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Shaitan

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 2011 ‧ Bollywood/Thriller ‧ 2h 1m
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Amrita befriends a few people whose daily activities include sex, drugs and alcohol. One day, they get involved in a hit-and-run case and slowly realise their lives slipping from their hands.
Release date10 June 2011 (India)
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Shaitan (film) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitan_(film)

Box office. ₹397.6 million (US$5.9 million) Shaitan (English: Demon) is a 2011 Indian crime thriller filmdirected by Bejoy Nambiar starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiya, Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalam, Kirti Kulhari, Rajit Kapoor, Pawan Malhotra and Rajkummar Rao.
Box office‎: ‎₹397.6 million (US$5.9 million)
Produced by‎: ‎Anurag Kashyap‎; ‎Sunil Bohra‎; ‎G...
Budget‎: ‎₹110 million (US$1.6 million)
Country‎: ‎India
Plot · ‎Reception · ‎Awards and nominations · ‎Soundtrack

Shaitan
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byBejoy Nambiar
Produced byAnurag Kashyap
Sunil Bohra
Guneet Monga
Screenplay byMegha Ramaswamy
Bejoy Nambiar
StarringRajit Kapoor
Rajeev Khandelwal
Kalki Koechlin
Pawan Malhotra
Shiv Pandit
Gulshan Devaiya
Neil Bhoopalam
Kirti Kulhari
Rukhsaar Rehman
Sheetal Menon
Rajkummar Rao
Music byPrashant Pillai
Amar Mohile
Ranjit Barot
Anupam Roy
CinematographyR. Madhi
Edited bySreekar Prasad
Production
company
Distributed byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 10 June 2011
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹110 million(US$1.6 million)
Box office₹397.6 million(US$5.9 million)
Shaitan (English: Demon) is a 2011 Indian crime thriller film directed by Bejoy Nambiar starring Rajeev KhandelwalKalki KoechlinGulshan DevaiyaShiv PanditNeil BhoopalamKirti KulhariRajit KapoorPawan Malhotra and Rajkummar Rao. The film was released on 10 June 2011.[1]

Plot[edit]

Shaitan starts off with Amy (Kalki Koechlin), who is mentally disturbed and deeply affected by the attempted suicide and eventual institutionalisation of her mother, Saira. She moves from Los Angeles to Mumbai, where she meets KC (Gulshan Devaiya) at a party her parents forcefully take her to. KC introduces her to his gang – Dash (Shiv Pandit), Zubin (Neil Bhoopalam) and Tanya (Kirti Kulhari). They lead a directionless life, having fun, drinking, using drugs and driving around in a Hummer. On one such occasion, they start racing a random car and win. In the celebration rush, they run over two people riding on a scooter, killing them instantly.
They quickly leave the spot but are easily traced down by a slimy cop, Inspector Malwankar (Rajkummar Rao), who demands ₹ 2,500,000 ($41,500) to drop the case. Dash tells them about a friend (Rajat Barmecha) who faked his own brother's kidnapping and extracted ₹ 2 million from his own parents. After Amy volunteers to be the kidnapping victim, they hatch a plan. Upon receiving the ransom call, Amy's father, contrary to their expectations immediately approaches Police Commissioner (Pavan Malhotra) for help. The Police Commissioner assigns an upright cop Arvind Mathur (Rajeev Khandelwal) to solve the case unofficially, as he is on suspension after throwing a corporator from the first floor of his own house for allegedly beating up a woman. Inspector Mathur is shown to be having a disturbed married life and nearly divorces his wife.
The group of youngsters then hide in a shady hotel, acting upon the plan hatched by Dash. When Tanya is nearly raped by a man, they react violently and kill him. They escape from the lodge and hide out in a cinema hall, where Amy finds a packet of cocaine in Dash's satchel. Tanya is deeply disturbed by their recent actions, and convinces Zubin to take her home. While Zubin leaves to find a taxi, Tanya gets into an altercation with Amy. Amy, while under the influence of cocaine, is convinced that the phone call that Tanya was making to her sister was actually to the police. In the physical confrontation that follows, KC severely injures Tanya. Zubin, upon returning, finds the gruesome scene and flees. He is later arrested by the police while attempting to leave the city. Dash takes Amy and KC to a church in the outskirts of Mumbai and instructs them to hide there while he tries to figure things out with Malwankar.
The arrested Zubin, in the meantime, reveals the entire scenario to the police. They track down Malwankar, who was attempting to escape with his wife. In the ensuing chase, Malwankar is nearly killed in a truck collision. While buying food, the exasperated KC sees his handicapped sister being traumatised by the media. He then calls his father and asks him for help. Using this call, the police trace the trio to the church. Upon returning to the church, KC tells the other two everything and tries to convince Amy to leave the church with him. Dash, however, confronts him and the two get into a bloody confrontation. It ends with Dash beating KC to death. Dash then tries to get Amy to leave the church with him. However, a cocaine-fuelled Amy has a traumatic flashback involving her mother trying to drown her as a child. In this frenzy, she stabs Dash, who is trying to restrain her. She is then found by Inspector Mathur.
The police, despite knowing the truth, get the three surviving friends to sign a statement saying that Dash had kidnapped all four. This is done to save the reputation of the much-maligned police force. Mathur then meets his wife, indicating a possible reconciliation. The film ends with Amy being resigned to the convent, which she always feared, albeit with her mother's name (Saira).

