Directed by :- Anurag Kashyap
Produced by :- Arjun Bagga,
Arindam Mitra
Written by :- Hussain Zaidi,
Anurag Kashyap
Starring :- Kay Kay Menon,
Pavan Malhotra,
Aditya Srivastava,
Kishore Kadam,
Gajraj Rao,
Zakir Hussain,
Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Music by:- Indian Ocean (band)
Cinematography :- Nataraja Subramanian
Editing by :- Aarti Bajaj
Release date(s):- 2004 (premiere)
February 9, 2007
August 13, 2004
(Locarno International Film Festival)
Running time :- 143 min
Language :- Hindi
Black Friday is film based on the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai which many believe were organised as retaliation for the Bombay riots which left over 1,500 people dead. It was featured at the Locarno Film Festival and received widespread praise.
Black Friday was not released in Indian theaters for 2 years, as on the eve of its release a petition was filed by the persons named in the film, the alleged perpetrators of the crime, seeking a stay. Their argument, which was upheld by the court,was that the film would bias public opinion against them and hence affect the outcome of the verdict which was still pending in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The accused had been charged with TADA, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, which carries a maximum sentence of death.
The film was received rapturously at previews in India and abroad. It got a United Kingdom release in 2006 and was released in India on February 9th, 2007. This was nearly 2 years after the film was shot, when the Supreme Court of India gave it the go ahead.
Black Friday Teaser
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