''Payback'' is a Hindi
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
, directed by Sachin P. Karande and produced by Sarosh Khan. The film was released on 17 December 2010 under the Archangel Entertainment banner.
Plot
Insurance employee Kunal (Munish Khan) suffers an almost fatal accident but is rescued by passer-by Raghu (
Zakir Hussain). Three months later, Kunal and Raghu meet again, and Kunal invites Raghu for tea. That night he realizes that Raghu, while his saviour, is an assassin who is hunted by his enemies. When Kunal's girlfriend (
Sara Khan) becomes involved, Kunal must decide between saving his love and repaying his debt to Raghu.
Cast
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Munish Khan as Kunal Sahay
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Sara Khan as Ishita Sahani
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Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.
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as Inspector Sawant
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Zakir Hussain as Raghu Satoskar
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Mukesh Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood and few Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada and Telugu films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He graduated from National School of Drama
National Scho ...
as Pakya
* Hrishikesh Joshi as Bhau Bhosle
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Kunal Kumar
Kunal Kumar (born 6 December 1978) is an Indian actor and entrepreneur.
Television
* School days (1999)
* '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'' - Khel Khel Mein (2001) as Rahul (Episode 13)
* ''Kkusum'' (2001) as Cyrus
* '' Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' (20 ...
as Rohit Sharma
Reception
Taran Adarsh, writing for
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides n ...
, was critical of the movie. While he lauded the chase scenes and found the film's one song "foot-tapping", he felt the constant moving of the camera got irritating and concluded the screenplay, which he described as "hackneyed", "uninteresting" and "inconsistent", ruined what might have otherwise been an interesting film.
References
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2010 films
2010s Hindi-language films
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