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Sarkar

सरकार · 2005

A parallel authority in Mumbai who settles what courts will not, and the younger son who inherits the machine.

Director
Ram Gopal Varma
Year
2005
Genre
Crime · Drama
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon

Why it's in the canon

The Godfather relocated with real conviction, and Amitabh Bachchan's most economical late performance.

A parallel authority in Mumbai who settles what courts will not, and the younger son who inherits the machine.

Sarkar sits in the 2000s alongside Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai — a decade this canon treats as formative.

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