Previously screened at Cannes, Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout was the opening film of the London Indian Film Festival 2013. Produced by Guneet Monga and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, Monsoon Shootout’s cast includes Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Shiva), Tannishta Chatterjee (Rani) and Vijay Varma (Adi), Geetanjali Thapa (Anu).
The story revolves around actions and consequences, the psychology of decision making, human emotions of guilt and regret. Adi, a moralistic Mumbai cop believes that ‘the truth is always simple’. However, as the story unravels, the truth becomes more and more complicated. Adi’s character provokes the question: what is the right thing to do? When he has to shoot and kill a suspected criminal, something stops Adi from pulling the trigger. The suspect gets away and this leads to dire consequences. What is fascinating about Monsoon Shootout is that Amit Kumar shows the pivotal moment of Adi pulling the trigger through three different decisions.
The story revolves around actions and consequences, the psychology of decision making, human emotions of guilt and regret. Adi, a moralistic Mumbai cop believes that ‘the truth is always simple’. However, as the story unravels, the truth becomes more and more complicated. Adi’s character provokes the question: what is the right thing to do? When he has to shoot and kill a suspected criminal, something stops Adi from pulling the trigger. The suspect gets away and this leads to dire consequences. What is fascinating about Monsoon Shootout is that Amit Kumar shows the pivotal moment of Adi pulling the trigger through three different decisions.
- 7/20/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
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