Missed Call (film)

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Missed Call
Directed byMridul Toolsidas
Vinay Subramaniam
StarringAnkur Vikal
Heeba Shah
Ram Kapoor
Salim Ghouse
CinematographySejal Shah
Nitin Sagar
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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]

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Plot

The 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

The 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

Reviews

Strikingly 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]

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  1. Missed Call at IMDb
  2. Official website
  3. Reelism Films