Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)

Director:

Apoorva Lakhia

Writers:

Apoorva Lakhia (writer)
Suresh Nair (writer)

Release Date:

25 May 2007 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Based on true rumours

Plot:

On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no...

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Police Officer | Summer | SWAT | 1991

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Sanjay Dutt	...	Shamsher Khan
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Ex-Justice Dhingra
Arbaaz Khan	...	Inspector Javed Khan
Sunil Shetty	...	Inspector Kaviraj 'Kavi' Patil
Vivek Oberoi	...	Maya 'Mayabhai' Dolas
Tusshar Kapoor	...	Dilip 'Buvabhai' Buva
Ravi Gossain	...	Aslam Chikna
Rohit Roy	...	Fatim 'Fattoo'
Diya Mirza	...	Mita Mattu
Neha Dhupia	...	Rohini S. Khan
Aarti Chhabria	...	Tarannum 'Tanu'
Shabbir Ahluwalia	...	RC
Amrita Singh	...	Mrs. Dolas
Aditya Lakhia	...	Doubling
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Sub-Inspector Abhishek Mahatre

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007) | India:A

Company:

Balaji Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Sanjay Dutt's character was based on the real life Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Aftab Ahmed Khan Head of the ATS who was leading the gun battle with gangsters.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Kaviraj Patil (Sunil Shetty) returns after making a telephone call from the phone Booth, at Bakri Adda, a Tata Indigo car was seen passing by. Tata Indigo was launched in 2000s while the movie was supposedly showing events during the late 80s and early 90s.

Quotes:

Javed Shaikh: Ah, the f-word. As usual used with an utter lack of relevance or context to that most basic of human acts, which it so explicitly and yet so succintly describes. A sad but unavoidable linguistic travesty in these modern times!

Not for the Faint Hearted

By its very definition, a rumour is termed as hearsay or gossip. Shootout at Lokhandwala goes with the tag line - based on true rumours - which is quite humorous to begin with.

But the humour ends here, since the plot revolves around the ATS (Anti Terrorist Squad) of Mumbai Police, headed by Shamsher Khan (Sanjay Dutt) and his lieutenants Kaviraj (Sunil Shetty) and Javed Shaikh (Arbaaz Khan).

Their philosophy is simple: get rid of all the hoodlums in the Mumbai underworld and made it a safer place. They prefer to put a bullet in their brain rather than get involved with paperwork that follows an arrest.

Their nemesis comes with the name Maya Bhai (Vivek Oberoi) and his cohorts Buva (Tusshar Kapoor), RC (Shabbir Ahluwalia), Fattu (Ronit Roy), and 2 others who I am not familiar with.

So you could guess the rest with cops v/s robbers battling each other. Till finally the gang gets cornered at a flat in Lokhandwala and good prevails over evil.

You have heard all this before than why watch the flick? To its credit, the movie spins a common script with slick editing, camera-work and pulsating background score. Sanjay Dutt puts in an honest performance while Vivek Oberoi plays the bad guy well. There is nothing else to write home about the rest. Songs are OK, and the 'Arre Ganpat,' with its catchy rap beat will definitely find its followers.

What the movie lacks in soul, it makes up with its pace. For those who liked gangster flicks like Satya and Company, should watch this one since it will definitely appeal.

For the rest who prefer drama, romance and comedy, steer away since the gore might make you lose your appetite.