Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

ghosh77 "Satya" presents the "truth" of a good film. This is Ramgopal Varma's best directorial specimen. I think the film as the most important in last 10 years' Indian Cinema. Now I believe, Gangsters are people like us, they talk like us, dress like us, eat like us, probably feel like us. This film shatters the myth about absurd portrayal of earlier gangsters. Chakravarty, as Satya is excellent with his low-key acting style. Others are gems. The background music by Sandip Chowta is thrilling. You will feel the every bit of drums.I often feel perplexed to select the most interesting character in this film. Who is more important? Satya, Bhikhu, Mole, Chander, Bhao, Jagga, Jagga ke admi, Kalu, Amod Shukla, Khandelkar, Music director Runu Sagar, Vidya .............? Who? It is a terrific film. Truth's beauty and beauty truth.

Zentaurion In many ways this feels like an early draft of RGV's next gangster epic, Company. But that's not to say it's not as good. An apt analogy would be to compare these to the classic Terminator movies; where T2 was the bigger-budget and more polished, the original had its own merits.Satya is the harsher and grittier tale which wastes no effort in glamorising the world of organised crime. It's not an entertaining action movie; even the action sequences are low-key to further the story rather than thrill, and the graphic gore and unsavoury language instill the mature tone.Once again RGV demonstrates his knack for assembling a very fitting cast for very believable characters. Only Paresh Rawal in his cameo-esquire role doesn't quite fit in with bad dialogue that doesn't build any character for him, and this is the case for most of the police characters.During their scenes through the movie, it pulls back from the perspective of the characters and becomes a moral discourse. The exception being the character of Kandelkar, who is drawn to be as human as the criminals he opposes.The highlight of the movie is that it's not a tale of the good versus the bad, but about how the actions of people trying to go about their lives comes back to them and those around them, with a very firm message about the slippery slope of crime. The world the characters populate is recreated believably and the narrative is consistently engaging to draw the viewer in.Manoj Bajpai playing the role of Biku Mhatre is widely and justifiably acclaimed. And the writing for his character is very well utilised in delivering the hard-hitting message of the movie. JD Chakravarthi, though over-shadowed, still does brilliant justice to the character, developing it subtly through the course of the movie. Urmilla Matondkar proves her acting talent here with a magnificently well-judged performance that keeps her character realistic instead of ingratiating, adding a very emotional perspective. The three key roles respectively explore the aspects of trust, ambition, and innocence weaved into a resounding outcome.An annoying reminder that this movie came before Company is the inclusion of the songs. But they are at least sedated efforts that aren't too unsettling, instead maybe giving the viewer time to digest the thought-provoking narrative.Overall, the movie is very praiseworthy for the talented cast and RGV's skill as a film-maker.

CinemaClown It doesn't get better than this. Innovative, Groundbreaking, Unforgettable, Intense, Realistic & completely different from standard Bollywood films. Satya is RGV's best & most matured effort, along with Company. Riding on smart direction by Ram Gopal Varma, taut script by Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday, Dev D) and Saurabh Shukla, brilliant camera-work, great performances & an exceptional background score by Sandeep Chowta, Satya, even today, remains the standard by which all Bollywood Gangster films are measured.It is a crime drama which tells the story of Satya, an immigrant who comes to Mumbai seeking his fortune but instead gets sucked into the Mumbai underworld. The movie goes deep in exploring the lifestyle of criminals & gangsters.. & exposes it too.But the highlight of this film was Manoj Bajpai. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre is truly the best performance in Bollywood in the 90s. He stole the limelight, every time he appeared on screen. The only thing that didn't seem important were the unwanted songs. Except Goli Maar n Sapney Mein, which looked great because of brilliant choreography, the other songs could've been avoided.The background music, composed by Sandeep Chowta is simply brilliant, the first film that treated soundtrack as an important feature in Hindi films. Its intense, its haunting, its horror... succeeding in taking the viewer into the mind of the character, working completely parallel to the film's mood, contradicting what the audience is watching & contributing a lot to the film's success.Satya & Company will always be remembered as the greatest gangster films in Bollywood history. Which one is better, its up to the viewers to decide. For me, Its Satya (minus its 3 unwanted songs) all the way.. Company follows closely.Strongly Recommended.If you don't want to watch it, then "Goli Maar Bheje Mein".

sagheero Great movie, absolutely flawless, gritty and tight storyline and I loved Bhiku Mhatre (What happened of him? He is nowhere to be seen nowadays). The realism came in as a welcome relief in the backdrop of candy floss movies doing the rounds those days...but pray tell me, why wasn't a single Muslim gangster used in the main gang? Coz the underworld has more than a fair representation of the minority community...RGV seems to have a bias in movies against you know who....and this is just one example... Having said that, this movie scores yet again in terms of character details, using the "actual" Mumbai settings, which set a trend for other film makers to follow.