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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MaachisMaachis - Wikipedia

    Maachis (transl. Matchsticks) is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film written and directed by Gulzar. The film stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill in pivotal roles.

  2. www.thequint.com › entertainment › bollywood25 Years of Gulzar's Maachis: Why this Fierce and Honest Film ...

    Oct 26, 2021 · In Maachis, Kripal (Chandrachur Singh) the protagonist is a young Punjabi man from a nondescript village in Punjab. A hockey player aspiring to marry his sweetheart Veeran (Tabu), but...

    • Sanam Sutirath Wazir

  3. www.thequint.com › entertainment › bollywood25 Years of Maachis: Gulzar's Take On Political Bias ...

    Oct 25, 2021 · Kripal (Chandrachur Singh) in Gulzar's Maachis is an insurgent who joins the movement to wreak vengeance against those who have wronged his best friend. However, as the story unfolds, Kripal...

  4. www.hindustantimes.com › lifestyle › art-cultureMaachis: Still lit, after all these years - Hindustan Times

    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...

  5. everything.explained.today › Maachis_(1996_film)Maachis Explained

    Kripal Singh is Jaswant's childhood friend and Veeran's fiancé, and lives close by with his grandfather. Their peaceful lives are disrupted by the Assistant Commissioner of Police Khurana and Inspector Vohra. They are in pursuit of Jimmy, who allegedly attempted to murder Kedar Nath, a member of the Indian Parliament.

    • Manmohan Singh
    • R. V. Pandit
    • Gulzar
    • Chandrachur SinghTabuOm PuriJimmy Sheirgill

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  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesMaachis - Wikiwand articles

    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.

  8. letterboxd.com › film › maachis‎Maachis (1996) directed by Gulzar • Reviews, film + cast ...

    A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.

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