Chandni Bar

Chandni Bar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMadhur Bhandarkar
Screenplay byMohan Azaad
Dialogues byMohan Azaad
Masud Mirza
Story byMadhur Bhandarkar
Produced byLata Mohan
StarringTabu
Atul Kulkarni
Ananya Khare
Rajpal Yadav
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byHemal Kothari
Music byRaju Singh
Production
company
Shlok Films
Release date
  • 28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 million
Box office66 million

Chandni Bar is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. It depicts the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime. The film stars Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles. Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Minakshi Sahani and Vishal Thakkar appear in supporting roles. The film received critical acclaim from critics, and was declared a box office hit. At the 49th National Film Awards, it won four awards: the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, Best Actress (Tabu), Best Supporting Actor (Kulkarni) and Best Supporting Actress (Khare).