Paanch (2003): Cast
Paanch is a 2003 crime thriller directed by Anurag Kashyap, starring Vijay Maurya as Pondy, Sharat Saxena and Kay Kay Menon. It runs 2 hours 38 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 38m (158 min)
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Original language
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Hindi - Studio
- Padmini Tele Media
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Paanch About?
The premise of Paanch without spoilers.
Avoid Life. It Kills You In The End. Kidnapping plot gone wrong when four friends plans to kidnap their own friend who accidentally got killed.
Paanch Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- policeman
- one word title
- true crime
- dark comedy
- friend
- wrong
- money
- murder
- drugs
- betrayal
- anger
- kidnapping
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- mirror
- death
- urban setting
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- crying man
- grim reality
- flashback
- fear
- friendship gone bad
- unreliable narration
- unreliable flashback
- wrath
- what happened to epilogue
- wasted life
- waking nightmare
- voyeur
- vomiting
- urination
- urban decay
- unkempt long hair
- told in flashback
- toilet
- threatened with a pistol
- swimming pool
- suspect
- suicide attempt
- subliminal message
- subculture
- stolen money
- stage performance
- stage diving
- spree
- smoking marijuana
- selfishness
- seduction
- ruthlessness
- running away
- rock song
Paanch Cast & Characters
Vijay Maurya leads the cast as Pondy, with Sharat Saxena as Inspector Deshpande and Kay Kay Menon as Luke Morrison. Directed by Anurag Kashyap; 5 actors are credited in all.
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Director Anurag Kashyap
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Vijay Maurya as Pondy - Sharat Saxena as Inspector Deshpande
- Kay Kay Menon as Luke Morrison
- Aditya Srivastava as Murgi
Also Starring in Paanch
· 1 more- Tejaswini Kolhapure Shiuli
More from Anurag Kashyap
More films directed by Anurag Kashyap, best-rated first: Gangs of Wasseypur, Black Friday, Lust Stories and Ghost Stories.
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Paanch FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Paanch, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Paanch?
Paanch runs 2 hours 38 minutes (158 minutes).
When was Paanch released?
Paanch was released on September 21, 2003.
Who directed Paanch?
Paanch was directed by Anurag Kashyap.
More films by Anurag Kashyap Who is in the cast of Paanch?
Paanch stars Vijay Maurya as Pondy, Sharat Saxena as Inspector Deshpande and Kay Kay Menon as Luke Morrison, among 5 credited actors.
Does Paanch have a post-credit scene?
No. Paanch has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Paanch in?
The original language of Paanch is Hindi.
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