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Charas (2004 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Charas' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Set in Kasol, a village near Manikaran in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, the film deals with illegal drug trade. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Uday Chopra and Irrfan Khan with Kabir Sadanand, Namrata Shirodkar, and Hrishita Bhatt playing supporting roles.
Cast
* Jimmy Sheirgill as Dev Anand
* Uday Chopra as ACP Ashraf A. Khan
* Irrfan Khan as Policeman/DCP Randhir Singh Rathore
* Namrata Shirodkar as Piya
* Hrishita Bhatt as Naina
* Anup Soni as ACP Yashpal
* Varun Badola as Amin
* Kabir Sadanand ACP Siddharth Negi
* Sanjai Mishra as the blind man
* Deepak Dobriyal as Afghan militant
* Adam Bedi as Sam Higgins
* Rajiv Gupta
Music
The soundtrack of Charas was composed by Raju Singh with the lyrics being written by Javed Akhtar and Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated 1 out of 5, terming it as "a half-baked product that disappoints". Vivek Fernandes from Rediff stated the film as "compelling watch. So catch it, even if it is just for kicks." Kaveree Bamzai from India Today criticised the film as a "completely flat entertainer".
References
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