Satya
सत्या
(1998)
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
3 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence: Life in Mumbai
This scene introduces the viewer to the city of Mumbai and the prevalence of crime in this city through a montage of the people of Mumbai in their daily life (work, crime, policing, etc.) before honing in on Satya’s story
Duration: 00:04:00
Timestamp: 00:00:40
Contributor: Luke, Danny, and Carolyn
Induction into the brotherhood
TAs Satya (J.D. Chakravarthi) is handed a gun by Bhiku Mhatre (Manoj Bajpayee), he is given the order to go kill Jagga, who had been disrespectful to him earlier. This is his transition from “tough guy” to “Bhai”, and being a part of Bhiku’s brotherhood.
Duration: 00:02:20
Timestamp: 00:40:45
Contributor: Luke, Danny, and Carolyn
Love: The Transition From Gangster to Human
This scene is a montage that isolates Satya (J.D. Chakravarthi) and Vidya (Urmila Matondkar) and further establishes their intimacy, showing that Satya is not just a rugged, tough gang member, but complex and emotional as well. This intimacy exposes viewers to his true feelings and makes him more human, as opposed to a hypermasculine criminal.
Duration: 00:05:17
Timestamp: 01:15:15
Contributor: Luke, Danny, and Carolyn