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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Line of Descent<br />
| image = Line_of_Descent_(2019_poster).jpg<br />
| alt = Line of Descent 2019 Poster<br />
| caption = Official Poster<br />
| director = Rohit Karn Batra<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Rohit Karn Batra<br />
* Guy J. Louthan<br />
}}<br />
| writer = Rohit Karn Batra<br />
| starring = [[Line of Descent#Cast|See Cast]]<br />
| music = Mario Grigorov<br />
| cinematography = John Stokes<br />
| editing = <br />
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Brillstein Entertainment Partners]]<br />
* Invisible Man Pictures<br />
* Level Street Pictures<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = [[ZEE5]] (India)<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|11|15|NYC South Asian Film Festival|2019|12|04}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br>United States<br />
| language = {{Plainlist|<br />
* English<br />
* Hindi<br />
}}<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Line of Descent''''' (previously known as '''''The Field''''') is a 2019 crime film written and directed by debutant Rohit Karn Batra and starring [[Ronit Roy]], [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Neeraj Kabi]], and [[Ali Haji (actor)|Ali Haji]]. The plot revolves around three sons of a mafia patriarch who fight over the future of their crime family. The film was released on 4 December 2019, it had a [[simultaneous release]] in theaters and [[Video on demand]] in United states while in India it was released on [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-12-12/line-of-descent|title=Review: Brendan Fraser sparks Indian crime drama ‘Line of Descent’|date=13 December 2019|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/line-of-descent-starring-abhay-deol-brendan-fraser-to-release-in-theatres-in-the-united-states-and-stream-on-zee5-in-india/|title='Line Of Descent' Starring Abhay Deol, Brendan Fraser To Release In Theatres In The United States And Stream On Zee5 In India|publisher=Silver Screen|date=29 October 2019|first=Aparajitha|last=Balu|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story is set against the backdrop of [[Delhi]] where a dysfunctional mafia family is at war with each other. Meanwhile, an undercover officer along with his team attempts to bring about their downfall.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Ronit Roy]] as Prithvi Sinha, the leader of his mafia family<br />
* [[Brendan Fraser]] as Charlie 'Charu' Jolpin, an undercover cop brings the mafia family toward their downfall<br />
* [[Abhay Deol]] as Officer Raghav, an officer who wants to bring the Sinha mafia family down<br />
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Bharat Sinha, the father of Prithvi and Siddharth<br />
* [[Neeraj Kabi]] as Siddharth Sinha, Prithvi's middle brother, who secretly wants to get rid of Prithvi and his family<br />
* [[Gopal Datt]] as Arun, an undercover cop working with Charu<br />
* [[Ali Haji (actor)|Ali Haji]] as Suraj Sinha, Prithvi's youngest brother <br />
* Shiben Mohanty as young Bharat Sinha<br />
* Anisha Angelina Victor as Seema, Suraj's girlfriend<br />
* Jagen Mohanty as young Prithvi<br />
* Charlotte Poutrel as Racheal, Siddharth's girlfriend and accomplice<br />
* Harshad Kumar as an Undercover Officer<br />
* Dev Bhagtani as a spoiled brat{{div col end}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
Though set in India, Batra said ''Line of Descent'' should be seen as an international film, explaining that though he could have set the story in a typical American city, he chose to film in the country "because the visual energy of India is very different, so I thought why not use that." He also states that "Filmmaking sometimes ends up being very local for the country a film is made for, but at the same time we are in a very global world, so I think films should reflect this more ... That's why Brendan's character is so interesting in that he grew up in the U.S. and is then in India."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhushan|first1=Nyay|title= First Look Brendan Fraser in Indian Drama 'The Field'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/first-look-brendan-fraser-indian-916798|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Filming==<br />
Pre-production started on 18 April 2016 and filming began on 18 June 2016. Brendan Fraser was in [[Mumbai]] for two weeks in May to film his scenes, which feature dialogue in [[Hindi]] and English. Speaking of Fraser's time filming in India, Batra said: "It was fantastic. He had a lot of respect for the actors. For instance, Neeraj Kabi was in ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'' [based on a real-life murder mystery that premiered at Toronto] and Fraser actually happened to see that movie on the flight to Mumbai."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nordine|first1=Michael|title=Brendan Fraser to Star in Bollywood Thriller ‘The Field’ as a Gun-Running Villain |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/brendan-fraser-bollywood-thriller-the-field-1201689365/|website=IndieWire |accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt2257284}}<br />
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|line_of_descent}}<br />
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