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Director Bejoy Nambiar, who assisted Mani Ratnam in Guru, approached Kalki Koechlin to play a role in the movie. But since the film was not moving for two years, Anurag Kashyap agreed to produce it on a smaller budget.[3]

Reception[edit]

The film received positive response from critics in India. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 4/5 stars and said "Shaitan is bound to raise eyebrows thanks to its contemporary, thrilling, hard-hitting and forceful content. One of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers I've seen in a long time."[4] Pankaj Sabnani from Glamsham also gave the film 4/5 and said "Shaitan is a spellbinding thriller with 'awesomeness' written all over it."[5] Nikhat Kazmi gave it 3.5/5 stars and wrote "it turns the camera three-sixty degrees and brings you the grime of a subterranean sub-culture that throbs amidst a certain section of metropolitan maverick twenty-somethings."[6] Anupama Chopra from NDTV gave 3/5 stars.[7] Mayank Shekhar from Hindustan Times gave 3/5 stars.[8] Ankit Ojha of Planet Bollywood praised Shaitan and its thematic element to a large extent, giving the movie 9 stars out of 10, writing, "Nambiar has managed to impress each and everyone of the discerning film viewer and movie buff. This is Hindi cinema finally coming of age! Recommended for more than one watch, as to absorb the totality of the film’s context and subtext! Outstanding stuff!"[9]
One negative review came from Raja Sen of Rediff.com. He gave it 2/5 stars and wrote "Populated exclusively by the very coolest of character actors, backgrounded by a blaring retro-loving soundtrack, and shot dizzyingly in hypertechnicolor."[10]

Awards and nominations[edit]

AwardCategoryNomineeResult
18th Annual Colors Screen AwardsScreen Award for Most Promising Debut DirectorBejoy NambiarWon
Best Background MusicRanjit BarotWon
Screen Award for Best CinematographyR. MadhiWon
Screen Award for Best Sound DesignKunal SharmaWon
Best FilmShaitanNominated
Best DirectorBejoy NambiarNominated
Best ActressKalki KoechlinNominated
Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female)Kalki KoechlinNominated
Screen Award for Best Ensemble CastRajeev KhandelwalShiv Pandit, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan DevaiyaNeil BhoopalamKirti KulhariNominated
Best Female PlaybackSuman SridharNominated
Best ScreenplayBejoy Nambiar and Megha RamaswamyNominated
Best EditingSreekar PrasadNominated
Screen Award for Best ActionJaved-EjaazNominated
Zee Cine Awards 2012Best Background MusicRanjit BarotWon
7th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild AwardsApsara Award for Best ScreenplayBejoy Nambiar and Megha RamaswamyNominated
Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleGulshan DevaiyaNominated
57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011Filmfare Award for Best Background ScoreRanjit BarotWon
Best Male DebutShiv Pandit and Gulshan DevaiyaNominated
Filmfare Award for Best Debut DirectorBejoy NambiarNominated
Best CinematographyR. MadhiNominated
Stardust Awards 2012 – Searchlight AwardsBest DirectorBejoy NambiarNominated
Best ActressKalki KoechlinNominated
Best ActorGulshan DevaiyaNominated

Soundtrack[edit]

