Gangster (2006)
Movie Overview
Release date: 2006
Runtime: N/A
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Shiny Ahuja, Kangna Ranaut, Vicky Ahuja, Gulshan Grover, Master Hitanshu Lodhia, Sachin Karekar, Jeetpal
Director: Anurag Basu
Produced by: Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt
Critics (5)
Users (11)
My Rating
Daya Shankar lived with his family in Kashmir, but then subsequently re-located to Bombay where he took to crime as a career. One day while on the run from the Police, he holes up in a small room with a young bar dancer, Simran. She shields him from the Police, and he falls in love. He finds out the bar she dances in and comes in silently to watch her perform. He had come to her rescue when she was being molested and thereafter asked her to move in with him, which she did. For sometime it was as though they seemed to be living in bliss, then all of a sudden, they were on the run again. Then Daya decided that it was time to settle down, and they adopted a young boy, Bittu, made different passports, and decided to re-locate to Dubai. That did not happen, instead Bittu gets killed, and a heart-broken Simran and Daya are forced to live apart, with Simran moving to Seoul, Korea. It is here that she meets with Akash and both fall in love, get intimate and Simran gets pregnant. Then Daya re-enters her life, disrupting it completely, beating Akash to a pulp. It is now that Simran has to decide whether to stay with Akash, get married, and have her baby, or continue to live a life on the run with Daya - who is not only on the run from the Police, but also from the underworld Don, Khan. What the three players do not known that two of them are going to be betrayed - a betrayal so shocking that none of them may be able to survive it.
Critics Reviews
IndiaGlitz | 2006-04-28
The opening sequence is an intriguing peg, and from there, with its smooth and intriguing narrative technique of flashbacks intercut with the present, the story of Gangster unfolds in flashback.
Romance, Drama and a wicked twist in an engrossing tale are the key parts of a hugely satisfying whole that is Gangster.
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But the film could have done with better editing.
After 'Gangster', Anurag Basu has got another winner in 'Metro' - a subtle, sly look at a bunch of characters locked in the throes of infidelity.
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Director and screenplay writer Anurag Basu must be commended for making an interesting movie without having any big names in the star cast and without resorting to unnecessary gimmickry stereotypical of commercial cinema.
You will not be disappointed.
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rediff.com | 2006-05-09
I am happy that Emraan (Hashmi ) was in the movie," he says about Gangster .
Patcy N | May 09, 200619:22 IST When I meet him now, post- Gangster , I half anticipate some changes -- which success inevitably brings in a person.
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Real Bollywood | 2006-08-23
Another Bhatt protegee Kangana Ranaut is desperate to make her mark outside the banner that launched her.
Unfortunately, many filmmakers seem to think so.
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User Reviews
A must see.
@imdb | 2006-04-30
'Gangster' was a wonderful and refreshing change from the typical romantic film as well as the underworld cinema that Ram Gopal Varma's camp dishes out. 'Gangster' is in a genre unto itself. This films proves that a tight script is... Read more at imdb.com
Aumaparna | 2007-11-22
Gangster A young police officer plays the role of a lover to a don’s ‘kept’ – so that he can catch the don ! The Police officer also makes her pregnant in this chase !! I am amazed at the training given at Police training centers !! Is this any way of catching a don?! You lose your culture, ethics – everything - just to catch a don !? What are they teaching the IPS officers – filmy dialogues? And…...
Shiny gangster
Ava Suri@imdb | 2006-05-02
Someone just wrote a good review on this..I can add.. yes a very well made movie. The way the movie unfolds, the beautiful Seoul, a pretty drunken girl, a smitten lover, some shootings and the story told through the ventilator... Read more at imdb.com
Best Bhatt Movie I have seen...
bombay_shroff@imdb | 2006-05-04
This is by far one of the best movies that I have seen from the Bhatt camp. I highly doubt that this is directly taken from a Hollywood movie like Murder was. After seeing the movie, I liked its uniqueness... Read more at imdb.com
Truly amazing... and unexpected
Karishma Tiwari@imdb | 2006-06-06
This has to be the best film i've seen in 2006... ever since i read the review online i was dying to watch the film... and thankfully i was not disappointed with the performances and storyline of the films. The... Read more at imdb.com
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Aumaparna | posted 326 days ago
Gangster A young police officer plays the role of a lover to a don’s ‘kept’ – so that he can catch the don ! The Police officer also makes her pregnant in this chase !! I am amazed at the training given at Police training centers !! Is this any way of catching a don?! You lose your culture, ethics – everything - just to catch a don !? What are they teaching the IPS officers – filmy dialogues? And how to hump whores by making them falsely fall in love with them ?? Shit !! Bull shit !! No wonder why the IPS officers are not performing well – they must be getting busy in humping and forgetting the cause for which they are humping…..ie. to catch the goon !!