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Maachis ( transl. Matchsticks) is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. It stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film portrays the circumstances surrounding the rise of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s. [2]
Oct 25, 1996 · Maachis: Directed by Gulzar. With Om Puri, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Kanwaljeet Singh. A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
Maachis Jaswant is arrested and tortured for a crime he did not commit. On seeing his friend’s condition, Kripal joins an extremist group in order to bring down the government.
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots. Following the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, at the hands of her Sikh bodyguards, a wave of violence broke out against innocent Sikhs and their families.
Maachis Kripal (Chandrachur Singh) lives peacefully with his best friend Jaswant (Raj Zutshi) and is in love with Jaswants's sister, Veeran (Tabu). Their peaceful life is disrupted when the police wrongfully arrest Jaswant and subject him to third degree torture.
Directed by Gulzar, Maachis was a rare and fiercely political Bollywood film that attempted to understand a turbulent period of Punjab’s history. It was set in the late ’80s in the aftermath of...
Oct 25, 1996 · 1. 3. A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
Oct 25, 1996 · Set during the Sikh insurgency in 1980s Punjab, Maachis follows a common man whose life changes when he is falsely accused and arrested, spurring him on to become a gangster.
Directed by Gulzar. A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases. Om Puri Tabu Chandrachur Singh Jimmy Shergill Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kanwaljit Singh S M Zaheer Raj Zutshi Ravi Gossain Navnindra Behl. 160 mins More at IMDb TMDb. Sign in to log, rate or review.
Manmohan Singh Cinematography. Vishal Bhardwaj Music. Critics reviews. Jaswant is arrested and tortured for a crime he did not commit. On seeing his friend’s condition, Kripal joins an extremist group in order to bring down the government.
