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16 December

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
16 December (2002)
ActionThriller

Indian intelligence agents race against time to stop a renegade Pakistani terrorist from detonating a nuclear weapon in Delhi.Indian intelligence agents race against time to stop a renegade Pakistani terrorist from detonating a nuclear weapon in Delhi.Indian intelligence agents race against time to stop a renegade Pakistani terrorist from detonating a nuclear weapon in Delhi.

  • Director
    • Mani Shankar
  • Writer
    • Mani Shankar
  • Stars
    • Milind Soman
    • Danny Denzongpa
    • Gulshan Grover
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mani Shankar
    • Writer
      • Mani Shankar
    • Stars
      • Milind Soman
      • Danny Denzongpa
      • Gulshan Grover
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Milind Soman
    Milind Soman
    • Vikram IRS…
    Danny Denzongpa
    Danny Denzongpa
    • Major General Vir Vijay Singh IRS
    Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    • Dost Khan
    Dipannita Sharma
    Dipannita Sharma
    • Sheeba
    Sushant Singh
    Sushant Singh
    • Victor
    • (as Sushant)
    Aditi Govitrikar
    Aditi Govitrikar
    • Sonal Joshi
    Vinay Varma
    Vinay Varma
    • Shiv Charan Shukla
    Reza
    • Irfan
    Sohil Mathur
    • Pappu (Informer)
    Shah Rukh Khan
    Sajeel Parakh
    Sajeet Parekh
    Reza
    • Irfan
    Sumeet Roy
    Deepinka Sushant
    • Victor
    Gaurav Tiwari
      • Director
        • Mani Shankar
      • Writer
        • Mani Shankar
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      10rickytiler

      One of the best bollywood has managed to produce so far.

      One of the best bollywood has managed to produce so far.
      6MuviFan73

      Shines in the respected genre with given budget.

      What I remember this movie as... well as far as I know; it was the first movie with design and apparatus of style Hollywood. Even today movies with that level of accuracy are not made in bollywood. It was just yesterday I was discussing with my Friend regarding the new movie Kkrish, yes the one which has got enhanced mutants... Extra 20 minutes, extra fight, unnecessary scenes, I mean there was a lot to digest. A better movie could have been planned with reduced 20 minutes.

      This is where 16 December shines. A movie planned in budget which does maximum justice to budget cast and execution. Friends if you want to see A-grade movie involving defence chief, ministers, security agents all tackling on terror and made in India 16 December is worth a start.

      rating: 7.5/10
      10deepakmittal1010

      must watch bollywood movie.

      the pace with which this movie proceed simply awesome.one must watch this movie if he or she like Hollywood action thriller movies and support that in India more of these movies shield me made.all the character have done their best.the plot of movie is very good and the suspense in the end is outstanding.this movie deserves much better rating than this. this is Hollywood at his best.Milind Soman plays Vikram, a former intelligence agent brought back into the fold by Vir Vijay Singh (Danny Denzongpa), his former boss, who is investigating the illegal funnelling of city money into Swiss bank accounts. Working with his old team, Vikram soon discovers that what initially appears to be a case of large-scale white-collar crime is actually a conspiracy of more epic proportions, involving the financing of international terrorism and an attempt to nuke the city of Delhi.
      10Vineet_Mishra

      Highly underrated movie....

      Imdb 6.9, really? I mean what people see in movies. I am giving it 10 out of 10. This movie is gem of India cinema. Such an intense plot with lot of research, and brilliant acting by Danny, Gulshan Grover, Milind Soman and Sushant, and such high level plot with so much use of Technology that too in Year 2002. The best thing is ,every thing appears realistic, otherwise when there is too much spice in story, movie makers actually mess up the whole presentation. But this movie is awesome and it is outstanding. Whole thing is smartly and beautifully presented. We Indian audience, don't give enough appreciation to Indian artwork. This movie should be in hall of fame of Indian cinema. If there is no Hall of Fame for Indian or Hindi cinema, A Hall of Fame must be created and this movie should be among first batch to enter.
      9CAMKG

      This is how patriotism should be

      I didn't have very high expectations from the film. But the very first scene got me a little curious watching an Indian officer using the computer to file some sort of a report. Our films always depict the Indian law enforcing agencies as primeval in their thinking, capability and resources. This film shatters all three myths. The film itself seems to be the main protagonist rather than any particular character. The story is very very interesting, especially the whole havala transaction. Danny and Gulshan Grover give good performances as do Milind Soman and Sushant Singh. I found debutante Dipannita Sharma to be a revelation for being in the thick of things rath er than just being thick in the head as most Hindi film heroines are. The 'Dil Mera Ek Tara' track is superb and nicely integrated into the film. The only drawback I can think of is the whole Aditi Govitrikar angle to the plot. That should have either not been there or at least rewritten. But Mani Shankar presents the real ideal patriotism: practical and intelligent. A well-deserved 9/10.

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        One of the first films which showed advanced use of computer technology.

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      • Release date
        • March 22, 2002 (India)
      • Country of origin
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      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • 16 декабря
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        • 2h 38m(158 min)

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