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Director
  
Vishal Bhandari

Release date
  
February 5, 2010 (India)

Language
  
Hindi

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Genre
  
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Duration
  

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Release date
  
5 February 2010 (2010-02-05)

Writer
  
Vishal Bhandari (screenplay), Kumaar (lyrics), Marcus Paul (screenplay), K. Srinivasa Rao (story), Ratnakar Tripathy (screenplay)

Music director
  
Vishal-Shekhar, Suhash Kulkarni, Siddharth, Chandresh Kudwa

Screenplay
  
Kumaar, Vishal Bhandari, Ratnakar Tripathy, Marcus Paul

Cast
  
Shreyas Talpade
(Ganesh S Sathe),
Om Puri
(Shiva Sathe),
Gulshan Grover
(Jail Superintendent),
Smita Jaykar
(Parvati S Sathe ),
Nazneen Ghaani
(Gauri)

Similar movies
  
Om Puri appears in The Hangman and Road to Sangam, Ramaa: The Saviour (2010), No Problem (2010), Toh Baat Pakki! (2010), Rann (2010)

The Hangman is a Bollywood drama film produced by Bipin Patel and directed by Vishal Bhandari. The film stars Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade and Gulshan Grover in lead roles. It was set to be released in English first, in 2005 but it failed. Then it was rescheduled to be released in 2007. This time again, the release met with a failure. Finally enough, it was released worldwide on 5 February 2010. A dubbed in English was also released.

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Plot

The Hangman, starring internationally acclaimed actor Om Puri (East is East, Jewel in the Crown, City of Joy and Gandhi), is a story about one man's quest to attain redemption. Puri, who gives a compelling performance as the aged and tired executioner Shiva, has been forced into his forefathers' profession.

Shiva's overwhelming desire is to create a better life for his son Ganesh (Shreyas Talpade). Shiva seeks help from his friend, the prison jailor (Gulshan Grover). Ganesh is taken to the city under the jailor's guardianship where he pursues his father's ultimate dream of becoming a police officer. But a series of ill-fated events result in a startling tragedy.

Based in a culture full of ancient customs and traditions, this bittersweet tale follows Shiva as he struggles between the mandates of his profession and his desire to achieve salvation and happiness.

Cast

  • Om Puri as Shiva
  • Gulshan Grover as Jail Superintendent
  • Shreyas Talpade as Ganesh
  • Smita Jaykar as Parvati
  • Tom Alter as Father Mathew
  • Anita Kanwar as Madam at the brothel
  • Yatin Karyekar as Billa
  • Nazneen Ghani as Gauri
  • Amrita Bedi as Amrita

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