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

crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

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 fir ...

. It is the sequel of 2013's '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'' 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, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

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

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 ...

Chitrangada Singh Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August, 1976) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with the crime drama '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2005), which earned her the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Female De ...

and

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

play the lead roles in the film. It was released on 27 July 2018 and received poor reviews from critics.

Plot

The royal saga of deceit, conspiracy, greed and lust continues as the two gangsters are pitted against an enemy and everyone involved is scheming ruthlessly for their own personal gain.

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 cinema, Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), ''Khiladi (1992 film), Khiladi'' (1992), ''J ...

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

as Suhani *

as Ranjana *

Kabir Bedi Kabir Bedi (born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other Western countries in three media: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his ...

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

Nafisa Ali Nafisa Ali is an Indian actress, politician, activist and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress. Early life Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali man and Philome ...

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

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

as Kanhaiya *

Pamela Bhutoria Pamela Bhutoria is an Indian actress, emcee, model and voiceover artist. She has appeared in several Bollywood and Bengali movies and ad campaigns - the latest being Urf Ghanta. She started her acting career with the Bengali movie, Paglu. Top-gros ...

as Deepal, Kanhaiya's daughter * Zakir Hussain 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'', Empress Hamida Banu Begum Hamida Banu Begum (Persian: حمیده بانو بیگم; ...

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 the ...

of the film commenced in September 2016 in

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Fo ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

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

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

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 ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film has been composed by Rana Mazumder, Anjjan Bhattacharya, 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 who works in Hindi cinema. Some of his songs include "Rula Ke Gaya Ishq", " Tu Bhi Royega", "Dil Ki Aadat", " Baby Doll', " Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan", " Sooraj Dooba Hain", "Lo ...

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 in 1915 into a Punjabi Rajput family of the Janjua clan, Mehdi Ali lost his father when he ...

Reception

Ronak Kotecha from ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' 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 ''

NDTV New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication. It was founded in 1984 by economist Prannoy Roy and journalist Radhika Roy. NDTV began as a production house for news segments, ...

'' 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