serendipity Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production designer Ayesha Punvani created gambling dens in places like abandoned train yards, dockyards, abandoned factories, mills that have been shut down, and an ice factory.

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Soundtracks

"Teen Patti"
Written by Irfan Siddiqui
Composed by Salim Merchant and Suleiman Merchant
Performed by Salim Merchant
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

Amitabh's magic yet again!

Watched 'Teen Patti' which was on my must-see list for a pretty long time. Its definitely another one of Amitabh's magic. Wonder how all the story lines he has worked upon in his second innings are so splendid. And, every time I get this amazing feeling of watching a real-life character in whatever role he performs. He excels in-spite of negative portrayal and clumsy make-up with the help of his eyes and voice that are damn expressive! He is definitely an icon from whom all the actors who are aging up must learn to choose roles from. The other actors in the movie have given a neat performance as well. If you are a type who likes suspense movies that make sense and also convey a message, go for it.