Satya
Seen it?1998 | 170 min | Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Departed or Road to Perdition, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 50 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$2 million worldwide on a $310K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 261K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
- J. D. ChakravarthiSatya
- Manoj BajpayeeBhiku Mhatre
- Urmila MatondkarVidya
- Shefali ShahPyaari Mhatre
- Saurabh ShuklaKallu Mama
- Govind NamdeoBhau Thakurdas Jhawle
- Makrand DeshpandeAdvocate Chandrakant Mule
- Paresh RawalCommissoner Amod Shukla
- Aditya SrivastavaInspector Khandilkar
- Raju MavaniGuru