Sunday, May 24, 2020
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Synopsis
On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling
Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were
counting 70 lakhs in flat no. 32 B, when 286 policemen, headed by ACP
Khan, took strategic positions around their building. A gunfire ensued
and the entire nation witnessed the most talked about daylight encounter
lasting 6 hours that transformed suburban Mumbai into a virtual war
zone. Shootout At Lokhandwala is the story of a seasoned cop, Khan, who
chased Khalistani extremists, handpicked cops like Inspector Kaviraj
Patil and Constable Javed Shaikh, and dared to engage trigger-happy
gangsters in a residential locality of Mumbai. Khan's fight went beyond
the encounter as he faced inquisition from his own department and legal
charges of human rights violations. Shootout At Lokhandwala is the story
of an upcoming underworld gangster, Maya, and his highly skilled
partner, Dilip. The two made extortion the buzzword in the early 90s and
dared to disobey the big bhai of the ...
