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Maharathi

  • 20082008
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.1K
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POPULARITY
60,033
13,236
Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani, and Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
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A street-smart newly recruited chauffeur partners with his late employer's wife to pocket a hefty insurance claim.A street-smart newly recruited chauffeur partners with his late employer's wife to pocket a hefty insurance claim.A street-smart newly recruited chauffeur partners with his late employer's wife to pocket a hefty insurance claim.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
60,033
13,236
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    • Director
      • Shivam Nair
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Chhel(lyrics)
      • Uttam Gada(story, screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Naseeruddin Shah
      • Om Puri
      • Boman Irani
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Shivam Nair
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Chhel(lyrics)
      • Uttam Gada(story, screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Naseeruddin Shah
      • Om Puri
      • Boman Irani
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    • 19User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Paresh Rawal and Boman Irani in Maharathi (2008)
    Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
    Paresh Rawal and Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
    Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
    Ashwin Nayak in Maharathi (2008)
    Naseeruddin Shah in Maharathi (2008)
    Paresh Rawal and Boman Irani in Maharathi (2008)
    Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Tara Sharma, Boman Irani, and Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
    Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Tara Sharma, Boman Irani, and Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)
    Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Tara Sharma, Boman Irani, and Neha Dhupia in Maharathi (2008)

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    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Jaisingh Adenwalla
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • ACP Gokhale
    Boman Irani
    Boman Irani
    • Advocate A.D. Merchant
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Subhash Sharma
    Neha Dhupia
    Neha Dhupia
    • Mallika Adenwalla
    Tara Sharma
    Tara Sharma
    • Swati
    Ashwin Nayak
    • The ATM Guy
    Vivek Shauq
    Vivek Shauq
    • Inspector Borkar
    • (as Vivek Shaq)
    • Director
      • Shivam Nair
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Chhel(lyrics)
      • Uttam Gada(story, screenplay and dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Amitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty opted out of the film. They were replaced by Naseeruddin Shah and Neha Dupia.
    • Goofs
      When Boman Irani asks Paresh Rawal to make him a drink, the ice cube appears only in the wide shot. In single shots, it is gone.

    User reviews19

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    7/10
    An unqualified Thriller with unanswered questions !!!
    Shivam Nair's film Maharathi is a suspense thriller that keeps many questions unanswered till the end. The film comes with some of the finest performance of lead actors but that doesn't make up for the flaws in the script. The film is about how a common man gets the property money of his employer and the legal aspect of making a will is not convincingly clarified..

    Adapted from a very popular Gujarati play by the same name, Maharathi makes for an interesting watch solely for the performance of almost all its lead actors. But what keeps on striking the viewer constantly are the limitations of a play being adapted to the big screen. Firstly, for a thriller, the plot appears far too stretched, especially in the first half. Then once the first major twist in the plot takes place, what follows is at times, a matter of convenience. OK even if you are willing to forgive some cinematic liberties, what really comes out is not only predictable but also raises many questions..

    If you want a taste of a desi version of Sleuth, Peter Shaffer's spellbinding play-turned-film, go watch Maharathi. The story may be different, the edge of danger is almost similar.
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    • Dec 9, 2008

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2008 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Самый великий
    • Production company
      • Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
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    • Budget
      • ₹100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $535,185
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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