Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (English: Last Local of 1:40) is a 2007 Indian Bollywood adventure comedy thriller directed by Sanjay Khanduri, starring Abhay Deol opposite Neha Dhupia in lead roles. The film released on 18 May 2007, and received positive critical response upon its release. It has been referred to as a cult classic in Bollywood cinema.
Plot
The story revolves around two people who miss the last local train at 1:40 am and how it changes the course of their lives forever. The protagonist Nilesh works in a call center firm cultivated by the IT industry. Night shifts, booze, after office parties seem to be the order of the day. When Nilesh misses his last train from Kurla to Vikroli, he is rudely shoved off by a police constable who wants to keep the station clean from anti-social elements. Nowhere to go, he strolls outside for an auto-rickshaw, where he bumps into a beautiful damsel in distress, Madhu, also wanting a ride to Vikhroli. As it turns out, the rickshaws are on strike due to a bomb blast earlier in the day at Ghatkopar. Nilesh and Madhu are forced to walk to the next rickshaw stand.
Nilesh stops by a local pub and is unable to resist his temptation to have a drink or two. He meets an old friend, Pat, who appears to have amassed a lot of money within a year through gambling. Knowing his expertise with the cards, Pat invites Nilesh to join him in the inner chambers to play with the high rollers. Upon some persuasion from Madhu, he gives in and gambles. Taking over Nilesh’s turn, Pat loses all the money they have won to an underworld don. In the meantime, in his search for Madhu, Nilesh stumbles into the restroom where he finds Madhu apparently being forced upon by a local goon. He later learns that she was just plying her trade. A police encounter specialist, a religious but notorious south Indian don, a gay underworld don, and the Mumbai red light underbelly too get involved. Starting the adventure with just Rs. 70 in his pocket, when he catches the first-morning train home 2-½ hours later, he has Rs. 2.5 crores in his hands.
Cast
Abhay Deol as Nilesh Rastogi
Neha Dhupia as Madhu/Mala
Vinay Apte as Ponnappa
Snehal Dabi as Habiba
Ashwin Mushran as Mr. Bajaj
Virendra Saxena as Rafique
Atul Srivastava as Hawaldar Tawde
Manu Rishi as Jeetiya (mangesh’s hatchman)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ponnappa’s Brother (druggie in bar)
Deepak Shirke as Mangesh Chilkey
Ashok Samarth as Inspector Malvankar
Amit Mistry as Patrick
Kishor Kadam as Bhujang
Sunita Rajwar as Chakli
Sanatan Modi
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