Synopsis
“Three convicts… One woman… One truth…”
Three men are on death row. Jaggu (Jackie Shroff), a lawyer and a poet, is serving a sentence for murdering his wife because she was cheating on him with another man. Nagya (Nagesh Kukunoor), a man angry with the whole world, is arrested for murdering his wife too, but he claims that it was an accident where she falls off the sidewalk while they were talking. Ishaan (Naseeruddin Shah), a happy-go-lucky man, is also arrested for murder that he commits while in the act of robbery. The prison's custodian is Mohan (Gulshan Grover), who attempts several methods to reform the prison's inmates. A documentary filmmaker, Chandrika (Juhi Chawla) comes to the jail to set a film about these three men. In the process, she finds redemption to her troubled marriage.
Crime + Drama in Other Asia
28 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 3 Deewarein itself).
The 2002–2004 Other Asia Window
3 Deewarein holds position #8 of 39 Other Asia films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 3 Deewarein premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Other Asia films in 2003.
The 134th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 25% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #121 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Crime productions specifically: #10 of 42 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Metalight Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | January 8, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0338490 |