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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.
Oct 25, 1996 · Maachis is a crime drama directed by Gulzar, starring Om Puri, Tabu and Chandrachur Singh. It depicts the aftermath of the 1984 riots and the rise of Sikh extremism in Punjab.
- (2.4K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Gulzar
- 1996-10-25
Maachis stood out in the 1990s, a decade when filmmakers began to replace the evil Thakur and flashy gangster with the gun-toting militant. He’s explaining to the protagonist Kripal...
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Oct 26, 2021 · Gulzar's Maachis is a fierce and honest attempt to exhibit a turbulent phase of Punjab's history. The film is set in the 1980’s, a heart-rending period of post-independence Sikh history, stained...
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Maachis is a film about the aftermath of the 1984 riots in Punjab, where Sikhs were targeted by the police and extremists. It follows the story of a family and their friends who are caught in the violence and terrorism.
Maachis is a 1996 Indian film directed by Gulzar, based on the terrorism in Punjab after the 1984 riots. Read the reviews of IMDb users who praised the film's story, performances, music and cinematography.
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.
