Lost is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Zee Studios along with Namah Pictures. The film stars Yami Gautam, Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, Neil Bhoopalam, Pia Bajpiee. The film was released on 16 February 2023, on ZEE5.[1][2] The film had its world premiere at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival on 22 September 2022.[3] It had its Asian premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India, Goa.[4]
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| Directed by | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury |
| Written by | Shyamal Sengupta Ritesh Shah |
| Produced by | Sam Fernandes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Bodhaditya Banerjee |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
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| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Lost received a standing ovation at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, where it premiered.[5] Subsequently, it was selected as the closing film of Atlanta Indian Film Festival.[6]
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Lost received 4 nominations – Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (Roy Chowdhury), Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Gautam) and Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (Kapur).
Plot
editInspired by true events, Lost charts the story of a young woman crime reporter who is working on a story of sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist. The layered story aims to represent the idea of lost values and integrity.
Cast
edit- Yami Gautam as Vidhi Sahani
- Pankaj Kapur as Nanu
- Rahul Khanna as Ranjan Varman
- Rukkmini Ghosh as Aditi Varman
- Neil Bhoopalam as Jeet
- Pia Bajpiee as Ankita Chauhan
- Tushar Pandey as Ishan Bharti
- Akshay Kapoor as Aman Yadav
- Honeyy Jain as Namita
- Vinay Sharma as Sanjeev Sahani
Production
editThe shooting of the film started soon in July 2021 in Kolkata.[7] The filming wrapped by end of August 2021.[8]
Reception
editFirstpost in its review states, "The real hero of Lost is the city of Kolkata. It has never looked more vibrant and mysterious in any Hindi films since Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani."[9] Rating it 3 out of 5, India Today commented, "Lost might not be your easy breezy watch for the weekend, but it sure would make you think.'[10] Times Now called Lost an "ode to 'lost' art of investigative journalism."[11] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2 out of 5 ratings.[12]
Music
edit| Lost | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2023[13] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:43 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
| Shantanu Moitra chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| Lost - Full Album on YouTube | ||||
The music for the film composed by Shantanu Moitra. Lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire.[13]
| No. | Title | Singer(S) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mon Re - Title Track" | KK | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Roshni" | Papon | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Zara Hatke" | Madhubanti Bagchi | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Nouka Doobi" (Male Version) | Swanand Kirkire | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Nouka Doobi" (Female Version) | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Mere Maula" | Raja Hassan | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 28:43 | ||
Accolades
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Web Original Film | Lost | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Director in a Web Original Film | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Web Original Film | Yami Gautam | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film | Pankaj Kapur | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Yami Gautam's 'Lost' to arrive on ZEE5 on February 16". The Indian Express. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Yami Gautam's 'Lost' to release directly on ZEE5". The Hindu. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Yami Gautam's Lost to open Chicago South Asian Film Festival". The Indian Express. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Yami Gautam-Starrer 'Lost' To Premiere At IFFI". Outlook (Indian magazine). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Yami Gautam-starrer Lost gets standing ovation at Chicago South Asian Film Festival". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Yami Gautam starrer 'Lost' closes the Atlanta Indian Film Festival". Biz Asia Live. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Yami Gautam starts shooting for film Lost, posts photo from Kolkata". The Indian Express. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Yami Gautam wraps up Lost shoot". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Lost: Yami Gautam-Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's masterpiece is much more than a political-thriller". Firstpost. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Lost Movie Review: Yami Gautam's film raises important questions but gets diluted with too many issues at hand". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Lost Movie Review: Yami Gautam's starrer is an ode to 'lost' art of investigative journalism". Times Now. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Lost movie review: Yami Gautam film is nicely atmospheric but ultimately dissatisfying". The Indian Express. 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Lost – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". JioSaavn. 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full List Out | Femina.in". www.femina.in. Retrieved 9 February 2024.