Chandni Bar

Chandni Bar is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.[1] It depicts the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime. The film stars Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles.[2] It also stars Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Minakshi Sahani and Vishal Thakkar. The film was a critically acclaimed hit and at the 49th National Film Awards, it won four awards: the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, Best Actress (Tabu), Best Supporting Actor (Kulkarni) and Best Supporting Actress (Khare).[3][4][5]

Chandni Bar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMadhur Bhandarkar
Written byMohan Azaad (screenplay & dialogues)
Masud Mirza (dialogues)
Produced byLata Mohan
StarringTabu
Atul Kulkarni
Rajpal Yadav
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byHemal Kothari
Music byRaju Singh
Release date
  • 28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)[6]
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 million[7]
Box office66 million[7]

With a budget of ₹1.5 crores it has managed to gross ₹6.6 crores at the box office making it a hit.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Tabu: From Andhadhun, Astitva, Chandni Bar to Cheeni Kum, Drishyam, Haider; actor's best roles till date | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
  3. ^ "'Chandni Bar' completes 13 years, Madhur Bhandarkar says it changed his life forever". 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival". 24 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Chandni Bar completes 19 years: Madhur Bhandarkar thanks Tabu, Atul Kulkarni with a special video". Mumbai Mirror.
  6. ^ "Chandni Bar". Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Chandni Bar". Boxofficeindia.