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Maalik

2025 · 152 min

A gritty, propulsive rise-and-fall crime saga that immerses you in rustic political violence and keeps you tense through its many betrayals.

Directed by
Pulkit
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
Power was his destiny... Till power tasted blood.
Overview
Set in the rural, rusty and politically charged Allahabad of the 1980s, Maalik is a peek into the making of a dreaded gangster from a humble background with intoxication of power to rule the world.

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Directed by
Pulkit
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • ambition
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Pulkit
Written by
Jyotsana Nath, Pulkit
Starring
Rajkummar Rao, Manushi Chhillar, Saurabh Shukla, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anshumaan Pushkar, Rajendra Gupta, Swanand Kirkire, Saurabh Sachdeva
Music
Ketan Sodha
Cinematography
Anuj Dhawan
Runtime
152 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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