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Black Friday

IMDb ID: tt0400234 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 8.4 (22,720 votes)

Genres: Action · Crime · Drama

A film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved --police, conspirators, victims, middlemen.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: Black Friday
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Canada: Black Friday (English)
Germany: Black Friday
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United Kingdom: Black Friday
Ireland: Black Friday (English)
India: Black Friday (English)
India: Black Friday (Hindi)
New Zealand: Black Friday (English)
Portugal: Black Friday
Sweden: Black Friday
Singapore: Black Friday (English)
United States: Black Friday
South Africa: Black Friday (English)
Russia: Черная Пятница
Ukraine: Чорна п'ятниця
China: 黑色星期五 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 黑色星期五:孟買爆炸案
Чорна п'ятниця
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2007-02-09Runtime143 minutesMetascore76IMDb Popularity0User Reviews89Critic Reviews17Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindi
English
Keywordsbombay india
india
year 1993
1993 bombay bombings
bombay
Filming LocationsMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaProduction CompaniesMid Day Multimedia Limited
Big Bang Pictures
Jhamu Sughand
Official SitesStream black friday officially on Hotstar Singapore - https://www.hotstar.com/sg/movies/black-friday/1000067428IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400234/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0400234.jpgUpdated At2025-06-08T17:22:32

Stars

Kay Kay Menon
Pawan Malhotra
Aditya Srivastav
Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Kishore Kadam
Gajraj Rao
Zakir Hussain
Somesh Agarwal
Akhilesh Tripathi
Imtiaz Ali

Directors

Anurag Kashyap

Writers

Anurag Kashyap
Hussain Zaidi
Piyush Mishra

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kay Kay Menon | Character: DCP Rakesh Maria
Actor: Pawan Malhotra | Character: Mushtaq 'Tiger' Memon
Actor: Aditya Srivastav | Character: Badshah Khan, Nasir Khan
Actor: Dibyendu Bhattacharya | Character: Yeda Yakub
Actor: Kishore Kadam | Character: Inspector Bhaskar Dangle
Actor: Gajraj Rao | Character: Dawood Phanse
Actor: Zakir Hussain | Character: Inspector Nand Kumar Chougale
Actor: Somesh Agarwal | Character: Abdul Rashid
Actor: Akhilesh Tripathi | Character: Raju
Actor: Imtiaz Ali | Character: Yakub Memon
Actor: Raj Arjun | Character: Nasir Deklu
Actor: Ragesh Asthana | Character: Mohammad Dossa
Actor: Sushovan Banerjee | Character: Abhay Zarapkar
Actor: Asif Basra | Character: Shanawaz Qureshi
Actor: Aditya Bhattacharya | Character: Sheikh Aziz
Actor: Uday Chandra | Character: Old Neighbour at Al Hussaini
Actor: Raj Singh Chaudhary | Character: Mushtaq Tarani
Actor: Raja Chaudhary | Character: Mushtaq tarani
Actor: Aliya Curmally | Character: Shabana Memon
Actor: Suresh Dubey | Character: Sabir
Actor: Sanjay Gandhi | Character: DCP K.L. Bishnoi
Actor: Bharat Ganeshpure | Character: Bomb squad member
Actor: Rajeev Giri | Character: Maurya's Brother
Actor: Manoj Goyal | Character: Qullu Mohammed Khan
Actor: Ashraf Ul Haq | Character: Bashir Khan
Actor: Milind Inamdar | Character: Mohamed Iqbal
Actor: Pankaj Jha | Character: Anwar Theba
Actor: Ravi Kale | Character: Fireman Sawant
Actor: Anurag Kashyap | Character: ISI Man
Actor: Pratima Kazmi | Character: Mrs. Khan - Badshah's mom
Actor: Ali Khan | Character: Villain
Actor: Allauddin Khan | Character: Chota Shakeel
Actor: Arbaaz Ali Khan | Character: Javed Chikna
Actor: Sarfaraz Khan | Character: Taxi Driver at Princess Street Flyover
Actor: Murari Kumar | Character: Tiger Memon's gang member
Actor: Rakesh Kumar | Character: Informer
Actor: Ashok Lokhande | Character: Sub-Inspector - Nav Pada Police Station
Actor: Teddy Maurya | Character: Sugarcane Juice Vendor
Actor: Vijay Maurya | Character: Dawood Ibrahim
Actor: Loveleen Mishra | Character: Newstrack Interviewer
Actor: Arindam Mitra | Character: M.V. Ramani
Actor: Vinod Nahardih | Character: Nahardih
Actor: Pranay Narayan | Character: Imtiaz Ghavate
Actor: Bobby Parvez | Character: Rakesh Khurana
Actor: Sharad Ponkshe | Character: Anup Painath
Actor: Ajai Rohilla | Character: R.K. Singh
Actor: Nagesh Salwan | Character: Custom Officer
Actor: Sujata Sehgal | Character: Mafeesa Khan
Actor: Happy Sharma | Character: Sardar Khan
Actor: Murli Sharma | Character: Inspector Virendra Vani
Actor: Jeetu Shastri | Character: Salim Phansopkar
Actor: Raju Shrestha | Character: Parvas Shaikh
Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Character: Asgar Mukadam
Actor: Savi Sidhu | Character: A.S. Samra
Actor: Raghunath Singh | Character: Sheikh Ali
Actor: Suresh Singh | Character: Majid Khan
Actor: Sacheen Suvarna | Character: Shoaib Ghansore

