Island City

The film follows three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. The first one is about a middle-aged man who wins the office ‘Fun Committee Award’, which entitles him to a whole day full of fun. He is most reluctant to leave the safety of his cubicle but he has to. Prescribed fun modules have to be completed and non-compliance is not an option… The second story begins with a domineering pater familias, Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned; now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero is a man ideal in every way… The third one centres on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her more and more mechanical and numb. Deep inside ferments a disconnect and unease that she is unable to articulate to anyone. Then one day there arrives a most intimate letter and everything changes.

Cast & Crew

Producer: Nina Lath Gupta
Production Company: National Film Development Corporation
Associate Producer: Sahab Narain
Executive Producers: Vikramjit Roy
Cast: Vinay Pathak, Amruta Subhash, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sameer Kochhar, Uttara Baokar
Screenplay: Ruchika Oberoi
Cinematography: Sylvester Fonseca
Editor: Hemanti Sarkar
Sound design: Niraj Gera
Music: Sagar Desai
Art Director: Krishnendu Chowdhury

Festivals & Awards

– Cairo International Film Festival
– Stockholm International Film Festival
– 19th Black Nights Film Festival
– Indian film festival (Los Angeles)
– Stockholm Indian Festival
– New York Indian Film Festival
– Transilvania International Film Festival
– London Indian Film Festival
– Silk Screen Asian American
– FEDEORA award for Best Debut Director at 72nd Venice Film Festival (Venice Days)

Director Ruchika Oberoi
Country India
Year 2015
Length 111 min
Language Hindi with English subtitles