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Starring: Kabir Sawhney, Simran Vaid, Rohini Hatangdi,
Seema Pande, Ashish Duggal, Anil Mahatre, Sumeet Malhan,
Amita Nagia
Directed by Mohan Sharma
July 26th 2005.
As usual, the day started as any normal Mumbai monsoon
day. Children enjoying the rain, and people traveling
towards their office or other places unknown to what was
in store for them. The usual grumbling going around that
our Mumbai Municipal Corporation has done nothing to
withstand heavy downpour if it occurs, etc.
Barista is one of the coffee shops in Bandra, a suburb
in Mumbai that's known for its cordial atmosphere and
great coffee. Many of them had come to enjoy a cup of
coffee and some who wanted to spend their time with
friends on a pleasant rainy evening.
The Hero and Heroine who are
accidentally at Barista console their friends & people
at Barista while they are under turmoil and trauma.
Their love is an emotion which is subtle but denotes how
love can overcome the saga of natural calamity and two
strangers are bound by an unknown feeling which is all
prevalent and essence of life.
We also have two complete strangers who did not know
that this night would change their lives forever. Even
the others at Barista had no idea that the regular
Mumbai rainfall which they assumed was would be like any
other monsoon day in Mumbai, and it would calm down or
the rainfall recede. None of them aware that this
experience was going to shatter their lives forever.
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The movie is a salute to the spirit of Mumbai and World
Humanity. The Natural catastrophe which destructed many
lives of People and Property and laid the bare fact that
nobody is above the nature. But the human spirit moves
ahead to fight & make his & other lives for a better
tomorrow. An example to glory and fighting spirit of
Mumbaikars.
The people from all class and segment of life come under
the roof of Barista on that fateful night of 26th July and
the trauma they undergo each in his own way.
Kabir Sawhney is a promising
actor, Simran Vaid too, puts in a lot of effort, Rohini
Hattangadi is there for a while. Also in it are Raju
Kher and Amita Nangia.
However the trouble and agony faced by a group of people
stranded in a distant coffee shop are portrayed nicely.
At the end of it the viewer could land up in a gloomy
state of mind. But the fact is a fact and this is what
happened on that dreaded rainy day in Mumbai.
The film shows how a group of these people kept the
spirit of Mumbai alive and fought to make sure they all
would survive this awful night through whatever means
necessary.
We salute the spirit of Mumbai, and its Mumbaikars.
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Amarjeet
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CAST:
Kabir Sawhney, Simran Vaid, Rohini
Hatangdi, Sumeet Chawla (Guest Appearance)
Seema Pande, Ashish Duggal, Anil Mahatre, Sumeet Malhan, Gopi,
Ramanna, Ramesh Suneja, Rita Joshi, Sameep Kank, Raju Kher,
Amita Nagia, Shashi Sharma, Himani Chawla, Shailesh Mehta,
Baby Priyanka, Mona Rey, Paramveer, Monisha, Aabid, Ajita
Presenter : M. K. Agarwal
Banner : Radha Pushpa Entertainment
Title : 26th July At Barista
Cine Dreamz (Canada) : Abdullah Ghori
Concept &Direction : Mohan Sharma |
CREW:
Producer : Roshani Khan
Line Producer : Amrapali Arts Intl.
Co.Producer : Durga Singh
Screen Play & Dialogue : Rahil Qazi
Sr. Exec. Producer : Sachindra Mehra (Amrapali Arts)
Executive Producer : Rakesh Sabhrwal
Casting : Amrapali Arts International
Cinematographer : Carlton D'mello
Editor : Sanjay Jaiswal
Lyrics & Music : Sandarbh
Art Director : Dilip Sha
Asst. Art Director : Anjani
Sound Designer : Jitendra Singh
Sound Recordist : Ram Singh Sharma |
