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Road, Movie -- Vishnu, a young man driven by wanderlust, escapes 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 garrulous 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 especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.
Road, Movie -- Vishnu, a young man driven by wanderlust, escapes 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 garrulous 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 especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.

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Director:
Dev Benegal
Writer:
Dev Benegal (written by)
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Release Date:
5 May 2010 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama See more »
Plot:
A young man's journey across the mythic Indian landscape becomes a life changing odyssey. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
Satish Kaushik wanders into Toronto with Road
 (From Filmicafe. 27 August 2009, 1:21 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Wander into it... See more (21 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
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Directed by
Dev Benegal 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dev Benegal  written by

Produced by
Dev Benegal .... producer
Fred Berger .... co-producer
Sanjay Ray Chaudhuri .... executive producer
Ross Katz .... producer
Susan B. Landau .... producer (as Susan Landau)
Vandana Malik .... executive producer
Maulik C. Mehta .... associate producer
Sopan Muller .... co-producer
Anup Poddar .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Brook (music)
 
Cinematography by
Michel Amathieu 
 
Film Editing by
Yaniv Dabach 
 
Casting by
Sopan Muller 
 
Production Design by
Anne Seibel 
 
Art Direction by
Aman Mohan Vidhate 
 
Costume Design by
Amba Sanyal 
 
Makeup Department
Shabana Latif .... key hair stylist
Shabana Latif .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Vishal Agarwal .... unit production manager
Manav Bajaj .... unit production manager
Fred Berger .... post-production supervisor
Kamlesh Kushwaha .... assistant production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yazad Anklesaria .... second second assistant director
Paran Bawa .... first assistant director
Neha Belvalkar .... second second assistant director
Debjita Dhar .... trainee assistant director
Niraj Kothari .... third assistant director
Manish Shahi .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Srinivas Konda .... stand-by props
Dhanya Pilo .... assistant production designer
Thukral Shiuli .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Abhishek S. Bhattathiri .... sound editor
Manoj M. Goswami .... sound editor
Vikram Joglekar .... sound
Shajith Koyeri .... sound designer
Anil Radhakrishnan .... chief assistant recordist
P.M. Satheesh .... sound designer
Dominick Tavella .... sound re-recording mixer
Luc Thomas .... foley recordist
Roland Vajs .... sound designer
Roland Vajs .... sound editor
Philippe van Leer .... foley artist
 
Visual Effects by
Chris Wallace .... digital intermediate colourist
 
Stunts
Parvez Shaikh .... stunt coordinator
Feroz Sheikh .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Maqsood Ali .... gaffer
Hetal Dedhia .... gaffer
Sumit Ghosh .... key grip
Joginder Panda .... additional cinematographer
 
Editorial Department
Kevin Downer .... digital intermediate editor
Lee Hughes .... digital intermediate project manager
Antara Lahiri .... assistant editor
Tom Mayclim .... digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Craig McKay .... consulting editor
Dave Muscat .... digital intermediate editor
Trevor Pickard .... digital intermediate scanner and recorder
P.M. Satheesh .... sound design
 
Music Department
Gabe Hilfer .... music supervisor
Sharon Smith .... music editor
 
Other crew
Ashwini Malik .... dialogue writer
Hardik Mehta .... script supervisor and continuity
Michael Riley .... title designer
 

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Runtime:
USA:95 min
Country:
India | USA
Language:
Hindi | English | Rajasthani
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:15 (self applied) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M
Company:
August EntertainmentSee more »

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Trivia:
Dev Benegal has directed two movies, Road, Movie (2009) and English, August (1994), with commas in the title.See more »
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Tel MaalishSee more »

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13 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
Wander into it..., 4 March 2010
Author: TheSupertramp (shivamkbc@gmail.com) from India

Finally, "Road, Movie"- critically acclaimed director Dev Benegal's much awaited 3rd directorial venture comes to Indian screens after 'wandering' over from a number of film festivals.

First look at the movie and you will know that the director isn't catering to a large strata of audience. The movie has a chugging along sort of pace, quite like the Truck that is the carrier of our protagonists. A feel of wanderlust will strike you if you have that sort of streak.

The movie is basically about a journey of self-discovery (Vishnu's). The wanderlust struck oil businessman's son discovers in this journey the meaning of relationships. His companions in this journey are a mechanic (kaushik), a tea-seller boy (Faizal) and a nomad (tannishtha). Along the way there are skirmishes with the police and water mafia.

The performances are sterling. Abhay deol plays to the hilt the selfish, city-lad. Mohammed faizal impresses as the tea-stall boy an Tannishtha Chatterjee is natural in her role of a wandering nomad. But the man who steals the show as the mechanic is veteran actor Satish Kaushik. Absolutely wonderful performance by him.

Besides the cinematography is absolutely scintillating. Never has the rajasthan landscape been so beautifully picturised on screen. Michael Brook's background score is beautiful to say the least.

A movie with international sensibilities but an Indian heart. Calling this Bollywood will be a shame. This movie belongs to world cinema. Quite easily this one belongs to the collector's shelf. Mr. Dev Benegal-- Take a bow, Sire!

Go on this journey or rather 'Wander' into it.

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