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Madras Cafe (2013)

Madras Cafe poster
Directed by
Shoojit Sircar
Genre
drama film, political thriller film, spy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h
Rated
UA
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 130 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Indian intelligence officer is sent to northern Sri Lanka to run covert operations after the peacekeeping force withdraws. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the civil war and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

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What happens

Madras Cafe is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by John Abraham and Ronnie Lahiri under the banners JA Entertainment and Rising Sun Films. The film stars John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri and Raashii Khanna (in her film debut) in the lead roles. The film is set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war and assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The film revolves around an Indian soldier who is appointed by the intelligence agency R&AW to head covert operations in Northern Sri Lanka shortly after Indian peace-keeping force was forced to withdraw. Madras Cafe was released on 23 August 2013, to positive reviews from critics. The film was declared as an above average grosser at the box office. The film won the National Film Award for Best Audiography for Nihar Ranjan Samal and Bishwadeep Chatterjee at the 61st National Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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