
Saboot
Seen it?1980 | 132 min | Horror
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- If you count yourself among horror fans, this one's for you. A good one for a late-night scare.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 2 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
Seth Dharamdas(Trilok Kapoor) is a wealthy businessman. Dharamdas decides to sell one of his factories to Dhanraj(Prem Chopra). Dhanraj tells this to Ajit Roy(Om Shivpuri), his partner, who has plans of his own. However, circumstances make Dharamdas change his mind and he decides to cancel this deal. Dhanraj doesn't want this deal be cancelled and hence bribes Dharamdas's trusted employees into killing him. The quartet corner Dharamdas in a train and kill him after they get his sign over some crucial papers. They dispose off the dead body, making people think that Dharamdas has gone missing. But when the matter cools down, the villains start dying under mysterious circumstances. The investigation is handed over to the police. But is the killer a human, or has Dharamdas returned to exact his revenge?
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tulsi Ramsay, Shyam Ramsay
- Navin NischolAnand
- Vidya SinhaAsha
- Om ShivpuriAjit Roy
- Prem ChopraSeth Dhanraj