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Movie Preview : Shaitan

Director : Starring : Bijoy Nambiar Rajeev khaandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Jackie Shroff, Rajit Kapoor, Shiv Pandit Shaitan Movie Preview Glamsham Editorial Viacom 18 motion pictures presents, SHAITAN, which is all set to hit the screens on 10th June 2011. Produced by Anurag Kashyap and Sunil Bohra, SHAITAN is directed by Bejoy Nambiar and it stars Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiya, Shiv Pandit, Rajit kapoor, Kirti Kulhari, Neil Bhoopalam, Pawan Malhotra and Rajkumar yadav in lead roles. The music of SHAITAN is composed by Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot and Anupam Roy and lyrics penned by K. S. Krishnan, Sanjeev Sharma, Colin Terence, Abhishek and Shradha. Synopsis: 'If you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much space 'the mantra that defines the youth of today. But what happens when the edge gives away. SHAITAN is the story of 5 youngsters set in the urban cape of Mumbai. Amy, Dash, KC, Zubin and Tanya. Young, intelligent, good looking and 'uber cool'. With no hang ups and no boundaries, excitement is what they seek till a 'moment' changes everything. An accident and their actions to cover up lead them through a series of incidents across the roads, streets and by lanes of Mumbai and into the dark side the lurks within all of us - The Shaitan. Inspector Mathur entrusted with the unenviable task of chasing the youngsters down exposes the underbelly of the Police system and crime while grappling with his inner Shaitan. The confluence of the two sides brings across the ultimate explosion of action drama and thrill on Indian screens that are best described as real and raw.

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Shaitan Movie Preview

'Shaitan': Adnan Patrawala kidnap-death story retold?

New Delhi: A hardened drug dealer falls hard for a moody painter, a police officer fights his inner demons and the grisly killing of a 16-year-old by his friends. If you did not know what the super rich in Mumbai do in their own time, you will, after the release of experimental filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's dark thriller 'Shaitan'.

The film that revolves around the lives of five Mumbai youngsters is set for a June 10 release and promises to shock with its high octane violence and risqu screenplay.

The film's premise – each one of us are fighting a demon within – is enough to rouse curiosity about the non-conformist director/producer's Kafkaesque moody narrations through films that bear distinct influence of the 'Fight Club' director, betraying his fascination with director David Fincher-like explorations of sex and self-repression and breaking taboos.

Fascination with Fincher

Kashyap recently compared 'Shaitan' to a David Fincher movie set in Mumbai. The experimental filmmaker canvas is often disturbingly dark and unapologetically brilliant. So if he appears irreverent by comparing his new age thriller 'Shaitan' to a Fincher masterpiece, he may have earned the right to.

The recently released trailer of 'Shaitan' is as fast-paced and eloquent as the 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' – Fincher's American version of writer Stieg Larsson popular trilogy and promoted as the 'feel bad movie of the year.'

'Shaitan', Kashyap himself says, covers new grounds in teenage angst and self-expression. His wife Kalki, who plays a painter in the film, sparked off a controversy with her on-screen lip-lock with co-star Kirti Kulhari in the racy drama that sees its protagonists battling their inner demons.

Flashes of the screenplay show its protagonists in roles that define the character in deep charcoal tones and the unbridled violence is a recurring theme in all of Kashyap's films.

Perhaps Kashyap fulfills with Kalki's role the story he left incomplete in the Paanch – his untold story of the lives of music groups and their own demons. But if evil is be conquered, Kashyap has done it many times in his career in Bollywood as he struggled to write and drew into a shell in the process.

Who are the Shaitans?

The actors of Shaitan said the film contains "horrific" violence and dark humour and bears testimony to the changing tides in Indian cinema where a young, gritty and raw generation are reclaiming cinema. Director Bejoy Nambiar portrays Shiv Pandit as a devil-may-care drug peddler who is also mentor for the protagonists.

He falls in love with Kalki Koechlin, an artist who prefers to etch with charcoal, who also brings out the human in him. Rajeev Khandelwal plays a police officer battling demons from his past whose life is falling apart professionally and personally.

The Adnan Patrawala case?

Nambiar had told the media at the beginning of filming that 'Shaitan' started off from the Adnan Patrawala case where a teenager was kidnapped by his friends for ransom in 2007 and later killed. He said scriptwriter Megha Ramaswamy wrote the film with him.

The edgy film is all about how well you deal with your inner devil. Produced by Kashyap and co-produced by Tipping Point Films, the youth film arm of Viacom 18, 'Shaitan' stars Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Neil Bhoopalam, Shiv Pandit, Kirti Kulhari and Gulshan Devaiah.

Kashyap has rarely disappointed till date, especially with his 'Black Friday' (2003) No Smoking (2007), Dev D (2009) and Gulaal (2009) and his 'Shaitan' is eagerly awaited.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shaitan-adnan-patrawala-kidnapdeath-story-retold/157212-8-66.html

PREDICTION FOR SHAITAN!

Let's face it ! We all have an inner 'shaitan' inside us.

Producer Anurag Kashyap and director Bejoy Nambiar are ready to unleash the demon within this week. But will they be successful ?.

Our in-house expert and noted astro numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi predicts for us :

" The title 'SHAITAN' adds up to Number 20 – this octave of Number 2 is not a material number, but a 'spiritual' one. Consequently it's potential in worldly success is doubtful. If used in relation to a future event, it denotes delays, hindrances to one's plans which can only be conquered through the development of the spiritual side of the nature " explains Bhavikk.
" Following the above theory, it seems the meaning of the title and it's numerological interpretation does not seem to be going in sync with each other. That means the film may confuse a certain section of the audience with it's complexities and hence the opinions would get divided " 🤣 predicts Bhavikk.(now i know why Rajeev said its pagal film 😆😆😆... coz it will confuse us 😆😆😆

He continues " But all the actors namely – Rajeev Khandelwal ( 16th October 1975 ), Kalki Koechlin ( 9th January 1983 ), Shiv Pandit , Neil Bhoopalam, Gulshan Devaiya, Kirti Kulhari would definitely benefit from this dark, brooding, bold fare and would receive favorable reviews for their work ".(isn't Mathur saab already started getting positive reviews 😳😳😳

" The release date is set for 10th June 2011. This day is primarily ruled by Number 1
( Sun ) and the compound number arrived by adding this date is Number 2 ( Moon ). Producer Anurag Kashyap is also a Number 1 ( 10th September 1972 ) person and his 'destiny' number also adds up to Number 2 " .

Originally posted by: waniya_fatima

Puriji i alreday said hit hai hit hit super hit hahahahaha----Ofcourse HIT 😛😛..ofcourse ...altough Rajeev not wishing it HIT ... hum hain na 😆😆😆

even i dont believe in such kinda things but its fab to read such kinda reviews heheheeheheh--- yeahh it gives positive vibes 😃😃😃

mathur saab would party tonight :P --- ......hume bhi invite karega 😆😆😆

@neha, suri di , puri & olive thnx for sharing..Now hope that astrolger ki galh sach ho..

Originally posted by: Barbie_244

@neha, suri di , puri & olive thnx for sharing..Now hope that astrolger ki galh sach ho..