Sankat City
Sankat City (transl. City of Troubles) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon.[1] The film was released in India on 10 July 2009.
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| Directed by | Pankaj Advani |
| Written by | Pankaj Advani |
| Produced by | MoserBaer Entertainment Ltd. and 7 Entertainment Ltd. |
| Starring | Kay Kay Menon Anupam Kher Rimi Sen Chunky Pandey Dilip Prabhawalkar |
| Cinematography | Chirantan Das |
| Music by | Ranjit Barot |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Guru (Kay Kay Menon) and Ganpat (Dilip Prabhavalkar) are small-time car thieves. One night, they steal a Mercedes Rs. 10 million inside, unaware that the car belongs to a vicious gangster/loan shark called Faujdaar (Anupam Kher). They try to sell the stolen Mercedes to Suleman Supari (Rahul Dev), a hitman, who recognizes the car and notifies his friend Faujdaar. Faujdaar sends his henchman with Guru to get back the cash.
Meanwhile, Ganpat has hidden cash in a safe place. After an accident, he loses his memory. Angered by the chain of events, Faujdaar gives Guru three days to return the money.
Cast
- Kay Kay Menon - Guru
- Anupam Kher - Faujdar
- Rimi Sen - Mona
- Chunky Pandey - Sikandar Khan and Sheshaiyya (Dual role)
- Dilip Prabhawalkar - Ganpat
- Rahul Dev - Suleman Supari
- Yashpal Sharma - Pachisia
- Hemant Pandey - Filip Fattu
- Virendra Saxena - Godman
- Shrivallabh Vyas - Sharafat
- Manoj Pahwa - Gogi Kukreja
- Kurush Deboo - Bawajee
- Sanjay Mishra - Lingam
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ranjit Barot and released by Venus Worldwide Entertainment. All lyrics were written by Panchhi Jalonvi and Mehboob.
| Sankat City | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:58 | |||
| Label | Venus Worldwide Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ranjit Barot | |||
| Ranjit Barot chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mumbai One Way Nagri Hai" | Sukhwinder Singh, Ranjit Barot | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Ghoom Ghoom" | Roop Kumar Rathod, June Banerjee, Ranjit Barot | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Sha La La (She Is A Bad Girl)" | Ranjit Barot | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Mister Hua Hai Aisa Hal Kyun" | June Banerjee | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Mister Hua Hai Aisa Hal Kyon" (Remix) | June Banerjee | 6:48 |
| Total length: | 22:58 | ||
Critical reception
Sankat City received generally negative reviews from film critics as a dark comedy.[2][3][4]
Nominations in 2010
- Nominated for Most Promising Debut Director, 55th Filmfare Awards.
- Nominated for Best Director and Best Film; Searchlight Awards - Max Stardust Awards 2010.
- Nominated for Best Screenplay, Most Promising Debut Director, and Best Ensemble Cast; Nokia 16th Star Screen Award.
References
External links
- Sankat City at IMDb
- The Sankat City Blogs on PassionForCinema.com
- Nominations for Max Stardust Awards
- Nominations for Nokia 16th Star screen Awards