Kaante (कान्ते) 2002

Published on April 27, 2013 in Cinema

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Banner	Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC)
Director	Sanjay Gupta
Writer	Sanjay Gupta
Producer	Sanjay Gupta
Production executive	Hanif Chunawala
Orginal music	Anand Raj Anand
Cinematography	Kurt Brabbee
Film Editing	Bunty Nagi
Art Director	Linda Spheeris
Camera Operator	Onofrio Nino Pansini
Assistant Cameramen	Rick Fee
Playback Singers	Sunidhi Chauhan , Sanjay Dutt , Mahesh Manjrekar, Udit Narayan , Sudesh Bhosle, Vishal, Kavita Krishnamurthy , Kumar Sanu , Sukhwinder Singh, Richa Sharma, Lucky Ali , Anand Raj Anand , Shaan Zubin, Sulaiman Merchant, Sonu Nigam

Character	Actor / Actress
Yashvardhan 'Major' Rampal	Amitabh Bachchan
Jay 'Ajju' Rehan	Sanjay Dutt
Marc Issak	Sunil Shetty
Raj 'Bali' Yadav	Mahesh Manjrekar
Maqbool 'Mak' Haider	Lucky Ali
Anand 'Andy' Mathur	Kumar Gaurav
Renu A. Mathur	Namrata Singh Gujral
Lisa - Marc's girlfriend	Malaika Arora
Major's wife	Rati Agnihotri
Dancer / Singer in Club	Isha Koppikar
Det. Constable	Ranjit Chowdhry
Det. MacQuarrie	Jeff Davis
Receptionist	Morgana Di Castlebesozza
Mr. Adler	Sanjay Sippy
Drug dealer	Gilbert Aguilera
Sonny	Ike Bram
Pathan	Aslam Khan
Police chief	Kurt Sinclair
Bouncer	Chris Chudney
Bouncer	Nils Allen Stewart
Bouncer	Jim Nelson
Prostitute	Deya Simone
Gun dealer	Peter Esquivel
Guy	Lucas Burke
Bobby	Ajay Vidure
Bank receptionist	Michelle Deangekus
Bank teller	Sterling Moore
Female cop	Rebecca Ritz
G.D. Shooter	Nathaniel McClure
Lock-up cop	Ted Richard
Loc-up cop	Arnie Alpert
ATM cop	James Allen Bradley
Stripper	Shannon Green
Maahi Ve Dancer	Christina Jupinko
Dancer	Marcy McCusker
Little girl	Maysen Michaels
Cyrus - Club owner	Gulshan Grover

On or about 12May00, a truck gets stolen in Los Angeles, and the Police bring in six men of South Asian origin for questioning. They are: Yashvardhan Rampal, known as 'Major' educated intelligent, unemployed, with an ailing wife who longs to return to India; Non-English speaking Jay Rehan, otherwise known as 'Ajju', a foul-mouthed, trigger-happy gangster; A out-of-work former nightclub bouncer, Marc Issak, whose girlfriend, Lisa, is a bar dancer, and who is known to get into fights due to his uncontrollable temper; A drug deal, Raj Yadav, otherwise known as Bali, foul-mouthed, womanizer, stutterer, and alcoholic; Bali's sidekick, Maqbool Haider, otherwise known as Mac; White-collared Anand Mathur, alias Andy, recently separated from his wife, Renu, and longing to get back together with his son, who he cannot get custody of due to financial problems. The six confer in a cell, cite woes that even though the Italians have their Mafia, the Colombians have their Cartels, but the East Indian criminal community is yet to forge a Bhai-type organization, resulting in their getting pulled-in as the usual suspects every time there is a crime involving a colored person. They plot to get back at the cops by robbing the American Services Bank, perhaps the only bank which has a majority of it's clientèle employed by the city police. They plan and carry out this caper quite successfully, but when they exit the bank, they find themselves surrounded by the Police. After a shoot-out, They do manage to escape and meet in a secret hideout, to not only share the loot, but also try and find out who betrayed them. Ajju abducts Police Interrogator, Detective MacQuarrie, and it is through him they learn that their informer is one of them - and they must find out his identity - kill him - then divide the loot amongst them and disperse. The only problem is the informer is not willing to come forward - and the gangsters end up suspecting each other and their respective motives.

Kill, threaten, kidnap, maim, murder, steal... Meet the masters. In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances bought, six perfect strangers come together to pull off the perfect crime. they must all trust each other. But when their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, the ruthless killers realize that one of them is a cop. But which one?

The story begins when six American citizens of Indian origin are brought together in a police line-up for questioning regarding a stolen truck. When they discover that none of them had anything to do with with the truck, they plan a revenge operation against the cops by robbing the bank where all the cops' salaries are deposited. The plan is supposed to be 'perfect' but it does not turn out to be so, as after the robbery the robbers discover that the cops are waiting for them outside the bank. A shootout ensues and even though the robbers manage to escape, they begin suspecting that one of them is a police informer. Soon everyone is suspicious of the others.

Release date	20-Dec-02
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Awards of the International Indian Film Academy

2003 Award for Technical Excellence Best Special Effects (Visual) (Prime Focus).

Bollywood Awards

2003 Bollywood Movie Award Critics Male Award Sanjay Dutt

Filmfare Awards

2003Nominated Filmfare Award Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan
Best Director Sanjay Gupta
Best Film
Best Music Director Anand Raj Anand
Best Performance in a Comic Role Mahesh Manjrekar
Best Supporting Actor Sanjay Dutt

Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards

2003 Sansui Viewer's Choice Award Best dialogue Milap Zaveri

Screen Weekly Awards

2003 Nominated Screen Best Supporting Actor Mahesh Manjrekar

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