Two cops who are best friends have a friendly rivalry until their need for supremacy leads them to fight to be top dog.
Acting
Irrfan's simmering restraint vs Sunny's explosive volatility.
Direction
Neeraj Pathak's 90s hangover aesthetic, unapologetically extra.
Writing
The 'friendly rivalry' escalation is deliciously petty.
Director
Neeraj Pathak
Sunny Deol
ACP Ajay Sridhar
Irrfan Khan
Inspector Vinay Patnaik
Isha Koppikar
Anshita 'Anshu' A. Sridhar
Konkona Sen Sharma
Radhika Patnaik
Arav Chowdhary
Sanjay Sridhar
Aryan Vaid
Boris
Deepal Shaw
Inspector Shalini
Govind Namdeo
Public Prosecutor Nigam
Suhasini Mulay
Judge
Kamlesh Sawant
Sawant
Parikshat Sahni
Doctor
Vijay Patkar
Police Inspector
Shilpi Sharma
Special Appearance
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Irrfan's rare full commercial masala villain era, proving he could play Bollywood big while maintaining his subtlety. The casting against type still confuses people.
The film was shot in 2008 but delayed two years; critics noted it felt dated on release, which somehow makes its time-capsule appeal stronger now.
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