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Lucknow Central
Lucknow Central is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language prison film directed by Ranjit Tiwari, written by Aseem Arrora, and produced by Nikkhil Advani, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani under Emmay Entertainment with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The film stars Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Ronit Roy, Gippy Grewal, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajesh Sharma and Inaamulhaq. It was released worldwide on 15 September 2017.
Kishen Mohan Girhotra (Farhan Akhtar) is a young man who belongs to Moradabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh. One unfateful day, Kishen gets accused of murder which lands him in Lucknow Central Jail, where he's awaiting his High Court trial for the death penalty. Meanwhile, a diligent NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap (Diana Penty), is compelled to form a band of prisoners for the band competition, which is to be held in the dreaded jail of Lucknow Central that year, and this is how Kishen's and her paths cross. Kishen befriends four other inmates – Dikkat Ansari, Victor Chattopahdyay, Purushottam Pandit, Parminder Gill – convincing them to join the band. The dramatic narrative portrays how Kishen's life progresses in jail and how music becomes an intricate part of his journey, and the rest of the band's as well.
The official announcement of the film was made on 28 April 2016 through the Official YouTube Channel of Nikhil Advani's production house Emmay Entertainment where it was revealed that the title of the movie would be Lucknow Central. The idea to make this film was conceived when Ranjit Tiwari, the director of the movie, read in the newspaper about a group of convicts who had formed a music band known as Healing Hearts in Lucknow Central Jail. The popularity of the band was such that quite often, they were invited to perform at special functions outside the jail.
About two or three years ago, I read a newspaper article about convicts forming a prison band in Lucknow Central jail. It was part of the reformation drive set up by the Uttar Pradesh government, that extended to other jails as well. They would all come together and perform on a special day. The band from Lucknow Central jail – called Healing Hearts – did especially well, and the superintendent of the jail at that time, V.K. Jain, took special permission to ensure that the band could go out and perform. They became so popular that they were invited to perform at weddings and birthdays. The jail even had to set up a booking counter for them!
— Ranjit Tiwari on the idea behind Lucknow Central.
Before finalizing the script of Lucknow Central, the director and writer of the film got in touch with various music bands that were being operated from the central jails of India. The writer of the film Aseem Arora says that the story of Lucknow Central is inspired from real-life events that have taken place in Lucknow Central Jail, Delhi's Tihar Jail, Jammu's Kot Bhalwal Jail and Pune's Yerwada Jail.
In the year 2016, it was reported that the makers of the film had finalized Farhan Akhtar for the lead role in Lucknow Central. Farhan Akhtar said that he decided to do this film because he is inclined towards movies that deliver a message to the society. The actor said that "There should be a message that audience can take back home with them, be it in the form of an inspiration or social relevance, to me that it is very important." The role of Gayatri Kashyap was initially supposed to be played by an actress Kriti Sanon but she later opted out of the project as the shooting got delayed. In January 2017, actress Diana Penty was signed in to play the role of NGO Worker Gayatri Kashyap.
The principal photography of the film commenced on 10 January 2017 at Film City, Mumbai where a replica of Lucknow Central Jail had been created for the shooting of the film. Apart from Mumbai, the shooting of Lucknow Central was also done in Lucknow and Varanasi. The official trailer was launched on 26 July 2017. The film hit the theaters on 15 September 2017.
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Lucknow Central
Lucknow Central is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language prison film directed by Ranjit Tiwari, written by Aseem Arrora, and produced by Nikkhil Advani, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani under Emmay Entertainment with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The film stars Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Ronit Roy, Gippy Grewal, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajesh Sharma and Inaamulhaq. It was released worldwide on 15 September 2017.
Kishen Mohan Girhotra (Farhan Akhtar) is a young man who belongs to Moradabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh. One unfateful day, Kishen gets accused of murder which lands him in Lucknow Central Jail, where he's awaiting his High Court trial for the death penalty. Meanwhile, a diligent NGO worker Gayatri Kashyap (Diana Penty), is compelled to form a band of prisoners for the band competition, which is to be held in the dreaded jail of Lucknow Central that year, and this is how Kishen's and her paths cross. Kishen befriends four other inmates – Dikkat Ansari, Victor Chattopahdyay, Purushottam Pandit, Parminder Gill – convincing them to join the band. The dramatic narrative portrays how Kishen's life progresses in jail and how music becomes an intricate part of his journey, and the rest of the band's as well.
The official announcement of the film was made on 28 April 2016 through the Official YouTube Channel of Nikhil Advani's production house Emmay Entertainment where it was revealed that the title of the movie would be Lucknow Central. The idea to make this film was conceived when Ranjit Tiwari, the director of the movie, read in the newspaper about a group of convicts who had formed a music band known as Healing Hearts in Lucknow Central Jail. The popularity of the band was such that quite often, they were invited to perform at special functions outside the jail.
About two or three years ago, I read a newspaper article about convicts forming a prison band in Lucknow Central jail. It was part of the reformation drive set up by the Uttar Pradesh government, that extended to other jails as well. They would all come together and perform on a special day. The band from Lucknow Central jail – called Healing Hearts – did especially well, and the superintendent of the jail at that time, V.K. Jain, took special permission to ensure that the band could go out and perform. They became so popular that they were invited to perform at weddings and birthdays. The jail even had to set up a booking counter for them!
— Ranjit Tiwari on the idea behind Lucknow Central.
Before finalizing the script of Lucknow Central, the director and writer of the film got in touch with various music bands that were being operated from the central jails of India. The writer of the film Aseem Arora says that the story of Lucknow Central is inspired from real-life events that have taken place in Lucknow Central Jail, Delhi's Tihar Jail, Jammu's Kot Bhalwal Jail and Pune's Yerwada Jail.
In the year 2016, it was reported that the makers of the film had finalized Farhan Akhtar for the lead role in Lucknow Central. Farhan Akhtar said that he decided to do this film because he is inclined towards movies that deliver a message to the society. The actor said that "There should be a message that audience can take back home with them, be it in the form of an inspiration or social relevance, to me that it is very important." The role of Gayatri Kashyap was initially supposed to be played by an actress Kriti Sanon but she later opted out of the project as the shooting got delayed. In January 2017, actress Diana Penty was signed in to play the role of NGO Worker Gayatri Kashyap.
The principal photography of the film commenced on 10 January 2017 at Film City, Mumbai where a replica of Lucknow Central Jail had been created for the shooting of the film. Apart from Mumbai, the shooting of Lucknow Central was also done in Lucknow and Varanasi. The official trailer was launched on 26 July 2017. The film hit the theaters on 15 September 2017.