Language Hindi, English Cinematography Nadeem Khan | Written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Running time 20 min Release date 11 March 1976 (India) Screenplay Vidhu Vinod Chopra | |
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Starring Anjali PaigankarDilip DhawanVidhu Vinod Chopra Produced by Film and Television Institute of India Cast Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Dilip Dhawan, Anjali Paigankar Similar Sazaye Maut, An Encounter with Faces, Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Da, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aa | ||
Murder at Monkey Hill is 1976 Indian film written and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The short film in Black-and-white was made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra as his final project while doing his diploma at FTII. Vinod Chopra, himself, played the lead role with Anjali Paigankar while Dilip Dhawan and Mehmood made short appearances in the film.
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Plot
A professional hitman Akhtar is hired by Seth to murder a girl Prabhi. But as Akhtar charms her to get near her to kill her he actually falls in love with her. At loss to honour his commitment to murder for which he has taken one lakh rupee and finding himself unable to kill her, he pays a woodcutter to do that. As the woodcutter chases Prabhi with an axe in his hand, the film comes to an abrupt end without showing if he succeeds or not.
Accolades
The film won the National Film Award for Best Short Experimental Film and the Guru Dutt Memorial Award for Best Student Film. It also won recognition at the Montreal and Leipzig film festivals.