Directed by Amit Kumar Screenplay by Amit Kumar Initial release 2003 Screenplay Amit Kumar | Written by Amit Kumar Music by Dario Marianelli Director Amit Kumar Music director Dario Marianelli | |
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Produced by Asif Kapadia and Trevor Ingman Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sundar Dan Detha, Irrfan Khan Producers Asif Kapadia, Trevor Ingman Cast Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan, Kasthuri, Karuna Pandey, Sundar Dan Detha Similar Monsoon Shootout, Lateef, Two Great Sheep, The Sleeping Child, Bypass | ||
The Bypass (2003) is a short silent Bollywood film with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sundar Dan Detha, and Irfan Khan (actor). The film was written and directed by Amit Kumar. The Bypass was filmed on a stranded road somewhere in Rajasthan, India. The film was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Aubagne Film Festival.
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Plot
The film is about two friends who stay by the stranded road "Bypass" and a corrupt police officer. The two friends frequently mug and ultimately kill the people who travel by the road. Amit Kumar starts the film by showing a couple traveling by the road, and then Nawazuddin Siddiqui stops the car by throwing a rock. The two friends then steal money and graphically kill the pair. Irrfan Khan's role as a corrupt police officer is established when he rapes a lady and tries to kill the two muggers for the money they had. The director represents the thrill of "Bypass" through violence and aggression.
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Review
Short films with unconventional plots are limited in Bollywood, however, "The Bypass" is a beautifully represented film with a self-explanatory narrative. The actors are both phenomenal, in fact Irfan Khan has been casted in brilliant films "Life of Pi" and "Jurassic World". The film has got overwhelming responses from all over the world. DVD_Connoisseur from England on IMDB says ""The Bypass" is a beautifully shot short from India based on a simple premise. This dark tale of life in the desert takes no prisoners - life is shown as cheap and the director delivers an uncompromising story in a stylish manner."