Murder at Monkey Hill
| Murder at Monkey Hill | |
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | FTII |
| Written by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring | Anjali Paigankar Dilip Dhawan Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Cinematography | Nadeem Khan Sharad Navale Ali Kanal |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
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Release dates
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1976 |
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Running time
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20 min |
| Language | Hindi, English |
Murder at Monkey Hill is 1976 Indian film written and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The short film in Black-and-white was made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra as his final project while doing his diploma at FTII.[1] Vinod Chopra, himself, played the lead role with Anjali Paigankar while Dilip Dhawan and Mehmood made short appearances in the film.
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Plot
A professional hitman Akhtar is hired by Seth to murder a girl Prabhi. But as Akhtar charms her to get near her to kill her he actually falls in love with her. At loss to honour his commitment to murder for which he has taken one lakh rupee and finding himself unable to kill her, he pays a woodcutter to do that. As the woodcutter chases Prabhi with an axe in his hand, the film comes to an abrupt end without showing if he succeeds or not.[2][3][4]
Accolades
The film won the National Film Award for Best Short Experimental Film and the Guru Dutt Memorial Award for Best Student Film.[5] It also won recognition at the Montreal and Leipzig film festivals.[6]
Cast
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra as Akhtar
- Anjali Paigankar as Prabhi
- Dilip Dhawan as Woodcutter
- Mehmood as Seth
References
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External links
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