The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot, and Anupam Roy. Lyrics are penned by K. S. Krishnan, Sanjeev Sharma, Colin Terence, Abhishek, and Shradha. "Khoya Khoya Chand" (remix song by Mikey McCleary, vocals by Suman Sridhar) is not included in the track lists by the producers. The popular number "Hawa Hawai" from the 1987 film, Mr. India, composed by the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal has been reused (remix song by Mikey McCleary, vocals by Suman Sridhar) in the film.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Amy's Theme"Sanjeev SharmaRanjit BarotSuzanne D'Mello4:07
2."Fareeda"Sanjeev SharmaPrashant PillaiSuraj Jagan3:18
3."Josh"Colin Terence, Abhishek, ShradhaAmar MohileColin Terence, Abhishek, Shradha4:05
4."Hawa Hawai"Javed AkhtarLaxmikant-PyarelalPrashant Pillai, Suman Sridhar4:54
5."Nasha"Sanjeev SharmaPrashant PillaiPrashant Pillai, Bindu Nambiar3:15
6."O Yaara"Sanjeev SharmaPrashant PillaiKirti Sagatia, Preeti Pillai5:07
7."Pintya"Sanjeev SharmaRanjit BarotDr. Ganesh Chandanshive2:58
8."Zindagi"Sanjeev SharmaRanjit BarotRanjit Barot3:11
9."Bali" (The Sound of Shaitan)K. S. KrishnanPrashant PillaiFarhad Bhiwandiwala, K.S. Krishnan, Preeti Pillai, Hitesh Modak, Kalloist3:36
10."Enter" (Music)Sanjeev SharmaPrashant Pillai1:20
11."Nasha" (Rock & Soul Version)Sanjeev SharmaPrashant PillaiRanjit Barot, Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Bindu Nambiar4:17
12."Outro" (Music)Sanjeev SharmaPrashant Pillai1:36
13."Retro Pop Shit" (Music)Sanjeev SharmaAnupam Roy3:17
14."Unleashed" (Music)Bhayanak Maut3:39

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Shaitan (2011) - IMDb

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 Rating: 7.3/10 - ‎7,004 votes
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Shaitan PosterFive substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.

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Cast

Credited cast:
Kalki Koechlin ... Amrita 'Amy' Jayshankar
Shiv Pandit ... Dash / Dushyant Sahu
Gulshan Devaiah ... Karan 'KC' Chaudhary
Rajeev Khandelwal ... Arvind Mathur
Neil Bhoopalam ... Zubin
Kirti Kulhari ... Tanya Sharma
Rajkummar Rao ... Malwankar (as Raj Kumar Yadav)
Rajat Barmecha ... Shomu
Nikhil Chinappa
Shelly Skandrani ... Claudia Jones
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abhijeet Deshpande
Raghav Dutt ... Dancing servant
Trushant Ingle ... Chanda boy (as trushant)
Rajit Kapoor ... Anand Jaishankar
Pavan Malhotra
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After the passing of her mother, and the entry of a step-mother, Amrita Jayshankar retreats into herself. Her father is summoned to her school and is told that his daughter may require counseling, but he refuses to believe and instead makes a donation to the school. Then Amrita meets with three males and a female, namely Zuben, Dushant Sahu, Karan Chaudhary; and Tanya Sharma respectively. Together they live it up with drugs and alcohol until things get out of control when they accidentally kill a couple. A corrupt police constable demands Rs.25 Lakhs to eliminate their involvement. Unable to come up with so much cash, the five decide to fake a kidnapping, demand the cash from Amrita's father, and clear their respective names. Amrita accordingly goes 'missing', and her father involves the police, who assign this case to once-suspended police inspector, Arvind Mathur. With the media getting involved, Arvind begins his investigation, but will soon find it hampered - complicating not only... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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There's a 'Shaitan' in all of us waiting to rear its ugly head..
11 June 2011 | by See all my reviews

Newbie director Bejoy Nambiar certainly has got himself an impressive if not a mind-blowing debut. And the young actors have done justice to his quirky script & storytelling technique.

You can recognize new age cinema with its 'hatke' script, youthful actors and edgy storytelling / narration. And when you go see Shaitaan you can see all of it there.

The story opens with brief introductory scenes of the lead characters that give you an insight into what each character's personality is like. The story unfolds to show an unruly group of spoilt brat teenagers who believe in the adage 'if you got it, you gotta flaunt it'.

A NRIs daughter Amy (Kalki Koelchin), with a traumatic past, is new in town. She joins the spoilt teenager group and finally starts to enjoy her life. After a night of partying, drinking, doing drugs & racing their Hummer on the empty roads, these guys happen to mow down two innocent people and subsequently flee the scene.

At this point the story actually starts taking pace. In order to escape judicial custody they make an arrangement with a cop who for a huge sum of money will take care of their case. Since none of them has enough money to pay the cop off, they hatch a plan of staging the kidnapping of Amy and demanding the ransom money.

From here the story starts to spiral towards things that neither of them imagined would happen. What was considered to be a harmless plan turns out to be something that will change their lives forever.

This movie is a classic example of how peer pressures and herd mentality can actually make the sanest of people do things that they wouldn't normally do, only to realize it when it's too late.

There is also a parallel track running of the cop Mathur (Rajeev Khandelwal) who has been given the responsibility of handling the case. Along with his professional life, we get to see glimpses of his personal life & the problems he is facing in his marriage. In fact in the end you realize that it isn't easy being a cop where you have the responsibility of protecting the nation with a measly salary being paid for it.

The story is interspersed with clever narration techniques and flashbacks which make the film edgy.

The end makes you feel sorry for the characters & makes you question practicality vs. idealism.

A decent watch I say.

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