Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- melodramatic
- anguished
- tense
- romantic drama night
- 1990s bollywood watch
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ravi falls in love with Pooja, whose life as a prostitute is controlled by the brothel head Maharani.
Maharani refuses to permit her prostitutes to form romantic relationships and opposes Ravi and Pooja.
Ravi drives his taxi day and night in an effort to forget his horrible past.
The brothel is governed by Maharani, who controls the women and polices their relationships.
Films like Sadak, and why
Sadak 2
shared tragic romance, criminal underworld setting, and melodramatic action-drama intensity
Chandni Bar
shared Hindi film melodrama, prostitution-centered social conflict, and determined romantic rescue plot
Maqbool
shared romance confronting coercive criminal power, emotional suffering, and action-oriented stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Release Date
- 1991-12-06
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt
- Pooja Bhatt
- Deepak Tijori
- Neelima Azim
- Soni Razdan
- Avtar Gill
- Mushtaq Khan
- Javed Khan
- Pankaj Dheer
- Manohar Singh
Common questions
- What is Sadak about?
- A haunted taxi driver risks everything to free the prostitute he loves from the ruthless madam who controls her life.
- What is Sadak like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sadak as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sadak violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sadak as moderate.
- Which films are like Sadak?
- Films with a similar feel include Sadak 2, Chandni Bar, and Maqbool.
- How long is Sadak?
- Sadak runs 127 minutes.
