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Sankat City

2009 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sankat City
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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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Plot

Guru (Kay Kay Menon) and Ganpat (Dilip Prabhavalkar) are small-time car thieves. One night, they steal a Mercedes-Benz 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.

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ranjit Barot and released by Venus Worldwide Entertainment. All lyrics were written by Panchhi Jalonvi and Mehboob.

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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.

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