Vartak Nagar
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| Directed by | Atul Taishete |
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| Cinematography | Sudhakar Yakkanti |
| Edited by | Suvir Nath |
| Music by | Bobby-Imran |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Vartak Nagar is a 2015 Hindi language drama film directed by first-time director Atul Taishete.
Concept
Vartak Nagar is a coming of age film that follows four boys as they negotiate Mumbai in the 1980, set against the backdrop of 1980s mill strikes. Violent clashes associated with the strikes lead to an event which changes the lives of the four protagonists. The boys suddenly find themselves in adult like situations and evolve as true and lifelong friends in the process.
Cast
- Jimmy Shergill as Bala Chavan
- Raghu Ram as Kunwar Singh
- Shweta Gulati as Mona alias Lal Pari
- Shantanu Rangnekar as Gajanan Shenoy alias Gajya
- Ashitosh Gaikwad as Raju Thorat
- Jayesh Kardak as Satyanarayan Moorthy alias Satya
- Mohak Meet as Savio Fernandes
TAKES
ATUL TAISHETE’s TAKE (Director) Vartak Nagar tries to create the Bomaby of the 80s while attempting to mix genres ranging from a coming of age action film to a gangster drama while trying to trace the history of how the industrial town of Mumbai became the commercial hub called Bombay.
KUNAL KOHLI’s TAKE (Producer)
Vartak Nagar is that special film which will make everyone nostalgic about their childhood, especially the carefree school days. It is that special film which I longed to produce with full conviction.
AMIT AGARWAL’s TAKE (Producer)
Vartak Nagar is one of those rare films which has the potential to be a huge commercial hit, garner critical acclaim and also perform well internationally. I had absolutely no hesitation in backing the film.
JIMMY SHEIRGILL’s TAKE (Actor)
The character of Bala Chavan was amazingly well fleshed out and something which I had never done before. I really enjoyed bringing out the menace of Bala Chavan on screen.
RAGHU RAM’s TAKE (Actor)
The character of Kunwar Singh as an honest and upright union leader with a heart of gold attracted me to Vartak Nagar. I love the way Kunwar Singh has been portrayed as a man with the right amount of empathy and toughness.
SHWETA GULATI’s TAKE (Actor)
Mona is a quirky character so much like the script of Vartak Nagar. Mona is funny and sexy and it was fun to play the heartthrob of Vartak Nagar.
Sources
- "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". newsfeed.India. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "Might Is Right". Indian Express. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". Filmy Friday. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.