Kill the Rapist? is a Bollywood drama-thriller film directed by Sanjay Chhel and produced by iRock Media Pvt. Ltd with financial contributions by female private equity investors.[1] The film starring Anjali Patil attempts to amplify the burning issue of Rape in India.[2] The official theatrical trailer of the film was released on 16 December 2013, exactly one year after 2012 Delhi gang rape.[3][4]
| Kill the Rapist? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sanjay Chhel |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Chhel |
| Produced by | Sidharth M Jain |
| Starring | Anjali Patil Sunny Hinduja Sadiya Siddiqui Isheta Sarckar |
| Distributed by | iRock Media Pvt. Ltd |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film is about a woman (Anjali Patil) who tracks down a serial rapist (Sunny Hinduja) who attempts to make her his latest target. The woman lives with her two female housemates (Sadiya Siddiqui and Isheta Sarckar).
Cast
edit- Anjali Patil
- Sunny Hinduja
- Sadiya Siddiqui
- Isheta Sarckar
Production
editThe film doesn't advocate the death penalty for convicted rapists.[5][6] Instead, the movie is trying to channel widespread outrage at a perceived increase in sexual crimes against women.[7] The film is set in Delhi. Private equity investors Charu Goel from Delhi and a woman identified as Ms Kothari from Mumbai put money into the film.[8] Some scenes of the film have been shot in Madh Island in northern Mumbai. As many as 400 men auditioned to play the part of the rapist, a role that eventually went to Sunny Hinduja.[9]
The production company released a trailer on YouTube giving two telephone numbers to call in, stating that whether the callers voted to kill the rapist or not would determine how the film would end.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ When cops came calling Anjali Patil
- ^ 'Kill The Rapist' makers to launch a campaign for Delhi gangrape victim
- ^ "Kill the Rapist? Trailer out: Hard-hitting and disturbing promo calls for some soul searching".
- ^ "'Kill the Rapist?' trailer: Makers ask viewers to suggest climax". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Trailer: Kill The Rapist - The Times of India
- ^ Hindustan Times
- ^ The brutal rape of Nirbhaya jolted India - Siddhartha Jain | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | News - BollywoodHungama.com
- ^ New movie aims at channelling rage about rape – Livemint
- ^ "'Kill the Rapist?' movie aims to empower India women". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.