Missed Call is a 2005 Indian English language film directed by Mridul Toolsidas and Vinay Subramaniam duo.[1] The film was shot on 16mm in 15 days on shoe-string budget. Shot in cinema verite style with on location sync- sound, it went on to becoming Opening Film at Indian Panorama section of the 36th International Film Festival of India, and featured in World Cinema India section at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. [2] Missed Call garnered Best International Film at the Israel Film Festival, United States.[3] Missed Call was adjudicated the Best International Film at the Red Sea International Film Festival in 2008. The film was honored with Films Division of India's "Best of Indian Cinema."[4]
| Missed Call | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mridul Toolsidas Vinay Subramaniam |
| Starring | Ankur Vikal Heeba Shah Ram Kapoor Salim Ghouse |
| Cinematography | Sejal Shah Nitin Sagar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe protagonist, a 20-something Gaurav Sengupta (Ankur Vikal) is obsessed with the idea of capturing every moment in life on celluloid and narrates the story as seen through his eyes. It is his journey from joy to despair, from hope to frustration and from love to lust.
Production
editThe movie was produced by Reelism Films and was their debut production. The movie was directed by the director duo, Mridul Toolsidas and Vinay Subramanian.[5]
Cast
edit- Ankur Vikal as Gaurav Sengpupta
- Salim Ghouse as Arindam Kumar Sengputa
- Heeba Shah as Gayatri
- Ram Kapoor as Vinay Murthy
- Tinnu Anand as DK Bose
- Seema Rahmani as Rose
Reviews
editStrikingly original and darkly humorous, MISSED CALL is told in a captivating, vérité style that makes this directorial debut a must see for independent film aficionados worldwide. [6] It boasts delightfully realistic performances and witty writing that capture the passion, pain and promise of urban youth navigating the rocky road toward adulthood. - Indian Film Festival [7]
"Missed Call" is a cutting example of niche cinema getting as close to the urban reality about the average bourgeois youngster as a camera can possibly take the audience. But at the end of the day the sense of aimlessness that overwhelms Gaurav Sengupta is much too familiar to connect with the audience as anything but an odd film about a square among circles. - WebIndia 123[8]
"The film is about a filmmaker, his fight, his defeat, his eccentricities, his creativity and a burning passion for the medium. The directors sure deserve kudos because its a story that needs to be told." [9] [10]
References
edit- ^ "And the world remained silent,Missed Call open Ind Panorama at IFFI". OneIndia. 24 November 2006.
- ^ "Missed Call IFFI". 24 November 2006.
- ^ "Got a Missed Call? Rush to Cannes - IBNLive". 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Two days, seven films: Cannes can't do more for India - Hindustan Times". 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Two days, seven films: Cannes can't do more for India - Hindustan Times". 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Online Press Release Distribution site | Business Wire India".
- ^ "MISSED CALL". indianfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 20 April 2005.
- ^ "MISSED CALL". webindia123.com. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Reelism Films' Missed Call wins laurels at Israel film festival". 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Shashi Kapoor to inaugurate IFFI-2006". The Hindu. 27 October 2006 – via www.thehindu.com.