''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3'' () is a 2018 Indian

crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Tigmanshu Dhulia Tigmanshu Dhulia (born 3 July 1967) is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film '' Dil Se..'', the f ...

. It is the sequel of 2013's ''

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns ''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian romantic thriller drama film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. It is the sequel to the 2011 film, ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' and the second installment of the '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ...

'' which was also directed by

and the third installment of '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster film series''.

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though u ...

Jimmy Sheirgill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...

Mahi Gill Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film ''Dev.D'', a modern take on Sara ...

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 ...

and

Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and th ...

play the lead roles in the film.

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can be seen in an exciting supporting role as well. It released on 27 July 2018 and received poor reviews from critics. This is third edition of the Saheb, Biwi and Gangster series.

Plot

Aditya returns from jail and tries to reclaim his political legacy. On meeting London-based gangster Uday Pratap Singh, the war for the survival of the richest and the shrewdest begins.

Cast

as Uday Pratap Singh *

as Aditya Pratap Singh *

as Madhavi Devi *

Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kab ...

as Vijay Pratap Singh, Uday Pratap Singh's Brother *

as Suhani *

as Ranjana *

Kabir Bedi Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: f ...

as Maharaja Hari Singh, Uday Pratap Singh's father *

Nafisa Ali Nafisa Ali (born 18 January 1957) is an Indian actress and politician from All India Trinamool Congress and a social activist. Early life Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali Muslim man and Philomena Torresan, ...

as Raj Mata Yashodhara, Uday Pratap Singh's mother *

Deepraj Rana Deepraj Rana (also Deepraz Rana or Deep Raj Rana) is an Indian and Nepali film and television actor. Early life He was born and brought up in Allahabad. Now he lives in Mumbai. He is married to TV actress Natasha Rana known for the role of Chh ...

as Kanhaiya *Pamela Singh Bhutoria as Deepal, Kanhaiya's daughter *

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...

as Bunny uncle, Ranjana's father *

Rishina Kandhari Rishina Kandhari is an Indian actress whose major roles include Princess Khyati on ''Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev'', the Goddess Laxmi in ''Tenali Rama'' and Shanti Madam on ''Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai''. Her father, Ashok Awasthi is also a televi ...

as News Reporter

Production

Development

In May 2017, it was announced that

had become a part of the project and would be playing the role of a gangster in the film. In August 2017, it was reported that

had been signed opposite Sanjay Dutt in the film.

Filming

The

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

of the film commenced in September 2016 in

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

. After completing the first schedule in October 2017, the production unit moved to

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...

for the second schedule of the film which continued until November 2017. The final schedule of shooting was completed in January 2018 in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film has been composed by

Rana Mazumder Rana Mazumder (sometimes credited as Rana Muzumdar) is an Indian music director and playback singer. His most recent work includes the 2018 movie ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3'' where his arrangement of '' Lag Jaa Gale'' was sung by Jonita Gandhi. ...

Anjjan Bhattacharya Anjjan Bhattacharya is an Indian composer, film score composer and singer. Bhattacharya was part of Meet Bros Meet Bros is an Indian musical duo from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The duo consists of brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. They ...

, Siddharth Pandit while the lyrics are written by Sandeep Nath, Revant Shergill, Kausar Munir,

Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...

and

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (23 September 1915 – 29 July 1966) was an Indian poet, writer and a lyricist. Early life and career Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born on 23 September 1915 at Karamabad village, near Wazirabad, Gujranwala District of Punjab, Br ...

Reception

Ronak Kotecha from ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' rated the film at 3.5 out of 5. Udita Jhunjhunwala for ''

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'' wrote "The weakest of the trilogy, this story takes exceedingly long to set up the key players and their motivations. Dhulia does end part three neatly poised for a follow up. That might work too, as long as Gill and Sheirgill are at the epicentre and the gangster is not required to dance and sing romantic songs amidst sand dunes." Saibal Chatterjee for ''

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'' wrote "It has taken the third Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster instalment five years to take shape. One had expected time to add value to it. That does not seem to have happened. Devoid of the delirious energy, sly swerves and deeply melancholic core that defined the earlier entries, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 struggles for the most part to hit the ground and run."

References

External links

* * {{Tigmanshu Dhulia 2010s Hindi-language films Indian thriller films Indian sequel films Indian gangster films Films directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia 2018 thriller films Hindi-language thriller films Films scored by Anjjan Bhattacharya