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Aatish

1994 · 143 min

A gritty, emotional crime saga of brotherly sacrifice and moral conflict, with bursts of action and melodrama.

Overview
Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Sanjay Gupta
Starring
Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Gulshan Grover, Shakti Kapoor, Atul Agnihotri, Tanuja Samarth
Runtime
143 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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