Scoundrel (2009)

The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.

Director:

Vishal Bhardwaj

Writers:

Cajetan Boy (based on an idea by), Supratik Sen (screenplay)

Stars:

Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Deb Mukherjee

Top Rated Indian Movies #203 | 3 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shahid Kapoor	...	Guddu / Charlie (as Shahid Kapur)
Priyanka Chopra	...	Sweety
Deb Mukherjee	...	Mujib
Shivkumar Subramaniam	...	Lobo (as Shiv Subrahmanyam)
Chandan Roy Sanyal	...	Mikhail (as Chandan Roysanyal)
Tenzing Nima	...	Tashi
Hrishikesh Joshi	...	Lele
Rajatabha Dutta	...	Shumon (as Rajatva Dutta)
Harish Khannaa	...	Afghani (as Harish Khanna)
Carlos Paca	...	Cajetan
Eric Santos	...	Ragos
Amole Gupte	...	Bhope
Sagar	...	Young Guddu
Samrat	...	Young Charlie
Vijay Raj	...	Kishen

Storyline

Guddu and Charlie are identical twins born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. They dream of leaving the squalor behind and moving into a life of prosperity and dignity. Though they look alike, the two are as different as chalk and cheese: one lisps while the other stammers; one is an honest, diligent social worker while the other hedges bets at a racecourse. The brothers want nothing to do with each other, but when Charlie gets mixed up in a deadly get-rich-quick scheme and Guddu realizes that the love of his life has unwittingly put a price on his head, their lives begin to collide. Faced with rogue politicians, drug dealers and crooked cops, they uncover a sinister plot laid out by the 'political-police-underworld' nexus. Their stories finally converge to a point when they realize they only have each other.

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Plot Keywords:

cell phone | twin | cop | identical twins | crooked cop | 

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Taglines:

Thif monfoon. Difcover your mean fide.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Marathi Bengali English Portuguese

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Scoundrel

Filming Locations:

Casa Colvale, Goa, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$726,834, 16 August 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,286,143, 6 September 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Motion Pictures,Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the choreography of the song sequence "Dhan-Te-Nan" in the film, the actors were briefed to "just dance with the song but not to do any (dance) steps in it"

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Goofs

In the opening shot, Charlie is shown to be standing amidst railway tracks, beside whom a fast long-distance train passes. The area is said to be Cotton Green, Mumbai, through a text below. However, unlike shown in the movie, the area around Cotton Green does not have so many railway lines but, only two. Besides, no long distance trains pass through Cotton Green.

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Quotes

Charlie: Guddu doesn't know how much of fuckers you bastards really are.

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Crazy Credits

The song "Pehli Baar mohabbat ki" pictured on Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra is shown alongside the credits.

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Connections

References For Your Sake (2006)

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Soundtracks

Raat Ke Dhai Baje - Remix
Written by Gulzar
Composed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Performed by Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Suresh Wadkar and Earl D'Souza
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

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It is clearly visible how hard the whole crew has worked to attain perfection, because the movie WAS PERFECT in every aspect!! Upcoming directors have one of the biggest threats Vishal Bhardwaj in their way, if they at all touch a subject close to this..

Shahid, Priyanka, Chandan Roy Sanyal (Mikhail), Amol Gupte (Bhope) were truly, truly outstanding!!

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Rating : 10/10 (Deserves every bit of it!)