Lootcase

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Lootcase
Lootcase film poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed by Rajesh A Krishnan
Screenplay byKapil Sawant
Rajesh Krishnan
Story byKapil Sawant
Rajesh Krishnan
Dialogues byKapil Sawant
Produced by Fox Star Studios
Starring Kunal Khemu
Rasika Dugal
Vijay Raaz
Ranvir Shorey
Gajraj Rao
Narrated by Ninad Kamat
Cinematography Sanu John Varghese
Edited byAnand Subaya
Music bySongs:
Rohan-Vinayak
Amar Mangrulkar
Background Score:
Sameer Uddin
Production
companies
Fox Star Studios
Soda Films
Distributed by Disney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 31 July 2020 (2020-07-31) [1]
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Lootcase [a] is a 2020 Indian black comedy crime film directed by Rajesh Krishnan, of TVF Tripling fame. The film is produced and bankrolled by Fox Star Studios. It features Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal in lead roles, and Vijay Raaz, Ranvir Shorey and Gajraj Rao in supporting roles. [2] The film revolves around a red coloured suitcase (Joy Bagman/ Anand Petikar). It was scheduled for theatrical release on 10 April 2020, but the release was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [ non-primary source needed ] [4] It was released on 31 July 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar. [1]

Contents

Upon release on Disney+Hotstar, it received generally positive reviews from critics. The script is copied from Nepali Movie “Jatra”. The story, direction, performances of the cast (especially Khemu), cinematography, editing, and dark humor were praised.

Plot

Nandan Kumar, a middle-class man who repairs machines at a printing press, doesn't believe in destiny and lives in a chawl with his taunting wife Lata and son Ayush. Nandan's family struggles to reconcile their dreams and aspirations with their financial reality.

MLA Patil attempts to transfer Rs. 100 million and a file containing evidence of widespread embezzlement to another minister. He blackmails local gangster Omar to carry out this task; his men put the money in a red suitcase. While transporting the money, Omar's men are ambushed by the goons of rival gangster Bala Rathore. Patil's men hide the suitcase during the shootout, hoping to retrieve it later. However, Nandan comes across it by chance, and finding it full of money, decides to take it home and hides it in his neighbor's home as his neighbour (an old man) has gone to his village and gave the keys to Nandan while going. When Bala and Patil realize that the suitcase (and the file) is missing, they send their respective men to find it at any cost. Patil additionally blackmails policeman Kolte and recruits him to retrieve the suitcase.

Kolte and his informant Faizu gather information about the shootout but find that nearby CCTV cameras are not operational. Meanwhile, Nandan spends some money on his family but doesn't reveal the money's source to Lata. Bala's men spot Faizu, and start tracking Kolte. Nandan removes some of the money from the suitcase, divides it into several packets, and hides them around the house, keeping one packet in his office drawer. One CCTV camera becomes operational, allowing Kolte to see Nandan leaving the scene in an auto-rickshaw. Meanwhile, Nandan has his hands full in attempting to keep his money hidden from his neighbors and Lata. In an effort to spend his cash, he attempts to buy a luxurious apartment only to find that they do not accept cash payments.

Kolte finds the auto-rickshaw driver from the CCTV footage, and is able to identify Nandan (the driver had spotted Nandan's debit card with his name and bank information). Nandan goes to his bank to inquire about a cash-counting machine, but the cashiers laugh him off. Paranoid, he makes a scene and leaves. When Kolte is investigating at the same bank, the cashiers tell him about Nandan's suspicious behavior and provide him Nandan's address. Kolte arrives at his home just as Lata finds the hidden suitcase in the kitchen. Kolte holds the family at gunpoint and demands the money back and Nandan complies. Kolte finds out about the packet in the office, and takes Nandan to retrieve it. Bala's men report this to their boss, and Bala and Patil join hands to kill Kolte and recover the money.

When Kolte and Nandan arrive at the office, Kolte sends Nandan inside to get the money. As soon as Nandan leaves, Kolte is ambushed by Bala's men. He manages to escape and finds Patil's file; realising its importance, he decides to blackmail Patil. Meanwhile Nandan is held up by his drunk boss as he attempts to get the packet. Kolte instructs him to come to a secret warehouse. Nandan manages to get there but Bala and Omar ambush the warehouse with their respective men. In the resulting shootout, Nandan is the only survivor. Not learning his lesson about greed, he decides to take the money at the warehouse, but leaves the file. When the contents of the file are leaked, Patil's political career is doomed. He retires to his village and takes up farming, but is quickly tracked down and murdered by Omar's men.

Cast

Production

The filming started in the mid July 2019. [5]

Release

The first look poster was released on 16 September 2019. [6] [7] The film was scheduled to be released on 10 April 2020 but was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] On 29 June 2020, Disney+ Hotstar conducted virtual press conference where Uday Shankar announced that the film will release on Disney+ Hotstar exclusively as part of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex initiative. [8] It was released on 31 July 2020. [1]

Soundtrack

Lootcase
Soundtrack album by
Rohan-Vinayak and Amar Mangrulkar
Released28 July 2020 [9]
Recorded2019
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length11:33
LanguageHindi
Label Saregama

The music for the film was composed by Rohan-Vinayak and Amar Mangrulkar, while the lyrics written by Shreyas Jain and Kapil Sawant.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Pavitra Party"Shreyas JainRohan-Vinayak Nakash Aziz, Keka Ghoshal, Arhaan Hussain3:51
2."Laal Rang Ki Peti"Kapil SawantAmar MangrulkarVivek Hariharan4:16
3."Muft Ka Chandan"Shreyas JainRohan-VinayakRomy, Shreyas Jain, Pinky Maidasani 3:26
Total length:11:33

Accolades

Award [b] Date of ceremony [c] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 15—30 August 2021Best FilmRajesh KrishnanNominated [10]
Best Actress Rasika Dugal Nominated
Filmfare Awards 27 March 2021 Best Film (Critics) Rajesh KrishnanNominated [11]
[12]
Best Debut Director Won
Best Story Rajesh Krishnan and Kapil SawantNominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Background Score Sameer UddinNominated
Best Editing Anand SubayaNominated
Best Action Manohar VermaNominated
Best Sound Design Lochan KanvindeNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ The name is a pun on suitcase, with Hindi word "Loot" (लूट) meaning robbery/theft/dacoity. The story revolves around a suitcase full of money, which the protagonist finds accidentally. However, the fact that he does not deposit it with the right authority, and decides to keep it for himself, is widely thought to be equivalent to theft!
  2. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  3. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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