''Sankat City'' () is a 2009 Indian

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-language

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...

film directed by Pankaj Advani starring

Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), better known by the stage name Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and also in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu cinema. Early life Menon was born in a Nair f ...

. The film was released in India on 10 July 2009.

Plot

Guru (

) and Ganpat (

Dilip Prabhavalkar Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for ...

) 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

- Guru * Anupam Kher - Faujdar *

Rimi Sen Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981) is an Indian actress and producer who appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. Sen debuted as child actress in the 1996 Bengali film ''Damu''. She made her debut as a lead actress in 20 ...

- Mona *

Chunky Pandey Suyash Panday (born 26 September 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 100 films in a career that has spanned over three decades. His most successful films ...

- Sikandar Khan and Sheshaiyya (Dual role) *

Dilip Prabhawalkar Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for Bes ...

- Ganpat * Rahul Dev - Suleman Supari * Yashpal Sharma - Pachisia *

Hemant Pandey Hemant Pandey is an India film, theatre and television actor, most known for his role as Pandeyji in TV series, '' Office Office'' (2000). Originally from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Hemant Pandey got his first break in Delhi by an NGO called Jan ...

- Filip Fattu *

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 ...

- Godman *

Shrivallabh Vyas Shri Vallabh Vyas was an Indian film and television actor. He was known for films including '' Sarfarosh'' (1999), ''Lagaan'' (2001), '' Abhay'' (2001), '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004), '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' (2005), ' ...

- Sharafat *

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), ' ...

- Gogi Kukreja *

Kurush Deboo Kurush Deboo (born 12 September 1963) is an Indian actor who has acted in many supporting roles in Hindi films and television series. He was first noticed as Shah Rukh Khan's character's loyal friend in '' Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''. He is known f ...

- Bawajee * Sanjay Mishra - Lingam

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Ranjit Barot Ranjit Barot (born 1959) is an Indian film score composer, music director, music arranger, drummer and singer based in Mumbai, India. He is a longtime associate of A. R. Rahman. He has been described by guitar legend John McLaughlin as "one o ...

and released by Venus Worldwide Entertainment. All lyrics were written by Panchhi Jalonvi and Mehboob.

Critical reception

''Sankat City'' received generally negative reviews from film critics as a

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

.Sankat City: AOl India review
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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.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1252614, Sankat City
The Sankat City Blogs on PassionForCinema.com

Nominations for 55th Filmfare Awards

Nominations for Max Stardust Awards

Nominations for Nokia 16th Star screen Awards
2000s Hindi-language films 2009 films 2009 black comedy films Indian black comedy films Films scored by Ranjit Barot 2009 directorial debut films