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Starring: Neil Nitin
Mukesh, Mugdha Godse, Manoj Bajpai, Arya Babbar, Rahul
Singh, Mirza Ali Quli
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Parag
Dixit (Neil Nitin Mukesh) seriously believes he's God's
chosen child. In his mid-twenties, he already has
everything going in his life, loves the luxuries of high
living and is willing to work hard and party harder for
it. Parag is living a dream life with a great job and
his loving girlfriend Maansi!
Maansi (Mugdha Godse) is an independent woman who lives
life on her own terms. She has never asked for the
commitment yet because she would like Parag to arrive at
the decision himself and she loves him too deeply to
question the imminent commitment.
There are inmates inside the jail. Abdul Ghani (Rahul
Singh) is a tough looking, silent, brooding type. A
natural sense of superiority and brutal strength keeps
him away from the herd, including Parag who he simply
can't stand by face, till an unexpected camaraderie
develops. He’s an under trial in jail who is often lured
by the underworld inside who want to use him for their
malicious interests. His only love in life is his
beloved wife
Another case is that of Joe D’souza (Manish Mehta), a
rich man’s son. One night on his way back from a big
bash, where he had, had one drink too many Joe lost
control of his car on a turn… the car climbed the
footpath and on its way further crushed seven people,
fast asleep in front of their hutments… Thanks to his
rich father’s influence and the backing of a good lot of
money, Joe managed to get out of jail in no time…
Haven’t we read a lot or seen before?
Cast:
Neil Nitin Mukesh - Parag Dixit
Mugdha Godse - Maansi Pandit
Manoj Bajpai - Nawaab
Manish Mehta - Joe D’souza
Rahul Singh - Abdul Ghani
Arya Babbar - Kabir Mallik
Mirza Ali Quli
Chetan Pandit
Ghanshyam Garg
Sayali Bhagat
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Has his path carved out for him up ahead and is very
impatient about getting there...until one fateful
evening when everything changes!
However things take an ugly turn when after a series of
unfortunate events Parag suddenly wakes up in jail;
handcuffed and randomly beaten up by the cops. He is
perplexed and in a place far from his utopian life. He
tries hard to face away from the ugly truth and wish it’s
all a bad dream, but soon succumbs to the prison anarchy.
The only salvation he finds is in Nawaab, a convict and a
warden who believes that Parag is innocent.
Parag’s bond with Maansi only gets deeper and sealed
across the bars because she is his only ray of hope
outside the Jail and the reason to go on despite all
hurdles. Maansi is Parag's resolve.
Soon, Parag discovers the inner mechanism and the science
responsible for the wretched status inside the prison and
hordes of broken hearts and shattered souls which managed
to find comfort amidst the four prison walls. He is left
with a choice, to either live a life that is controlled
and exploited or fight against the system!
No one knew Parag's strength
except for Nawaab (Manoj Bajpai). He has already served 10
years of his 20 year jail sentence. Very few people know
Nawaab's real story and fear him for it. Compassionate yet
ruthless when required, Nawaab is the conscience of the
story and Parag's moral compass provided, Parag is willing
to listen to him.
Finally there is a sweet faced, wily Kabir Mallik (Arya
Babbar) who works for the underworld inside the jail and
is their chief recruitment officer. Everyone knows who he
works for, yet there is a humane side to his character
that is his charm.
Neil as Parag Dixit brilliantly conveys his anger,
frustration and sheer helplessness against the situation
that he has been subjected to and Manoj Bajpai in his
intense act is awful His meaningful gaze conveys a lot.
Jail has an emotionally manipulative tone like a troubled
family struggling to raise money for the lawyer’s fees for
Parag. Thanks to the director for not showing the usual
attack on the rich and the powerful like in his previous
films Corporate, Page 3, etc. It is an honest attempt by
Madhur Bhandarkar.
- Aniz Filmvala
Credits & Crew:
Banner: Percept Picture Company, Bhandarkar
Entertainment
Produced by Shailendra Singh
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Written by Madhur Bhandarkar, Manoj Tyagi
Screenplay - Anuradha Tiwari, Manoj Tyagi
Film Editing by Devendra Murdeshwar
Music -Sharib Sabri, Toshi, Sabri
Dialogues: Raghuvir Shekhawat
Lyrics: Sandeep Nath, Ajay Garg, Kumaar, Turaz
Cinematography - Kalpesh Bhandarkar
Art Department - Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Sound Design - Jayesh Dhakan
Visual Effects - Gaurvendra Singh, Suchita Suryamurty |
