Mr. Kabaadi

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Mr. Kabaadi
Directed bySeema Kapoor
Written bySeema Kapoor
Screenplay bySeema Kapoor
Produced byAnup Jalota, Rakesh Gupta, Dinesh Gupta, Om Chhangani
StarringOm Puri
Annu Kapoor
Vinay Pathak
Sarika
Brijendra Kala
Rajveer Singh
Kaashish Vohra
Ulka Gupta
Meenal Kapoor
Swati Kaushik
CinematographyVeejay P Varude
Edited bySanjib Datta
Music byAli Ghani, Raaj-Prakash,Vishal Singer: Vikrant Bhartiya, Shaan, Madhushree, Javed ali
Release date
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
Running time
123 minutes
LanguageHindi

Mr. Kabaadi is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, written and directed by Seema Kapoor. It is the last film of actor Om Puri.

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Plot

Mr. Kabaadi is a satirical comedy. When a kabadiwala or a scrap dealer becomes rich he flaunts his wealth. To be like other millionaires he changes his wardrobe, tries a different accent while speaking; expanding his business or hiding his ill-gotten wealth.

Cast

Production

The film is being produced by Anup Jalota, Rakesh Gupta, Dinesh Gupta of Sadhna TV and Mumbai-based businessman Om Chhangani.

Release

The film was released on 8 September 2017

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