Kaminey

Kaminey

Year: 2009

Runtime: 135 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

CrimeActionDramaCrime drugs and gangstersBollywood emotional dramas

Two starkly different brothers—one impulsive, the other cautious—see their lives collide when the reckless twin pursues a risky get‑rich‑quick scheme, drawing the attention of criminals, while the other discovers a bounty has been placed on his head, forcing both into a violent struggle for survival.

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1

Charlie's dream and apprenticeship

Charlie Sharma grows up in Mumbai with a sharp eye for shortcuts and dreams of becoming a bookmaker at the racecourse. He begins working for three criminal brothers who fix races, shaping his ruthless path. A tense twin dynamic with Guddu adds personal stakes to his ambitions.

Mumbai
2

Jockey's deception and Charlie's revenge

A jockey deceives Charlie by betting ₹100,000 on a fixed race, wiping out his savings. Enraged, Charlie tracks the jockey to an upmarket city hotel to exact revenge. This confrontation pulls in other players and deepens Charlie's entanglement with crime and lawmen.

upmarket city hotel
3

Police seize cocaine case at the hotel

While Charlie tightens his grip, Lobo and Lele, two policemen, kill three drug dealers in the hotel and seize a guitar case containing cocaine meant for Tashi. They must deliver the case, positioning themselves against Charlie’s plans. The cocaine becomes a shared catalyst for pursuing power and money.

upmarket city hotel
4

The van heist and cocaine discovery

Charlie and his crew invade the jockey's hotel room, seize his possessions, and flee to the car park where Lobo and Lele are loading the van. In the ensuing chaos, Charlie discovers the cocaine inside the case and steals it to sell. The police realize their van is missing and join the scramble to recover it.

hotel car park
5

Police realize the cocaine is missing

Lobo and Lele return to their beat only to find the cocaine has vanished. They vow to track down Charlie, escalating the manhunt. The pursuit now pits criminals against the law in a chase that threads through the city.

6

Sweety and Guddu marry; Bhope moves against them

Sweety reveals she is pregnant and wants to marry Guddu. They wed that night, but Bhope, Sweety's brother and a powerful politician, learns of the union and sends his men to disrupt it. They crash the wedding, beat Guddu, and discover he is a migrant from Uttar Pradesh, inflaming Bhope's fury. Sweety and Guddu narrowly escape with their lives.

wedding venue, Mumbai
7

Mikhail's death escalates the tension

Charlie regroups as Mikhail, delighted by the cocaine news, becomes entangled in the confrontation. An inebriated Mikhail interrupts a tense exchange and is killed by Bhope. The brothers' alliance fractures further as the body count rises and trust erodes.

inside the van / transit
8

Mistaken arrest at the petrol station; plan to swap on a train

On the way to the airport, Guddu and Sweety are arrested by Lobo and Lele at a petrol station, who mistake Guddu for Charlie. The truth surfaces when Guddu's mobile rings and is traced to Bhope. A plan forms to swap Charlie for Guddu and Sweety on a train, raising the stakes for everyone involved.

petrol station
9

Guddu bargains for the cocaine; trip to retrieve the case

Guddu and Bhope's men escort Charlie's cocaine case to Bhope's house, where the political fixer reveals a more sinister bargain. Guddu negotiates that retrieving the cocaine case is the price for Sweety's safety and a potential future. Bhope directs his henchmen to accompany Guddu to recover Charlie's case.

Bhope's house
10

Charlie traps the police and negotiates with Tashi

Charlie uses the chaos to seize control, taking the police hostage and negotiating with Tashi to exchange the guitar case for ₹1 million. He returns to his own house to reclaim the cocaine, while Guddu arrives with Bhope's men. Sweety fears for their safety and an eruption of violence ensues as loyalties collide.

Charlie's house
11

Climax: betrayals, police raid, and deaths

Guddu arrives at Bhope's house just as Tashi and his gang arrive with Charlie held as a hostage. Bhope and Tashi negotiate to trade drugs, but Charlie snatches the guitar case and threatens release unless Guddu and Sweety are freed. The police swarm the scene, a violent shootout erupts, the cocaine is destroyed, and Bhope, Tashi, and their henchmen are killed while Charlie is wounded. The lovers escape as order collapses around them.

Bhope's house
12

Aftermath: a new beginning for Charlie and Guddu's world

Sweety gives birth to Guddu's twins, offering a fragile new balance to the fractured family. Charlie pivots toward a new, more legitimate path by opening a bookmaking counter at the racecourse and becomes engaged to Sophia, the woman from his dream.

racecourse

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