Sau Jhooth Ek Sach
| Sau Jhooth Ek Sach | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Bappaditya Roy |
| Written by | Pankaj Kapur[1] |
| Produced by | Amitabha Singh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Amitabha Singh |
| Music by | Faizal Qureshi[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹50 lakh[1] |
| Box office | ₹1.8 lakh[1] |
Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (transl. A hundred lies, one truth) is a 2005 Hindi-language indie thriller film directed by Bappaditya Roy, the film marks Bappaditya Roy's directorial debut.[2] Produced by Amitabha Singh through the production house Think 16.[2][1] The film stars Mammootty and Vikram Gokhale. Gokhale plays an industrialist.[3] The film was screened at the 7th Mumbai International Film Festival.[4]
Plot
[edit]The film follows Inspector Vivek as he inspects the case of a girl's suicide. He crosschecks members of industrialist Vikrant Pradhan's family. The next day, to Pradhan's family surprise, they realize that there is nobody named Vivek and that no girl died.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Mammootty as Inspector Vivek
- Vikram Gokhale as Vikrant Pradhan
- Lilette Dubey as Moushami Pradhan
- Joy Sengupta as Amabareesh Khanna
- Neha Dubey as Zoya Pradhan
- Kiran Janjani as Vikram Pradhan, Vikrant Pradhan's son
Supporting
[edit]- Rita Joshi as Chawl woman
- Richa Nayyar as Sandhya Sawant
- Meghna Kothari as Anjali
- Tisca Chopra as Anjali
- Sonia Filinto as Anjali
- Shweta Gautam as Lakshmi
Music
[edit]The music for the film was composed by Faizal Qureshi.
Production
[edit]The film marks actor Mammootty's return to Hindi cinema.Mammootty said about his role that "Mine is a very difficult and challenging role; so very unlike a typical Hindi movie cop. In fact, it is completely non-action, and probably my best in the national language."[2] Music Department was handled by Faizal Qureshi, Story written by Pankaj Kapoor and the dialogues by the Director Bappaditya Roy himself.
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated one out of five stars and wrote that "On the whole, SAU JHOOTH EK SACH - THE UNINVITED has something for the festival circuit, but nothing for the masses".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "Sau Jhooth Ek Sach' is a film about all of us".[6] Film critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that "Debutant director Bappaditya Roy's morality tale is an arresting ensemble piece" and gave the film two stars out of five.[7][8]
Box office
[edit]According to Box Office India, the film collected ₹25,000 on its first day, ₹75,000 on its first weekend, and ₹1 lakh in one week. Final worldwide gross was ₹1.8 lakh. It was made on a budget of ₹50 lakh. Box Office India called it a "disaster".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "SAU JHOOTH EK SACH". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mammootty rides return vehicle to Bollywood". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "A large percentage of our audience is childlike: Vikram Gokhale - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "15 films add desi flavour,compete for award | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Sau Jhooth Ek Sach – The Uninvited Review 1/5 | Sau Jhooth Ek Sach – The Uninvited Movie Review | Sau Jhooth Ek Sach – The Uninvited 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Sau Jhooth Ek Sach". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Sau Jhooth Ek Sach - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. "Sau Jhooth: A dark thriller". Rediff. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.