You might call "Mardaani" a South Asian version of the Liam Neeson thriller "Taken." But that's too easy.
Mardaani
2014 · 1h 53m · Not Rated
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Pradeep Sarkar
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Mardaani
Overview
A Mumbai police officer's search for a missing teenage girl leads her to the depraved world of child trafficking. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between the officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.
Director and cast
- Pradeep Sarkar Director
- Rani Mukerji as Shivani Shivaji Roy
- Tahir Raj Bhasin as Walt / Karan Rastogi
- Jisshu Sengupta as Dr. Bikram Roy
- Sanjay Taneja as Minister Tanejaji
- Mona Ambegaonkar as Manu Ranstogi
- Priyanka Sharma as Pyaari
- Anil George as Vakeel
- Aman Uppal as Mattoo
- Saanand Verma as Kapil
- Habib Al Aidroos as Bob (The Drugs Supplier)
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