A Death In The Gunj is a 2016 Indian Hindi drama thriller film written and directed by Konkona Sen Sharma.It features an ensemble cast of Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh, and Ranvir Shorey.Produced by Ashish Bhatnagar, Vijay Kumar Swami, Raagii Bhatnagar, Abhishek Chaubey, and Honey Trehan under the banners of Studioz IDrream and MacGuffin Pictures, it is Sharma's directorial debut feature. Principal photography began in February 2016 and was completed in March 2016 after a six-week shoot.
The film is set in the town of McCluskieganj during winter 1979. What starts as an uneventful family holiday takes a twist when the guests start playing with the spirits. It is nothing tangible but insinuates its way into the group until the holiday ends in an implosion, resulting in an unavoidable event.
Cast
- Vikrant Massey as Shyamlal Chatterjee (Shutu)
- Ranvir Shorey as Vikram
- Kalki Koechlin as Mitali (Mimi)
- Tillotama Shome as Bonnie
- Gulshan Devaiah as Nandan Bakshi (Nandu)
- Tanuja as Anupama Bakshi (Aunty)
- Om Puri as O.P Bakshi (Uncle)
- Jim Sarbh as Brian
- Arya Sharma as Tani
Release
A Death in the Gunj was launched by Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj at a press conference on 13 January 2016.The film's World premiere took place at the 21st annual 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016. Its Asian premiere was held at the 21st Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2016. It was chosen as the Opening Film for the 18th Mumbai Film Festival where it was screened on 21 October 2016 and where director Konkona Sensharma received the 'MasterCard Best India Female Filmmaker 2016 Award'. A Death in the Gunj also had its US premiere as the Opening Film of its 13th South Asian International Film Festival on the night of 30 November 2016. The film is set to release in Indian theatres in the first quarter of 2017.
