Shootout at Lokhandwala

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Shootout at Lokhandwala
The poster of the film.
Directed by	Apoorva Lakhia
Produced by	Sanjay Gupta & Sanjay Dutt
Written by	Apoorva Lakhia, Sanjay Gupta & Suresh Nair
Starring	Sanjay Dutt Amitabh Bachchan Vivek Oberoi Tusshar Kapoor Abhishek Bachchan Suniel Shetty Arbaaz Khan
Music by	Strings, Indian Ocean, Euphoria, Biddu Appaiah, Shibani Kashyap & Mika Mehndi
Cinematography	Gururaj R. Jois
Editing by	Bunty Nagi
Distributed by	White Feather Films
Release date(s)	2007
Language	Hindi

Shootout at Lokhandwala is a forthcoming Hindi film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Abhishek Bachchan, Arbaaz Khan, Tusshar Kapoor and Sunil Shetty in pivotal roles. The movie also stars Rohit Roy and Shabbir Ahluwalia in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack will be composed by a leading Pakistani band, Strings, and top Indian bands, Indian Ocean and Euphoria, popular songwriter Biddu Appaiah and popular playback singers, Shibani Kashyap and Mika Mehndi. Cinematography for the movie is handled by Gururaj S. Jois, while the editing for the film is handled by Bunty Nagi. The film is based on Aftab Ahmad Khan's encounter with five members of Dawood Ibrahim's underworld gang and the true story behind these events. Currently in its post-production stages, the film began shooting in August 2006. According to Lakhia, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Arbaaz Khan are essaying the role of police officers in this movie [1].

1 Storyline
2 Cast
3 Crew
4 Posters
5 Trivia
6 External links
7 Footnotes

[edit] Storyline

On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no. 32 B, when 286 policemen, headed by ACP Khan, took strategic positions around their building. Gunfire ensued and the entire nation witnessed the most talked about daylight encounter lasting 6 hours that transformed suburban Mumbai into a virtual war zone. Shootout At Lokhandwala is the story of a seasoned cop, Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who chased Khalistani extremists, handpicked cops like Inspector Kaviraj Patil and Constable Javed Shaikh, and dared to engage trigger-happy gangsters in a residential locality of Mumbai. Khan’s fight went beyond the encounter as he faced inquisition from his own department and legal charges of human rights violations. Shootout At Lokhandwala is the story of an upcoming underworld gangster, Maya, and his highly skilled partner, Dilip. The two made extortion the buzzword in the early 90s and dared to disobey the big bhai of the underworld, drawing the attention of Khan and his newly formed ATS squad. Both Khan and Maya were men obsessed, so devoted to their professions that their personal lives were a disaster. Sanjay Dutt plays the role of Additional Commissioner Aftab Ahmad Khan. Vivek Oberoi will play Maya Dolas, a mafia henchman who is killed in a police encounter. Tusshar Kapoor’s all set to play a negative role of Buva, who was also killed in the shootout. Abhishek Bachchan will play the role Abhishek Mahatre, another police inspector who played a key role in the shootout. Dia Mirza (Mita Matu), an earthy, refined and aggressive reporter while Aarti Chhabria plays Tarannum a bar dancer Tarannum’s case has been in news for quite sometime and is still fresh in people’s minds. Arbaaz Khan will be essaying the role of cop in the film. Every body has a different look as the film is inspired from a real life incident.

[edit] Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as ... Dhingra
Sanjay Dutt as ... ACP Khan
Suniel Shetty as ... Kaviraj Patil
Abhishek Bachchan as ... Abhishek Mhatre
Vivek Oberoi as ... Maya Dolas
Arbaaz Khan as ... Javed Shaikh
Tusshar Kapoor as ... Dilip Buwa
Rohit Roy as ... Fattu
Aditya Lakhia as ... Doubling
Ravi Gosain as ... Aslam Kasai
Shabbir Ahluwalia as ... RC
Diya Mirza as ... Meeta Mattoo^[1]
Neha Dhupia as ... ACP Khan's Wife
Rakhi Sawanht as ... Herself
Aarti Chhabria as ... Tarannum^[2]

[edit] Crew

Director: Apoorva Lakhia
Screenplay: Apoorva Lakhia, Sanjay Gupta & Suresh Nair
Story: Apoorva Lakhia, Sanjay Gupta & Suresh Nair
Dialogue: Raj Vasant
Producers: Sanjay Dutt & Sanjay Gupta
Music: Strings, Indian Ocean, Euphoria, Biddu Appaiah, Shibani Kashyap & Mika Mehndi
Cinematography: Gururaj S. Jois
Production Designer: Sunil Misvekar
Lyrics: Indian Ocean, Euphoria, Biddu Appaiah & Virag Misra

[edit] Posters

Gang members in "Shootout at Lokhandwala"

Police in "Shootout at Lokhandwala"

Gang members in "Shootout at Lokhandwala"

[edit] Trivia

The leading ladies of the film, Esha Deol and Urmila Matondkar opted out[2] of the film due to date problems, as did Arjun Rampal [3]. They were replaced by Aarti Chabria, Neha Dhupia and Sunil Shetty respectively.
Emraan Hashmi was approached for a role in this film.
This is the fifth film to feature father and son Amitabh and Abhishek in a film together although in this film they do not have any scenes together.
At the age of 64, Amitabh Bachchan creates cinematic world record. He shocked the entire unit of Apoorva Lakhia's Shootout at Lokhandwala by completing 23 scenes in 5 hours....an unheard-of feat in any part of the world.