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2012 · India · 121 min
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Screenplay
- Robin Bhatt
- Producer
- Bharat Shah
- Music
- Sajid-Wajid
- Cinematography
- Tirru
- Editing
- T. S. Suresh
Cast
What it is about
Aakash Rana, an Indian engineer settled in London with a stable career and family, sees his plans collapse when British authorities deport him over his immigration status. Years later he returns determined to cause chaos with former colleagues. A high-speed train running between London and Glasgow becomes the setting for a bomb threat, and a railway control officer and an anti-terrorism officer struggle to avert disaster as the lives of passengers and police become entangled.
How it was made
Ajay Devgn described the film as an emotional action thriller and clarified that his character was not a terrorist but a man driven by vengeance against the system. Filming began in 2010 but was halted for six months because of the cold, resuming in June 2011 and wrapping in July. British authorities initially refused work permits to fourteen crew members because of the film's terrorism theme. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train.
Reception and legacy
It was released on 27 April 2012 to mixed reviews. Critics praised the premise and the action sequences but criticised the writing. It was a box-office failure.
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Trivia
Unofficial adaptation
The film draws on the premise of the 1975 Japanese film The Bullet Train, though it was not an authorised remake.
Denied work permits
British authorities initially refused work permits to fourteen crew members because of the film's terrorism theme.
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