India Satya returned 7.4× its production cost, earning $2.3M against a $310K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
सत्या
“The Other Side of Truth”
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
The 1997–1999 India Window
55 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Satya sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Satya. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Satya premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 50m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $14K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #533 of 1,983 India films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #86 of 283 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Marathi, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Varma Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 50m |
| Release Date | July 3, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0195231 |