# Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore

Paanch Ghantey Mein Paanch Crore (also known as 5 Ghantey Mein 5 Crore; transl. five crore in five hours) is a Psycho Thriller film written and directed by Faisal Saif. This film is Pakistani film actor Meera's third Bollywood film in five years. The Times of India listed the film in Bollywood's Top 10 Bold Film category of 2012 along with films such as Ishaqzaade, Raaz 3 and Hate Story.

## Plot

The film tells the story of chartered accountant Vikram (played by Shawar Ali) and his wife Soniya (played by Meera), who are waiting for another accountant, Muqaadam (played by Rashid Khan), to deliver R50 million in hard cash to their farmhouse. Vikram works for Sultan Corporation, which is owned by Sultan (played by Ranjeet). As soon as Muqaadam delivers the money, Vikram and Sonia plan to kill Muqaadam and escape to Singapore the next day with 50 million to start a new life. Vikram and Soniya go exactly by their plan. Enter Karan Oberoi (Abhishek Kumar), whose car breaks down in front of Vikram's farmhouse. Karan also happens to be Soniya's ex-classmate in junior college. Reshma Salahuddin (Kavita Radheshyam), an exotic bar dancer who is 3 months pregnant and is waiting for her boyfriend Muqaadam to return. Until she finds out Muqaadam is killed, she starts a dirty game of love, betrayal, murder, and deceit. Three people with 5 hours to go and with 50 million hard cash.

## Cast

* Meera as Sonia
* Abhishek Kumar as Karan Oberoi
* Kavita Radheshyam as Reshma Salahuddin
* Shawar Ali as Vikram
* Ranjeet as Sultaan Khan
* Naseer Abdullah as Inspector Raam Singh
* Rashid Khan as Accountant Muqaadam
* Sameer Bashir Khan as Rashid The Henchman

## Production
### Casting

Faisal Saif first approached critically acclaimed actress Tabu for the part of Sonia, but later opted for Pakistani actress Meera who was not only impressed with the script, but also did the film for free.

### First look

Galaxy Lollywood covered the film's music and trailer launch by praising the trailer and music of the film. Independent Bollywood recently revealed the film's first look.

### Release

The film was slated to release on 8 June 2012 along with Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai, but it was postponed to 10 August 2012 Eid release along with Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Independent Bollywood | |
| Filmy Town | |
| Live India News | |
| Bollywood Hungama (Music Review) | |
The film was not screened for press and critics as the director Faisal Saif wanted to show the film directly to the audience, The film managed a decent opening of 50% with its limited cinema release. Independent Bollywood gave the film 3 out of 5 Stars and called it 'A Tight Thriller'. Filmy Town gave the movie 2 out of 5 Stars and wrote 'A crisp screenplay that keeps the viewer hooked on to till the climax'.

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was released by Worldwide Records (India). Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the soundtrack 2.5 out of 5 Stars and wrote "Well, brace yourselves, as this one turns out to be one of the bigger surprises of the year. Give it a chance; it actually has quite a few good songs that manage to hold on to their own!". Music reviewer Amanda Sodhi wrote "It's totally worth it for O Sone Ke Kangna and Kya Wajah Thi Tere Jaane Ki".