Ek Chalis Ki Last Local

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Ek Chalis Ki Last Local
Ek chalis ki last local poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sanjay Khanduri
Produced by
  • Rajiv Shah
  • Guru Kher
Sandeep Singh
Starring Abhay Deol
Neha Dhupia
Ashwin Mushran
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Vinay Apte
Ashok Samarth
Deepak Shirke
Virendra Saxena
Amit Mistry
Sunita Rajwar
CinematographyC Vijayasri
Edited by Dharmendra Sharma
Music by Call Band
Distributed byQuartet Films
Release date
  • 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (English: Last Local of 1:40) is a 2007 Indian Bollywood adventure comedy thriller directed by Sanjay Khanduri, starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia. [1] The film was released on 18 May 2007. [2]

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Plot

Nilesh, a call centre employee, misses his last local train at 1:40 am at Kurla Station. While looking for an autorickshaw, he bumps into a beautiful damsel in distress, Madhu, who also wants to get to Vikhroli. As it turns out, the autorickshaws are on strike due to a bomb blast earlier in the day at Ghatkopar. Nilesh and Madhu are forced to walk to the next rickshaw stand. Nilesh stops at a local pub and is unable to resist his temptation to have a drink or two alongside Madhu. He meets an old friend, Pat, who appears to have earned a lot of money within a year through gambling. Knowing his expertise with the cards, Pat invites Nilesh to join him in the inner chambers to play with the high rollers. Upon some persuasion from Madhu, he gives in and gambles. Taking over Nilesh's turn, Pat loses all the money they have won to Ponappa, an underworld don (who cheats). In the meantime, in his search for Madhu, Nilesh stumbles into the restroom, where he finds Madhu apparently being forced upon by a Nazeer, a drug addict. While Nazeer tries to attack Nilesh for interrupting, he slips and falls and dies.

As it turns out, Nazeer was the younger brother of Ponappa, who is devastated. Nazeer was also the lover of Madhu, who is revealed to be a prostitute whose real name is Mala. While Ponappa is about to kill Nilesh, inspector Malvankar (Ashok Samarth) with his havaldars burst in for a raid. Ponappa pays them to kill Nilesh and Madhu and use Pat as a witness. While on the way to Khandala for the encounter, Pat taunts inspector Malvankar, who shoots him dead. Nilesh and Madhu escape but are recaptured. Madhu offers the inspector more money to spare their lives, and they go to her madame Habiba in Dharavi to collect the money.

In parallel, Ponappa's men collect a ransom of 2.5 crore to return the kid of a rich man, but Rafique and Chakli (belonging to a rival gang) kill them and take the ransom.

Habiba takes everyone to the home of Mangesh Chilkey (a rival of Ponappa and whom Rafique and Chakli work for), who agrees to pay Inspector Malvankar and his men to spare Nilesh and Madhu's lives. In return, it is revealed that Habiba has sold Nilesh to Mangesh Chilkey, who plans to sodomise him. To save him, Madhu calls Ponappa and tells him that Mangesh Chilkey took his 2.5 crores. They eventually arrive, a shootout ensues, and everyone except Nilesh is killed. Nilesh takes off with the 2.5 crores and catches the first morning train at 4:10 AM.

A week later, Nilesh arrives in an expensive car and finds Madhu soliciting again at 1:40 outside Kurla station, and they leave together.

Cast

Soundtrack

The album of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local was composed by a Pakistani rock band Call and lyrics were penned by Gulzar.

Reception

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 stars out of 5, saying that "EK CHALIS KI LAST LOCAL is a decent fare that stands out for a few individualistic episodes in the narrative. At the box-office, the film caters to the multiplex audience mainly, especially big city multiplexes. Business in Mumbai multiplexes should be better due to its Mumbaiya flavor." [3] Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 3 stars out of 5, writing "Where were these guys hiding their extraordinary talent? Why haven’t they been seen in the big movies? Indeed, just for the zany Mistri-Samarth-Rajwar, and the mad mirthful spirit, it’s worth riding the Last Local." [4] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "It's a little too long, losing steam in patches. Twenty minutes off, like with most debut movies, would have made it tight and terrific. It's also not for the squeamish, or those who are easily offended. It's for the rest. Go have yourselves some great chuckles." [5]

Conversely, Tanveer Bookwala of Rediff.com gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing "Abhay Deol has an interesting 'Mark Ruffalo' like innocence and childlike quality but looks completely lost in this enterprise. Neha Dhupia has become the industry's first choice to play a prostitute. Other than Laree Choote, the soundtrack is uninspiring. In what could have been a brilliant dark comedy ends up as a mishmash of everything weird. Bizarre!" [6] India Today wrote, "Debutant director Sanjay Khanduri tries too hard to create a Quentin Tarantinoesque mix of black humour, blood, bodies and bullets. So anything is possible, including a scene in which a gay don tries to make Deol his boy toy. Deol has a wonderful unassuming charm but it isn't enough to make this derivative train ride engaging enough." [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007)". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Taran Adarsh (18 May 2007). "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) - Critic Movie Review by Taran Adarsh: Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2012.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  4. ↑ "Review: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  5. ↑ "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  6. ↑ Tanveer Bookwala (18 May 2007). "Ek Chalis: Bizarre". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
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