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Sarfarosh

1999 · 174 min

A grounded, emotionally charged procedural that balances tense action with personal tragedy and moral reckoning.

Directed by: John Mathew Matthan
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre

Tagline: A Reason To Live
Overview: When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.

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Directed by: John Mathew Matthan
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
betrayal
grief
identity
corruption
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, drama
Directed by: John Mathew Matthan
Written by: John Mathew Matthan
Starring: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre, Mukesh Rishi, Akash Khurana, Smita Jaykar, Akhilendra Mishra, Makrand Deshpande
Music: Sanjoy Chowdhury, Jatin Pandit
Cinematography: Vikas Sivaraman
Runtime: 174 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi

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