Satyagraha
- 2013
- 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
5.5K
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A corporate go-getter sees his priorities shift when a personal tragedy brings him face-to-face with political corruption.A corporate go-getter sees his priorities shift when a personal tragedy brings him face-to-face with political corruption.A corporate go-getter sees his priorities shift when a personal tragedy brings him face-to-face with political corruption.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Kareena Kapoor
- Yasmin Ahmed
- (as Kareena Kapoor Khan)
Manoj Bajpayee
- Balram Singh
- (as Manoj Bajpai)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe film, starring Amitabh Bachchan as social activist Anna Hazare, was shot mainly in Bhopal and New Delhi. The state-of-the-art news studio set was built in Bhopal as it offered more space. Ralegan Siddhi (village of Anna Hazare), a small village in Maharashtra with a population of roughly 2,500 people, served as one of the main shooting locations.
- GoofsThroughout the film, Manoj Bajpai, in between his speeches, is heard to be murmuring to his aides, but his lips don't move.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Comedy Nights with Kapil: Ajay Devgan and Prakash Jha (2013)
- SoundtracksSatyagraha
Sung by Rajiv Sundaresan (as Rajiv Sundaresan),Shivam Pathak & Shweta Pandit
Music composed by Salim Merchant and Salim Merchant (as Salim-Sulaiman)
Lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi
Featured review
Director (Prakash Jha) seems to be confusingly treading the path between fiction and non-fiction but achieves neither.
Nevertheless , those who want a 2 hour interpretation of Anna's movement and had not followed it , may find it useful , treating the movie as non-fiction Historic Drama .
Out of all the characters, Manoj Bajpai's (Balram Singh) is the best executed. Kareena's character (Yasmin Ahmed) is frivolous. A more in-depth analysis was expected for Amitabh's (Anna) and Ajay's (Arvind) character.
The script needed to convey more than what met the eye through traditional media but it is just a 2 hours summary of TV reporting of last 2-3 years. In comparison, Madras Cafe, brings out a lot more than what was in Public domain earlier .
The script also lacks a proper climax and logical end .
But in spite of short comings , I would still rate it high as Movie does convey a message convincingly and logically and does have a Moral of the Story. It holds a mirror to the Voters of India , many of whom are still not convinced that corruption is a major issue in the country.
Nevertheless , those who want a 2 hour interpretation of Anna's movement and had not followed it , may find it useful , treating the movie as non-fiction Historic Drama .
Out of all the characters, Manoj Bajpai's (Balram Singh) is the best executed. Kareena's character (Yasmin Ahmed) is frivolous. A more in-depth analysis was expected for Amitabh's (Anna) and Ajay's (Arvind) character.
The script needed to convey more than what met the eye through traditional media but it is just a 2 hours summary of TV reporting of last 2-3 years. In comparison, Madras Cafe, brings out a lot more than what was in Public domain earlier .
The script also lacks a proper climax and logical end .
But in spite of short comings , I would still rate it high as Movie does convey a message convincingly and logically and does have a Moral of the Story. It holds a mirror to the Voters of India , many of whom are still not convinced that corruption is a major issue in the country.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $738,525
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $412,148
- Sep 1, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $1,223,419
- Runtime2 hours 32 minutes
- Color
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