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2003 Indian film
The Bypass
Screenshot from the film
Directed byAmit Kumar
Written byAmit Kumar
Produced byAsif Kapadia
Trevor Ingman
StarringNawazuddin Siddiqui, Sundar Dan Detha, Irrfan Khan
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Music byDario Marianelli
Production
companies		FilmFour
UK Film Council
Release date
  • August 2003 (2003-08) (Edinburgh)
Running time17 minutes
CountriesIndia
United Kingdom
LanguageSilent

The Bypass is a 2003 Indian-British short silent crime film written and directed by Amit Kumar starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irfan Khan and Sundar Dan Detha. The Bypass was filmed on a stranded road somewhere in Rajasthan, India. The film was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Aubagne Film Festival.

Plot

The film is about two friends who stay by the stranded road "Bypass" and a corrupt police officer. The two friends frequently mug and ultimately kill the people who travel by the road. Amit Kumar starts the film by showing a couple traveling by the road, and then Nawazuddin Siddiqui stops the car by throwing a rock. The two friends then steal money and graphically kill the pair. Irrfan Khan's role as a corrupt police officer is established when he takes a watch by cutting the wrist of a dead man, then rapes a lady and tries to kill the two muggers for the money they had. The director represents the thrill of "Bypass" through violence and aggression.

Cast

  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui - 1st Mugger
  • Sundar Dan Detha - 2nd Mugger
  • Irrfan Khan - Corrupt Policeman
  • Manorama Goswami - Kidnapped Girl
  • Kasturi Kasturi - Woman in the Jeep
  • Karuna Pandey - Woman in Car
  • Ashwin Chaddha- Man in Car
  • Kalyan Singh- Jeep Driver

References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Irrfan & Nawazuddin Siddiqui in 'Bypass' (2003). YouTube.
  2. Tewari, Trisha (16 January 2022). "When The Acting Skills Resound In The Wordless Film: 'The Bypass'".
  3. "Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'The Bypass' to be screened at Bandra Film Festival". Free Press Journal.
  4. "Movie Review on the Short Film Bypass - 579 Words | Studymode".

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