Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)

Director:

Apoorva Lakhia

Writers:

Apoorva Lakhia (writer)
Suresh Nair (writer)

Release Date:

25 May 2007 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Based on true rumours

Plot:

On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no...

Cast

Sanjay Dutt	...	Shamsher Khan
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Dhingra
Arbaaz Khan	...	Javed Shaikh
Sunil Shetty	...	Kaviraj Patil
Vivek Oberoi	...	Maya Dolas
Tusshar Kapoor	...	Dilip Buva
Ravi Gossain	...	Aslam Chikna
Rohit Roy	...	Fattu
Diya Mirza	...	Mita Matu
Neha Dhupia	...	Rohini, Shamsher Khan's Wife
Aarti Chhabria	...	Tarannum
Shabbir Ahluwalia	...	Rc
Amrita Singh	...	Maya's mother
Aditya Lakhia	...	Doubling
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Abhishek Mahatre

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007)

Company:

White Feather Films

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene just before the shoot out, when the anchorwoman is interviewing an actress, the table has a Pepsi bottle on it. However, this Pepsi bottle looks like the redesigned Pepsi bottles from the late 90s: since the film takes place in 1991, the bottle should have been the older gray/white style.

Quotes:

Javed Shaikh: I've told you before, I don't want to join the ATS. I don't risk my life for the police anymore.
Kaviraj Patel: Yup, now why would he want to join the ATS, he's got used to a cushy posting. Stopping guys and girls from kissing in the park! That's real police work!

Don't let them shot down your weekend

the plot was poor, very predictable. the same old over abused story of gangsters trying to overpower the don with the hybrid of fake police encounters. what is the meaning of hundreds of policemen firing aimlessly at a building? and yes, the random shots managed to kill no one. the story was unclear on whether they want to show some petty criminals struggle become the mafia, or some devoted policemen's attempt to get rid of crime and criminals. poor hybrid of the 2 distinct plots made the story pathetic. the "petty criminals" were too petty to arouse any viewer interest, cause they danced and relaxed most of the time in the bar to pose any serious threat to the existing don or to really trouble the law and order of the city. the dignified policemen were just too naive in their approach, planning and execution that they deserved to die at the shootout instead of the criminals. but as said before, the "petty criminals" were too petty!!

overall, you should strongly recommend this movie to your friends, if you have wasted your time on this already. Why should they be spared of the torture :-)