Ek Chalis Ki Last Local
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Khanduri
Produced by
  • Rajiv Shah
  • Guru Kher
StarringAbhay Deol
Neha Dhupia
Ashwin Mushran
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Vinay Apte
Ashok Samarth
Deepak Shirke
Virendra Saxena
Amit Mistry
Sunita Rajwar
CinematographyC Vijayasri
Edited byDharmendra Sharma
Music byCall Band
Distributed byQuartet Films
Release date
  • 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (English: Last Local of 1:40) is a 2007 Indian Bollywood adventure comedy thriller directed by Sanjay Khanduri, starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia.[1] The film released on 18 May 2007.[2]

Plot

The story revolves around two people who miss the last local train at 1:40 am at Kurla Station and how it changes the rest of their lives forever. The protagonist Nilesh works in a call centre firm cultivated by the men-centric IT Industry. Night shifts, booze, beer parties seem to occur day-by-day. When Nilesh misses his last train from Kurla to Vikhroli, he is rudely shoved off by a police constable who wants to keep the station clean from anti-social elements like him. Nowhere to go, he strolls outside for an auto-rickshaw, where he bumps into a beautiful damsel in distress, Madhu, also wanting a ride to Vikhroli. As it turns out, the rickshaws are on strike due to a bomb blast earlier in the day at Ghatkopar. Nilesh and Madhu are forced to walk to the next rickshaw stand. Nilesh stops at a local pub and is unable to resist his temptation to have a drink or two alongside Madhu. He meets an old friend, Pat, who appears to have earned a lot of money within a year through gambling. Knowing his expertise with the cards, Pat invites Nilesh to join him in the inner chambers to play with the high rollers. Upon some persuasion from Madhu, he gives in and gambles. Taking over Nilesh's turn, Pat loses all the money they have won to an underworld don. In the meantime, in his search for Madhu, Nilesh stumbles into the restroom where he finds Madhu apparently being forced upon by a local goon. He accidentally kills that local goon. A police encounter specialist with two constables, a religious but notorious south Indian Don (Ponappa), a Gay underworld Don and his gang soon get involved. At last, in a twist and turn of events, all die trying to get 2.5 crore bag except Nilesh at Don's house. Starting the adventure with just Rs. 70 in his pocket, when he catches the first morning train home 2-½ hours later at 4:10 AM, he has Rs. 2.5 crores in his hands and proposes Madhu 3 days later on the same railway station and lives happily after.

Cast

Soundtrack

The album of Ek Chalis Ki Last Local was composed by a Pakistani rock band Call and lyrics were penned by Gulzar.

  • Laree Choote
  • Laree Choote (Sachet Tandon version)
  • Laree Choote - Remix
  • Ek Chauka
  • Ek Chauka (Title version)
  • Akh
  • Akh (Dance version)
  • Bheegi Bheegi Si
  • Panga

Reception

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 stars out of 5, saying that "EK CHALIS KI LAST LOCAL is a decent fare that stands out for a few individualistic episodes in the narrative. At the box-office, the film caters to the multiplex audience mainly, especially big city multiplexes. Business in Mumbai multiplexes should be better due to its Mumbaiya flavor."[3] Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 3 stars out of 5, writing "Where were these guys hiding their extraordinary talent? Why haven’t they been seen in the big movies? Indeed, just for the zany Mistri-Samarth-Rajwar, and the mad mirthful spirit, it’s worth riding the Last Local."[4] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "It's a little too long, losing steam in patches. Twenty minutes off, like with most debut movies, would have made it tight and terrific. It's also not for the squeamish, or those who are easily offended. It's for the rest. Go have yourselves some great chuckles."[5]

Conversely, Tanveer Bookwala of Rediff.com gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing "Abhay Deol has an interesting 'Mark Ruffalo' like innocence and childlike quality but looks completely lost in this enterprise. Neha Dhupia has become the industry's first choice to play a prostitute. Other than Laree Choote, the soundtrack is uninspiring. In what could have been a brilliant dark comedy ends up as a mishmash of everything weird. Bizarre!"[6] India Today wrote "Debutant director Sanjay Khanduri tries too hard to create a Quentin Tarantinoesque mix of black humour, blood, bodies and bullets. So anything is possible, including a scene in which a gay don tries to make Deol his boy toy. Deol has a wonderful unassuming charm but it isn't enough to make this derivative train ride engaging enough."[7]

References

  1. ↑ Khanduri, Sanjay (16 May 2007). "Making Ek Chalis Ki Last Local" (Interview). Interviewed by Patcy N. Mumbai: Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Taran Adarsh (18 May 2007). "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) - Critic Movie Review by Taran Adarsh: Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Review: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  6. ↑ Tanveer Bookwala (18 May 2007). "Ek Chalis: Bizarre". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Movie review: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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