Maximum is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kabeer Kaushik.

The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Sonu Sood, Neha Dhupia and Vinay Pathak.

[1] Maximum revolves around two of Mumbai Police's top encounter specialists and their fight for control.

In the flashback, it is shown that while Pundit is travelling with his wife, Supriya (Neha Dhupia) shots are fired.

Music is composed by Amjad Nadeem Vikram and Devi Sri Prasad (Aa ante amlapuram), with lyrics penned by Raqueeb Alam and Shabbir Ahmed.

Aniruddha Guha of DNA gave it 2 stars (on 5) and wrote – "Maximum ends up as a 'me too' among many RGV-inspired films in the last few years, even though that may not have been the intention.

"[5] Janhavi Patel of FilmiTadka rated Maximum with 2 out of 5 stars and wrote in her review, "There is not much to remember when you walk out.

"[6] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 2.5 out of five stars and said, "Maximum isn’t a washout – not by a long chalk.

Sonu Sood in particular leaves a lasting impression as the police officer under fire for excesses committed in the line of duty.

[8] Writing for Hindustan Times, Anupama Chopra gave Maximum 2 stars and commented, "Maximum has stray moments of power but the film feels like a Ram Gopal Varma rehash; mercifully though there are no cameras zooming into teacups like there were in Varma's recently released Department, which was also about power-hungry, corrupt encounter specialists.