Sankat City
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| Directed by | Pankaj Advani |
| Produced by | MoserBaer Entertainment Ltd. and 7 Entertainment Ltd. |
| Written by | Pankaj Advani |
| Starring | Kay Kay Menon Anupam Kher Rimi Sen Chunky Pandey Dilip Prabhawalkar |
| Music by | Ranjit Barot |
| Cinematography | Chirantan Das |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sankat City (Hindi: संकट सिटी) is a dark comedy Bollywood Hindi movie directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon.[1] The film was released in India on July 10, 2009.
Plot
Guru (Kay Kay Menon) and Ganpat (Dilip Prabhavalkar) are small-time car thieves. One night, they steal a Mercedes Rs. 10 million inside, unaware that the car belongs to a vicious gangster/loan shark called Faujdaar (Anupam Kher). They try to sell the stolen Mercedes to Suleman Supari (Rahul Dev), a hitman, who recognizes the car and notifies his friend Faujdaar. Faujdaar sends his henchman with Guru to get back the cash.
Meanwhile, Ganpat has hidden cash in a safe place. After an accident, he loses his memory. Angered by the chain of events, Faujdaar gives Guru three days to return the money.
Cast
- Kay Kay Menon - Guru
- Anupam Kher - Faujdar
- Rimi Sen - Mona
- Chunky Pandey - Sikandar Khan and Sheshaiyya (Dual role)
- Dilip Prabhawalkar - Ganpat
- Rahul Dev - Suleman Supari
- Yashpal Sharma - Pachisia
- Hemant Pandey - Filip Fattu
- Virendra Saxena - Godman
- Shrivallabh Vyas - Sharafat
- Manoj Pahwa - Gogi Kukreja
- Kurush Deboo - Bawajee
- Sanjay Mishra - Lingam
Critical reception
Sankat City received generally positive reviews from film critics as a dark comedy.[2][3][4]
Nominations in 2010
- Nominated for Most Promising Debut Director, 55th Filmfare Awards.
- Nominated for Best Director and Best Film; Searchlight Awards - Max Stardust Awards 2010.
- Nominated for Best Screenplay, Most Promising Debut Director, and Best Ensemble Cast; Nokia 16th Star Screen Award.
