Lucknow Central

2017 2h 27m HI

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6.3

MID

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40%

ROTTEN

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6.2

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 35🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★6.2IMDB · 3,064

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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After being accused of murder and awaiting his death penalty, Kishen Mohan Girhotra is compelled by NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap to form a musical band of prisoners to compete at band competition held at the dreaded jail of ‘Lucknow Central’. Kishen befriends and convinces a talented bunch of criminals to form a band that provides them with a purpose and a new lease of life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Farhan Akhtar
Kishan Mohan Girhotra
Diana Penty
Gayatri Kashyap
Deepak Dobriyal
Victor Chattopadhyay
Gippy Grewal
Parminder Singh Gill aka Pali
Rajesh Sharma
Purushottam Madan Pandit
Inaamulhaq
Dikkat Ansari
Ronit Roy
Jailer Raja Shrivastava
Ravi Kishan
CM Pawan Singh Chaturvedi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ranjit Tiwari
Writers: Aseem Arora, Ranjit Tiwari, Aseem Arora
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ranjit Tiwari, shot by Tushar Kanti Ray. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rochak Kohli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Charu Shree Roy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Farhan Akhtar and Diana Penty and Deepak Dobriyal carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5697870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ranjit Tiwari directs. Tushar Kanti Ray behind the camera. Rochak Kohli scores. Charu Shree Roy cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Ranjit Tiwari, shot by Tushar Kanti Ray. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Rochak Kohli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Charu Shree Roy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Farhan Akhtar and Diana Penty and Deepak Dobriyal carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5697870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.