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Studio 18
August Entertainment Private Limited
The Indian Film Company

Status
Released

Color
C

Release Date
March 5, 2010

Language
Hindi

Genre
Drama

Producer
Ross Katz
Susan B. Landau

Executive Producer / Co-Producer
Sanjay Ray
Sopan Muller
Fred Berger
Maulik C Mehta
Vandana Malik

Director
Dev Benegal

Star Cast
Abhay Deol...... Vishnu
Satish Kaushik...... Om
Tannishtha Chatterjee...... The woman
Mohammed Faisal Usmani...... The boy
Virendra Saxena
Yashpal Sharma

Music Director
Michael Brook

Cinematography
Michel Amathieu

Editor
Yaniv Dabach

Screenplay
Dev Benegal

Sound
Vikram Joglekar

Costume
Amba Sanyal

Story / Writer
Dev Benegal
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Road, Movie Vishnu (Abhay Deol), a restless young man, itches to escape his father's faltering hair oil business.

An old truck beckons, which, Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain of desert India, he discovers he's not merely transporting a battered vehicle but an old touring cinema.

Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway (Mohammed Faizal Usmani), a wandering old entertainer (Satish Kaushik) and a striking gypsy woman (Tannishtha Chatterjee - Brick Lane). Together they roam in the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious water lord.

The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in '1001 Nights', if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback.

The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.