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Madaari

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
16K
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Irrfan Khan in Madaari (2016)
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HindiDramaThriller

When Nirmal loses his family in a disaster caused by government corruption, he embarks on a journey seeking accountability and revenge.When Nirmal loses his family in a disaster caused by government corruption, he embarks on a journey seeking accountability and revenge.When Nirmal loses his family in a disaster caused by government corruption, he embarks on a journey seeking accountability and revenge.

  • Director
    • Nishikant Kamat
  • Writers
    • Shailja Kejriwal
    • Ritesh Shah
  • Stars
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Jimmy Shergill
    • Vishesh Bansal
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nishikant Kamat
    • Writers
      • Shailja Kejriwal
      • Ritesh Shah
    • Stars
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Jimmy Shergill
      • Vishesh Bansal
    • 112User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Nirmal Kumar
    Jimmy Shergill
    Jimmy Shergill
    • Nachiket Verma
    Vishesh Bansal
    Vishesh Bansal
    • Rohan Goswami
    Tushar Dalvi
    Tushar Dalvi
    • Prashant Goswami
    Nitesh Pandey
    Nitesh Pandey
    • Sanjay Jagtap
    Kedar Bagaria
    • Apurva Kumar
    Manoj Bakshi
    Manoj Bakshi
    • Govind Bakshi
    Sunil Bedi
    • Shivender Singh
    Rajat Bhalla
    • Political Aide
    Satyajeet Bhattacharya
    • Abhay Sahani
    • (as Satyajit Bhattacharya)
    Akash Dabas
    • Nachiket's assistant
    Rahul Dhir
    • Goon
    Jitendra Gupta
    • Home Secretary
    Rajiv Gupta
    Rajiv Gupta
    • Mr. Bansal
    Vikas Jain
    • Cop at the bus stand
    Himanshu Joshi
    • Doctor
    Sadhil Kapoor
    • Cheeku
    Vijay Kaushik
    • Director
      • Nishikant Kamat
    • Writers
      • Shailja Kejriwal
      • Ritesh Shah
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Madaari' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Related interests

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Irrfan Khan tweeted to Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi and Narendra modi as a publicity campaign saying that he wants to meet and he met Kejriwal who welcomed his invitation.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Nirmal Kumar: The Hawk swooped on the prey and carried it away... Story sounds believable, but you don't like to hear it... The prey then attacked the hawk. Sounds unbelievable, but is so pleasing to hear.
    • Soundtracks
      Dama Dama Dam
      Performed by Irrfan Khan
      Sung by Vishal Dadlani
      Music by Vishal Bhardwaj
      Lyrics by Irshad Kamil
      Produced by Shaailesh R Singh, Madan Paliwal, Sutapa Sikdar, Shailja Kejriwal

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 22, 2016 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Puppeteer
    • Filming locations
      • Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
    • Production companies
      • Dore Films
      • Paramhans Creations
      • Saptarishi Cinevision
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,726,272
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 13m(133 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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