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Baadshah

1999 · 175 min

A chaotic, joke-filled masala ride where mistaken identities and over-the-top action keep you grinning through the confusion.

Tagline
World's most favorite detective.
Overview
A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • conspiracy
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
175 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi, English

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