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{{Infobox film
| name = Mukhbiir
| image = Mukhbiir Poster.JPG
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Mani Shankar]]
| producer = Sudhish Rambottla
| writer = Mani Shankar
| starring = [[Sameer Dattani]] [[Om Puri]] [[Sunil Shetty]] [[Sushant Singh]] [[Rahul Dev]] [[Jackie Shroff]] [[Raima Sen]]
| music = [[Karthik Raja]] [[Shashi Preetam]]
| cinematography = [[Ajayan Vincent]]
| editing = [[Apurva Asrani]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|8|29}}
| runtime = 137 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Mukhbiir''''' ({{Translation|''Informer''}}) is a 2008 Indian [[spy thriller]] film directed by the [[Mani Shankar]]. Filmed in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], the film revolves around the life and events surrounding an Indian [[Espionage|spy]]. The film stars actor [[Sameer Dattani]] as the spy, and [[Om Puri]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Sushant Singh]], [[Rahul Dev]], [[Jackie Shroff]] and [[Raima Sen]] play the supporting roles.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Sunil Shetty]] as Rehman
* [[Sameer Dattani]] as Kailash / Vinayak D. Marathe / Shahzad Khan
* [[Om Puri]] as S.P. Rathod
* [[Rahul Dev]] as Saaya
* [[Sushant Singh]] as Pasha
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as Home Minister
* [[Raima Sen]] as Roshni
* [[Alok Nath]] as Mammu
* [[Vinay Varma]] as Ismil
* [[Kelly Dorji]] as Captain Dorji
* [[Rajendranath Zutshi]] as Biju
* [[Supriya Karnik]] as Bharati Rathod
* Beneka as Didi
* [[Ali Reza (actor)|Ali Reza]] as Saaya's henchmen
{{colend}}

==Production==
Director [[Mani Shankar]] had a story in mind in 1996 itself when he was shooting an anti-militancy [[music video]] for the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]]. It was during this time that he met a young Intelligence Bureau recruit who was badly tortured in [[militant]] captivity. The young man was left unaided by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] thereafter as he offered them no utility. This rendezvous with the stark reality of their lives inspired Mani Shankar into the story for this film. Mani Shankar was once asked in an interview on why his previous films such as ''[[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]]'' spent too much on research and very little on character emotions. He replied in affirmative and said that he strived to blend both of them well in this film. Since the subject of the film revolved around [[espionage]], Mani Shankar resorted to intense research to avoid any unverifiable instances in his film. He worked closely with the Indian espionage service and utilised information for the film. Producer Sudhish Rambottla selected Mani Shankar's script after reviewing 40 of them.<ref name="dattani1">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Sammir_spent_a_night_behind_bars/articleshow/3482240.cms|title=Sammir spent a night behind bars!|last=Wader|first=Sharin|date=15 September 2008|work=Times News Network|publisher=The Times of India|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref>

Director Mani Shankar felt that actor [[Sameer Dattani]] will not comprehend fear and hence not emote well while filming. To overcome this, Mani Shankar insisted that Dattani spend a night in a [[prison]].<ref name="dattani1"/> Only the local [[Inspector#India|inspector]] knew him to be an actor. Besides conducting several training workshops for Dattani to prepare for his character, Mani Shankar also organized a visit to the [[Organized crime|underworld]].<ref name="shankar2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mukhbir-is-a-hit-before-the-release-mani-shankar/72314-8.html|title=Mukhbir is a hit before the release: Mani Shankar|last=Hingorani|first=Piyo|date=27 August 2008|work=[[CNN IBN]]|publisher=IBNLive.com|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref> Though he had a harrowing experience during the night, he was happy that his efforts brought him praise from the critics.<ref name="dattani1"/>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Pritam Chakraborty]], [[Sandeep Chowta]], [[Shashi Preetam]] and [[Karthik Raja]] and released by [[Sony Music India]]. All lyrics were penned by P. K. Mishra.

