A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Acting
Manoj Bajpayee's Bhiku Mhatre: unhinged, magnetic, career-defining.
Direction
RGV's documentary-like realism changed Indian crime cinema forever.
Writing
Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap's script breathes authentic Mumbai slang.
Director
Ram Gopal Varma
J. D. Chakravarthi
Satya
Manoj Bajpayee
Bhiku Mhatre
Urmila Matondkar
Vidya
Shefali Shah
Pyaari Mhatre
Saurabh Shukla
Kallu Mama
Govind Namdeo
Bhau Thakurdas Jhawle
Makrand Deshpande
Advocate Chandrakant Mule
Paresh Rawal
Commissoner Amod Shukla
Aditya Srivastava
Inspector Khandilkar
Raju Mavani
Guru
Snehal Dabi
Chander Krishnakant
Jeeva
Jagga
Sabir Masani
Yeda
Sushant Singh
Pakya
Manoj Pahwa
Horse Stable Owner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot guerrilla-style across real Mumbai locations without permits, capturing the city before its millennial transformation.
Bajpayee improvised much of Bhiku's manic energy; the famous 'king' dialogue was a single take that left the crew stunned.
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