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Satya

1998 2h 50m Crime Drama List
Reviews 90% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
After Satya (J.D. Chakravarthy), an earnest young man who came to Mumbai, India, in search of work, is thrown in jail for a crime he didn't commit, he must delve into the depths of Mumbai's criminal underworld to survive. Fresh out of prison, he meets a beautiful singer named Vidya (Urmila Matondkar), who is repelled by the gangs that afflict her neighborhood. To win her heart, Satya decides to conceal his criminal dealings from her, which grows more difficult as a brutal gang war heats up. Read More Read Less

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Ram Gopal Varma drew upon a galaxy of new talent to create a stunning gangster film. Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Rohan Naahar The Indian Express The most influential crime drama in the history of Hindi cinema. Jul 7, 2023 Full Review Jimmy Cage Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube) SATYA is a really, really good gangster thriller that shows us Mumbai's underworld in a realistic, gritty, violent and memorable way. Rated: 8/10 Apr 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Travel G One of the best movies of 90s and of Bollywood Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Satya is along with an on the edge of seat hard-hitting thriller, an untypically insightful journey of a man in the dark underbelly of city, who turns to crime because of circumstances but still remains a man whose heart beats the same as it does for an average bloke who has desires to beat circumstances and live a life unmarred by conflicts and dressed in familial love. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best Indian Gangster movies, canvassing the character of Satya & the city of Mumbai simultaneously. P.S:The Plot Synopsis provided on RT is wrong. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member "Truth" is regarded as the first Mumbai noir. In contrast to RGV's later works D and Rakht Charitra, this one still has the masala standbys of comedy, romance, and music videos. Quite dated now, it was critically acclaimed, won 13 awards, and inspired numerous movies. The most well known in America being Slumdog Millionaire. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Mumbai gangster drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member For the first time, the Indian audience saw a Hindi film which made them think about the issues which create an underworld don. Ram Gopal Varma established a world where gangsters were living a more miserable life than the people they ruled. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After Satya (J.D. Chakravarthy), an earnest young man who came to Mumbai, India, in search of work, is thrown in jail for a crime he didn't commit, he must delve into the depths of Mumbai's criminal underworld to survive. Fresh out of prison, he meets a beautiful singer named Vidya (Urmila Matondkar), who is repelled by the gangs that afflict her neighborhood. To win her heart, Satya decides to conceal his criminal dealings from her, which grows more difficult as a brutal gang war heats up.
Director
Ram Gopal Varma
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 50m