DOMBIVLI FAST
Nishikant Kamat

Madhav Apte is the perfect representative of the middle class of urban India. He is married, has two children, works in a bank as a class one officer, has no hobby und no ambition except for the struggle to catch a window seat in his daily commuting by Dombivli Fast, the local train of Mumbai. He leads a life of strong principles and has never corrupted anyone, nor has he ever been corrupted. But he can no longer withstand the corruption and lawlessness he is surrounded by. He tries to intervene and to free society from the evil. Neither his family nor his friends approve his idea. One day he goes berserk and suddenly finds himself on the side of the criminals.

Screenplay Nishikant Kamat, Bal, Sanjay Pawar
Photography (colour) Sanjay Jadhav
Editing Amit Pawar
Music Sameer Phatarpekar
Sound Sanjay Mourya, Allwin Rego
Cast Sandeep Kulkarni, Shilpa Tulaskar, Sandesh Jadhav
Production Bhavika Chitra
Year of production 2006
Running time 110’
Format 35mm

Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat started his career in the Indian film industry in 1991 as assistant director and became editor in 1993. He edited more than 300 episodes of various television series before becoming a television series director in 1995. His successful career in television as director boasts series of all genres, including social, horror, drama, thriller, suspense and also documentary. In 2001 he took the opportunity to work in the mainstream Indian film. After working for about 3 years as a screenwriter, Nishikant made his debut as director with the marathi feature film Dombivli Fast. The film was commercial hit and a critical success, winning 32 awards in various categories and festivals in India, the Best Film Award at The Pune International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award for the best film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

 

 



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