Company (film)

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COMPANY
कम्पनि

DVD cover of Company
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by Boney Kapoor
Written by Jaideep Sahni
Starring Ajay Devgan
Mohanlal
Manisha Koirala
Seema Biswas
Vivek Oberoi
Antara Mali
Music by Sandeep Chowta
Release date(s) 2002
Language Hindi
IMDb profile

Company (Hindi: कम्पनी) is a 2002 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Oberoi (his first film) and Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal. It is a fictional exposé of the Mumbai underworld, loosely based on the Indian mafia organization D-Company known to be run by Dawood Ibrahim. This critically acclaimed movie is regarded as Ram Gopal Varma's best and most mature effort after Satya .[citation needed]

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The film highlights the economics behind running a mafia gang. The story revolves around a young man named Chandu (played by Vivek Oberoi) joining the world of crime in the Mumbai underworld to "make it big" someday. Gradually he learns tricks of the trade and increases the gang's earnings and profits. This leads to his affinity with Malik (played by Ajay Devgan) who is the leader of the gang. However, both come at loggerheads during the execution of a contract killing.The contract was from a politician who tries to use Malik's gang to eliminate a front-runner, a contender for Home Minister's post. The rift between Chandu and Malik widens due to various misunderstandings. The Commissioner of Police, Sreenivasan (Mohanlal) makes use of the rift to bring the mafia under control. Chandu and Malik end up becoming bitter enemies. After Chandu's retaliation of the assassination of his life long friend of one of lieutenants Warsi, two factions of Mumbai's once most powerful gang 'Company' went to a full scale war. Malik & Chandu killed as many members of each opponent gangs as possible. Sreenivasan, as the police chief of the city of murders due to the war, became criticized greatly, but he & his men knew this war ultimately is shortening the to do list of his department. Big number of button men & lieutenants from both gang were being killed. The war results in an intense chase sequence shot in Kenya where Malik hires hitmen to kill Chandu. However Chandu survives, though he is injured severely.Sreenivasan convinces Chandu to come back to Mumbai and fight his war with Malik by helping the police bring the mafia under control. The film features one cold blooded murder scene wherein Malik and Chandu kill Saeed and his brother Anis in the rear seat of the car on a chilling rainy day. Thereafter Malik goes on a bloody rampage killing all his opponents, so as to take the reins of underworld in his hands. They include his rival gang leader and colleague under Aslam's umbrella Sharma, who was in a meeting with police inspector Rathod, also killed off. Inspector Rathod, who once tortured & abused Chandu in jail in early days, was also killed at Malik's permission. The film reaches its climax when Chandu kills the politician (the mastermind of the contract killing) within the prison. At the same time, one of Chandu's aides named Koda Singh, who swore revenge to kill who went against his friend Chandu, shoots Malik point blank to death in Hong Kong. This shows, Chandu & Malik came to a truce but Chandu never withdrew his order to Koda to kill Malik. It's not confirmed that whether Chandu has forgotten to withdraw his orders or deliberately kept that on. But, after the assassination Sreenivasan notified Chandu and Chandu became tremendously shocked at this news. So, possibly Chandu forgot to send a come back call to Koda. Koda Singh was arrested by Hong Kong Police on that day. The film ends, showing Chandu spending the rest of his life in prison after being persuaded by the Police Commissioner to surrender.

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[edit] Awards

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[edit] IIFA Awards

  • Award for Technical Excellence -Best Action - Allan Amin
  • Best Editing - Chandan Arora

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Company:
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Studio album by Sandeep Chowta
Released 2002
Genre Soundtrack
Length 39.2 min
Label T-Series
Producer Sandeep Chowta

The soundtrack features 8 songs composed by Sandeep Chowta, with lyrics by Nitin Raikwar .

Track listing:

  1. "Khallas" (5:03) – Asha Bhosle, Sudesh Bhosle, Sapna Awasthi
  2. "Tumse Kitna" (4:28) – Altaf Raja
  3. "Pyar Pyar Mein" (4:51) – Babul Supriyo, Sonali Vajpayee
  4. "A Shot of Company" (4:32) – Instrumental
  5. "Malik's Soul" (6:19) – Instrumental
  6. "Gandha Hai" (3:43) – Sandeep Chowta
  7. "Ankhon Mein" (5:13) – Sowamya
  8. "Khallas Remix" (5:11) – Asha Bhonsle, Sudesh Bhosle

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Ram Gopal Varma
Directed films
Shiva  (1989) • Kshana Kshanam  (1991) • Raat  (1992) • Antam  (1992) • Drohi  (1992) • Gaayam  (1993) • Govindha Govindha  (1993) • Rangeela  (1995) • Great Robbery  (1996) • Anaganaga Oka Roju  (1996) • Deyyam  (1997) • Daud: Fun on the Run  (1997) • Satya  (1998) • Prema Katha  (1999) • Kaun  (1999) • Mast  (1999) • Jungle  (2000) • Company  (2002) • Bhoot  (2003) • Naach  (2004) • Sarkar  (2005) • Shiva  (2006) • Darna Zaroori Hai (Story 2)  (2006) • Nishabd  (2007) • Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag  (2007) • Darling  (2007) • Sarkar Raj  (2008)
Productions
Money  (1993) • Money Money  (1994) • Gulabi  (1996) • W/O V.Varaprasad  (1998) • Dil Se  (1998) • Shool  (1999) • Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya  (2001) • Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega  (2001) • Road  (2002) • Darna Mana Hai  (2003) • Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon  (2003) • Ek Hasina Thi  (2004) • Ab Tak Chhappan  (2004) • Gayab  (2004) • Vaastu Shastra  (2004) • D  (2005) • Mr Ya Miss  (2005) • Shabri  (2005) • Shock  (2006) • Darna Zaroori Hai  (2006) • Darwaaza Bandh Rakho  (2006) • Go (2007) • Zabardast  (2007) • Leelai  (2007)
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