Krishna Patil is a poor, unemployed, unsuccessful and short tempered youth who stays in a chawl with his father Ramakant and elder sister Mansi. He tries to secure a job in the police department but fails. One day he happens to meet Kavita Choudhary, a young, rich, beautiful, intelligent lawyer. He falls for her instantly and begins wooing her. Kavita, having recently lost her father, stays alone and feels lonely and depressed. There is a certain void in her life. She is looking for someone to share her loneliness and an unemployed Krishna suits her requirements perfectly. Hence she accepts him as her boyfriend despite his mediocre looks, poor family background, jobless status and lack of personal hygiene.
Acting
Manoj Bajpayee makes creepiness a full-body performance
Direction
Akashdeep builds dread in mundane Mumbai locations
Writing
Romance that curdles into something genuinely disturbing
Director
Akashdeep Sabir
Manoj Bajpayee
Krishna Patil
Tabu
Kavita Chaudhary
Irrfan Khan
Mamu / Romesh Bhagwat Dogra
Om Puri
Ajay Pandey
Anupam Kher
Ramakant Patil
Aparna Sen
Suman Pandey
Arshad Warsi
Diwakar
Mukesh Tiwari
Ishwar Mohanlal Ghodbole
Makrand Deshpande
Happy Singh
Johny Lever
Screwdriver
Sachin Khedekar
Mun. Comm. Khairnar
Tinnu Anand
Vilas Rao
Raveena Tandon
Special Appearance
Raju Kher
Hotel owner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Irrfan Khan's rare villainous turns before his international fame, playing Mamu with sleazy charisma.
Released when Bollywood was flirting with 'realistic' crime films, Ghaath got buried by bigger releases despite its powerhouse cast—now a cult curio for Manoj completests.
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