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Manisha Koirala , Ajay Devgan    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD

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The film highlights the economics behind running an Indian mafia organization. In the opening of the film, Ajay Devgan describes the modus operandi of underworld. He states "Despite anybody telling anything else, in this world everything is done for profit, so is this business. We don't pay taxes, neither do we keep accounts; For this work is done by inducing fear. Anybody can join us anytime, but can never resign. Whoever breaks our law, is broken by us. Here friendship, respect or honesty, the only real reason behind all these is same thing -- Profit". During murder / extortion scenes following, Ajay Devgan adds "profit happens -- like this, like this or like that".The story revolves around a young man named Chandu (full name : Chandarkant Nagre) (played by Vivek Oberoi) joining the world of crime in the Mumbai underworld to "make it big" someday. Gradually he learns tricks of the trade and increases the gang's earnings and profits. This leads to his affinity with Malik (played by Ajay Devgan) who is the leader of the gang.The film features one cold blooded murder scene wherein Malik and Chandu kill Saeed and his brother Anis in the rear seat of the car on a chilling rainy day. Thereafter Malik goes on a bloody rampage killing all his opponents, so as to take the reins of underworld in his hands.They include his rival gang leader and colleague under Aslam's umbrella Sharma, who was in a meeting with police inspector Rathod, also killed off. Inspector Rathod, who once tortured and abused Chandu in jail in early days, was also killed at Malik's permission.However, both come at loggerheads during the execution of a contract killing. The contract was from a politician who tries to use Malik's gang to eliminate a front-runner, a contender for Home Minister's post.The rift between Chandu and Malik widens due to various misunderstandings.

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The film highlights the economics behind running an Indian mafia organization. In the opening of the film, Ajay Devgan describes the modus operandi of underworld. He states "Despite anybody telling anything else, in this world everything is done for profit, so is this business. We don't pay taxes, neither do we keep accounts; For this work is done by inducing fear. Anybody can join us anytime, but can never resign. Whoever breaks our law, is broken by us. Here friendship, respect or honesty, the only real reason behind all these is same thing -- Profit". During murder / extortion scenes following, Ajay Devgan adds "profit happens -- like this, like this or like that".The story revolves around a young man named Chandu (full name : Chandarkant Nagre) (played by Vivek Oberoi) joining the world of crime in the Mumbai underworld to "make it big" someday. Gradually he learns tricks of the trade and increases the gang's earnings and profits. This leads to his affinity with Malik (played by Ajay Devgan) who is the leader of the gang.The film features one cold blooded murder scene wherein Malik and Chandu kill Saeed and his brother Anis in the rear seat of the car on a chilling rainy day. Thereafter Malik goes on a bloody rampage killing all his opponents, so as to take the reins of underworld in his hands.They include his rival gang leader and colleague under Aslam's umbrella Sharma, who was in a meeting with police inspector Rathod, also killed off. Inspector Rathod, who once tortured and abused Chandu in jail in early days, was also killed at Malik's permission.However, both come at loggerheads during the execution of a contract killing. The contract was from a politician who tries to use Malik's gang to eliminate a front-runner, a contender for Home Minister's post.The rift between Chandu and Malik widens due to various misunderstandings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best from Bollywood 17 Mar 2007
By Joan Rosenthal - Published on Amazon.com
COMPANY is one of the best movies to emerge out of Bollywood. Where most Bollywood films are 3 hour song and dance, love spectacles. COMPANY is a gritty tale of the Bombay underworld, loosly based on the gangster Daewood Ibrahim and his right hand man Chota Rajan. The film is expertly directed by Ram Gopal Varma who imbues the film with a beautiful dark gritty look.

If you love the hong kong gangster films of Johnny To and John Woo you'll love this. This is a film not to be missed by any lover of genre or world cinema.

This is one purchase you won't regret.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must See 17 Mar 2010
By Jennifer Hopfinger - Published on Amazon.com
Indians love mob movies as much as Americans do--partly because both of our countries unfortunately have a history of thriving organized crime--to the point where stories about the mob have become a kind of mythology, and Bollywood's robust gangster genre is the one that bears the most similarity to Hollywood. In both countries, those films are made in the same gritty style.

There are some key differences, however. Musical numbers, for one. Although they're rare in Bollywood mob movies, they do pop up sometimes, in a surprisingly fitting way. But perhaps that isn't such a difference after all--musical sequences are prominent in many American mob movies, from 'The Godfather' (1972) to 'The Departed' (2006).

Another crucial variation comes from the slang used to describe criminal syndicates. In the U.S., they're often called "families" or "gangs," words that signify personal connections. There's a little bit of that in India--'bhai,' which means "brother," is a euphemism for criminals, but their illegal enterprises are often called "companies." (India's most notorious was known as "D-Company.") The American naming convention is perversely romantic while the Indian word choice is much more accurate--the mob has a corporate-like hierarchy and operates for the sole purpose of making money--and this reality is more starkly reflected in Indian mob movies.

The notion of the separation of business and personal is the theme of 'Company,' a film that belongs on any list of best mob movies of all time. It's directed by Ram Gopal Varma--the Martin Scorsese of India. While many of Varma's films are highly stylized, his approach here has a documentary quality. Actor Ajay Devgan turns in one of the best performances of his career as Malik, a smart, smooth mid-level gangster. Vivek Oberoi makes a brilliant film debut as Chandu, a cocky, small-time hood. Malik outsources low-level thuggery to contract workers like Chandu, who thinks his freelance status exempts him from being told how to do his job, much to the consternation of the company's impotent upper management. Malik sees an opportunity for advancement in this discord and he takes Chandu under his wing. Together, they pull off a hostile takeover through violence and savvy. The two men are perfect foils--Chandu is all heart, Malik is all brain--and they become friends. Or do they merely bond over their mutual self-interests? Neither man is sure as they consolidate their power and move headquarters to Hong Kong to escape prosecution in India. Mistrust inevitably seeps in and cracks the company wide open. Whatever Chandu and Malik once were to each other, they're enemies now--and there's no question that their enmity is deeply personal.

While their complicated relationship is the crux of the story, their romantic entanglements are equally engrossing. The only thing that warms Malik's cold blood is his girlfriend, Saroja (Manisha Koirala), a vaguely self-loathing woman, conflicted about her lover, whom she half-jokingly calls a devil and a monster. Chandu's abiding love for his devoted and fearless wife Kanu (Antara Mali) makes him a happy husband with a lot to lose. Both actresses, but Mali in particular, hold their own next to their outstanding co-stars.

- The Bollywood Ticket: The American guide to Indian movies (Subscribe: The Bollywood Ticket)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice gangster film 19 Mar 2010
By chainlink - Published on Amazon.com
I'm much closer to the enthusiasts than the naysayer on this one: The Company is an excellent gangster film. It is edited to an edgy rhythm, the score is slightly unexpected--so there is nothing routine about its overall effect. It has, nevertheless, a plotline that exhibits a classical purity and coherence: it might as easily, one feels, have had Bogart and Cagney as the one-time friends facing off against each other with a ferocity that makes all of hood-dom shake.

I found myself fast forwarding through the couple of obligatory Bollywood musical numbers, but they don't constitute a particularly serious flaw--this sort of thing just comes with the turf.
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