{{Infobox album
| name = Mukhbiir
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Pritam Chakraborty]] [[Sandeep Chowta]] [[Shashi Preetam]] [[Karthik Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 27:41
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Pritam Chakraborty]] [[Sandeep Chowta]] [[Shashi Preetam]] [[Karthik Raja]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:41
| title1 = Tu Salaamat
| music1 = [[Pritam Chakraborty]]
| extra1 = [[KK (singer)|KK]]
| length1 = 6:18
| title2 = Jeena
| music2 = [[Sandeep Chowta]]
| extra2 = [[Sonu Kakkar]]
| length2 = 5:03
| title3 = Dhoonde Dil
| music3 = [[Shashi Preetam]]
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length3 = 6:44
| title4 = Tere Bina
| music4 = [[Karthik Raja]]
| extra4 = [[Madhushree]]
| length4 = 4:21
| title5 = Piya Mera Banjaara
| music5 = Karthik Raja
| extra5 = [[Sonu Kakkar]]
| length5 = 5:15
}}

==Release and reception==
Prior to its release, director Mani Shankar claimed that he was able to help the producer recover the budget costs. He hypothesized that the revenue from [[television]], [[home video]] rights along with the [[soundtrack]] is usually more than the cost of the production. Since Mani Shankar claimed "pre-release profit" for this film due to intelligent budgeting,<ref name="ramzan">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=16ab1f36-82e0-4495-9ea1-2374edf98427&&Headline=Ramadan+affects+EMRock+On%2fEM%2c+EMMukhbiir+%2fEMprospects&strParent=strParentID|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805101316/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=16ab1f36-82e0-4495-9ea1-2374edf98427&&Headline=Ramadan+affects+EMRock+On%2FEM%2C+EMMukhbiir+%2FEMprospects&strParent=strParentID|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2009|title=Ramadan affects Rock On, Mukhbiir prospects|last=Bansal|first=Robin|date=29 August 2008|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref> he was confident even before the film's release.<ref name="shankar2"/>

The film released on 29 August 2008 across India. The film's release coincided with the release of six other movies – ''[[Hijack (2008 film)|Hijack]]'', ''[[Chamku (film)|Chamku]]'', ''[[C Kkompany]]'', ''[[Rock On!! (2008 film)|Rock On!!]]'', ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' and ''[[WALL-E]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/features/08/aug/29-new-record-five-releases-in-a-day-080807.asp|title=New record? Five releases in a day|publisher=Glamsham.com|work=Bollywood Trade News Network|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=30 August 2008}}</ref> Usually Indian [[film distributor]]s don't expect much from the films which are released during the Ramadan season. Citing them as "gap fillers" and average films, the distributors didn't foresee much revenue for this film and for those released during this season.<ref name="ramzan"/> On the contrary, Mani Shankar said that they tried for the film to release during the holy month of [[Ramadan]]. This was because it had relevance to film's story that had the protagonist getting converted to [[Islam]].<ref name="ramzan"/> Actor Dattani was not quite worried about the audience' expectations, but instead he was worried about his expectations from the film.<ref name="shankar2"/>

In the first week of its release, the film garnered {{INRConvert|15|l}}.<ref name="boxoffice">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/41413.html|title=Box office analysis(Part I)|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder|date=11 September 2008|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref> Producer Rambottla was so impressed with the efforts of actor Dattani and director Mani Shankar, that he declared a unique money-back offer to audiences. As per this, he was prepared to offer a ticket refund to 5,000 viewers across India if they did not like the film.<ref name="dattani1"/>

Though [[Film criticism|film critic]] [[Taran Adarsh]] liked the idea of the film, he found it similar to [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s ''[[Contract (2008 film)|Contract]]''. Despite various cinematic sequences which he found to be well written and enacted, Adarsh found the climax to be totally completely unnatural. Terming it as a film that "could've been a riveting experience, but it fails to register an impact."<ref name="taran_adarsh">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12784/index.html|title=Movie Review: Mukhbiir|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|date=29 August 2008|publisher=Indiafm.com|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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