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| Directed by | Rohit Karn Batra |
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| Written by | Rohit Karn Batra |
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| Starring | See Cast |
| Cinematography | John Stokes
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| Music by | Mario Grigorov
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| Country | India United States |
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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. 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.[1][2]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Ronit Roy as Prithvi Sinha, the leader of his mafia family
- Brendan Fraser as Charlie 'Charu' Jolpin, an undercover cop brings the mafia family toward their downfall
- Abhay Deol as Officer Raghav, an officer who wants to bring the Sinha mafia family down
- Prem Chopra as Bharat Sinha, the father of Prithvi and Siddharth
- Neeraj Kabi as Siddharth Sinha, Prithvi's middle brother, who secretly wants to get rid of Prithvi and his family
- Gopal Datt as Arun, an undercover cop working with Charu
- Ali Haji as Suraj Sinha, Prithvi's youngest brother
- Shiben Mohanty as young Bharat Sinha
- Anisha Angelina Victor as Seema, Suraj's girlfriend
- Jagen Mohanty as young Prithvi
- Charlotte Poutrel as Racheal, Siddharth's girlfriend and accomplice
- Harshad Kumar as an Undercover Officer
- Dev Bhagtani as a spoiled bratTemplate:Div col end
Production
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."[3]
Filming
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 [based on a real-life murder mystery that premiered at Toronto] and Fraser actually happened to see that movie on the flight to Mumbai."[4]
References
- ↑ Review: Brendan Fraser sparks Indian crime drama ‘Line of Descent’. Los Angeles Times(13 December 2019).
- ↑ 'Line Of Descent' Starring Abhay Deol, Brendan Fraser To Release In Theatres In The United States And Stream On Zee5 In India, Balu, Aparajitha. Silver Screen(29 October 2019). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ First Look Brendan Fraser in Indian Drama 'The Field'. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Brendan Fraser to Star in Bollywood Thriller ‘The Field’ as a Gun-Running Villain. IndieWire.