Ab Tak Chhappan
Ab Tak Chhappan (transl. Fifty-six so far) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Shimit Amin. It was written by Sandeep Shrivastava and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Nana Patekar, Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Nakul Vaid, and Hrishitaa Bhatt.
| Ab Tak Chhappan | |
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| Directed by | Shimit Amin |
| Written by | Sandeep Shrivastava |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring | Nana Patekar Mohan Agashe Revathi Prasad Purandare Hrishitaa Bhatt |
| Cinematography | Vishal Sinha Debpriya Dutta |
| Edited by | Murad Siddiqui |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman (background score) |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The story revolves around Inspector Sadhu Agashe from the Mumbai Encounter Squad famous for having killed 56 people in police encounters. A film without any songs, it is inspired by the life of Police sub-Inspector with Mumbai Police force Daya Nayak. The film was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival. Times Internet released a first-person shooter game titled Fatal Encounter as a tie-in to the film.
The film released theatrically on 27 February 2004 and was a moderate success at the box office. A sequel Ab Tak Chhappan 2, an action thriller, was directed by Aejaz Gulab.