| Ab Tak Chhappan | |
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| Directed by | Shimit Amin |
| Written by | Sandeep Shrivastava |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring | Nana Patekar Mohan Agashe Revathi Prasad Purandare Hrishitaa Bhatt |
| Cinematography | Vishal Sinha Debpriya Dutta |
| Edited by | Murad Siddiqui |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman (background score) |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ab Tak Chhappan (transl. Fifty-six so far) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film[2][3] directed by Shimit Amin. It was written by Sandeep Shrivastava and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Nana Patekar, Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Nakul Vaid, and Hrishitaa Bhatt.[4]
The story revolves around Inspector Sadhu Agashe from the Mumbai Encounter Squad famous for having killed 56 people in police encounters. A film without any songs, it is inspired by the life of Police sub-Inspector with Mumbai Police force Daya Nayak. The film was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival.[5] Times Internet released a first-person shooter game titled Fatal Encounter as a tie-in to the film.[6]
The film released theatrically on 27 February 2004 and was a moderate success at the box office.[7] A sequel Ab Tak Chhappan 2, an action thriller, was directed by Aejaz Gulab.[8]
- ^ "Ab Tak Chhappan". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Nana Patekar to return as director with biopic". The Economic Times. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
There were reports that Nana might direct the third instalment of crime drama "Ab Tak Chhappan".
- ^ "Watch: Nana Patekar returns in high action mode for 'Ab Tak Chhappan 2'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
The 2004 crime drama 'Ab Tak Chappan' was one of the first movies to bring the gruesome realistic police drama to the silver screen and it was liked by the critics and film lovers.
- ^ "Ab Tak Chappan". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
- ^ David (16 June 2006). "The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview". Cinema Strikes Back. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Ab Tak Chhappan – Fatal Encounter". Indiatimes.
- ^ "Ab Tak Chhappan - Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | Celebrity News". Bollywood Hungama. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2012.