Shaitan
शैतान
“Free Your Inner Shaitan”
Synopsis
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Shaitan Official Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-04-21
Top Cast
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Rajeev Khandelwal
Inspector Arvind Mathur
Kalki Koechlin
Amrita "Amy" Jayshankar
Shiv Panditt
Dushyant "Dash" Sahu
Neil Bhoopalam
Zubin Shroff
Gulshan Devaiah
Karan "K.C." Chaudhary
Kirti Kulhari
Tanya Sharma
Rajit Kapoor
Amy's Father
Rajat Barmecha
Shomu
Shivani Tanksale
Amy's Mother
Nikhil Chinapa
Inspector Sandeep
Pavan Malhotra
Police Commissioner
Rajkummar Rao
Malwankar
Rukhsar Rehman
Tanya's Sister
Sheetal Menon
Nandini Mathur
Shelly Skandrani
Claudia Jones
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.7M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$6.1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
3.59x
+$4.4M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bejoy Nambiar
- Screenplay & Story
- Megha Ramaswamy, Bejoy Nambiar
- Original Score
- Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Anupam Roy
- Original Title
- शैतान
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Production Budget
- $1.7M
- Worldwide Gross
- $6.1M
- Production Studios
- Anurag Kashyap Films, Bohra Bros Productions, Getaway Films Private Limited, Viacom18 Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bejoy Nambiar
Megha Ramaswamy, Bejoy Nambiar, Abhijeet Deshpande
Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Anupam Roy
R. Madhi
Sreekar Prasad
Guneet Monga Kapoor, Sunil Bohra, Anurag Kashyap
Department Leadership Roster
Bejoy Nambiar
Director
Megha Ramaswamy
Screenplay
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Producer
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Rajeevan
Production Design
R. Madhi
Director of Photography
Sunil Bohra
Producer
Prashant Pillai
Original Music Composer
Amar Mohile
Original Music Composer
Shubhra Gupta
Costume Design
Ejaz Gulab
Stunt Coordinator
Javed Karim
Stunt Coordinator
Bejoy Nambiar
Screenplay
Anupam Roy
Original Music Composer
Anurag Kashyap
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.
Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12.
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Shaitan
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Shaitan about?
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Who directed Shaitan?
Shaitan was directed by Bejoy Nambiar.
Who stars in Shaitan?
The principal cast of Shaitan includes Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, Neil Bhoopalam, Gulshan Devaiah.
When was Shaitan released and how long is it?
Shaitan was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 2h 6m.
What was the box office and production budget of Shaitan?
Shaitan had a reported production budget of $1.7M and grossed $6.1M at the worldwide box office (3.59 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Shaitan?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Shaitan was composed by Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Anupam Roy.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Shaitan?
Shaitan holds official age classifications: DE: 16 (FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.); IN: UA (Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12.).