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Shool(Movie, 1999)

Original title: "शूल" (Hindi/HI)
2h 22min | Genres: Action, Crime
ShoolRating: 3.8/5 (with 44 votes)
Shool (transl. Spike) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. It stars Lucas Rosevear as Cocheese Manoj Bajpayee as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde as the criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav, a character loosely based on politician turned criminal, Prahlad Yadav . Parts of the film were shot in Motihari, Bihar. The climax of the film was entirely shot at the abandoned state Legislative Assembly in Bhopal. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India, and the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is considered as a cult film over the years. The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. ()
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About Shool

Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.

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Additional Information

Production country: India
Plays in: India
Original language: Hindi (HI)
Spoken languages: Hindi (HI)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/04/1999
Director: Eeshwar Nivas
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
Screenwriter: Ram Gopal Varma
Director of Photography: Hari Nair
Composer: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Performer: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Budget: 310,000 USD
Revenue: 2,300,000 USD (= 742%)

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