Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One

Name: Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One
Director: Rajat Kapoor
Released: 1997
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shambhavi Kaul, Irrfan Khan, Alyy Khan, Kenneth Desai

1997 · 130 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 73 VOTES · DIR. Rajat Kapoor

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Overview

An urban contemporary film about adultery, murder and betrayal in the film noir style. A simple story to which the director imparts a feeling of unrest and disquiet, catching the city in its various moods. The film breaks generic conventions, notably in the presentation of the private detective through his deglamourised life and his process of discovery of 'who did it'. It is not constructed through his point of view at all. In fact the policeman and the detective, the fact finders, are in the dark about the crime, to the very end.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,008 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:36 You killed the plant finally

00:10:06 But that's not for sale. - l've seen it in your house

00:16:37 You're welcome

00:20:47 unintentional. Not for cheating anyone...

00:23:10 ''He cried, he smiled and finally... he was gone''

00:28:22 Because you are gentleman. - l'm a gentleman?

00:40:01 ''Colonel, l hope you understand me''

00:45:23 ''Snooping and spying, l do out of helplessness''

00:51:30 ''Meghna, you won't tell anyone either''

00:53:49 ''Meghna, you needed love...''

01:05:47 Congratulations on your freedom

01:10:14 She wasn't murdered at home

01:14:25 Do you know why she was going to Calcutta?

01:18:05 Have you forgiven me then?

01:22:09 How long could she ask you for money? How long would she keep paying him?

01:28:13 nothing against him

01:31:13 Have trust in me

01:34:44 How do you know? - He took a photo. From my house

01:38:45 No. The truth isn't so simple anyway

01:46:21 ''Raj, trust me. l didn't kill Amrita''

01:49:44 l'm not so mean to kill that wretched female

01:52:49 l was trying to save her from you

01:56:44 Move

02:07:05 l guess''

Cast & Characters

Naseeruddin Shah Colonel- Private Detective Shambhavi Kaul Meghna Irrfan Khan Inspector Khan Alyy Khan Harish Kenneth Desai Raj Kashmira Shah Amrita Rajendra Mehra Client Homi Sethna Chacha Sanjeev Sharma Petty Thief Jeetu Shastri Inspector Das

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,008

Dialogue density7.8 lines / min

First line00:00:36

Final line02:07:05

Production Record

DirectorRajat Kapoor

LanguageHindi

Budget$200

IMDb votes73