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Supari (2003)

Supari poster
Original title
सुपारी
Directed by
Padam Kumar
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
A
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four friends in Mumbai lose a bet to a criminal boss and are forced into becoming contract killers. The film follows their dangerous descent into the underworld.

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What happens

Supari (transl. Contract killing), titled Supari - Your Time Starts Now in the UK, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and produced by Padam Kumar. The film stars Uday Chopra, Rahul Dev, Nandita Das, Purab Kohli, Nauheed Cyrusi, and Irrfan Khan. The story is set in the Mumbai underworld, and follows four friends who become contract killers after losing a bet to an underworld figure. Released theatrically on 20 June 2003, it was also the first Hindi-language film to be later distributed online via Kazaa. Although the film was not commercially successful, the performances were praised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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