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James

2005 · 137 min

A gritty, fast-paced Bollywood action ride with a wronged hero, brutal fights, and a straightforward revenge story.

Directed by: Rohit Jugraj
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Mohit Ahlawat , Priyanka Kothari, Zakir Hussain

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Overview: James, who comes to Mumbai seeking a successful life, and ends up working as a bouncer at a club there, and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the brother of an MP who is always causing crime. James has a little fight in club which cause causes a huge conflict between the two, this also gets his brother and MP Shanthi Narayana involved. This conflict then causes death of James's friend, whom he lives with, Babloo, and because of this James is set on revenge.

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Directed by: Rohit Jugraj
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Mohit Ahlawat , Priyanka Kothari, Zakir Hussain

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
violence
crime
corruption
friendship
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Rohit Jugraj
Written by: Kona Venkat, Manish Gupta
Starring: Mohit Ahlawat , Priyanka Kothari, Zakir Hussain, Mohan Agashe, Rajpal Yadav, Snehal Dabi, Sherveer Vakil, Riya Sen
Music: Nitin Raikwar, Prasanna Shekhar
Cinematography: Amal Neerad
Runtime: 137 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi

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