Acid Factory
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Suparn Verma
Screenplay by	Sanjay Gupta Suparn Verma
Story by	Milind Gadagkar
Based on	Unknown by Simon Brand
Produced by	Sanjay Gupta
Starring	Fardeen Khan Irrfan Khan Manoj Bajpayee Dino Morea Aftab Shivdasani Dia Mirza Danny Denzongpa
Cinematography	Sahil Kapoor
Edited by	Hemal Kothari
Music by	Songs: Shamir Tandon Manasi Scott Gourov Dasgupta Bappi Lahiri Ranjit Barot Score: Amar Mohile
Distributed by	White Feather Films Mumbai Mantra
Release date	9 October 2009 (2009-10-09)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹21 crore[1]
Box office	₹5.20 crore[1]

Acid Factory is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Suparn Verma.^[2] The film stars Fardeen Khan, Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani, Dia Mirza, and Danny Denzongpa. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the 2006 American film Unknown.^[3]

Plot

5 men wake up inside of a factory to find themselves locked. It is revealed that 2 of the men trapped have been kidnapped and held hostage by the other three for a planned heist. However, they themselves do not know who the hostages and kidnappers are. They receive a phone call from Kaiser, the leader of the gang, who informs them that he is on the way with ransom money and plans to tip off the hostages once he arrives. They try to escape but fail, causing them to lunge at one another in despair.

Sarthak regains his memory and realizes that he is one of the hostages and that JD is the other hostage as they were both kidnapped. He informs JD that both of them are going to be killed. JD, however, is unaware as he has no memory of the incident.

Max regains her memory and is revealed to be Kaiser's girlfriend. In addition, the gang members are revealed to be Om, Sultan and Romeo. Once Kaiser arrives at the factory, Sultan regains his memories and discovers that JD and Sarthak were once business partners. Sarthak planned on selling the company, which was the reason for his kidnapping.

Kaiser gives Sarthak an opportunity to free himself by killing JD. Sarthak is tasked to kill Sultan by JD, however he tries to get Romeo to kill him instead. Romeo escorts Sarthak to the balcony of the factory and fires his gun, making the gang believe that Sarthak is dead. However, they realize that Romeo is an undercover police officer assigned to capture the gang. A shootout occurs in the factory where Sarthak finds 2 gas masks and hands one to Romeo. They fire at the tank, causing an explosion. Romeo and Sarthak escape the factory and find the police waiting outside to arrest the gang.

Cast

• Fardeen Khan as Romeo, an undercover cop who infiltrates Kaiser's gang to bring it down
• Irrfan Khan as Kaiser, The leader of the gang
• Manoj Bajpayee as Sultan, one of Kaiser's accomplices
• Neha Bajpai as Nandini S. Sanghvi, Sarthak's wife
• Dino Morea as J.D., a rich businessman, Sarthak's friend, later revealed to be one of Kaiser's accomplice
• Aftab Shivdasani as Sarthak, A rich business tycoon, JD's friend
• Danny Denzongpa as Om, one of Kaiser's accomplices
• Gulshan Grover as ACP Ranbir Singh, the assistant police commissioner who sends Romeo undercover
• Dia Mirza as Max, Kaiser's girlfriend and accomplice

Music

The soundtrack is composed by Bappi Lahiri, Manasi Scott, Gourov Dasgupta, Ranjit Barot and Shamir Tandon.^[4]

Plagiarism accusations

The film's plot was heavily compared to the 2006 American film Unknown. When questioned about it during an interview, director Suparn Verma claimed that he wrote the film's script three years earlier.^[5]

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews and failed at the box office. Deepu Lalwani of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it a well crafted, well-executed film with an ensemble cast pitching in competent performances.^[6] The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and called it a sufficiently engaging film that could have broke new ground.^[7]

References

External links

• Acid Factory at IMDb