| Dirty Politics | |
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| Directed by | K. C. Bokadia |
| Written by | K. C. Bokadia |
| Story by | K. C. Bokadia |
| Starring | Mallika Sherawat Jackie Shroff Anupam Kher Om Puri Ashutosh Rana Rajpal Yadav Naseeruddin Shah |
| Cinematography | Paneer Selvam |
| Edited by | Prakash Jha |
| Music by | Songs: Aadesh Shrivastav Robby Badal Sanjeev Darshan Lyrics: Sameer |
Production company | B.M.B Music & Magnetics Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Zee Music |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dirty Politics is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film written and directed by K. C. Bokadia with an ensemble cast. The film was released on 6 March 2015 with an adult rating due to its strong sexual content.[1]
Plot
The film is based on the infamous Bhanwari Devi case of an auxiliary nurse from Rajasthan, who was disappeared on 1 September 2011.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Manoj Singh
- Mallika Sherawat as Anokhi Devi
- Jackie Shroff as Mukhtiar Singh
- Anupam Kher as CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra
- Om Puri as Dina Nath Singh, Jan Seva Party President
- Atul Kulkarni as Nirbhay Singh, Police Inspector
- Rahul Solanki
- Ashutosh Rana as Dayal Singh
- Rajpal Yadav as Banaram, Anokhi Devi's bodyguard
- Sushant Singh as Nischay Singh, Police Inspector
- Govind Namdev as Karan Singh, Police Superintendent
- Charu Sharma
- Awadhesh Mishra as Jabbar Singh
- Sunil Pal as Nathu Lal
- Komal Nahta as Newsreader
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Sanjeev Darshan and Aadesh Shrivastava, with lyrics written by Sameer. It was Aadesh Shrivastav's last film as a music composer.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ghaghara" | Mamta Sharma | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Chal Dum" | Neha Bhasin | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 8:31 | ||
Critical reception
This film received highly negative reviews from critics, criticising everything [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The initial posters of the film courted controversy, for depicting Sherawat draped in the Indian tricolour, due to which a case was lodged against the director under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.[9]
References
- ↑ Mallika Sherawat starrer Dirty Politics banned in Bihar. bollywoodhungama.com. 4 March 2015
- ↑ "Film review: Dirty Politics".
- ↑ "Dirty Politics Movie Review: Mallika Sherawat's Dirty Torture". 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bollywood review: Mallika Sherawat, Om Puri play 'Dirty Politics' – Entertainment – Bollywood – Emirates24|7".
- ↑ "Dirty Politics movie review: Mallika Sherawat seems disinterested; story has no energy!". 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Kamath, Sudhish (7 March 2015). "Dirty Politics: Poor man's Raajneeti". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Dirty Politics Movie Review". 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "'Dirty Politics' movie review: Not Mallika Sherawat's redeeming vehicle". The Financial Express. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Mallika Sherawat in 'Dirty Politics' trouble: Case filed for 'disrespecting' National Flag".
External links
- Dirty Politics at IMDb
- "Box office: 'Dirty Politics' rakes in Rs 4.5 crore in opening weekend". No. Mid-Day.com. Mid-Day. Retrieved 10 March 2015.