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2005 Indian thriller film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Directed byBappaditya Roy
Written byPankaj Kapur[1]
Produced byAmitabha Singh
Starring
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Sau Jhooth Ek Sach
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Directed byBappaditya Roy
Written byPankaj Kapur[1]
Produced byAmitabha Singh
Starring
CinematographyAmitabha Singh
Music byFaizal Qureshi[1]
Release date
  • 16 September 2005 (2005-09-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹50 lakh[1]
Box office₹1.8 lakh[1]
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Plot

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

Music

The music for the film was composed by Faizal Qureshi.

Production

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]

Reception

Critical response

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

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]

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