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Lootera

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
16K
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Lootera (2013)
The year is 1953. A visiting archaeologist called Varun Shrivastav comes to the village of Manikpur in West Bengal to excavate the temple grounds of the local Zamindar. With knowledge and experience beyond his young demeanour, Varun greatly impresses the Zamindar and his family. Especially Pakhi, the Zamindar's feisty and only daughter, who finds herself irrevocably drawn towards him. But Varun isn't all he seems on the surface. And as the simmering attraction between him and Pakhi leads to a tender and deep love, he is forced to choose between her and his past. Making his choice, Varun disappears. Pakhi struggles to move on with her life, determined to forget him and their relationship. Until one day, when he returns under the most extraordinary circumstances. Inspired from O. Henry's "The Last Leaf", Lootera is the uplifting story of two lovers. Of heartbreak, betrayal... and ultimate redemption.
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An aristocrat's daughter falls in love with a visiting archaeologist, but he holds a secret that could drive them apart.An aristocrat's daughter falls in love with a visiting archaeologist, but he holds a secret that could drive them apart.An aristocrat's daughter falls in love with a visiting archaeologist, but he holds a secret that could drive them apart.

  • Director
    • Vikramaditya Motwane
  • Writers
    • O. Henry
    • Bhavani Iyer
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Stars
    • Ranveer Singh
    • Sonakshi Sinha
    • Barun Chanda
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vikramaditya Motwane
    • Writers
      • O. Henry
      • Bhavani Iyer
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Stars
      • Ranveer Singh
      • Sonakshi Sinha
      • Barun Chanda
    • 134User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 25 nominations

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    Trailer 2:32
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    Photos39

    Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Ranveer Singh in Lootera (2013)
    Lootera (2013)
    Sonakshi Sinha in Lootera (2013)
    Sonakshi Sinha in Lootera (2013)
    Sonakshi Sinha in Lootera (2013)

    Top cast

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    Ranveer Singh
    Ranveer Singh
    • Varun Shrivastav
    Sonakshi Sinha
    Sonakshi Sinha
    • Pakhi Roy Chaudhary
    Barun Chanda
    Barun Chanda
    • Soumitra Roy Chaudhary
    Adil Hussain
    Adil Hussain
    • K. N. Singh
    Vikrant Massey
    Vikrant Massey
    • Devdas
    Dibyendu Bhattacharya
    Dibyendu Bhattacharya
    • Varun's Friend
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • A. K. Bajpai
    Pratap Jaiswal
    Shirin Guha
    • Devyani
    Swachata Sanjiban Guha
    • Devyani
    • (as Swachata Guha Mallik)
    Divya Dutta
    Divya Dutta
    • Shyama (Special Appearance)
    Palan Kundu
    Anirban Basu
    Amit Saha
    Dhruv Mookerji
    Newton
    Govind Pandey
    Govind Pandey
    Kodamath Saha
    • Director
      • Vikramaditya Motwane
    • Writers
      • O. Henry(short story "The Last Leaf")
      • Bhavani Iyer(screenplay)
      • Anurag Kashyap(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In one particular scene, Ranveer was required to exhibit pain, for which the actor went a step ahead and actually hurt himself to emote the sequence in the best possible manner. Ranveer kept piercing himself repeatedly with a safety pin for this shot.
    • Quotes

      Varun Srivastav: In my life, everyone used me... Only you loved me...

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Kapil Sharma Show: Ranveer and Vaani in Kapil's Show (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Sawaar Loon
      Vocals by Monali Thakur

      Music composed by Amit Trivedi

      Song lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya

      (P) 2013 Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.

    User reviews134

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Motwane captures "Love" in his canvas of lens & reflects the pure beauty through Silence of its characters..
    In Genesis 37:9 the following statement is made: "And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me." Vikramaditya Motwane had stunned the critics with his poignant coming of age story 'Udaan'. He does that yet again in Lootera, justifying the feature length body to the soul of O Henry's petite plot. Loooera is like Van Gogh's "Starry Night" that is Picturesque and poignant at the same time. It takes a simple O Henry story – The Last Leaf, and adapts it to a period setting in Bengal and North East India. Somewhere the short story has decent potential for a short film. But Vikramaditya Motwane is one filmmaker who knows how to extract maximum gratification out of minimalism. It's a work of art - slow, deliberate and introspective. It's one of the best films you'll watch this year. It's a triumph of its director's vision, resulting in a win for the performances of its lead actors.

    There's a sense of subliminal aesthetic familiarity when "Lootera" opens in the newly partitioned India of 1953. The unhurried ambiance of the olden days, the sureness of the camera's frame, the undiluted subtlety of the narrative – and decisively – the itching gut feel that it's not going to work out well in the end. The story is of an archaeologist Varun (Ranveer Singh) who comes for an excavation expedition on a piece of land that belongs to Pakhi's (Sonakshi Sinha) family. Love blooms over Dev Anand's enchanting songs and painting lessons where the teacher ends up turning into a student. The vintage Chevrolet cars, heritage haveli and fading royalty add to the aura. The chemistry between Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh is delicate, pristine yet searing.

    Evidently Pakhi falls for the charming visitor only to face betrayal subsequently. Almost a year later, they chance upon each other and are stranded in a cottage amidst snowfall. Now Pakhi is taken over by mixed emotions towards the man while Varun seeks redemption. The director clearly strikes the right chord with the audience and the sublime and surreal shade that he imparts to the story gives it a fairy-tale touch. The tragic end is quite evident all through yet there is that ray of hope which clings on the last leaf.

    Lootera uses silence and stillness wonderfully well. In such moments of repose, one can hear footsteps on a hilly pathway or a piece of paper being crumpled, and that is such a rarity in a Hindi film.

    The two halves of Lootera are distinct chapters: the gold, russet and green of the Bengal landscape gives way to the pale, snowy, hilly heights of north India. Each is captured in muted hues by cinematographer Mahendra Shetty, whose contribution to the overall impact of the work is enormous.

    Every actor in Lootera, irrespective of the footage he or she gets, makes an unmistakable presence. Coming to Sonakshi Sinha's performance, iIf you know her as the 100-crore girl who shakes and swings at the drop of a hat you're in for a surprise. Her nuanced act tugs at your tear glands. A good compliment to Sonakshi's anchoring performance is Ranveer Singh's underplay. He proves he's an actor to reckon with. And he does so despite having a character in shadow of Sonakshi's Pakhi. Supporting performances by Barun Chanda (playing Sonakshi's Zamindar father), Vikrant Massey (Ranveer's best friend) and Adil Hussain (the tough as nails cop) are all top notch too. Arif Zakaria, Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Shirin Guha make brief appearances but lasting impressions.

    Lootera celebrates the past, mourns the demise of love, life and things of joy and beauty, but in the end affirms the primacy of the human spirit and the power of art to tide over the blows of fate.

    Now the big question: why a film like Lootera is not working at the box office? The question is irrelevant. It wouldn't matter, at least from the critical point of view, even if it were to fail to get its point across to an audience captivated on Dabangg, Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardar and suchlike. This is a "film". Appreciate it without the tags of commercialism (or lack of), or art, or new Bollywood. It's a beautiful poetry which is being recited, you either relive and resonate the spirit or, you don't.
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    • suchismita_sengupta
    • Jul 22, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2013 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Разбойник
    • Filming locations
      • Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India
    • Production companies
      • Balaji Motion Pictures
      • Phantom Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $581,813
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $314,958
      • Jul 7, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $789,671
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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