Barsaat Ki Ek Raat
Seen it?1981 | 148 min | Romance, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved The Wild One, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In a small village in Darjeeling, Sahuji the merchant has weaved a web of corruption in every layers of the social fabric. And he is also involved in rampant smuggling of goods across the border, and everyone from the local jeweler to the local police inspector are part of his intricate web. While the father has created a position of influence by spreading corruption, his son Kaaliram has ushered in a reign of terror. Desperate villagers make a plea to the owner of the tea garden, who calls (presumably) the higher ups in police force and they promise to send someone.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shakti Samanta
- Amitabh BachchanAbhijit
- Rakhee GulzarRajni
- Amjad KhanKaaliram
- Abhi BhattacharyaRajni's father
- Utpal DuttSahuji
- Prema NarayanVillage belle
- Asit SenPolice Inspector
- Sujit Kumar
- Nimu Bhowmick