Directed By: Sanjay Gupta
Writers: Sanjay Gupta, Milap Zaveri
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjreka
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjreka
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Release Date: 20 December 2002 (India)
Release Date: 20 December 2002 (India)
‘Kaante’ is a movie to remember. Director Sanjay Gupta showed that a little inspiration blended with originality can produce an excellent result. In late 90s and in early 2000s Bollywood made some gibberish stuffs in the name of crime movies, which would fall way short if compared with ‘Kaante.
It’s the story of six strangers, they either have a dark or clandestinian past. They shake each other’s hands only to conduct a perfect heist, but there’s an undercover cop among them, the movie shows who he is after a series of twist and turns.
Not all six main characters are of equal importance in this film. Anand is basically a left over. Mak is seemingly neutral, Bali has a villainous shade while Major Rampal and Ajju are the pivotal ones. In ‘12 Angry Men’ only, I saw such a brilliant sense in developing characters. The voiceover narration by Mak is basically a clue, the significance of which is difficult to decrypt. Actor performance is seriously a top notch. Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt steal almost all the show. Mahesh Manjrekar and Sunil Shetty are underrated actors, but both fit themselves in their characters and acted as per the script demanded.
The storyline is copied, however Gupta succeeded in giving it an original shape. The Quentin Tarantino style of introduction of characters and events created a dark atmosphere that is vivid throughout the film. Crude slangs by Ajju and the bizarre sense of humor of the characters add more into it. Most scenes are well-shot and often backed up by background scores. The duration of the track ‘Rama Re’ is 5.26 minutes. The compositions which occur at 2.16 and then at 3.41 are thrilling to the core, such a mixing of horror, suspense and thrill is hard for any soundtrack to express, which ‘Rama Re’ did with ease.
It’s the story of six strangers, they either have a dark or clandestinian past. They shake each other’s hands only to conduct a perfect heist, but there’s an undercover cop among them, the movie shows who he is after a series of twist and turns.
Not all six main characters are of equal importance in this film. Anand is basically a left over. Mak is seemingly neutral, Bali has a villainous shade while Major Rampal and Ajju are the pivotal ones. In ‘12 Angry Men’ only, I saw such a brilliant sense in developing characters. The voiceover narration by Mak is basically a clue, the significance of which is difficult to decrypt. Actor performance is seriously a top notch. Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt steal almost all the show. Mahesh Manjrekar and Sunil Shetty are underrated actors, but both fit themselves in their characters and acted as per the script demanded.
The storyline is copied, however Gupta succeeded in giving it an original shape. The Quentin Tarantino style of introduction of characters and events created a dark atmosphere that is vivid throughout the film. Crude slangs by Ajju and the bizarre sense of humor of the characters add more into it. Most scenes are well-shot and often backed up by background scores. The duration of the track ‘Rama Re’ is 5.26 minutes. The compositions which occur at 2.16 and then at 3.41 are thrilling to the core, such a mixing of horror, suspense and thrill is hard for any soundtrack to express, which ‘Rama Re’ did with ease.