The Bypass
The Bypass is a 2003 short silent Bollywood film with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irfan Khan and Sundar Dan Detha. The film was written and directed by Amit Kumar. The Bypass was filmed on a stranded road somewhere in Rajasthan, India.[1] The film was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Aubagne Film Festival.
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| Directed by | Amit Kumar |
| Written by | Amit Kumar |
| Produced by | Asif Kapadia and Trevor Ingman |
| Starring | Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sundar Dan Detha, Irrfan Khan |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Music by | Dario Marianelli |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
The film is about two friends who stay by the stranded road "Bypass" and a corrupt police officer. The two friends frequently mug and ultimately kill the people who travel by the road. Amit Kumar starts the film by showing a couple traveling by the road, and then Nawazuddin Siddiqui stops the car by throwing a rock. The two friends then steal money and graphically kill the pair. Irrfan Khan's role as a corrupt police officer is established when he takes a watch by cutting the wrist of a dead man, then rapes a lady and tries to kill the two muggers for the money they had.[2] The director represents the thrill of "Bypass" through violence and aggression.
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui - 1st Mugger
- Sundar Dan Detha - 2nd Mugger
- Irrfan Khan - Corrupt Policeman
- Manorama Goswami - Kidnapped Girl
- Kasturi Kasturi - Woman in the Jeep
- Karuna Pandey - Woman in Car
- Ashwin Chaddha- Man in Car
- Kalyan Singh- Jeep Driver