Luck
2009 2h 10m movie Film India

Luck

लक

Synopsis

लक

Born lucky, Karim Moussa takes to exploiting it instead of focusing on studies. Now a wealthy gambler, he decides to recruit about a dozen lucky people to participate in a deadly game of survival.

Action + Thriller in India

229 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Luck itself).

Other Titles From Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision

The 2008–2010 India Window

In the crowded 2008-2010 India release window, Luck sits at #148 of 181. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. My Name Is Khan
    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010
  2. 3 Idiots
    #2

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  3. Abhiyum Naanum
    #3

    Abhiyum Naanum

    ★ 7.9 · 2008
  4. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #4

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  5. Bhramaram
    #5

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  6. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #6

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009
  7. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
    #7

    Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

    ★ 7.5 · 2010
  8. I Am Kalam
    #8

    I Am Kalam

    ★ 7.3 · 2010

The 2000s India Landscape

2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Luck. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$6.0M
Budget
$400K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $46K per minute on screen and earned $3K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.

The 713th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

32
Reviews
68th
Review-volume percentile
33rd
Popularity percentile

32 audience reviews — more than 68% of India films in our index.

Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Luck, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • chance · 4
  • mistake · 3
  • bet · 1
  • small community · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • death game · 17
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • musical · 71

Reception Benchmarks

4.9
TMDB Rating
32
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,826 of 1,983 India films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #569 of 637 (top 89%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesShree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, Indian Film Company
Runtime2h 10m
Release DateJuly 24, 2009
IMDbtt1242782