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.
Audience Engagement
48 audience reviews — more than 79% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 50m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $14K per minute back.
Crime + Drama in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Satya itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Satya. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1997–1999 India Window
Satya holds position #11 of 55 India films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Satya premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1998.
The 259th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
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 |