The film is called Ek Chalees Ki Last Local and stars Neha Dhupia and Abhay Deol. It's about two people who miss the last Western Railway local from Churchgate to Virar and have 2.5 hours to kill before the next one arrives. The script comes from debutante director Sanjay Khanduri.
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It is 8 pm, and we are at the sets -- a street in Andheri, a Mumbai suburb. A small, noisy crowd has gathered. The crew have small identity cards that read '1.40 last local crew'. The director is not pleased. 'Please write Ek Chalees Ki last local', he says, bald head shining brightly in the dark. "The hair wasn't listening to me, so I shaved it off," he tells me. What about artistes who don't listen, I wonder...
Text: A Ganesh Nadar