title: Sankat City
text: # Sankat City
  
  Sankat City (transl. City of Troubles) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon. The film was released in India on 10 July 2009.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Guru (Kay Kay Menon) and Ganpat (Dilip Prabhavalkar) are small-time car thieves. One night, they steal a Mercedes Rs. 10 million inside, unaware that the car belongs to a vicious gangster/loan shark called Faujdaar (Anupam Kher). They try to sell the stolen Mercedes to Suleman Supari (Rahul Dev), a hitman, who recognizes the car and notifies his friend Faujdaar. Faujdaar sends his henchman with Guru to get back the cash.
  
  Meanwhile, Ganpat has hidden cash in a safe place. After an accident, he loses his memory. Angered by the chain of events, Faujdaar gives Guru three days to return the money.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Kay Kay Menon - Guru
  * Anupam Kher - Faujdar
  * Rimi Sen - Mona
  * Chunky Pandey - Sikandar Khan and Sheshaiyya (Dual role)
  * Dilip Prabhawalkar - Ganpat
  * Rahul Dev - Suleman Supari
  * Yashpal Sharma - Pachisia
  * Hemant Pandey - Filip Fattu
  * Virendra Saxena - Godman
  * Shrivallabh Vyas - Sharafat
  * Manoj Pahwa - Gogi Kukreja
  * Kurush Deboo - Bawajee
  * Sanjay Mishra - Lingam
  
  ## Soundtrack
  
  The music was composed by Ranjit Barot and released by Venus Worldwide Entertainment. All lyrics were written by Panchhi Jalonvi and Mehboob.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Sankat City received generally negative reviews from film critics as a dark comedy.
  
  ## Nominations in 2010
  
  * Nominated for Most Promising Debut Director, 55th Filmfare Awards.
  * Nominated for Best Director and Best Film; Searchlight Awards - Max Stardust Awards 2010.
  * Nominated for Best Screenplay, Most Promising Debut Director, and Best Ensemble Cast; Nokia 16th Star Screen Award.
  