[Directors Group]
Name: Anurag Kashyap | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Anurag Kashyap | Role: Writer
Name: Hussain Zaidi | Role: Writer
Name: Piyush Mishra | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Arindam Mitra | Role: Producer
Name: Arjun Sumitra | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Indian Ocean | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Natarajan Subramaniam | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Aarti Bajaj | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Gautam Kishanchandani | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Wasiq Khan | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Wasiq Khan | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Fabeha Sultana Khan | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Rahul Kothavale | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Devendra Kotwal | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rahul Rothavale | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ajay Ahire | Role: Production Manager
Name: Liyaqat Malpekar | Role: Production Manager
Name: Devendra Mishra | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rajesh Patel | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Aparna Chaturvedi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Neel Guha | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Raj Kumar Gupta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ksipra Jain | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Gautam Kishanchandani | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Devashish Makhija | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sanjay Maurya | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Masroor Agha | Role: Art Department
Name: Aajay Jaadhav | Role: Art Department
Name: Mohd Asdulla Khan | Role: Art Department
Name: Abhijit Khatu | Role: Art Department
Name: Ram Moore | Role: Art Department
Name: Ram More | Role: Art Department
Name: Laujari Verma | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Vikram Biswas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leslie Fernandes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rahul Gandhre | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jayant Haldar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vijay Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Faisal Majeed | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sanjay Maurya | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manoj Mochemadkar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Rodrigues | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kunal Sharma | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karnail Singh | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Avishkar Dahiya | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eugenius Meril | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kondareddy Suresh | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Varinder Kumar Gharu | Role: Stunts
Name: Sham Kaushal | Role: Stunts
Name: Paramjeet Singh | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Naeem Ahmed | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Suresh Chauhan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vinoth Pillai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sasimoses | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gargey Trivedi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anamika Srivastava | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Avik Banerjee | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Dominique Cerejo | Role: Music Department
Name: K.J. Singh | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Aliya Curmally | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Savyna Indranee Darby | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birsa Dasgupta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Abhay Deol | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Lang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Devashish Makhija | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vishal Tyagi | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Rakesh Maria | Role: Thanks
Name: Mani Ratnam | Role: Thanks
Name: Ritesh Shah | Role: Thanks
Name: Ram Gopal Varma | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Black Friday trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3099769625/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3099769625/1434659529640-260ouz-1531897407250.mp4?Expires=1788396032&Signature=lcvXMEiQMsWMu3c4LZ6-Zczuh0KVHcl7LFVvNhEGINXo3WNCWqKvTJqiY1OUVe~RJPTa-xICIpd5jwMDXZB-m~yKRECPyzE-I8u-vlGR2CA8AljQWBvaenqwDd84DFvAzearEdF9USSrD3HFizA5T2GzhY~Tii0I-hciGBMR8OAF5DCJlxyJkRAys5ggn-nih9Pvgb~vjgBJGn1OW9SZRdJw-x0D0Ml-PltGTbv03eSvPV0cXynswe4lokLkx0dHKbLv4bnQsZvW6I6RGh7o3UjVEBPy0SgbjYIwN51CRbV3UYKphbGOvF471x293Ii-R2U5ZovCuBSJXCE2SoVQwA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Switzerland: August 13, 2004 (Locarno Film Festival)
Germany: September 2004 (Hamburg Film Festival)
South Korea: October 9, 2004 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: April 22, 2005 (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)
India: February 9, 2007
India: February 9, 2007 (limited)
United States: February 9, 2007 (limited)
United Arab Emirates: April 30, 2013 (DVD premiere)
Germany: July 13, 2017 (internet)
Philippines: November 19, 2020 (internet)
Poland: November 19, 2020 (internet)
Sweden: November 28, 2020 (internet)
Malaysia: July 2026 (Malaysia International Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Anurag Kashyap, Black Friday
Nominee | 2004 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Grand Prize | Anurag Kashyap, Black Friday
Nominee | 2008 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best Director | Anurag Kashyap, Black Friday
Nominee | 2008 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Pawan Malhotra, Black Friday
Winner | 2005 | Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles | Grand Jury Prize | Best Feature Film | Anurag Kashyap, Black Friday
Nominee | 2008 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Pawan Malhotra, Black Friday
Nominee | 2008 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best Supporting Actor | Pawan Malhotra, Black Friday
Nominee | 2008 | Zee Cine Awards | Popular Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Pawan Malhotra, Black Friday

Box Office

India: USD 1575897
Domestic: USD 35000
Period: Feb 16 – 18, 2007 | Rank: 80 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 33000 | Interval gross: USD 4000 | Per theater average: USD 444
Period: Feb 16 – 19, 2007 | Rank: 84 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 34000 | Interval gross: USD 5000 | Per theater average: USD 555
Period: Feb 9 – 11, 2007 | Rank: 64 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 25000 | Interval gross: USD 25000 | Per theater average: USD 2500