Sankat City
Sankat City is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon. The film was released in India on 10 July 2009.
Plot
Guru and Ganpat are small-time car thieves. One night, they steal a Mercedes-Benz Rs. 10 million inside, unaware that the car belongs to a vicious gangster/loan shark called Faujdaar. They try to sell the stolen Mercedes to Suleman Supari, a hitman, who recognizes the car and notifies his friend Faujdaar. Faujdaar sends his henchman with Guru to get back the cash.Meanwhile, Ganpat has hidden cash in a safe place. After an accident, he loses his memory. Angered by the chain of events, Faujdaar gives Guru three days to return the money.
Cast
- Kay Kay Menon - Guru
- Anupam Kher - Faujdar
- Rimi Sen - Mona
- Chunky Panday - Sikandar Khan and Sheshaiyya
- Dilip Prabhavalkar - Ganpat
- Rahul Dev - Suleman Supari
- Yashpal Sharma - Pachisia
- Hemant Pandey - Filip Fattu
- Veerendra Saxena - Godman
- Shrivallabh Vyas - Sharafat
- Manoj Pahwa - Gogi Kukreja
- Kurush Deboo - Bawajee
- Sanjay Mishra - Lingam
Soundtrack
Critical reception
Sankat City received generally negative reviews from film critics as a dark comedy.Nominations in 2010
- Nominated for Most Promising Debut Director, 55th Filmfare Awards.
- Nominated for Best Director and Best Film; Searchlight Awards - Max Stardust Awards 2010.
- Nominated for Best Screenplay, Most Promising Debut Director, and Best Ensemble Cast; Nokia 16th Star Screen Award.