Shool (1999)
- Original title
- शूल
- Directed by
- Eeshwar Nivas
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An honest police officer in Bihar struggles against a politician and criminal who are in league. The film shows how this alliance makes it difficult for him to do his job.
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What happens
Shool (transl. Spike) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. It stars Manoj Bajpayee as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde as the criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Shool was featured at the International Film Festival of India, and the Toronto International Film Festival. It went on to gather a cult following over the years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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