Paanch
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Paanch is an unreleased Indian
film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap
and starring Kay Kay Menon
, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure
. The film is "loosely" based on the 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
in Pune. The film never got a theatrical or home-video release. It has been refused a clearance certificate by the censor board, twice. Both the refusals to release this film were made on six grounds - the film glorifies violence; it shows the modus operandi of a crime (killing of a police officer); it shows excessive use of drugs; it has double meaning dialogues (with sexual undertones); it has no positive characters; it does not carry a social message.
All those who have seen the film either in private-screenings or through a leaked copy doing the rounds in popular torrent sites for a couple of years now, have praised its realistic approach. And many famous Directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Govind Nihalani, Sudhir Mishra, Kundan Shah, Ketan Mehta, Aziz Mirza and Farhan Akhtar have liked the film. Only Ashutosh Gowariker said that he saw why the censor board was refusing it a certificate. It is really disturbing, he said.
The story depicts what ambition, immorality, greed and angst, unmistakably the products of urban life, can do to an ordinary person. A little mischief for the sake of success leads a group of 5 wannabe rock stars to get entangled in a gory web of murder and betrayal.
What follows is a shocking thriller of a story, supported aptly by some great performances, the best coming from Kay Kay Menon
and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The movie has a great musical score by Vishal Bhardwaj
. The songs, most of which Anurag Kashyap
interestingly uses up in the first 15 minutes, are brilliant. So is the background music. Another high point of the movie is the cinematography, which impresses upon the viewer an aura of fast-paced urbanity juxtaposed with dark, ruthless bloodshed. If there's a low point in the movie, it is in the first few minutes after the interval where the plot seems ineffective and dragged. However, they are easily outweighed by the compelling tension and gloom that permeate the movie.
and lyrics written by Abbas Tyrewala
. The album was released by BMG Crescendo in May 2002, and marked the entry of the music publisher into the Hindi film music market.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (director)
Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal...
and starring Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay Menon is an Indian actor.-Early life:Menon was raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra. His early life was in "H" type Rangehills, Khadki which were factory quarters for those working in the ammunition and high explosives factories. His father was popularly known as "Cashier Menon"...
, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure
Tejaswini Kolhapure
Tejaswini Kolhapure is an Indian film actress, daughter of renowned classic singer pt. Pandharinath Kolhapure, and the sister of popular Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapure...
. The film is "loosely" based on the 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
Rajendra Jakkal, Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah were commercial art students of the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya , Tilak Road, Pune, India who committed 10 murders between January 1976 and March 1977, and were hanged to death on 27 November 1983. The quartet...
in Pune. The film never got a theatrical or home-video release. It has been refused a clearance certificate by the censor board, twice. Both the refusals to release this film were made on six grounds - the film glorifies violence; it shows the modus operandi of a crime (killing of a police officer); it shows excessive use of drugs; it has double meaning dialogues (with sexual undertones); it has no positive characters; it does not carry a social message.
All those who have seen the film either in private-screenings or through a leaked copy doing the rounds in popular torrent sites for a couple of years now, have praised its realistic approach. And many famous Directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Govind Nihalani, Sudhir Mishra, Kundan Shah, Ketan Mehta, Aziz Mirza and Farhan Akhtar have liked the film. Only Ashutosh Gowariker said that he saw why the censor board was refusing it a certificate. It is really disturbing, he said.
The story depicts what ambition, immorality, greed and angst, unmistakably the products of urban life, can do to an ordinary person. A little mischief for the sake of success leads a group of 5 wannabe rock stars to get entangled in a gory web of murder and betrayal.
What follows is a shocking thriller of a story, supported aptly by some great performances, the best coming from Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay Menon is an Indian actor.-Early life:Menon was raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra. His early life was in "H" type Rangehills, Khadki which were factory quarters for those working in the ammunition and high explosives factories. His father was popularly known as "Cashier Menon"...
and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The movie has a great musical score by Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...
. The songs, most of which Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal...
interestingly uses up in the first 15 minutes, are brilliant. So is the background music. Another high point of the movie is the cinematography, which impresses upon the viewer an aura of fast-paced urbanity juxtaposed with dark, ruthless bloodshed. If there's a low point in the movie, it is in the first few minutes after the interval where the plot seems ineffective and dragged. However, they are easily outweighed by the compelling tension and gloom that permeate the movie.
Cast
- Kay Kay MenonKay Kay MenonKay Kay Menon is an Indian actor.-Early life:Menon was raised in Ambarnath and Pune, Maharashtra. His early life was in "H" type Rangehills, Khadki which were factory quarters for those working in the ammunition and high explosives factories. His father was popularly known as "Cashier Menon"...
as Luke - Aditya ShrivastavaAditya ShrivastavaAditya Shrivastava is a noted Indian film and television character actor who has played important parts in films such as Satya , Gulaal, Paanch and Black Friday . He also plays the role as Senior Inspector Abhijeet in India's longest-running television police procedural C.I.D....
as Murgi - Vijay Maurya as Pondy
- Joy Fernandes as Joy
- Tejaswini KolhapureTejaswini KolhapureTejaswini Kolhapure is an Indian film actress, daughter of renowned classic singer pt. Pandharinath Kolhapure, and the sister of popular Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapure...
as Shiuli
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film features music composed by Vishal BhardwajVishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...
and lyrics written by Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu...
. The album was released by BMG Crescendo in May 2002, and marked the entry of the music publisher into the Hindi film music market.