Bollywood gears up to witness Mumbai’s most feared serial killer on its silver screens this Friday. Based on a true story, Anurag Kashyap brings in Raman Raghav 2.0, an Indian thriller circling around 60s with the title character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui to be released on June 24. Also playing the brave cop is Vicky Kaushal a qualitative counterpart for the killer.
Who is Raman Raghav? What is the story behind this psychopathic serial killer? We take a look as to why one cannot afford skipping this Mumbai based, nerve chilling film.
-That there are two distinct worlds, the world of ‘Kanoon’ and this world in which he lived.
-A fixed and unshakable belief that people were trying to change his sex, but that they are not successful, because he was a representative of ‘Kanoon’.
-A fixed and unshakable belief that he is a power or ‘Shakti’.
-A firm belief that other people are trying to put homosexual temptations in his way so that he may succumb and get converted to a woman.
-That homosexual intercourse would convert him into a woman.
-That he was “101 percent man”. He kept on repeating this.
-A belief that the government brought him to Mumbai to commit thefts and made him commits criminal acts.
-An unshakable belief that there are three governments in the country – the Akbar Government, the British Government, and the Congress Government and that these Governments are trying to persecute him and put temptations before him.”
The real Raman Raghav and his weapon Picture credits: flipboard.com |
There have been several films in the past made on this horrifying killer. However, the upcoming cinema is highly anticipated for a good show, put up by Anurag Kahsyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Stay tuned for an enthralling experience this Friday at your nearby theatres.
