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Paanch

"Avoid Life. It Kills You In The End."

2003

2h 38m

6.7(20 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Kidnapping plot gone wrong when four friends plans to kidnap their own friend who accidentally got killed.

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Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Kay Kay Menon

Luke Morrison

Acting

Aditya Srivastava

Murgi

Acting

Vijay Maurya

Pondy

Acting

Tejaswini Kolhapure

Shiuli

Acting

Sharat Saxena

Inspector Deshpande

Writing

Abhinav Kashyap

Police Salam

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