Road, Movie (2009)

A young man's journey across the mythic Indian landscape becomes a life changing odyssey.

Director:

Dev Benegal

Writer:

Dev Benegal

Stars:

Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Abhay Deol	...	Vishnu
Satish Kaushik	...	Om
Tannishtha Chatterjee	...	The Woman
Mohammed Faisal	...	The Boy (as Mohammed Faisal)
Amitabh Srivastava	...	Aatma - Father
Suhita Thatte	...	Mother
Hardik Mehta	...	Masseur
Roshan Taneja	...	OPJ - Truck Owner
Shradha Shrivastav	...	Sister (as Shraddha Shrivastava)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rajinder Grover
Niraj Kothari	...	Developer
Veerendra Saxena	...	Police Chief
Yashpal Sharma
Bharat Vaibhav	...	Head Constable

Storyline

VISHNU, a restless young man, itches to escape his father's faltering hair oil business. An old truck beckons, which Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain, he discovers he's not merely transporting a battered vehicle, but an old touring cinema. Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway, a wandering old entertainer and a striking gypsy woman. Together they roam the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious waterlord. The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in 1001 Nights, if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback. The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but ...

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Plot Keywords:

truck | desert | death | water | film projector | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India USA

Language:

Hindi English Rajasthani

Release Date:

5 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Road Movie

Company Credits

Production Co:

August Entertainment, Indian Film Company, Studio 18

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dev Benegal has directed two movies, Road, Movie and English, August, with commas in the title.

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Soundtracks

"Tel Maalish"
Music Produced by Eric V. Hachikian
Performed by Eric V. Hachikian

User Reviews

Brilliant- Main tujhe Mard banata hoon

Just came back from watching this movie and realized why Robert DeNero wanted these guys to send him a DVD of the movie. The movie is brilliant. The story is nicely written, the direction and cinematography is superb and the background score could not have been better. Now to the important part, the actors. Mr Benegal got together an excellent cast for the movie and they don't disappoint. Abhay Deol, as usual is awesome. Satish Kaushik and Yashpal Sharma, seasoned actors do their part well, but adding to this was the excellent performance by Mohammed Faisal(the boy) and Tannishtha Chatterjee. And the reason I am ranting about the actors is that there is one scene in the movie which could have either made or broke a masterpiece.

This movie is a masterpiece. Go watch it.

Rating- 9/10