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Maachis

Maachis (transl. Matchsticks) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language period political thriller film written and directed by Gulzar. The film stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film is set against the backdrop of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab during the 1980s. The plot delves into the personal and political turmoil faced by…

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Box office
est. ₹63.6 million
Budget
₹20 million
Cinematography
Manmohan Singh
Country
India
Directed by
Gulzar
Distributed by
Eros Entertainment

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related to Soundtrack · 6
Maachis → Chhod Aaye Hum, Gulzar, Hindi, KK, The, Vishal Bhardwaj
Box office · 1
Maachis → est. ₹63.6 million
Budget · 1
Maachis → ₹20 million
Cinematography · 1
Maachis → Manmohan Singh
Country · 1
Maachis → India
Directed by · 1
Maachis → Gulzar
Distributed by · 1
Maachis → Eros Entertainment
Edited by · 1
Maachis → M. Ravi & Sadanand Shetty
Language · 1
Maachis → Hindi
Music by · 1
Maachis → Vishal Bhardwaj

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kripal veeran film sanatan police singh group tabu jaswant gulzar jimmy militant cyanide chandrachur puri khurana vohra written bhardwaj commander

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MaachisBox officeest. ₹63.6 million1.00infobox
MaachisBudget₹20 million1.00infobox
MaachisCinematographyManmohan Singh1.00infobox
MaachisCountryIndia1.00infobox
MaachisDirected byGulzar1.00infobox
MaachisDistributed byEros Entertainment1.00infobox
MaachisEdited byM. Ravi & Sadanand Shetty1.00infobox
MaachisLanguageHindi1.00infobox
MaachisMusic byVishal Bhardwaj1.00infobox
MaachisProduced byR. V. Pandit1.00infobox
MaachisRelease date25 October 1996 (1996-10-25)1.00infobox
MaachisRunning time168 minutes1.00infobox
MaachisStarringChandrachur Singh Tabu Om Puri Jimmy Sheirgill1.00infobox
MaachisWritten byGulzar1.00infobox

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