Cash
- Director
- Anubhav Sinha
- Studio
- Seven Entertainment Ltd., Sohail Maklai Entertainment Pvt Ltd, ASP White
- Release Date
- 2 August 2007
- Running Time
- 133 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Budget
- ₹32.00 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹29.30 Cr
Review
Dinesh Vijan's "Cash" attempts to weave a heist narrative around a fractured diamond's centuries-long journey, but the execution falters where ambition should soar. The film's premise—a diamond split into three pieces, each with its own shadowy history—recalls the intricate layering of films like "Ocean's Eleven" or even the more recent "Heist" thrillers that dominate the genre. However, what distinguishes those films is their taut pacing and character investment; here, the narrative sprawls without conviction. The flashback sequences detailing the diamond's journey through history feel obligatory rather than organic, serving as exposition dumps rather than genuine world-building. The performances struggle to anchor these disparate storylines—there's no central figure compelling enough to ground us as the criminal underworld churns around them.
Where "Cash" truly stumbles is in its inability to decide what kind of film it wants to be. Is it a globe-trotting adventure à la "Dhoom"? A psychological crime thriller? A period mystery? The tonal inconsistency mirrors the film's structural fragmentation—much like the diamond itself, the narrative never cohesively comes together. Rajummar's character work feels thin, with "The Uncle" remaining more archetype than antagonist, lacking the menacing charisma that makes villains like those in "Badla" or "Special 26" memorable. The heist sequences themselves lack the meticulous choreography and surprise that define the genre's greats, ins
Storyline
So basically, this guy Danny meets this girl Rhea on a plane, and they end up becoming friends. To pass the time during the flight, Danny tells her this wild story about this legendary diamond that's been lost and found multiple times throughout history. It's got this whole dramatic backstory involving kings, British viceroys, shipwrecks, and all sorts of crazy adventures across centuries. The diamond eventually gets split into three pieces that go their separate ways, with each one having its own dramatic story.
Flash forward to the 1990s, and it turns out two of these three diamond pieces have shown up in a museum in Belgium. But nobody knows where the third piece ended up—until a diamond dealer from Gujarat gets wind of it and tries to make a move. Unfortunately for him, he gets robbed by some goons who stage an accident to steal it from him. Meanwhile, there's this big-time criminal called "The Uncle" who's pulling strings behind the scenes and planning major heists.
The Uncle is basically obsessed with getting all three pieces of this diamond together. He's already got his hands on the two pieces from the Belgian museum through his henchman, but now he's realized he needs that third piece to complete the set. So he starts investigating where it is, and that's when things start getting really complicated for everyone involved in this whole diamond situation.
