Shool
शूल
Synopsis
Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.
Top Cast
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Manoj Bajpayee
Inspector Samar Pratap Singh
Sayaji Shinde
Bacchu "Bhaiyyaji" Yadav
Raveena Tandon
Manjari Singh
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Item Girl
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Waiter
Rajpal Yadav
Violent Coolie
Ganesh Yadav
Inspector Hussain
Yashpal Sharma
Lallan Singh
Veerendra Saxena
Prabal Pratap Singh
Vineet Kumar
Inspector Tiwari
Shri Vallabh Vyas
D.S.P
Pratima Kazmi
Bhachhu Yadav's Mother
Nandu Madhav
Laljee Yadav
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$310K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$2.3M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
7.42x
+$2M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Eeshwar Nivas
- Screenplay & Story
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Original Score
- Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan
- Original Title
- शूल
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Production Budget
- $310K
- Worldwide Gross
- $2.3M
- Production Studios
- RGV Film Factory
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Eeshwar Nivas
Ram Gopal Varma, Eeshwar Nivas, Anurag Kashyap
Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan
Hari Nair
Bhanodaya
Ram Gopal Varma, Nitin Manmohan
Department Leadership Roster
Eeshwar Nivas
Director
Ram Gopal Varma
Producer
Hari Nair
Director of Photography
Ehsaan Noorani
Original Music Composer
Ram Gopal Varma
Screenplay
Loy Mendonsa
Original Music Composer
Bhanodaya
Editor
Shankar Mahadevan
Original Music Composer
Nitin Manmohan
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Restricted to Adults (18+).
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Shool
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Shool about?
Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.
Who directed Shool?
Shool was directed by Eeshwar Nivas.
Who stars in Shool?
The principal cast of Shool includes Manoj Bajpayee, Sayaji Shinde, Raveena Tandon, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
When was Shool released and how long is it?
Shool was released in 1999 with a total runtime of 2h 22m.
What was the box office and production budget of Shool?
Shool had a reported production budget of $310K and grossed $2.3M at the worldwide box office (7.42 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Shool?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Shool was composed by Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Shool?
Shool holds official age classifications: IN: A (Restricted to Adults (18+).).