''Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' () is a 1996 Indian

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-language

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Sudhir Mishra Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for directing the films ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', ''Dharavi (film), Dharavi'' and ''Chameli (film), Chameli''. Mishra has had a 30-year career, with his ...

. The film stars Tara Deshpande and

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in ' ...

, with the entire plot taking place over a single night. The film is based on a story written by Sudhir Mishra's brother, Sudhanshu Mishra, who died in 1995. In 2011, Sudir Mishra launched a spiritual sequel to ''Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'', titled ''

Yeh Saali Zindagi ''Yeh Saali Zindagi'' () is a 2011 Hindi crime thriller film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Chitrangada Singh, Arunoday Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles. The film was released on 4 February 2011 to positive ...

'', with Arunoday Singh,

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and

Chitrangada Singh Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in 2005 with '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' for which she won Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut. Singh has starred in ...

Plot

An advertising executive, Aditya (

) has a beautiful wife, Pooja ( Tara Deshpande) and a beautiful mistress, Malvika (Smriti Mishra). This secret affair is the catalyst for much of the plot. Adi gets into a scuffle with a bunch of gangsters led by Ramanbhai, ( Ashish Vidyarthi). To add to the tension, Ramanbhai is under duress because his colleague, Vilas Pandey (

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in ''Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), '' Yuva'' (2004), ''L ...

) is after his life. A small-scale gang war erupts in the city: A cop Inspector Patankar (

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) is changing sides faster than a chameleon, a rival gang lord Prafulla Kalia (

Virendra Saxena Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in ...

) is offering deals and — in the middle of all this — Aditya finds himself stuck. A fast-paced sequence of events happen in the span of one single night.

Cast

as Aditya * Tara Deshpande as Pooja *

Smriti Mishra Smriti Mishra is an Indian actress, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's ''Sardari Begum'', Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, Pamela Rooks's ''Train to Pakistan,'' '' Manish Tiwary's Dil Dosti Etc and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga'' . ...

as Malvika *

Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...

as Rajesh *

as Vilas Pandey * Ashish Vidyarthi as Ramanbhai *

Seema Bhargava Seema Bhargava Pahwa (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian actress known for her comedic characters in films and television. She rose to prominence for her role of ''Badki'' in the popular Doordarshan soap opera '' Hum Log'' (1984-1985). As a t ...

as Ramanbhai's sister *

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in a guest role *

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as Vilas's accomplice *

as Prafulla Kalia *

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as Shankar *

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as Ganya *

as Inspector Patankar *

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as Chhotu, Ramanbhai's so-called younger brother *

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as the club singer in the song "Chup Tum Raho" *

Akhil Mishra Akhil Mishra (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', '' Gandhi, My Father'' and television serials such as '' Pradhanmantri''. He was working in the serial '' D ...

as the Neighbour

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes the following tracks and instrumentals, composed by M. M. Kreem, with lyrics by

Nida Fazli Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, known as Nida Fazli (12 October 1938 – 8 February 2016), was a prominent Indian Hindi and Urdu poet, lyricist and dialogue writer. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 by the government of India for his contribution t ...

, who received a

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Nomination for "Jeevan Kya Hai." Background music was by

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Critical reception

''Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' features in Avijit Ghosh's book, ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed''. "Violent and sensuous, opaque and funny, the movie creates the Bollywood mafia stylebook," Ghosh writes.

Awards

* 1996: Star Screen Award: Best Editing:

Renu Saluja Renu Saluja (5 July 1952 – 16 August 2000) was an Indian film editor. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked with both mainstream and art house Hindi cinema directors, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, ...

* 1996:

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

: Best Actor Award (Hindi): Ashish Vidyarthi * 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: Ashish Vidyarthi

References

External links

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